Just a day after Sprint upped its bid to acquire Clearwire, the latter’s board has said that it’s the right deal for the company. In a statement released Wednesday, Clearwire’s board announced that it has approved the new deal with Sprint. The board has also asked shareholders to vote in favor of the acquisition when …
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If you can’t beat ’em, buy ’em. OtterBox, which struggled for months to bring a waterproof iPhone case to market, has acquired rival LifeProof, which makes one of the best — and best-selling — tough iPhone cases. Colorado-based OtterBox has been a leading case manufacturer for a variety of smartphones and tablets and has quickly grown to employ 650 people …
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Oh thank heavens this embargo is up! Now it’s gone 11am Central European Time, I can finally share with you some incredibly exciting news. The Porsche Design P’9981 — a luxury phone you’ll fondly remember coming out in 2011 — is now available in a “strictly limited” gold edition! The P’9981 Gold is a Porsche-designed BlackBerry, but it eschews such …
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A pair of yet-to-be-announced HTC smartphones surfaced this week, tipping the hardware maker’s future plans. Related stories HTC exodus now includes Asia CEO HTC One volume to double in May HTC Desire X review An HTC 102e currently getting its certification (translate) in Taiwan may prove to be a variation of the rumored G2. Details show the handset as having …
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Now playing: Watch this: Galaxy S4 Google Edition explained 3:42 Google took us all by surprise when it boasted that it would shortly be selling a raw-Android version of the Samsung Galaxy S4. But what exactly is this new variant of the popular S4, and is it worth your time? Watch the video above to find out. We’re explaining how Google’s …
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LAS VEGAS — Rovio, the company that developed the popular Angry Birds games, is not just a mobile gaming company anymore. It’s an “entertainment” company, says Chief Operating Officer Harri Koponen. Speaking at the CTIA 2013 trade show here Wednesday, Koponen described the company’s evolution from casual game-maker to media mogul. The company, which launched its first Angry Birds game …
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Samsung has inked a deal with fellow Korean phone maker Pantech for an equity stake in the company. In a statement on Wednesday, Samsung confirmed an earlier report from Yonhap News, saying that it has acquired a 10 percent stake in Pantech for $48 million. The company said that the investment is designed solely to enhance the relationship between the …
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Samsung says it has sold more than 10 million Galaxy S4 smartphones to retailers and wireless operators less than a month after the handset’s debut, making it the company’s fastest selling smartphone to date. In a press release Wednesday, the company noted that the GS4’s predecessor, the Galaxy S3, hit the 10 million mark in terms of global channel sales …
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Delighted by your glorious new Galaxy S4, but disgusted by having to plug it into the mains to charge it? Plugophobes rejoice! There’s a new back cover for your Samsung smart phone that lets you plop it onto a pad and — bing bong — it’s slurping juice like a 4-year-old in a soft-play centre. Phone flogger MobileFun is offering …
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HTC executives are departing a company that’s facing strong challenges in the mobile market. Our colleagues at CNET Asia this morning reported that HTC Asia CEO Lennard Hoornik has left the handset maker after an absence of two months during which he was “on leave,” and there’s no word on where he is headed. That departure continues an unsettling trend …
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