Samsung warns of a memory glut from weakening PC sales as consumers turn to tablets File this under unintended consequences. On Tuesday, according to Reuters, the world's largest manufacturer of memory chips warned that DRAM prices may fall in the next two quarters due to weakening demand for notebook and desktop computers. "If the...
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Here comes a new unknown company suing Apple (Nokia andGoogle, too) over some patent violation. Macgasm reports of Malaysian company StreetSpace suing Steve Jobs & Co. over some violations in a patent which details a “Method and System for Providing Personalized Online Services and Advertisements in Public Places.”Basically, these guys produce “Web Stations” –...
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It has not been a busy week in Apple, but it has certainly been a contentious one. Other smartphone makers aren't very happy that Apple dragged them into its own antenna mess, and the white iPhone 4 has...
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Well, this is shaping up to be an interesting war between cellphone makers about who’s got the tightest grip on…whatever. Customers or devices? As you maybe have read, Nokia responded to Apple’s Antennagate with this statement:
“In general, antenna performance of a mobile device/phone may be affected with a tight grip, depending on how the...
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Following RIM, Nokia and HTC have publicized their responses against Apple concerning their mobile devices. Nokia’s response:
In general, antenna performance of a mobile device/phone may be affected with a tight grip, depending on how the device is held. That’s why Nokia designs our phones to ensure acceptable performance in all real life cases, for...
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Nokia confirmed on Thursday that it plans to use the Linux-based MeeGo operating system instead of Symbian for its N-series smartphones. The move is a sign of Symbian's declining relevance in the high-end market as Linux continues t...
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Filed under: iPhoneI was at a bar the other night having a beer with friends, during which we talked about things guys talk about at bars. Would you rather have the power to see the future or to read someone's mind? Who's better, Michael Jordan or Kobe...
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Finland is the home of mobile phone giant Nokia, but that's not keeping Apple from eating away at the Finnish market for smartphones.Apple now has over 20% of the Finnish smartphone market. The numbers were disclosed on Sunday by Finnish carrier Teli...
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Apple's iPad leads the way, but Android tablets are gaining fast, even before they exist There's lots to learn about where the next generation of third-party mobile apps are coming from in a survey published Wednesday by Appcelerator, maker of a popular Titanium cross-platform development tool that seems to have escaped the wrath of...
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In the converging market for mobile devices, vendors vie for second place, says an analyst Things look bleak for everybody but Apple (AAPL) and maybe Google (GOOG) in a brief report to clients issued Monday by Deutsche Bank's Chris Whitmore. "The distinction between smartphones, tablets and low-end notebooks is blurring rapidly," he writes. "Currently...
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