The iPad remains the king of the tablet world, but Android rivals continue to carve off some of its market share. Apple shipped a total of 22.9 million iPads worldwide last quarter thanks to demand for the iPad Mini and the availability of the 4th-gen iPad, according to IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker. That number …
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31 January
LG Spirit 4G now available on MetroPCS
Today, MetroPCS and LG announced their newest handset, the LG Spirit 4G for $199. The 4G LTE device features Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, a 4.5-inch Corning Gorilla Glass touch screen, and a 1.2GHz dual-core processor. Related stories TV in the Bathroom: Technically Doable but a Very Bad Idea Best Laptop for 2022: The 15 Laptops We Recommend Best TV …
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31 January
Motorola apparently seeking product manager for ‘X
A job listing briefly posted on LinkedIn appears to confirm last month’s report of an “X-Phone,” now in development at Motorola, that represents Google’s biggest effort to date to inject life into the struggling device maker. The listing, first noticed by Android Headlines, advertises for a senior product manager for the X-Phone. The listing describes the project as a “next-generation …
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31 January
Verizon Wireless to sell Square’s credit card reader for $9.97
Verizon Wireless today became the latest company to sell Square’s credit card reader, giving business owners another way to obtain the mobile gadget for credit card processing. Related stories: Starbucks starts selling Square Readers for $10 in-store Square hits $10 billion in annual payments processed Square launches mobile payment service at 7,000 Starbucks Square COO Rabois resigned following harassment claims …
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31 January
Nokia begins work on graphene, world’s strongest material
Forget diamonds, graphene is now the world’s hardest material. And all sorts of developers most likely want to get their hands on it. Nokia looks to be ahead of the game in this graphene race. The Finnish mobile-phone maker announced today that it was one of the recipients of a $1.35 billion grant from the European Union to do research …
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31 January
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 most rumor-worthy mobile products of …
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31 January
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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31 January
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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31 January
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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31 January
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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