Archive for September, 2011

Document shows how phone cos. treat private data

September 29, 11 by PHYSorg.com: Telecom News
A document obtained by the ACLU shows for the first time how the four largest cellphone companies in the U.S. treat data about their subscribers' calls, text messages, Web surfing and approximate locations.

Samsung and Microsoft settle Android licensing dispute

September 29, 11 by David Goldstein

Samsung has agreed to pay Microsoft what could amount to hundreds of millions of dollars in royalties after it settled a bitter dispute over the Korean manufacturer’s Android smartphones and tablets. The technology giants announced an agreement on Wednesday about the use of Google’...

Samsung and Microsoft settle Android licensing dispute

September 29, 11 by David Goldstein

Samsung has agreed to pay Microsoft what could amount to hundreds of millions of dollars in royalties after it settled a bitter dispute over the Korean manufacturer’s Android smartphones and tablets. The technology giants announced an agreement on Wednesday about the use of Google’...

Nokia’s $6,800 Diamond-Crusted Vertu Phone Defies Slump

September 29, 11 by David Goldstein

When Mohammed Al-Haj, a 27-year-old marketing executive in Abu Dhabi, hinted to his girlfriend that he wanted a new cell phone for his birthday, he wasn’t after the latest Apple Inc. or Android device. He wanted a Nokia. Or rather, he wanted a Vertu, from the Finnish company’s lux...

Australian Court to Make Key Ruling in Tablet War

September 29, 11 by David Goldstein

The global patent war between Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. could reach a milestone Thursday when an Australian court will consider banning distribution of the South Korean company’s tablet in the country. A ruling in Apple’s favor would follow its victory in Germany, whe...