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Samsung Denied Injunction Stay
Today’s mobile news roundup features Samsung being denied of their stay request, Toshiba fined for price fixing, and RIM expected to cut carrier fees. Samsung denied injunction stay request Apple Inc. won a second injunction against Samsung last Friday for the Galaxy Nexus. Earlier last week, the first injunction was handed down against the Galaxy ...
Facebook E-mail Debacle Takes a Turn for the Worse
Facebook is always thinking of something new way to piss off their users. From the Timeline feature to the “seen” feature, there’s always some new-fangled product or service released by the social network that’s unsettling to users upon first introduction. Just last week Facebook rolled out their new e-mail service. Yes, Facebook now has their own e-mail ...
Apple Denied Emergency Ban On HTC Devices
Today’s mobile news roundup features HTC dodging Apple’s wrath, ICS now in more Android devices, and Nokia’s claims that the Nexus 7 infringes their patents. HTC dodges Apple’s injunction bullet Apple Inc. was not granted an emergency request to continue banning HTC devices from entering US soil by the U.S. International Trade Commission. HTC’s devices, ...
Cloud, HTML5 Transforming Gaming for Sony, EA and Microsoft
Sony just shook the gaming world with the announcement that they will be acquiring cloud-gaming service Gaikai. This puts them in the position to better control and dictate how their gaming enterprise will evolve if they played their cards right. But Gaikai isn’t the only cloud gaming service in town and others aren’t about to ...
Some People are Actually Relieved to Lose their Smartphone
We love our gadgets. Our tablets, computers…anything that entertains or connects us to people, we love them – but we love our smartphones the most. Even if you deny it, you can’t go on a day without checking your phone. For most of us, our smartphones are the last thing we check before we ...
Dish Drops AMC: Here’s Where You Can Watch Mad Men Online
If you’re a Dish Network subscriber eagerly anticipating the next season of Mad Men or The Walking Dead, I’m sorry to inform you that you will no longer see these shows on Dish as they’ve cut ties with AMC Network. In their official announcement, Dish informed their subscribers that they will be replacing three AMC ...
Beats Officially Acquires MOG as Music Cloud Consolidation Continues
Back in March, it was announced the Beats Electronics, the headset manufacturer founded by Dr. Dre, was eyeing MOG, the subscription-based music service. Beats finally announced that the acquisition fell through and they’ve officially acquired MOG. “Beats is a company as obsessed with sound quality as we are and we share a common goal of ...
Firefox Wants to Fix the Mobile Web, Launching HTML5 OS in 2013
There will be a new mobile operating system launching next year, adding to the growing number of alternatives for the major players. Mozilla announced that by 2013, they will be launching a mobile OS, Firefox OS, to take on the mobile leaders of today. The first mobile devices to feature Firefox OS will be manufactured ...
Apple Settles Proview Dispute, Pays $60M
Today’s mobile news roundup features Apple settling the iPad trademark dispute in China, Samsung filing an appeal for the Galaxy Nexus, and IBM’s augmented reality app. Apple pays $60M to settle dispute with Proview Apple paid $60 million to Proview, settling the iPad name issue which started last year. “The iPad dispute resolution is ended,” ...
Cloud Gaming Heats Up with Gaikai Buy, Sony Beats Out SmartTV Rivals
Sony Computer Entertainment announced that they’ve entered into a definitive agreement last June 30 to acquire Gaikai Inc., the world’s leading interactive cloud-based gaming company, for approximately $380 million. Cloud gaming has introduced the next wave for an industry that’s fast taken to virtualization and mobility, and this is an opportunity for SCE to maintain ...