There may be life in the BlackBerry PlayBook yet. Research In Motion’s tablet saw a surprising jump in shipments in the fiscal third quarter, with the company sending out 255,000 units in the period. In the last quarter it shipped 130,000, only slightly less than the 150,000 it shipped a year ago. So what gives? …
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20 December
Samsung Galaxy S3 Premium Suite upgrade beams out today
Samsung’s bringing a host of new features to its hot-property Galaxy S3 smart phone, including some ported over from the Galaxy Note 2, and some intriguing camera tweaks. The goodies will arrive in an update Samsung calls the Premium Suite, which begins rolling out in the UK today. If you’re a Galaxy S3 owner, keep a weather eye on your …
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20 December
Press for Android wraps Google Reader in a slick package
Editors’ note: Price of the app has been corrected. Meet Press, a slick new app for keeping up with your RSS subscriptions on your Android device. It syncs to your Google Reader account and presents all of your articles in a well designed package, with an attractive typeface and dead simple navigation. Perhaps the best thing about Press is its …
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20 December
EE, O2, Vodafone, Three and BT named in 4G auction bid
Regulator Ofcom has named the contenders who’ll be battling to take home chunks of spectrum in the upcoming 4G auction, with all four major UK networks ready to fight it out. The full list includes heavyweights Vodafone Limited, the Spanish Telefónica UK Limited (which owns O2) and Hutchinson 3G UK Limited (that’s Three). Everything Everywhere is also getting involved in …
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20 December
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If you’re desperate to stay with T-Mobile’s service and rock an iPhone, the nation’s fourth-largest carrier has good tidings on both fronts. Related stories: T-Mobile: Today’s 4G LTE is good, but ours will be great On T-Mobile killing the subsidy: It’s about time Can T-Mobile handle the iPhone? T-Mobile’s ‘Value’ plan beats ‘Classic’ any day Today, T-Mobile unveiled plans to …
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20 December
Android in 2013: What to expect
Brace yourselves: 2013 is upon us, and that means a whole new generation of Android devices, rumors, and expectations. Android will have a strong showing at CES, and the next few months will be littered with new smartphones and tablets. Let’s take a look at some of the trends we can expect in the Android space over the coming year. …
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20 December
RIM posts Q3 profit due to tax windfall, but subscribers fall
Research In Motion posted a profit in the fiscal third quarter thanks to a favorable tax settlement, but it ceded some customers along the way. The company reported a profit of $14 million, or 3 cents a share, compared with a year-earlier profit of $265 million, or 51 cents a share. Revenue fell by nearly half to $2.72 billion. Excluding …
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20 December
EU set to charge Samsung in antitrust case
The European Union is expected to file an antitrust case against Samsung very soon. According to Reuters, which spoke with the European Union competition chief Joaquin Almunia, his office will “issue a statement of objections very soon” against Samsung. Almunia didn’t say what would be included in those objections, but the move follows a year-long investigation into Samsung’s patent practices. …
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20 December
Google Play surges, but Apple’s App Store is still No. 1
Google Play is on a growth spurt, but Apple is still tops in app sales. Over the past four months, Google’s app store saw its daily sales jump by 43 percent across the 20 countries measured by analytics provider Distimo in a report out today. At the same time, sales growth for Apple’s App Store rose just by 21 percent …
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20 December
‘Sources’ out BlackBerry Z10 as RIM’s first new smartphone
Related stories: RIM sends out invites for January 30 BlackBerry 10 event RIM posts Q3 profit due to tax windfall, but subscribers fall Sharper BlackBerry 10 L phone images surface A comeback phone needs a catchy name, and for Research In Motion, the handle in question could be the BlackBerry Z10. Previously it was known by its “L-series” alias, but …
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