April, 2014

• 23 April

  Bush Australia TVs recalled due to acid leak

  

  Bush Australia has been forced to recall one of its TVs, sold in Harvey Norman stores nationally, due to a flaw that has caused leaking acidic liquid. The Bush TV affected by the product recall. (Credit: Bush Australia) The issue affects Bush Australia’s 23.6-inch Full HD LED LCD TV with Integrated DVD Player and USB …

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• 23 April

  HBO signs up for Amazon Prime, Fire TV

  

  HBO’s “True Blood” HBO Amazon unveiled a significant licensing agreement with HBO on Wednesday that brings popular programs from the premier cable channel to its Prime Instant Video service and puts the HBO Go app on its Fire TV media-streaming box. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, so it’s unclear how much Amazon is coughing up for the privilege of …

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• 22 April

  T

  

  T-Mobile to soon offer the LG Optimus L90 Sarah Tew/CNET T-Mobile and MetroPCS on Tuesday announced the availability of the LG Optimus L70 and Optimus L90 . First announced at Mobile World Congress in February, the duo are powered by Android 4.4 KitKat and feature LG’s custom user interface modifications. Related Links LG’s L90 tops the new L series (hands-on) …

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• 22 April

  AT&T shrugs off T

  

  AT&T’s lab store in the company’s Mobility headquarters in Atlanta. Roger Cheng/CNET AT&T managed just fine in the face of increasing competitive pressure from T-Mobile. The first quarter marked the first period in which T-Mobile’s aggressive plan to pay up to $350 in early termination fees to cover switching costs would take effect, and whether AT&T would be able to …

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• 22 April

  Apple aims to disable texting while driving

  

  Photograph of a fatal texting-while-driving car crash shown in a scene from a Werner Herzog documentary. Screenshot by Joan E. Solsman/CNET Despite the dangers of texting while driving, many behind the wheel just can’t seem to stop. One idea from Apple could put up more of a roadblock. Published on Tuesday by the US Patent and Trademark Office, an Apple …

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• 22 April

  HTC interested in Nokia’s India plant, if it’s up for sale

  

  HTC might buy Nokia’s manufacturing plant Chennai, India — if the opportunity presents itself. Speaking to the Economic Times in an interview published Monday, HTC CFO Chialin Chang said he would “look into” the possibility of acquiring Nokia’s Chennai plant. Ultimately, however, the decision will rely on how well the plant would “serve consumers,” he said. Nokia’s Chennai plant has …

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• 22 April

  Samsung drops iPad infringement claims, asks for less money

  

  Apple and Samsung are battling over patent infringement. Josh Miller/CNET SAN JOSE, Calif. — Samsung on Tuesday revealed that it has reduced the amount of damages it wants for Apple’s accused infringement of two patents because it dropped the iPad from the list of infringing devices. Apple should pay Samsung about $6.2 million, testified Brigham Young University economics professor James …

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• 22 April

  5.5

  

  iPhone 6 mock-up. Ciccarese Design Apple could unveil two new iPhones this year — one with a 4.7- or 4.8-inch screen, the other with a 5.5-inch display, according to recent rumors. Assuming those rumors are true, the larger edition is reportedly facing production delays over its battery, claims Taiwanese news site Commercial Times. Apple wants to outfit the larger phone …

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• 22 April

  WhatsApp now has more than 48m active users a month in India

  

  WhatsApp The WhatsApp messaging service is doing really well in India. According to a report by BGR India, WhatsApp spokesperson Neeraj Arora told the site that the company now has more than 48 million active users a month. There were 40 million monthly active users in India in February, which translates to about 4 million new users a month. WhatsApp …

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• 22 April

  Android finally outshines iOS in mobile ad traffic

  

  Android shoots past iOS in mobile ad traffic. Opera Mediaworks Apple’s iOS has always been top dog in the mobile ad world, but last quarter Android apparently knocked the mobile operating system off its perch. Surveying the worldwide mobile ad market for the first quarter of 2014, Opera Mediaworks pegged Android’s share of traffic at 42.8 percent across all mobile …

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