South Korea’s competition watchdog is launching an investigation into Samsung’s practices. The country’s Fair Trade Commission today announced that it would investigate the ways in which Samsung is using its wireless technology patents to address competition in the marketplace. Reuters, first to report the news, said an FTC official claimed Apple filed the complaints against …

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced a new measurement program focused on mobile broadband. According to the government agency (PDF), its first step will be to hold an open meeting “with interested parties” on September 21 to discuss the ways in which it will measure mobile broadband performance and compare that to claims made by providers, such as Verizon …

Your face just helped Google win a patent. The search giant yesterday was awarded a patent, called “Login to a computing device based on facial recognition,” that describes a technology for identifying a person’s face and delivering to that person full access to personal information on a device. In order for the technology to work, Google’s patent requires a camera …

Nokia is expected to unveil a new smartphone tomorrow featuring PureView camera technology. There’s just one problem: that branding might not mean what consumers think. In a tweet this morning, Nokia imaging head Damian Dinning said that the “PureView” branding “is NOT a single specific feature or specification.” That came just minutes after he said that the technology is “about …

New images have hit the Internet and purport to show what could be the design for Mozilla’s upcoming Firefox OS Marketplace. Engadget published photos yesterday of what it claims is the app store for Firefox’s mobile operating system. The images show a small listing of apps, including Solitaire and Word Wars. Several app categories are listed, including business, games, and …

Nokia has a new mapping partner in Amazon, a new report claims. The companies recently inked a deal that will see Nokia power the built-in mapping services in the Amazon Kindle Fire 2, Reuters is reporting today, citing sources. The move is seen as a snub to Google, which powers the Android platform likely to be running on the next …

4.5-inch Nokia Lumia 920 with PureView twitter.com/evleaks/status… — E (@evleaks) August 31, 2012 Images of what are believed to be Nokia’s next Windows Phone 8-based devices have leaked onto the Web. Earlier today, Twitter user “Evleaks” posted a photo, claiming that it is the 4.5-inch Nokia Lumia 920 with PureView. The image shows three Lumia 920s — one in gray, …

Samsung is working to modify its products to ensure they don’t get caught up in an injunction, a new report claims. The Korea Times reported yesterday, citing sources, that it spoke with Samsung officials who said that the company is in talks with U.S. carriers, including Verizon Wireless, to determine the best way to modify designs across its Galaxy line. …

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LG today announced a new flagship smartphone, boasting 4G LTE and the Snapdragon quad-core processor. Dubbed the Optimus G, the device is designed to lead LG’s smartphone line. The flagship handset comes with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and a 4.7-inch HD IPS+ display offering 1,280×768 resolution. According to LG, it bundles 32GB of storage and 2GB of RAM into …