The at times very heated legal battle between Apple and Samsung might be softening just a bit ahead of truce talks on May 21st. Samsung’s mobile head JK Shin just left Seoul for the mediated discussions saying there were still “several negotiation options” on tap, including the possibility of cross-licensing patents. He warned that there [...]
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Samsung chief: we’re open to a cross-licensing deal with Apple, but 4G chip shortage might last until the fall
Posted: 20th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Apple Ceo, Bandwagon, Bet, Chip Shortage, Definite Shift, Disdain, Engadget, Fourth Quarter, Gap, Inner Workings, Jk, Lawsuits, Mobile Head, Negotiation, Peek, Reuters, Ripple Effect, Seoul, Tim Cook, Truce Talks
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Nokia uses Lumia 900 as a hammer in a torture test, makes us wince (video)
Posted: 20th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Blunt Instrument, Chris Ruble, Conversations, Engadget, Gorilla, Hammer And Nail, Lumia, Mike Meyers, Mike Myers, Mobile Device, Nbsp, Nokia, Nokia Test, Polycarbonate Plastic, Pride And Joy, Torture Test, Torture Tests, Torture Video, Wager, Windows Phone
As much as we’re familiar with mobile device torture tests, they’re normally inflicted by us or otherwise not-so-voluntary. Nokia, however, has stepped up to the plate and doled out the abuse to the Lumia 900 itself with a hammer and nail, all based on a wager that the Windows Phone’s use of Gorilla Glass would [...]
Samsung Galaxy S III for T-Mobile hits FCC, brings future-proofed HSPA+ for good measure
Posted: 19th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Agent Profile, Clue, Doubt, Engadget, Fcc, Fri, Galaxy, Good Measure, Hspa, Launch, Mobile Device, Mobile Version, Nbsp, Samsung, Samsung Mobile, Samsung Sgh, Smoking Gun, Spectrum, T Mobile, Telltale Sign
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There’s been hints of it coming as early as February, but we now have a smoking gun at the FCC: the Galaxy S III is coming to T-Mobile. A Samsung SGH-T999 has popped up at the agency sporting newly added 1,700MHz AWS support that’s the telltale sign of a T-Mobile device, along with the T999 [...]
GameStop Mobile launches as AT&T virtual carrier, gives us rare bring-your-own GSM in US
Posted: 19th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Amp, Cellular Provider, Diablo Iii, Engadget, Fri, Gamestop, Gsm, Ins, Ipad, Iphone, Mobile Competition, Mvno, Nbsp, No Doubt, Playstation, Rare Bird, Stiff, Uncertain Future, Virtual Carrier, Vitas
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Here’s an expansion of mobile competition in the US that comes out of left field, even for us: GameStop as a cellular provider. GameStop Mobile, as it’s called, is that rare bird of an AT&T-based MVNO that relies on a bring-your-own-device strategy. As long as your hardware works on AT&T’s 850MHz and 1,900MHz bands and [...]
ITC bans Motorola mobile devices for infringing Microsoft patent
Posted: 18th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Administrative Law Judge, Engadget, Foss, Fri, Importation, Itc, Microsoft, Mobile Devices, Moto, Motorola, Motorola Mobile, Nbsp, Patent, Patents, Pdf
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At the end of last year, an Administrative Law Judge issued an initial ruling that Motorola’s mobile devices infringe a bit of Microsoft’s IP. Now, the Commission has affirmed that decision and issued an exclusion order to ban Moto’s offending devices from importation into the US. Developing… ITC bans Motorola mobile devices for infringing Microsoft [...]
Sprint introduces My Wireless STS service to assist folks with speech disabilities
Posted: 18th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: 4g, Break, Engadget, Fri, Michael Ellis, Nbsp, People, Presser, Quite Some Time, Samsung, Speech Disabilities, Speech Services, Spoken Word, Sprint Email, Sprint Wireless, Sts, Text Speech, Text To Speech
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Sprint’s had text-to-speech services on devices like the Samsung Epic 4G for quite some time, and now, looking to build up on that, the company’s introducing its My Wireless STS feature. The new speech-to-speech service aims to help people with speech disabilities by giving them access to an operator-assisted line every day of the week [...]
ZTE confirms the Score M has a backdoor, hopes to patch up soon
Posted: 18th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Backdoor, Engadget, Exploit, Face, Firmware, Fri, Hacker, John Gruber, Level 3, Life On The Edge, Living Life On The Edge, Login Credentials, Nbsp, Reuters, Root Level, Score, Skate, Vulnerability
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Who knew that owning a ZTE Score M would mean living life on the edge? ZTE has confirmed that the MetroPCS phone has a backdoor vulnerability which could let a less-than-scrupulous hacker get root-level control over the Android 2.3 phone — and because it’s a unique app baked into the firmware, the login credentials won’t [...]
HTC Desire C hands-on (video)
Posted: 18th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Break, Desire, Engadget, Fri, Hearts, Heaven, Matte Finish, Megapixel Camera, Nbsp, Touchscreen
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HTC gave us a quick session to play around with its latest handset, the Desire C. No, it’s not part of the consolidated One series, nor is the company revealing precisely what that “C” stands for — heaven forfend it’s “cheap”. While a humble 320 x 480 touchscreen and 600MHz processor might not set many [...]
Distro Issue 41: a visit to the Lowcountry’s Twelve South, TiVo Premiere XL4 and HTC EVO 4G LTE
Posted: 18th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: 4g, Apk, E Magazine, Engadget, Fri, Gander, Google, Harbin, Ios, Last Word, Lenovo Thinkpad, Lowcountry, Max Payne, Max Payne 3, Murph, Reaction Time, Reading Pleasure, Script Editor, Sounder, Wonderful Time
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It’s the most wonderful time of the week once again, pals. Like most seven-day periods, this one comes to a close with the latest issue of our e-magazine for your gadget reading pleasure. Front and center this time around, our own Darren Murph pays a visit to the South Carolina HQ of accessory maker Twelve [...]