This week’s session, scheduled for two days, will take place in a federal courtroom 40 miles north of Silicon Valley, in San Francisco’s seedy Tenderloin neighborhood. It will be up to U.S.
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Apple-Samsung patent fight gets a Law & Order moment
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It’s tough being the new kid in town — ask Voyager Mobile, an up and coming MVNO that had its launch delayed by a “malicious network attack” last week. The tenacious firm may have missed its planned May 15th launch , but managed to pull things together in time for the weekend, piggybacking unlimited talk, text and data off of Sprint’s CDMA and WiMAX network for $40 a month.
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Voyager Mobile shakes off network issues, launches a few days behind schedule
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May 20th, 2012 | Posted in Android, Carriers, Cell Phone News, Samsung, Sprint, phones | Comments Off
Still waiting for your HTC handset to make its way through customs ? Ratchet your hopes just a smidge higher, because the company says it’s making progress.
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Customs slowly letting HTC handsets into the US, can’t say which ones
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May 20th, 2012 | Posted in Android, Carriers, Cell Phone News, HTC, Handsets, Sprint, T-Mobile | Comments Off
Connectivity in offices, home, cafes, trains, parks, cars and planes — I say bring it on. I have already shifted most of my life to the “cloud,” and it is not much of a surprise that I am a shameless believer in connectivity.
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Phone! SMS! No, I want WiFi on all my flights
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May 20th, 2012 | Posted in Android, Cell Phone News, Droid, Other, USA, blackberry, phones | Comments Off
An attack on his Web site pushed things out a few days, but John Mardini says Voyager Mobile is now ready to take orders for cut-rate cellphone service. Mardini, a 22-year-old entrepreneur and New York University student, is reselling devices and services from Sprint .
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Voyager Mobile, a 22-Year-Old’s Cellphone Start-Up, Launches After Delay
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May 20th, 2012 | Posted in Android, Cell Phone News, Droid, Samsung, Sprint, phones | Comments Off
The at times very heated legal battle between Apple and Samsung might be softening just a bit ahead of truce talks on May 21st. Samsung’s mobile head JK Shin just left Seoul for the mediated discussions saying there were still “several negotiation options” on tap, including the possibility of cross-licensing patents.
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Samsung chief: we’re open to a cross-licensing deal with Apple, but 4G chip shortage might last until the fall
[ Jon Fingas / Engadget Mobile ]
May 20th, 2012 | Posted in Android, Apple, Cell Phone News, Other, Samsung, ipad, iphone, phones, smartphones | Comments Off
As the world prepares itself for a future filled with Google glasses and augmented reality, digital strategists sat down Thursday to discuss “The Future of Mobile Marketing” at an Internet Week panel. When asked what mobile marketing would look like in five to 10 years, the experts gave an array of jarring responses.
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This Ad Exec Thinks Mobile Marketing Will Turn Us Into Cyborgs
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May 20th, 2012 | Posted in Cell Phone News | Comments Off
The S Voice app from the Galaxy SIII is available for any rooted device running Ice Cream Sandwich to try at this time, thanks to a leaked full ROM from yesterday. For those not familiar, this is Samsung’s attempt to put a Siri-like voice-actions system on their newest flagship device.
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S Voice From the Galaxy SIII Ready For Download, We Take It For a Spin
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May 20th, 2012 | Posted in Android, Apple, Cell Phone News, Droid, Other, Samsung | Comments Off
It’s no secret that when it comes to smartphones, Samsung sees only one company as its competitor – Apple. It believes, rightly so, that it has the most popular presence on Android so rather than fight against other Android manufacturers it has its eyes set solely on the iPhone.
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Samsung S Voice Siri clone gets leaked for Android 4.0
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May 20th, 2012 | Posted in Android, Apple, Cell Phone News, Droid, Other, Samsung, iphone, phones, smartphones | Comments Off
As much as we’re familiar with mobile device torture tests , they’re normally inflicted by us or otherwise not-so-voluntary . Nokia, however, has stepped up to the plate and doled out the abuse to the Lumia 900 itself with a hammer and nail, all based on a wager that the Windows Phone’s use of Gorilla Glass would hold up to Sonim -level punishment.
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Nokia uses Lumia 900 as a hammer in a torture test, makes us wince (video)
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May 20th, 2012 | Posted in Cell Phone News, Nokia, Other, T-Mobile, phones, windows | Comments Off