Huawei, the China-based telecom equipment maker that has come under fire in the past for alleged links to Iran, is once again under the microscope. Reuters today published a report detailing evidence linking Huawei CFO Cathy Meng to a firm that has allegedly tried to sell U.S. company products to Iran-based firms. According to Reuters, …

Adios, RIM. Research In Motion is no more. At the BlackBerry 10 launch event in New York City today, CEO Thorsten Heins announced that the venerable RIM moniker has been retired for simply, BlackBerry. “Our customers use BlackBerrys, our employees work for BlackBerry,” Heins said before a packed house. Related posts Best Password Manager to Use for 2022 Your Phone …

Nokia has committed another $250 million to its venture funding arm, Nokia Growth Partners, the company announced today. With that sum, Nokia Growth Partners members will be able to invest in “high potential businesses within the mobile ecosystem.” The venture capitalists will focus their efforts in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Related stories Your Phone Screen Is Gross. Here’s How …

Lenovo has backed away from speculation that it is planning to acquire Research In Motion. In an interview last week with Bloomberg, Lenovo Chief Financial Officer Wong Mai Ming said that his company is “looking at all opportunities” as it pertains to acquisitions and that a dialogue is open between RIM and Lenovo. Soon after, the Web erupted with claims …

Nokia is readying a flagship smartphone for Verizon Wireless, a new report claims. Verizon is planning to carry the Lumia handset later this year, The Verge is reporting today, citing people who claim to have knowledge of the company’s plans. That device, codenamed Laser, will “be a variant” of Nokia’s Lumia 920, but it’s not clear what sort of features …

Samsung was the clear leader in the smartphone market last quarter, according to new data from Juniper Research. The research firm today reported that Samsung shipped 63 million smartphones in the fourth quarter, accounting for 30 percent of all shipments worldwide during the period. Apple came in second with 47.8 million sold. Most companies report shipments into the retail channel. …

Acer has shown off a new smartphone it’s calling the Liquid E1. Announced in China yesterday, the Liquid E1 will ship with a 4.5-inch, 960- x 540-pixel display and a dual-core 1GHz processor. The device will have two cameras onboard, including a 5-megapixel rear-facing and 0.3-megapixel front-facing lens. The Liquid E1 will ship with 1GB of onboard memory and 4GB …

Nokia might be down, but it’s certainly not out. The company today reported its fourth-quarter earnings, and offered up performance that might make its doomsayers think twice. During the fourth quarter, Nokia was able to generate a profit of 202 million euros ($269 million), a massive gain over the 1 billion euros the company lost during the same period in …

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) decided yesterday to review a ruling made by an administrative law judge in the ongoing patent-infringement saga between Apple and Samsung. Judge Thomas Pender in October ruled that Samsung had violated one of Apple’s iPhone design patents, as well as three software feature patents, in some of its mobile products. Two other patents brought …

Nokia could be planning to bring its true 41-megapixel PureView camera to a Windows Phone handset this year, according to a new report. The company is working on a device, codenamed EOS, that will come with its full PureView camera, The Verge is reporting today, citing people who have knowledge of Nokia’s plans. The device will be the first Windows …