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Sprint announces Q4 2011 results: the iPhone brings in new customers
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Following its bittersweet Q3, the latest financial report from Sprint this quarter offers up another mixed bag of news. Net operating losses totalled $438 million, more than the $139 million posted in the same quarter last year. It made a $1.3 billion net loss, dwarfing the Q3's $301 million...
HTC's 2011 Q4: good summer, bad winter
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HTC's big 2011 was limited to those warm summer months, when everyone wanted a smartphone for the beach. Now the accountants have confirmed HTC's initial statement: fourth quarter revenues were down 2.49 percent (year on year). It made 101.42 billion Taiwanese dollars (just under $3.5 billion) in the last...
Rumor: Apple planning to launch $799 MacBook Air in Q3 2012
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Apple is rumored to be planning to aggressively combat new "Ultrabook" laptops coming to market by releasing a $799 MacBook Air model in the third quarter of 2012, a price $200 less than the company's current cheapest model....
NVIDIA's 2012 Kepler lineup revealed (possibly)
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As usual, it seems like whenever a big chip company wants to keep those key details under wraps, someone leaves a spreadsheet lying in a bar. Of course, the following information could be the product of a vengeful former employee mashing at a keyboard, so let's agree that these...
Report Claims 7-Inch iPad in August, New iPhone in September, New 10-Inch iPad by End of Year
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Digitimes has had a hit-or-miss track record when it comes to Apple rumors, but with the site having offered some accurate information in the past, its claims continue to be closely watched. In its latest report, the site lays out a timeline for Apple's iPhone and iPad plans for the...
Not So Fast, Google: China Wants A Look At Your Motorola Deal First
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Google has overcome two big regulatory hurdles in getting its $12.5-billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility approved by both U.S. and European regulators. China has until March 20 to decide whether or not it will wave through the deal, too. The country’s Anti-Monopoly Bureau is now reviewing the deal — a...
Sony announces Xperia Go and Xperia acro S: waterproof and dual-core
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If you were underwhelmed by the middling specs of Sony's past toughphones, you might want to take a look at the latest pair to join the 2012 Xperia family. First up, the Xperia go houses a 3.5-inch 480 x 320 display with a dual-core 1GHz processor, powering the (unfortunately...
Can smartphone vendors survive with Apple and Samsung dominating the industry?
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Apple and Samsung are in the midst of a patent-fueled war with no end in site, but the pair has also inadvertently joined forces to make it increasingly difficult for other vendors to continue making smartphones. New estimates suggest Apple and Samsung combined to take in a staggering 95% of smartphone industry...
IDC: Android tablets will overtake iPad by 2015, despite everything
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They're not center-stage right now, but Android tablets are still predicted to overtake the iPad within the next three years, according to IDC. The forecasters noted that Apple's worldwide share of the tablet market is shrinking with each new lower-priced Android competitor. Even as iPad sales continued to grow...
Barnes & Noble 2012 Q3 Report: loss-making Nook generates sales, tears
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It's that time of the year when Barnes & Noble's accountants reveal the figures for the quarter to determine if the age of print is over. Turns out there's some good news for bookseller. Overall sales for the chain increased five percent: the company took $2.4 billion through the...
Blip.tv raises $12M, changes name to… Blip?
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Web video pioneer Blip.tv has raised a new $6 million round of funding from existing investors including Bain Capital Ventures and Canaan Partners, as well as $6M of debt from Silicon Valley Bank, according to an announcement sent out Wednesday morning and an SEC filing. The company also overhauled its...
How Samsung beat Nokia
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Nokia currently estimates that Devices & Services net sales in the first quarter 2012 were EUR 4.2 billion, comprised of Mobile Phones net sales of EUR 2.3 billion (71 million units), Smart Devices net sales of EUR 1.7 billion (12 million units), via Nokia lowers Devices & Services first quarter...
Barnes & Noble Misses In Q3; NOOK Business Up 38 Percent To $542M
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Barnes and Noble reported earnings this morning, with total sales increasing 5% compared to the prior year, from $2.3 billion to $2.4 billion, falling short of analyst expectations. Net income was $52 million, which is flat with the previous year’s earnings. Third quarter earnings per share was $0.71; missing analyst...
Video Plays On Tablets, Mobile Devices And Connected TVs Nearly Doubled in Q4
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From Redbox and Verizon teaming up to take on Netflix to Connected TV and Netflix’s premier of Lillyhammer, offering consumers video content where and when they want it is no longer just a second thought. Serving content across platforms has become essential for publishers and brands that want to grow...
iPad 3 is old news: 7.85-inch model due in Q3, says report
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Forget the iPad 3, a 7.85-inch model due later this year, says report. [Read more]...
Android 5.0 Jelly Bean said to launch in Q3
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Following a report that stated Google’s next major Android updated could launch as early as the second quarter this year, the Internet giant is now said to be prepping Android 5.0 Jelly Bean for a third-quarter release. DigiTimes cited unnamed industry sources on Thursday in claiming Android 4.0 Ice...
