LG Electronics post profit on smartphone sales
LG credited demand for smartphones that run on faster "LTE" networks, which are taking off in South Korea, Japan and the United States.
View ArticleHoliday gadgets: Microsoft phone, Google events
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s been a big week for tech gadgets. Microsoft started selling its Windows 8 operating system and Surface tablet computer. Apple announced new iPads and Mac computers. Samsung...
View ArticleHTC seeks to reverse sliding smartphone sales
An early maker of smartphones sold under brands like HP and Compaq, HTC started stamping its own brand on phones in 2006.
View ArticleFuture of Nokia hangs on Windows Phone 8 rollout
"Dumb" phones continue to be the backbone of Nokia operations, including in India where it's a top seller.
View ArticleIDC: Android on 75 pct of smartphones in 3Q
A year ago, Android had just 58 percent to the iPhone's 14 percent.
View ArticleApple suit vs. Google over patent rates dismissed
The suit is part of a world-spanning battle between Apple and Google, whose Android software powers the smartphones that compete with Apple's iPhone.
View ArticleTaiwan’s HTC settles patent disputes with Apple
HTC has grown as the first maker of phones running on Android software.
View ArticleControversial malware allows hackers to hijack camera phones
Researchers at Indiana University (IU) have developed a new malware dubbed “PlaceRaider,” which can seize control of smartphone cameras and sensors and allow the hacker to reconstruct the user’s space....
View ArticleFlorida election office, Obama re-election team feud over ‘misleading’ robocalls
Organizing for America, President Barack Obama’s grassroots re-election organization, is facing allegations of making robocalls to Florida voters in Pasco County that gave misinformation about early...
View ArticleInsta-poll: 60 percent of college students agreed with Obama, 52 percent...
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Thousands of American college students participated in real-time polling while watching the first presidential debate, and their views were dramatically different from those...
View ArticleRIM loses BlackBerry subscribers for first time
Once coveted symbols of an always-connected lifestyle, BlackBerry phones have lost their luster to Apple's iPhone and phones that run on Google's Android software.
View ArticleInvestors shed shares of Blackberry maker
RIM's stock had been on a three-month rally in which the stock more than doubled from levels not previously seen since 2003.
View ArticleTelepresence robots let employees ‘beam’ into work
More and more employees are working remotely, thanks to computers, smartphones, email, instant messaging and video-conferencing.
View ArticleNew search engine tailors its results for tablets
To cater to the more visual format of tablets, Izik displays search results in rows of tiles that can be easily scrolled with a swipe of a finger.
View ArticleiPhone 5 edged out by other top smartphones, says Consumer Reports
For AT&T and Sprint, the iPhone 5 placed between one and two points behind two Android phones
View ArticleSurprise: It’s now illegal to ‘jailbreak’ smartphones, switch carriers
'Unlocking' phones punishable by $500k fine, 5 years in prison, thanks to ruling from the Librarian of Congress
View ArticleRIM changes name, unveils new Blackberry phones
Blackberry 10 operating system finally debuts
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