Amid reports that Apple's newest iPad will launch next month, Samsung is unveiling its Galaxy Tab 2, set to go on sale about the exact same time. Samsung says the new tablet will launch around the world next month, starting in the United Kingdom....
Google (GOOG) has approval from the United States Department of Justice and from the European Union to proceed with its $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility (MMI). The Justice Department says its antitrust division has closed its investigation of the deal, having determined that...
Bitter news for Apple (AAPL) out of China this morning as China's Hebei Youth Daily says iPads are being snatched from the shelves by Chinese authorities after Chinese company Proview took legal action against Apple in Shanghai and Beijing. Proview owns the iPad trademark...
Microsoft Windows is the software language of choice for business, and the Redmond company is making sure that language translates to tablets. The company says key Windows applications will run on tablets powered by ARM-based chips, the processors that power most tablets and smartphones...
Almost exactly a year after the late Steve Jobs returned from a medical leave to unveil the iPad 2, Apple (AAPL) could be introducing the next version of its blockbuster tablet. All Things Digital is reporting that Apple will debut the new tablet at...
Airlines will lead the charge in bringing near field communications into airports, according to a new survey from airline IT company Sita. As reported by NFC World's Sarah Clark, 80% of major airlines surveyed said they would support NFC, typically for wireless boarding passes,...
Almost half of all Americans now own a smartphone, and the number of smartphone owners is rising every day. But carriers are struggling with the cost of subsidizing smartphone sales and looking for less expensive ways to attract new customers. Enter the low-end smartphone:...
Nokia on Wednesday announced planned changes at its smartphone manufacturing factories in Komarom (Hungary - 2300 jobs), Reynosa (Mexico - 700 jobs) and Salo (Finland - 1000 jobs), thereby impacting 4000 jobs by the end of 2012.
A recent report of security company Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP), named The Impact of Mobile Devices on Information Security, showed 71% of businesses believe mobile devices have caused an increase in security incidents, citing significant concerns about the loss and privacy of sensitive...
A Google blog says that the creator of the Android operating system is developing sunglasses that can function as a smartphone. The "Google goggles" have a display that can be seen by one eye, leaving the other eye free to see the real world....
Global sales of smartphones exceeded those of all personal computers combined last year, with vendors shipping roughly 490 million smartphones, according to reports from IDC and Canalys. This was well above the estimated 414 million client PCs (including tablets and netbooks) shipped last year....
A new study, released by a bipartisan policy and political network of technology CEOs that promotes the growth of the innovation economy, shows that there are now roughly 466,000 jobs in the "App Economy" in the US, up from zero in 2007.
Companies are embracing the "consumerization" phenomenon and addressing “bring your own device” policies to accommodate younger employees and attract the best new recruits. However, although iPhones and iPads have been synonymous with the consumerization of IT, they are far from alone in driving the...
Mobile phones are considered basic necessities by billions of people, but a weak global economy is forcing many to stick with their current model instead of upgrading. The latest data on the worldwide mobile phone market shows that shipments increased just 6.1% in the...
Most Americans over the age of 10 do not seem to be watching movies on smartphones, but device makers are nonetheless forging ahead with a new generation of 3D smartphones. LG has apparently had enough success with its Optimus 3D Android phone to warrant...
Not sure which model to pick next time you upgrade your smartphone? Your carrier may soon let you "try before you buy" by leasing you a smartphone. TMNG Global (TMNG), a software and services provider to carriers, is now offering its clients a business...
Beijing Telecom, a subsidiary of China Telecom, may launch CDMA version of iPhone 4S by the end of February or at the beginning of March, according to a statement issued by the company.
InterDigital (NASDAQ: IDCC) has seen its stock price slump since it confirmed that it was calling off its patent sale 8 days ago. But the company says there should be more news soon, now that it has decided to sell its patent portfolio in...
What's the best reason to show up early for a meeting? Often the answer is to get a seat closest to the wireless access point. But as more employees show up at work with tablets and other wireless devices, many access points succumb to...
The Obama re-election campaign will outfit its staff in the field with Square, the fast-growing system for collecting payments through Android or iOS mobile devices.
Media observers have so far focused on the move as a symbol of Obama's embrace of tech innovation, but more...
The concerns of healthcare IT executives trying to meet the demands of supporting consumer-grade computing devices are growing. A study -- conducted by BizTechReports and published as a white paper by Panasonic (download here)-- found major operational issues for media tablets in healthcare, with...
For the first time since the invention of the analog cellular network, the world's telecom operators are converging on a single wireless standard - LTE. There is little debate that over time, virtually every GSM, UMTS, CDMA, WiMax and proprietary broadband wireless operator will...
"The phone with a helmet on," is one of the many niche products that delivers cutting-edge technology to meet a specific consumer need. But phones like the Casio Commando don't make it to market unless the companies that make them are working closely with...
