Archives for January, 2012

ARM reported excellent financial results for calendar year Q4 2011 and it likely has Samsung and Apple to thank more than any other companies. Revenue last quarter rose 21 percent to $217 million while profits leaped 45 percent to roughly $90 million. Since public statements almost never dive into details, ARM accordingly gave credit to [...] Related posts:

  1. Apple’s earnings break records: 37 million iPhones, $46 billion revenue
  2. Future Apple and Samsung phones to be water proof thanks to a new technology called HZO
  3. Apple sneaks by Samsung to become #1 smartphone maker


Big ups to our pals at CrackBerry, as they unearthed what looks to be an official image of the first BlackBerry 10 smartphone: Say hello to the London. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen the London but this image does look more complete than the prototype models which appeared late last year. Blake says [...] Related posts:

  1. RIM in 2012: Two PlayBooks, BlackBerry 10 phones and two Curves
  2. BlackBerry, Microsoft team up for cloud services
  3. BlackBerry owners are older, wealthier


The European Commission is beginning a formal investigation on Samsung’s use of its mobile patents. Specifically, the EU is trying to decide whether Samsung abuses some of the broad patents it holds to “distort competition in European mobile device markets, in breach of EU antitrust rules.” Basically, this will determine if Samsung uses patents to [...] Related posts:

  1. Intel snaps up Real Networks’ music streaming patents
  2. Pantech talking to Microsoft about licensing smartphone and tablet patents
  3. Samsung Galaxy S Advance launched


While we still don’t have an official release date for the HTC Titan II, the Windows Phone smartphone with a massive 16-megapixel camera just took one step closer to hitting the market by clearing the Federal Communications Commission. First announced at CES 2012, the HTC Titan II was the first official Windows Phone with 4G [...] Related posts:

  1. AT&T bound HTC Titan II and Sony Xperia S caught at the FCC
  2. Sprint rolling out updates for HTC EVO 4G, HTC Design 4G and Samsung Epic 4G
  3. HTC Ville leaks – Exactly what you’d expect


Nikon has announced its latest cashback promotion, which affects the Nikon J1 and V1 compact system cameras. Customers buying either model or lens combination between 2nd February and 2nd April 2012 will be able to claim back £50 cashback. All claims must be received by the 30th April 2012 in order to qualify. The Nikon [...] Related posts:

  1. Nikon D700 & D300S discontinued
  2. Buying Guide: Best Nikon cameras 2012
  3. Nikon D300s and D700 discontinuation explained


I think it’s safe to say that the iPhone 4S was anything but the disappointment some bloggers and analysts originally expected. There’s endless articles on how much of a success Apple’s latest smartphone has been and demand has been so strong, in fact, rumors are now spouting that other handset manufacturers are pushing their phone launches [...] Related posts:

  1. iPhone 4S inventory finally catches up with demand
  2. OtterBox launches LIVESTRONG iPhone 4/4S case to help fight cancer
  3. HTC Primo to be a budget Beats handset?


Amazon just announced its 4th quarter earnings and dropped a few pieces of information pertaining to its growing Android application store. Even if it’s not your go-to Android application portal, Amazon’s App Store is worth having around just for the free app of the day and according to its latest earnings report, its application store [...] Related posts:

  1. Verizon reports banner Q4 2011 quarter, adds 1.5 million net retail customers
  2. Amazon Kindle Fire holiday sales top 6m, says analyst
  3. Amazon: Kindle sales up 177 percent year over year


Amazon announced its quarterly at the end of the trading day on Tuesday.  Though it missed its revenue expectations, the electronics retailer had a banner quarter for Kindle devices. Amazon didn’t release exact sales figures but Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said in a statement, “We are grateful to the millions of customers who purchased the Kindle Fire and Kindle e-reader devices this holiday season, [...] Related posts:

  1. Amazon Kindle Fire holiday sales top 6m, says analyst
  2. Amazon Kindle Fire gets full-screen browsing
  3. Amazon Kindle Fire 6.2.2 update adds full-screen browsing, manual email setup fixes