Lenovo's Fiscal Q3 Profit up 54 Percent, Increases China Share
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Lenovo's profit in its fiscal third quarter ended Dec. 31 grew 54 percent year-over-year, as the company saw growth in many key markets....
Netgear adds R6200 router and A6200 USB adapter to its 802.11ac family
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In its ongoing battle against internet bottlenecks -- or let's face it -- techie bragging rights, Netgear has launched two more devices with that sweet, sweet 802.11ac data flow. Joining its recently announced R6300 router, is the R6200 model, which supports a combined WiFi speed of 1200 Mbps, has...
Making Sense of the Android 5.0 "Jelly Bean" Timeline
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There should be a new bounty of dessert coming to Android lovers later this year. Android 5.0 "Jelly Bean" is rumored to be announced in the second quarter of 2012 and provide a better operating system for Android tablets. The report comes from Digitimes, a Taiwanese tech site that specializes...
Nokia Lumia 610 NFC becomes official with Orange, will launch with Visa and Mastercard NFC support in Q3
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After it jumped the gun and unwittingly unveiled its new Lumia 610 NFC smartphone ahead of its official Monaco launch at 1pm GMT, Nokia has made its new Windows Phone handset official, announcing that it will launch on Orange networks early in the third quarter. Updating its Conversations blog, Nokia...
Nokia Lumia 610 NFC becomes official with Orange, will launch with Visa and Mastercard NFC support in Q3
Netflix’s Former Customers Are Returning After Rebranding Fiasco
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At a J.P Morgan conference held in Boston on Wednesday, Netflix CFO David Wells said that the company was looking up and, more importantly, customers who cancelled the service because of the Qwikster rebranding, plan repricing, and subsequent poor PR are now returning. The company drove users away due to...
Acer shows off next-gen Iconia Tab A210 and A110 at Computex, we go hands-on
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No press release, no media alert, not even a splashy press conference with Adele blasting in the background. The only reason we know these two tablets exist is because we happened to catch them on display here at Computex. What we have here are the Acer Iconia Tab A210...
Foxconn rumored to begin receiving Apple television LCDs in Q3 2012
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A new rumor claims Sharp is set to begin delivering LCD TV panels to assembler Foxconn in order to begin building Apple television sets....
Take that, Netflix: Hulu premieres Battleground series
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Hulu launched its first original scripted series Battleground Monday night, just one week after Netflix started its foray into original programming with Lilyhammer. New episodes of Battleground, a comedy about a Senate campaign in Wisconsin, will be released on Hulu every Tuesday. The show will be available both to users...
Toshiba outs LX815 / LX835 all-in-ones with Ivy Bridge, overhauled design
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Toshiba was fairly late to the all-in-one party, only releasing its first US model last year. Less than twelve months later, though, the outfit's already revamping its design: the company just announced the LX815 and LX835, which will replace its current 21.5- and 23-inch offerings. Both models sport 1080p...
Google TV is coming to Europe this September
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Sony will start selling Google TV-based products in Europe in September, according to a report by Les Echoes. The website was told by Sony France marketing director Stephane Labrousse that the CE maker will sell two devices: A set-top box will go on sale for 200 Euros ($266) whereas a...
Digitimes’ latest rumor: new iPhone coming September, 7-inch iPad in August, and new 10-inch iPad in Q4
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The ever sketchy DigiTimes doesn’t have the best reputation when it comes to predicting Apple product launches, but today the publication is reporting Apple OEM Pegatron has begun receiving orders for a new iPhone and a next-gen 10-inch iPad. It also reported Apple plans to release a 7-inch iPad in...
Digitimes’ latest rumor: new iPhone coming September, 7-inch iPad in August, and new 10-inch iPad in Q4
MasterCard Ties Up With T-Mobile For NFC Mobile Payments In Europe
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Another strong step ahead of mobile payments today: MasterCard and Deutsche Telekom have announced that they will work together to roll out services across DT’s footprint in Europe, starting with an NFC wallet solution in Poland in Q3 and Germany following soon after. For now, the U.S. is not being...
Motorola Further Details ICS Rollout, But Is Verizon Delaying The Ice Cream Party In The States?
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Slowly but surely Ice Cream Sandwich will hit last year’s flagship Android phones. Motorola just updated its ICS schedule that details the expected timetable for each device. The biggest change is that ICS is now scheduled for non-US RAZR models. But that’s seemingly the case for most Moto devices. For...
Spotify, iTunes Expansion Helping WMG Hit Digital Music Milestones
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Recent roll-outs to new countries of download and streaming services helped Michael Bublé‘s Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) offset physical declines with digital growth in its October-to-December Q3. —In recorded music (ie. sales of tracks to users), digital revenue grew 15 percent after iTunes’ expansion to 12 new European...
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