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Article | 23/01/2013 Phone makers switch focus to mAh, not millimeters
With the latest generation of high-end smartphones sporting power-hungry 5-inch screens, a growing number of phone vendors are emphasizing bigger batt...
Article | 21/01/2013 Telefónica introduces phone-to-phone payments in Germany
German smartphone users will be able to make smartphone-to-smartphone payments using only an account and a phone number from mid-February, Telefónica ...
Article | 15/01/2013 Apple's iPhone, iPad lead the way as mobile BI matures, says Ovum
Apple and Google's Android have the widest adoption among mobile BI (business intelligence) applications, as the products are becoming more mature, ac...
Article | 14/01/2013 Study identifies Galaxy S III and iPhone 5 users as biggest data hogs
Apple iPhone 5 users consume the most cellular data, while owners of Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S III upload more data than any other smartphone, acc...
Article | 9/01/2013 'Worst CEO' list calls out Zynga's Pincus, Zuckerberg's 'hoodie mentality'
Zynga's Mark Pincus made the annual "Worst CEOs" list compiled by Dartmouth College professor Sydney Finkelstein, which also nearly included Mark Zuck...
Article | 9/01/2013 Five smartphone trends from Las Vegas
In 2013, a high-end smartphone should have a full-HD 5-inch screen and a 13-megapixel camera to remain competitive, if products launched at Internatio...
Article | 7/01/2013 HTC's Q4 profit falls by 90 percent
HTC's net profit for the fourth quarter of 2012 fell by 90 percent year-over-year, as the Taiwanese smartphone maker continues to struggle amid heated...
Article | 20/12/2012 Apple appeals denial of sales ban on Samsung phones
Apple has appealed a judge's decision not to ban from sale in the U.S. 26 Samsung cell phones that were found to infringe on its patents.
Article | 18/12/2012 Samsung drops European injunction requests against Apple
Samsung dropped all claims pending in European courts in which it asserted patents that are essential for mobile communication devices to prevent the ...
Article | 18/12/2012 Samsung's Galaxy Grand twin-SIM phone has a 5-inch screen
Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Grand smartphone has a 5-inch screen -- but the big display seems aimed at those with smaller budgets, according to an ana...
Article | 18/12/2012 Android botnet abuses people's phones for SMS spam
In a new twist, spammers have built a botnet that sends SMS spam through infected Android phones, shifting the potentially pricey cost of sending spam...
Article | 18/12/2012 Android botnet abuses people's phones for SMS spam
In a new twist, spammers have built a botnet that sends SMS spam through infected Android phones, shifting the potentially pricey cost of sending spam...
Article | 13/12/2012 Facebook debuts speedier Android app
Facebook has launched a new version of its app for Android smartphones that promises users speedier access to their messages, timeline and news.
Article | 13/12/2012 Mobile payments startup iZettle expands to Spain
Swedish mobile payments startup iZettle has expanded its territory to Spain, and is now available in seven European markets.
Article | 11/12/2012 Microsoft secures Android patent agreements from two more vendors
Two more Android vendors have agreed to pay Microsoft licensing fees in response to the company's claims that Google's free mobile OS contains Microso...