Blog » February 2012
The search giant's patent provides for a unlocking method that also lets users perform at least one command, like placing a call or opening an application. Originally posted at The Digital Home
Read more >>HTC is expected to re-christen its forthcoming quad-core smartphone to the HTC One X, instead of the Endeavor or Edge being named previously and also re-name its new LTE-enabled phone, the HTC Ville, to HTC One
Read more >>Although soaring sales of Amazon's Kindle Fire and other low-priced tablets trimmed Apple's media tablet market share in the fourth quarter of 2011, it was Apple's own newly introduced iPhone 4S
Read more >>Nvidia has won adoption of its Tegra 2 and Tegra 3 chip solutions for use in smartphones and tablet PCs from China-based vendors ZTE and Huawei Devices, according to industry sources.
Read more >>China-based handset makers, including ZTE, Huawei Device, Lenovo and Coolpad, have continued to upgrade the hardware specifications of their sub-CNY1,000 (US$159) smartphone models due to intensifying competiti
Read more >>Windows and Mac plan tighter integration between mobile and desktop. If you've been waiting for desktops to get more mobile, your wait is almost over. Originally posted at The Download Blog
Read more >>New operating systems look to complete our transition to a touch-screen world, but are we patient enough to wait? It's especially tricky if you're in need of both a new phone and laptop. Originally po
Read more >>A new report from IHS iSuppli tells us that Amazon is on its way to owning the Android tablet space with a 14 percent market share for the Kindle Fire.
Read more >>The numbers are in, and it's time to make sense of the data. ABI Research's Michael Morgan checks out the world's 10 largest branded cell phone makers in the fourth quarter of 2011, providing sal
Read more >>Publicly, at least, AT&T is bursting at the seams as it runs out of space to put all of its customers. The failed39 billion purchase of T-Mobile was all about trying to match (or better) Verizon's
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