We know that HTC has come out and said that it will be making fewer but better handsets in 2012 and one of those handsets has just leaked. That handset would be the HTC Ville, a name we’ve heard quite a few times. The handset is running Android Ice Cream Sandwich with the latest version [...] Related posts:

  1. T-Mobile US snaps up HTC Ville?
  2. HTC Ville makes video debut
  3. HTC Primo to be a budget Beats handset?


Waze has brought its 3.0 version to Android and this features a much cleaners user interface as well as a few new features. We’ve covered Waze multiple times before because we believe it’s a great way to get free traffic reports on your smartphone. The app and service crowd sources traffic data and it has [...] Related posts:

  1. Official Wikipedia app lands on Android
  2. Lovefilm lands on LG Smart TVs
  3. Airbnb launches slick Android app, mobile site


Google plans to make some changes to its privacy policies and there have been some freak outs about it because … well, it’s Google. This cause some panicked headlines about “no opting out” and U.S. senators inquiring about it and Google has officially responded to try and clear up any confusion about its changes. Basically, [...] Related posts:

  1. Google responds to privacy concerns
  2. Google privacy update will track you across products
  3. Google: we are being upfront about privacy


Google plans to make some changes to its privacy policies and there have been some freak outs about it because … well, it’s Google. This cause some panicked headlines about “no opting out” and U.S. senators inquiring about it and Google has officially responded to try and clear up any confusion about its changes. Basically, [...] Related posts:

  1. Google: we are being upfront about privacy
  2. Google privacy update will track you across products
  3. Google’s privacy changes include Android


Apple not only makes fantastic products, it also created an aura around its brand that many marketing executives would love to duplicate. One such executive is Younghee Lee of Samsung. Speaking with AllThingsD, Lee said she’s trying to figure out how she (and Samsung) can “engage with consumers from the bottom of their heart, and [...] Related posts:

  1. 3D Capable Samsung BD-C6900 Blu Ray Player
  2. Apple and Samsung head back to German courts
  3. Samsung loses another patent case against Apple


I’ve written a lot about how mobile technology can enhance shopping and shopkick has just released some impressive numbers from 2011: the app and service drove more than $110 million in revenues for retailers and brands last year. If you’re not familiar with shopkick, it rewards users for physically entering stores with virtual points which [...] Related posts:

  1. Shopkick app now used by more than 3 million shoppers
  2. Apple’s earnings break records: 37 million iPhones, $46 billion revenue
  3. Sony Ericsson Q4 2011 financial results: 6 million smartphones shipped, $266 million in the red


AT&T is playing a bit of musical chairs with its senior executive positions and the move seems more like a reshuffling of the deck than a cleaning house move. According to AT&T, CEO and Chairman Randall Stephenson will stay on top and will have multiple lieutenants. Most importantly for this publication, Ralph de la Vega [...] Related posts:

  1. TripIt for Business makes travel management easier for small business
  2. Operation T-Mobile/AT&T spectrum transfer: Engaged
  3. AT&T slams Sprint for using other networks, instead of building its own


BBX: 10 things you need to know The future of BlackBerry is HTML5 plus the same QNX operating system that’s in the PlayBook – and also in many cars, set-top boxes and even nuclear power stations. The next version of the BlackBerry OS will be called BlackBerry 10 or BB10 (not BBX after a lawsuit [...] Related posts:

  1. RIM to unveil two new PlayBook tablets in 2012?
  2. New Blackberry Playbook tablets incoming?
  3. RIM in 2012: Two PlayBooks, BlackBerry 10 phones and two Curves


Microsoft Office 15 won’t be rebuilt to fit the Metro stylings of Windows 8, according to insiders at Microsoft, but it will receive some tweaks to pull it in line with the modern look. Instead of being rebuilt as Metro apps using WinRT programming, Office 15 will feature a radial menu system and a flatter, [...] Related posts:

