Apple Beats Back Patent Case in German Court
A regional court in Mannheim, Germany, dismissed a $2 billion claim against Apple made by IPCom, a Germany-based patent-owning company. The dismissal was made without comments.
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Newest first · Page 55Social Media Apps Boost Smartphone Use Past PCs
ThinkstockThe average U.S. consumer spends more than 60 hours a month consuming the delights of the Internet. More than half that time, about 34.3 hours, is spent on a smartphone, while just 27 hours…
BlackBerry in Barcelona: New Phones, New Deals
Tuesday's spotlight at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona focused on BlackBerry. The once-premier smartphone maker introduced two new phones and announced new contracts for its enterprises services product.
Samsung Galaxy S5: Not Bold Enough?
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.One of the most anticipated announcements at this week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona was the introduction of the Galaxy S5 smartphone by Samsung Electronics. The time has come, but Samsung…
Can Nokia Save BlackBerry?
Shares of BlackBerry got a lift Monday morning following the company's announcement that its BlackBerry Messenger service (BBM) will be available on both the Windows Phone and Android-based Nokia X phones.
Nokia Launches Android-Based Phone; Google Giggles
The World Mobile Congress currently going on in Barcelona will generate some surprises, but Nokia's announcement of a cheap, Android-based smartphone is not one of them. The phone has been rumored to be in…
Samsung Ditches Android on New Smartwatch
Samsung ElectronicsWe can expect a blizzard of new product announcements and just plain announcements from the Mobile World Congress that kicked off Sunday morning in Barcelona. First out of the chute was Samsung Electronics…
Apple Takes Low-Key Approach to Fix Major Security Flaw
JoeInQueens, via Wikimedia CommonsApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) posted patches to its iOS mobile operating systems on Friday to fix a hole in iOS 6 and iOS 7 that would have allowed “an attacker with…
PlayStation 4 Nearly Impossible to Find
courtesy of Sony Corp.Maybe it’s because Saturday is launch day in Japan for the PlayStation 4 from Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE), but the company’s hot-selling new game console is practically non-existent on retailers’ shelves…
Apple Supplier Gets Vote of Confidence for Sapphire Glass
courtesy of Apple Inc.GT Advanced Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: GTAT) shares got a boost on Tuesday after price target hike from $13 to $15 from analysts at Canaccord Genuity. The raise is due to Canaccord’s…
PlayStation 4: More Than 5 Million Sold
Just ahead of next week's Japanese launch, Sony announced on Tuesday that the company had sold 5.3 million of its PlayStation 4 game consoles. The company had forecast sales of 5 million by the…
China Gold Ownership Surges, Central Bank Holdings Still Huge
The World Gold Council released its gold demand and gold holding report for 2013. The most notable data from the analysis is that gold demand in China surged to record levels, due to a…
S&P: Sony Credit Rating Down to Near Junk
Standard & Poor's on Friday morning cut the long-term corporate credit rating for Sony from BBB to BBB-, just one notch above junk. The outlook on Sony's long-term credit rating is negative.
PlayStation 4 Sales Beat Xbox One
January was not a particularly good month for video game and gaming sales. Compared with the January 2013, total sales at brick-and-mortar video game stores fell 21%, according to research firm NPD Group.
Shh: GoPro Submits Confidential Filing for IPO
ThinkstockGoPro Inc., maker of a hands-free, high-definition video camera that can be attached to a variety of objects, animals, or people in motion, filed a confidential registration for an initial public offering (IPO) on…