Jun
01
2011
01
2011
Lodsys to Apple: your letter means nothing, we’re suing developers
Lodsys threw down the gauntlet on Tuesday, filing patent infringement lawsuits against seven independent mobile developers in the patent litigation-friendly Eastern District of Texas. ...
May
26
2011
26
2011
Get discounts, pay with your phone with Google Wallet, Offers
Just as expected, Google unveiled its wireless payment system and its new Groupon-like deals site at a press event in ...
May
25
2011
25
2011
AT&T’s LTE coming to 5 cities this summer, 10 more on the way
AT&T has finally begun rolling out its 4G/LTE network starting in five US cities: Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Atlanta, and San Antonio. The company says ...
May
24
2011
24
2011
Firefox 5 beta arrives for desktop and Android
Mozilla has announced the availability of the first Firefox 5 beta release for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and Android. The new ...
May
19
2011
19
2011
Apple, Google, Facebook get more Senate scrutiny over mobile privacy
Representatives from Facebook, Apple, Google, and the Federal Trade Commission testified on Thursday before the Senate's Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Insurance Subcommittee concerning ...
May
18
2011
18
2011
The post-PC era is happening, but not yet at the expense of PCs
Apple CEO Steve Jobs recently roused some criticism for declaring the iPad to be the harbinger of a "post-PC" era. Market research firms seem ...
May
12
2011
12
2011
Four bars? The disconnect between bars and cell signal
As the Ars team convenes for two days of meetings in Chicago, we're reaching back into the past to bring you some of our ...
May
09
2011
09
2011
NVIDIA snaps up software baseband maker Icera
NVIDIA has acquired its own baseband technology in the form of UK-based Icera Semiconductor. NVIDIA announced on Monday that it agreed to buy the ...
May
09
2011
09
2011
Privacy groups applaud Senator Rockefeller’s "Do Not Track" bill
Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) has introduced a new "Do Not Track" bill to Congress that aims to hold companies accountable for collecting information on ...
May
05
2011
05
2011
AT&T launching slim, 4.5″ screen Samsung Infuse “4G”
AT&T is launching what is being called "thinnest 4G smartphone" that also happens to have one of the largest screens, ...
Apr
27
2011
27
2011
Finally: white iPhone 4 arrives April 28 on AT&T and Verizon
Behold: the white iPhone 4. Apple has finally announced that the long-overdue device will be available on Thursday, April 28 ...
Apr
25
2011
25
2011
South Korea, Europe start iPhone location tracking investigations
South Korea's Korea Communications Commission is now asking Apple questions about the location data being stored on iPhones and iPads and backed up to ...
Apr
21
2011
21
2011
Verizon to launch $300 LTE Samsung Droid Charge on April 28
The unnamed Samsung LTE handset the Verizon showed off at CES in January has been formally introduced as the Droid ...
Apr
20
2011
20
2011
How Apple tracks your location without consent, and why it matters
If you haven't yet enabled encrypted backups for your iPhone or iPad, now's definitely the time to start. Two security researchers have discovered a ...
Apr
20
2011
20
2011
Latest buzz: September launch for iPhone 5
Recent rumors have pointed to the next-generation iPhone hardware launching in the fall instead of the usual summer timeframe. Now, new sources with "direct ...
Mar
28
2011
28
2011
WWDC 2011 may be all software, signaling change in iPhone strategy
Apple has said that this year's Worldwide Developers Conference will focus on "the future of iOS and Mac OS," and several sources ...
Mar
25
2011
25
2011
Apple’s mobile products do not violate Nokia patents, says ITC
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has ruled in favor of Apple in one of the company's patent disputes with Nokia. ITC Judge E. James ...
Mar
22
2011
22
2011
Apple sues Amazon over "App Store" trademark
Apple is suing Amazon.com for trademark infringement and unfair competition over its use of the term "App Store." The complaint, filed in US District ...
Mar
17
2011
17
2011
Mobile devices creating their own niche for news delivery
Smartphones aren't displacing traditional media sources for most news consumers—instead, they're creating their own niche, according to a recent study out of Ohio State ...
Mar
15
2011
15
2011
Google reportedly testing phone payments in NYC, San Francisco
Google is trying to beat Apple to the punch when it comes to making Near Field Communication (NFC) technology popular in the US. The ...
Mar
11
2011
11
2011
Mar
10
2011
10
2011
Apple way ahead of tablet competition, expected to hold 80% share
The latest analysis from market research firm IDC shows that Apple snagged nearly three-quarters of the tablet market during the fourth quarter of 2010. ...
Mar
09
2011
09
2011
Premier Chat 009: Karen Cator, Director of the Office of Educational Technology
Announcing another ...
Mar
03
2011
03
2011
AT&T adds new post-paid twist to iPad, tablet data plans
AT&T has added a new postpaid data plan option for "tablet" users—which for now means iPad and Galaxy Tab users—that lets you add the ...
Feb
09
2011
09
2011
AT&T offers unlimited mobile-to-mobile calling to any number
AT&T continues the trend of throwing everything it's got at customers in hopes of keeping them from wandering off to Verizon. The company announced ...
Feb
07
2011
07
2011
Free Last.fm service on mobile devices turning into subscriber-only feature
If you're a fan of Last.fm's mobile apps to stream free music to your phone or home entertainment system, get ready to be disappointed. ...
Feb
01
2011
01
2011
Google Latitude gains check-ins, may also get local discounts
Google has finally hopped onto the check-in bandwagon, but with extra twists that make it more appealing than many of the other options. The ...
Jan
25
2011
25
2011
Ongo: a "curated" online news service for $7 per month
Those who follow news online know that it can be hard to sift through the cruft to get to the ...
Jan
25
2011
25
2011
Verizon iPhones to come with $30 unlimited data option
Verizon will indeed offer an unlimited 3G data plan with the CDMA iPhone once it launches on February 10. The company's COO Lowell McAdam ...
Jan
24
2011
24
2011
Preschoolers better at navigating iPhone than tying their shoes
Hand a two-year-old child a shoe and she will probably end up throwing it. Hand her an iPhone, however, and she'll navigate through it ...
Jan
20
2011
20
2011
Google Voice tests $20 number porting
One of the main reasons people cite for not using a service like Google Voice is that they don't want ...
Jan
18
2011
18
2011
Facebook thinks twice on giving dev access to phone, address data
Facebook has put off its plan to allow developers access to users' phone numbers and home addresses. The company posted an update on its ...
Jan
17
2011
17
2011
New privacy concerns for Facebook over phone numbers, addresses
If you you aren't already paranoid enough to remove your address and cell phone number from Facebook, today might be the day. Facebook has ...
Jan
13
2011
13
2011
Verizon’s "New Every Two" program going the way of the dodo
It's official: Verizon is ditching its "New Every Two" program and changing its early upgrade policy. Rumors began spreading earlier this week that Verizon ...
Jan
11
2011
11
2011
Verizon CFO promises Verizon iPad, no MiFi required
For those waiting for a version of the iPad that can be used on Verizon's network without an external WiFi hotspot, the wait may ...
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