  1. Microsoft Office 15 technical preview opens
  2. Hands on: BlueStacks on Windows 8 tablet review
  3. In Depth: Windows 8 beta: more personalisation coming


It’s that time again for your daily dose of articles that we found on this sprawling thing called the internet and cobbled together in a list format that’s both easy on the eye and gentle on the mind. So, sit back, get ready to scroll and gawp in wonder at how the world of technology [...] Related posts:

  1. News in Brief: One more thing: today’s other news
  2. News in Brief: One more thing: today’s other news
  3. News in Brief: One more thing: today’s other news


Fujifilm has revealed in its annual report that sales volume has increased by around 7%, with particularly good performance from its X100 compact camera. In the report, the firm details its financial results from the past year, showing that during the third quarter, consolidated revenue was down 2% from the same period in the previous [...] Related posts:

  1. In pictures: Fujifilm X100 black edition
  2. Exclusive: Fujifilm: film sales decline is slowing
  3. Kodak sues Fujifilm


Starter DSLRs explained The entry-level DSLR market has always been one of the most hotly contested, which is great news for all of us on a tight budget. As manufacturers continually try to outdo each other, cheaper DSLRs have improved in specification and advanced features over the last few years. The latest round of models [...] Related posts:

  1. Buying Guide: Best budget compact system cameras: 6 tested
  2. Buying Guide: Best Canon cameras 2012
  3. Buying Guide: Best Nikon cameras 2012


Tipsters are rushing to get their phone leaks in before MWC 2012 kicks off, with the HTC Ville making its video debut ahead of the year’s biggest phone show. As well as flaunting its size zero body (it’s quite slim), the video made by HTC Hub shows off the HTC Ville’s OS as Android Ice [...] Related posts:

  1. T-Mobile US snaps up HTC Ville?
  2. Sprint rolling out updates for HTC EVO 4G, HTC Design 4G and Samsung Epic 4G
  3. HTC Primo to be a budget Beats handset?


The launch of the iPhone 4S in China earlier this month did not go as planned. Huge crowds of customers and scalpers lined up in front of Apple stores in both Shanghai and Beijing. A small riot broke out when the stores didn’t open on time. Rather than put its employees at risk, Apple closed its stores and sent customers to its [...] Related posts:

  1. RIM looking to sell to Samsung?
  2. Did Nokia really only sell 640,000 Windows Phones in Q4?
  3. Gary Marshall: Does Apple want to be more like Dixons?


A survey by the photography sharing website PhotoBucket has revealed some interesting trends about where its images are coming from. The company, which currently has around 100 million users with 9.5 billion photos and videos, conducts a survey every year to take a closer look at photographic trends. It also uses technical and EXIF data [...] Related posts:

  1. More Panasonic compacts added to line-up
  2. Foursquare teams-up with SinglePlatform to show users prices at local business
  3. 5 New Smart Cameras From GE


Channel 4 has announced that it is looking into using new smart app technology to bolster its ‘second screen’ plans, revealing that we will soon be seeing apps that automatically switch on when certain shows are on television. Speaking at the Westminster Media Forum, with TechRadar in attendance, Dan Brook, marketing communications at Channel 4, [...] Related posts:

  1. T-Mobile UK launches “The Full Monty” unlimited everything plans, prices start at £36 per month
  2. Rate everything mobile app Jotly comes to Android Market
  3. Airbnb launches slick Android app, mobile site


Samsung and Google could re-launch the Galaxy Nexus with a beefed up 1.5GHz processor and GPU from Texas Instruments if early benchmark tests are to be believed. The news was triggered after a new benchmark score was spotted on the Nenamark site, which displayed a Galaxy Nexus with a PowerVR SGX544 graphics processor. This GPU [...] Related posts:

  1. Rumor: Samsung to release a Galaxy Nexus with a better graphics processor?
  2. Sprint posts Samsung Galaxy Nexus sign-up page
  3. Apple goes after Samsung Galaxy Nexus