Loading ...A $5 million patent infringement reward might set a precedent that could impeded adoption of LInux…and impact related operating systems like Android. In a move that could have wide repercussions in the technology industry, A Texas jury has fined technology giant Google $5 million for infringing on a patent held by Bedrock Computer.
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Despite the iPad’s huge lead, an RBC study projects that 40 percent of the 185 million units expected to ship in 2014 will run Android, followed by the iPad with 34 percent. Meanwhile, however, the iPad 2 unveiling was sufficiently impressive to impel a Samsung VP to say his company was rethinking certain “inadequate” features [...]
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Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo says it will start selling an Android 2.2 phone that’s claimed to be the world’s thinnest, at just a third of an inch. The NEC Medias N-04C phone will be joined on the network by Sony-Ericsson’s Android 2.3-based Xperia Arc SO-01C phone and LG’s Optimus Pad L-06C tablet, the latter running [...]
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A super-sophisticated piece of Android malware that has botnet-like capabilities was discovered attached to a number of Android games. The Geinimi Trojan appears to be limited to third-party Chinese app markets — for now. An advanced new Android Trojan has been found in the wild, and it displays botnet-like capabilities, said Lookout Mobile Security on [...]
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Intel Corp. announced a solid state drive (SSD) in 40GB or 80GB capacities, claimed to be an eighth the size of the company’s 2.5-inch X25 SSDs. Measuring only 2.0 x 1.18 x 0.2 inches (51 x 30 x 5mm) and weighing less than 10 grams, the Intel SSD 310 Series is Intel’s first mSATA form [...]
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Cowon annnounced an Android 2.1 portable media player (PMP) with 1080p HD video playback. The D3 Plenue ships with up to 64GB of flash memory, and provides a 3.7-inch, 800 x 480 AMOLED display, plus Bluetooth 2.1, 802.11b/g, T-DMB, and FM radio, says the company. Cowon has long made Linux- and Windows-based PMPs, shipping a [...]
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Onkyo announced an Android 2.2-based tablet that comes with a 1GHz Tegra 250 processor. The TA117 offers 512MB or 1GB of RAM, 8GB or 16GB of flash storage, a 10.1-inch screen with 1024 x 600 resolution, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a 1.3 megapixel camera. Onkyo’s TA117 Not only does the Onkyo TA117 offer the same processor [...]
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Google released a list of ten tips for those using Android 2.3 (& Gingerbread& ) on its Nexus S. The tips, some of which may work on other devices, were accompanied by a list of four keyboard tricks and 14 interesting applications. Google’s list of “cool Android tips and tricks” was posted this week on [...]
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A Verizon Tweet suggests that several Android smartphones optimized for its 4G LTE network will be unveiled at CES Jan. 6. Meanwhile, Sprint’s WiMAX-based 4G network is expanding to several more cities, the WiMAX Forum claims WiMAX will reach more than a billion users next year, and AT T is buying spectrum from Qualcomm for [...]
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