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Google Victorious in 6-Year Aussie Legal Battle February 06, 2013 
A court in Australia has ruled in favor of Google in its lengthy legal fight with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, according to The Sydney Morning Herald. The case, which lasted six years, concerned search results from 2006-07.
The Commission claimed that sponsored links published by Google diverted users to rival companies.
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Microsoft, Huawei Mount African Smartphone Expedition February 05, 2013 
Microsoft announced Monday that it is teaming up with Chinese telecom Huawei to sell a low-cost, Windows-powered smartphone in Africa, which according to The New York Times is the world's fastest-growing smartphone market. The phone, which will initially cost around $150, is called the "Huawei 4Afrika" and will be sold in seven countries, including South Africa, Morocco and Egypt.
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Is the Time Ripe for BlackBerry? February 01, 2013 
BlackBerry 10 may have had its thunder stolen by "BlackBerry" -- that is, the announcement that "Research In Motion" has been deep-sixed, and the company name is now the same as its iconic brand. The rebranding is an effort to put more juice behind the launch of the highly anticipated new BB10 operating system and compatible handsets, propelling a potential turnaround.
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Z10 Adds a Little Zest to BlackBerry Lineup January 30, 2013 
The handset maker previously known as RIM on Wednesday launched its new BlackBerry 10 smartphones: the Q10 with the familiar QWERTY keyboard, and something new for the company -- the touchscreen-based Z10. BlackBerry, as the firm is now called, will release the Z10 in the United States in March with the Q10 following in April.
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BlackBerry Casts Off Wobbly RIM January 30, 2013
Goodbye, Research In Motion -- BlackBerry came out of the smartphone hinterlands on Wednesday with a new name to go with a revamped OS and two new devices. The company formerly known as "Research In Motion" made its rebranding official during several global launch events. "RIM becomes BlackBerry," CEO Thorsten Heins told a New York City audience. "It is one brand, one promise."
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Nokia Gives 3D Printers Something Fun to Do January 19, 2013 
Nokia on Friday released a 3D printing kit that will allow users to create their own custom cases for the Lumia 820. The handset, which was unveiled last September, features a removable shell case that lets users change the color of their phone or even enable options such as wireless charging. Now Nokia has taken things a step farther. It is allowing users to customize their phone via a 3D printing kit.
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The Speed Bumps Slowing Down the Cars of Tomorrow January 18, 2013 
It makes sense that the first major auto show of the year began just one week after CES 2013 in Las Vegas; more technologies, like apps and voice recognition, are driving their way into cars. It used to be that the intersection of cars and technology could be found at the annual auto show in Detroit, which is where the action is this week and next.
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Nokia Gets Its Mojo Working January 11, 2013
Nokia posted a banner Q4 on Thursday, fueled in large part by brisk sales of the Lumia smartphone. The news was a pleasant surprise to shareholders as the company had forecast a loss as recently as October. Of the total 86.3 million devices sold, 4.4 million units were from the Lumia line, a significant uptick from the 2.9 million Lumias sold in Q3.
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RIM's Best Shot at Redemption May Be Doomed January 11, 2013 
B-day is looming for RIM: On Jan. 30, the BlackBerry maker will debut its new BB10 platform. Over the past several months, it has been steadily revealing information about the OS and the devices that will run it. More information about its strategy came to light at CES, where CMO Frank Boulben gave an interview this week. RIM plans to release at least six BB10 devices in 2013, he said.
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USPTO Hits Apple Where It Hurts December 20, 2012 
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday rejected all 21 claims in Apple's "pinch-to-zoom" patent in a preliminary ruling after an ex parte re-examination of the patent. The USPTO ruling is a significant blow to Apple, as the patent was among those found to have been infringed by Samsung in a case that went to trial this summer.
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Samsung Shows Signs of Softening in Smartphone Tug of War December 18, 2012 
Samsung said Tuesday that it will drop its pursuit of injunctions against the sale of some Apple products in Europe. Samsung wants to compete "fairly in the marketplace, rather than in the court," according to its official statement, but the move is an odd twist in the ongoing legal saga between the two consumer electronics giants.
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Google Lets Users Think Twice About Mobile Ad Clicks December 14, 2012 
Google has come up with a way to reduce the number of accidental clicks that occur when "fat fingers" meet the small screen. These unintentional clicks are the bane of mobile advertising, causing advertisers, publishers and consumers grief. Google's new confirmed click feature kicks in when a user touches certain zones on an ad, usually the border between content and a banner.
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ICE Thaws Over BlackBerry 10 December 13, 2012
RIM is getting some positive government attention for the yet-to-be-released BlackBerry 10 platform. Just months after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced it would abandon its longstanding use of the BlackBerry system and give its employees iPhones instead, the agency has decided to give RIM another try.
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Burst of Loyalty Could Sew Up US Market for Samsung December 12, 2012 
Apple may get more mindshare from consumers, but Samsung currently holds the lead when it comes to market share. The connected device market, which includes PCs, tablets and smartphones, grew 27.1 percent year-over-year in the third quarter of 2012. In that time Samsung maintained the top position with 21.8 percent market share based on shipments.
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Judge Pleads for Peace as Apple, Samsung Hairpulling Resumes December 07, 2012 
Judge Lucy Koh on Thursday heard another round of quibbling between Apple and Samsung lawyers. Calling for some sort of "global peace," she reportedly asked both sides if there was any endpoint coming in their slugfest over patent issues. Koh presided earlier this year over the high-profile, often bitter trial between the giants.
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T-Mobile May Pull Off a Painless iPhone Launch December 07, 2012 
Buried halfway through a wordy investment statement from Deutsch Telekom: "T-Mobile USA has entered into an agreement with Apple to bring products to market together in 2013." Those 17 words launched a frenzy of speculation. Was this finally the agreement that T-Mobile had been waiting for? Would it soon provide the iPhone and possibly the iPad to its customers?
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All Things Appy: 5 Best iOS Transportation Apps December 07, 2012 
The travel experience has been enhanced by the portability of the iPhone and its apps. Travel planning, making reservations, and getting information while on the road are all easier with the top five free transportation-oriented apps available for the iOS platform.
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Nokia Aims to Crush BlackBerry November 29, 2012 
Nokia has filed lawsuits against Research In Motion in the U.S., the UK and Canada seeking to enforce an arbitration ruling it won in Sweden. The dispute began when Nokia accused RIM of breaching a cross-licensing agreement that allowed RIM to use Nokia's standard-essential cellular patents. RIM had taken the position that the agreement included Nokia's WLAN patents as well.
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Brick-and-Mortar's Showrooming Scourge November 20, 2012 
How can classic retail, the brick-and-mortar physical stores dotting our
neighborhoods, compete with the likes of Amazon and Zappos? Can real-world retail survive e-commerce? And if it can, what's the trick? How do retailers intend to meet this growing threat? We're now seeing something insidious that threatens the very heart of brick-and-mortar retail: showrooming.
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Strange Days for RIM as Long Countdown to BB10 Begins November 12, 2012
Research In Motion on Monday announced the date on which it has pegged its future: The BlackBerry 10 operating system and two new handsets running it will be officially introduced on Jan. 30. "The event will happen simultaneously in multiple countries around the world," said RIM spokesperson Kim Gieger. One of the first two BB 10 smartphones will have a touchscreen; the other will have a QWERTY keyboard.
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