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AT&T launches and expand 4G LTE in seven markets

AT&T has announced that three new markets should now be enjoying its 4G LTE signal, with expansions in four others. Those living in or near Gloucester County, NJ; Hernando County, FL; Gary, IN; and Princeton, NJ will be enjoying expansions that should give folks a wider range and more reliable signal. In addition to that, [...]


Apple says court made mistake in reducing Samsung damages

Apple has filed documents claiming that Judge Lucy Koh’s reduction of damages against Samsung based on “incorrect legal theory” was in fact based on “incorrect legal theory” itself. The Cupertino-based company says that the court made a mistake in cutting Samsung’s fine from over $1 billion to $405 million. Their claim is based on two [...]


Samsung granted the most mobile patents in 2012

Samsung knows a thing or two about patents. They have, after all, been on the wrong side of litigation accusing the company of infringement on others’ intellectual property. But they have also been on the other side of the courtroom, and if last year’s patent filings are any indication Samsung’s arsenal is stronger than ever [...]


T-Mobile makes new service plans official, launches 4G LTE network

Today T-Mobile took a bold step forward with their service offerings, making official their Simple Choice service plan while simultaneously launching their 4G LTE network in seven major metropolitan regions. The carrier also unveiled a lineup of new 4G…


IDC: Samsung barely edges out Apple in total smartphone, tablet, and PC share

Samsung has been a dominant force in the smartphone industry, but the latest figures from IDC suggest the company has a strong foothold in the tablet and PC markets as well. Samsung barely edged out Apple with a 21.2 percent share of all smartphones, t…


300 million Android users in China projected by end of 2013

At the end of 2012, China was host to roughly 224 million Android users. The number, which trumps that of US Android users by about three time, is expected to grow to over 300 million by the end of 2013 on a wave of low-cost options from local manufact…


HTC no longer ‘quietly brilliant’? Company drops tagline from marketing efforts

While many would agree that HTC hasn’t made much noise in the industry over the past couple of years, most would concur that their marketing hasn’t been so brilliant. It’s appropriate, then, that the company will retire the tagline “Quietly Brilliant” moving forward and instead focus on a “bolder” approach to marketing. “We haven’t been [...]


CyanogenMod founder Steve Kondik parts ways with Samsung, trashes TouchWiz in the process

While Samsung doesn’t always play nice with the independent developers looking to hack their devices, they still recognize talent when they see it. That’s why Steve Kondik, founder of CyanogenMod, was brought in to help put some polish on the company’s Android implementation. Less than two years later Kondik is parting ways with Samsung. The [...]


T-Mobile’s first 4G LTE markets and launch date leaked

We have been waiting for T-Mobile to jump into the 4G LTE game for a while and Magenta’s time to shine is almost here. We can expect an announcement any day now. We know T-Mobile has been testing the network across the US, and now we have a leaked screen shot giving us the first [...]


Was Andy Rubin too stubborn for Android?