Motorola’s X

A new job posting discovered by Android Headlines could potentially shed light on the rumored Motorola X-Phone project details. If you have been watching the Android space closely these past few weeks, then you’ve heard about the Motorola X-Phone. Expected to arrive in May at Google’s I/O conference, the handset is already one of the …

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Nexus 4 still on sale as LG and Google solve stock problems

Stone the crows: the Google Nexus 4 is still on sale! It looks like Google and LG have finally sorted the stock problems that have plagued the bargain-tastic Android phone since day one. The Nexus 4 has been on sale from online store Google Play for a mere matter of hours since it launched in November, selling out almost instantly …

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Microsoft’s tablet blip versus Android’s boom

As Android tablet shipments surge, probably the best thing that can be said about Microsoft is that it’s not going away. Android tablet shipments totaled about 30 million in the fourth quarter, IDC reported today. And that number (total market) jumps to 50 million if you throw in Apple’s iPad. “There is no question that Microsoft is in this tablet …

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Huawei CFO linked to attempt to sell HP goods in Iran

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, Meng, who is the daughter …

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A new BlackBerry tablet? Don’t bet on it

Don’t hold your breath for a sequel to the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. Speaking to the press yesterday during the BlackBerry 10 launch event, CEO Thorsten Heins wasn’t particularly upbeat about tablets. “The tablet business is rather difficult,” he conceded. Related stories RIM ditches old name, becomes BlackBerry Only 1 in 8 would consider a BlackBerry 10 device, says poll Meet …

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Research In Motion is no more: “We are BlackBerry”

The company formerly known as Research In Motion (RIM) will take on the more recognisable name of its product range and be known as BlackBerry going forward. BlackBerry CEO Thorstein Heins in New York. (Credit: Joseph Hanlon/CNET Australia) “From this point forward, RIM becomes BlackBerry,” CEO Thorstein Heins announced during an event to showcase the company’s new BlackBerry 10 operating …

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Official Stratego game debuts for iPad

Remember Stratego? It’s the classic capture-the-flag boardgame. And it’s now available for iPad. Why just iPad? I’m not entirely sure. Granted, the board would be cramped on an iPhone or iPod Touch screen, but I’ve seen plenty of other games work around that. (Monopoly, anyone?) That curiosity aside, Stratego for iPad does a fine job recreating the original while adding …

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U.S. Cellular dials up $300 rebate for new family plans

U.S. Cellular is offering a limited time “Family Switcher Bonus” for new customers who activate at least two lines on a Family Plan. The deal, which runs through April 1, provides consumers with a $300 MasterCard debit card. The catch? At least one of the new lines must be a smartphone. Related stories U.S. Cellular pushing ahead with 4G LTE …

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BlackBerry UK boss won’t talk iPhone in shambolic interview

As BlackBerry 10 arrives today, BlackBerry-builder Research in Motion has the opportunity to get us excited about the new software — and has already made a right mess of it, ducking questions about the iPhone and failing to find a single interesting thing to say. BlackBerry boss Stephen Bates appeared on breakfast television and radio to talk up the next …

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Carriers throw support behind new BlackBerry 10 smartphones

Minutes after BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins introduced the two new BlackBerry smartphones, U.S. carriers began releasing statements to officially back the new devices. Verizon was the first to announce it would sell the touchscreen BlackBerry Z10 and Q10with QWERTY keyboard, going so far as to attach a price — $199 on contract. Big Red also said it would exclusively sell …

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Smartphone growth slowing? Not according to Qualcomm

What smartphone market weakness? Many questions have emerged about slowing growth in the global phone market, but chipmaker Qualcomm doesn’t appear to be having any problems. Related stories: Qualcomm CEO details a ‘born mobile’ world at 2013 CES Qualcomm debuts chips with 75 percent better performance Uh-oh, Windows RT, Samsung’s got second thoughts How Microsoft became a control freak with …

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BlackBerry Z10 smartphone spec battle

If you’re wondering just how well the new BlackBerry Z10 stacks up against the smartphone competition, wait no longer. We’ve compiled the key speeds and feeds of RIM’s latest touch-screen handset along with the iPhone 5, HTC Droid DNA, and Nokia Lumia 920. In a nutshell, the BlackBerry Z10 can certainly hold its own in terms of raw hardware and …

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BlackBerry Q10 may hit market in April

Now playing: Watch this: BlackBerry Q10; the keyboard lives 2:09 BlackBerry’s highly anticipated smartphone with keyboard may hit the market in April, the company’s chief executive said. Thorsten Heins, speaking during a Q&A with reporters following the company’s BlackBerry launch today in New York, said the timing for the Q10 depends on testing. Either way, it appears the device will …

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Here’s how the Z10, Q10 get BlackBerry back in the game

After years of anticipation, frustration, and delays, Research In Motion (now re-branded BlackBerry) finally lets BlackBerry 10 loose. So now what? That’s the question a lot of folks in the industry are asking now that BlackBerry is just days (or months, depending on the region) from competing in the market with its first legitimately new product in more than a …

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Three Samsung Galaxy Tab tablets expected next month

Three new Samsung Galaxy Tab tablets could be about to arrive as Samsung makes plans for trade show MWC next month — but the Samsung Galaxy S4 almost certainly won’t be there. Clues pointing towards three new Galaxy Tab Android tablets have been spotted in user agent profile code by Indian blog Techkiddy. The logical place for them to take a …

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