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Apple to get a temporary suspension of the German Motorola injunction

Published on: 12th November, 2011

Several German lawyers contacted by Florian Mueller of FOSS Patent have insinuated that Apple could get a temporary suspension of the German Motorola injunction. As Mueller said, although there is no guarantee, Apple may get a suspension of the injunction that would give it the occasion to put forward its defense properly. It is not [...]

3D-capable 3D1 camera unveiled by Panasonic

Published on: 9th November, 2011

Panasonic with its Lumix update offered a minor surprise when unveiling the first 3D camera it made. The DMC-3D1 is chasing the same market as the Real 3D line of Fujifilm. The whole revolves around two cameras with 12.1-megapixel resolution, both having 25-100mm lenses and producing a stereoscopic 3D effect together. Eight megapixels is the [...]

Xperia Arc HD of Sony Ericsson with dual-core and 720p screen

Published on: 9th November, 2011

Sony Ericsson Nozomi, the first company’s phone with a micro-SIM, has appeared in iAndroid. It is supposed to receive to be called Xperia Arc HD, its name coming from its very sharp 4.3-inch screen with 720-pixel resolution that puts it on par with its rivals like the HTC Rezound. It has a dual-core 1.5GHz processor, [...]

Siri to work fully on iPod touch and iPhone 4

Published on: 9th November, 2011

Steve Troughton-Smith, mobile application write, and Grant Paul, Cydia developer, created a completely functional implementation of Siri, which works on the fourth-generation iPod touch and on the iPhone 4 as well. Files and a validation token obtained from a jailbroken iPhone 4S are used to trick the voice recognition system and make it work as [...]

European Union deal asks for airwaves clear for 4G until 2013

Published on: 9th November, 2011

Three important European regulatory bodies have agreed to a plan to create free bandwidth for LTE 4G phone networks. The European Commission, European Parliament and states members in the European Council have agreed to set wireless spectrum aside for high-speed mobile networks by the 1st of January 2013. The necessary bandwidth has to be made [...]

Samsung claims Android 4.0 to hit Galaxy Note, Galaxy S II and Galaxy Tab next year

Published on: 9th November, 2011

Samsung Italy put an end to doubts after revealing its plans to upgrade the higher-end devices to Android 4.0. Consequently, the Galaxy Note, Galaxy S II, and the Android 3-based tablets from the Tab 7.0 Plus through the Tab 10.1 would be upgraded by the spring of next year. HDBlog.it says that the original Galaxy [...]

Nokia chief says Windows 8 tablets are an interesting opportunity

Published on: 9th November, 2011

Stephen Elop, Nokia’s CEO, said, during an interview at Nokia World, that a Windows 8 tablet would be well received. He did not comment his company’s strategy but told the Financial Times that Microsoft’s desktop operating system was an “interesting opportunity”. Both the new Lumia phones and Windows 8 share the same basic tile-based interface [...]

Samsung pushes past Apple to be first with 27.8 million smartphones sold

Published on: 9th November, 2011

According to Strategy Analytics, Samsung was the top smartphone maker of the summer, way ahead of its rival Apple. Although Samsung did not directly supply sale numbers, the firm found out the Korean company had shipped about 27.8 million smartphones. After claiming the top in the spring, Apple shipped 17.07 million devices in the run-up [...]

Yahoo trying to shed Alibaba stake, but not paying taxes

Published on: 9th November, 2011

It is believed that Yahoo tries to find a way to shed its stake in Alibaba Group avoiding to pay taxes related to the sale, says a Wall Street Journal report. Not paying these taxes would bring about $5 billion savings, as Yahoo has a forty percent stake in the Chinese company, which means about [...]

Samsung’s profit 23% lower in summer despite smartphone success

Published on: 9th November, 2011

Finalized summer results for Samsung show its net profit dropped 23 percent in a year-to-year comparison as its display and chip groups offset the smartphone success. The summer quarter brought a modest $3.1 billion, slightly down from the spring too. It had been dragged backwards by slow sales of traditional computers and TVs, which caused [...]

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