It definitely has been a busy week for ZTE and T-Mobile. Related stories Canada Bans Huawei and ZTE Equipment From Its Telecom Networks Biden signs law to restrict Huawei and ZTE gear in US FCC against Huawei, Snapchat removes speed filter Another device slated for the carrier has appeared under FCC listings. According to the …
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Update, 5:40 p.m. PT: Google says the situation isn’t deliberate. See the note at the end of this story. Fiscal cliff or not, Google Finance seems to have developed a sense of humor. A Reddit reader noticed earlier today that if you type “sell” into the search field at Google Finance, the site serves up Apple’s presently somewhat sullen stock …
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Details have emerged about how Samsung might be affected by an October 24 ruling against it in an Apple patent case before the U.S. International Trade Commission. A public, partially censored version of the presiding judge’s initial determination and recommendations in the case was published by the ITC yesterday, showing Judge Thomas Pender’s suggested sanctions, which include an import and …
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Research In Motion is making an initial payment of $65 million to Nokia as part of the settlement of the patent dispute between the two companies. The payment was disclosed in RIM’s most recent 6-K filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and was first spotted by All Things D. RIM and Nokia announced the settlement on December 21, …
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New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority finally joined the smartphone era today by releasing an iOS app showing train arrival times for seven subway lines. Available for the iPhone, the iPod Touch, and the iPad, MTA Subway Time will display train arrival times for 156 stations on the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 lines, and the S shuttle line. …
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The Federal Communications Commission announced new rules today designed to speed deployment of Internet services on aircraft. Since 2001, the FCC has authorized a number of companies on a case-by-case basis to offer in-flight Internet service via Earth Stations Aboard Aircraft, which carry two-way signals from an aircraft-mounted antenna to geostationary satellites. The FCC said the new rules define ESAA …
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Ever-higher subscription fees for satellite and cable are a fact of life, and DirecTV confirmed as much by announcing rate increases yesterday that will take effect in February 2013. The average subscriber’s bill will go up about 4.5 percent, although the individual increases vary quite a bit. The entry-level Choice package goes up a buck from $63.99 to $64.99, while …
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By way of a new staff-curated page on Google Play, Google lists its picks for best apps of 2012. Titles include big-name hits like Pinterest and Evernote, as well as more-obscure choices like Ancestry and Grimm’s Show White. Overall, I find the list a bit underwhelming, but since it is composed solely of staff recommendations (and not best sellers), there’s …
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More stockings were stuffed with Android and iOS devices this Christmas than ever before, according to new data released today. And new device owners spent much of December 25 downloading apps for their new toys. The analytics firm Flurry said device activations soared from their daily December average of 4 million to 17.4 million on Christmas Day, a 332 percent …
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Related stories RIM teases with new BlackBerry 10 image BlackBerry 10 goes ‘gold’ for developers BlackBerry 10 will launch on January 30, RIM says According to leaked slides posted to CrackBerry’s reader forums, RIM’s upcoming device running BlackBerry 10 will include video chatting and screen sharing through BBM. The images have since been removed, but the folks at BGR were …
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Toshiba is in the process of upping its smartphone camera game. The device-maker is creating Lytro-like camera technology for mobile devices that should be released before the end of 2013, according to the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun (h/t Engadget). Much like Lytro’s light-field camera, Toshiba’s technology reportedly lets users choose what part of a photo they’d like to focus on …
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A few weeks ago, Facebook introduced the ability to sync photos taken on your iPhones, iPads, and Android phones to your Facebook account automatically. Jason Cipriani describes how to enable the feature in “Getting started with Facebook photo sync on Android, iPhone.” Your smartphone or tablet might prompt you to activate the service, which uploads via Wi-Fi or the cell …
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Owners of the original Galaxy Note can soon look forward to a host of new features courtesy of Samsung’s Android 4.1 Premium Suite. Touted on the Galaxy Note Web page, the upgrade will deliver Android 4.1, aka Jelly Bean, to the original Note. But the Premium Suite kicks in several of its own options. A Multi Window feature lets you …
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If nothing else, 2012 has shown that the mobile industry is a pretty tough business to be in. Related stories Best Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 Cases TV in the Bathroom: Technically Doable but a Very Bad Idea Samsung TV Sale: Save Up to $800 on Select Models at Best Buy Best Cordless Vacuum Deals: Save $168 on LG CordZero …
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2012 was a great year for Samsung (despite the odd blip), with the Korean company overtaking Nokia to become the world’s biggest mobile maker. And next year it’ll ship out even more phones, according to a report. Samsung expects to up the number of phones it ships to over 500 million units, according to the Korea Times. That’s a 20 …
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