As Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 market share hovers in the single digits, calls for Nokia to re-consider Android smartphones are louder than ever. I’ll preface all this by saying that I still believe Nokia makes one of the best pieces of hardware in the entire wireless game. That being said, Nokia’s (stubborn) CEO Stephen Elop has made it clear that his… Read more
With HTC facing dropping profits, delays with HTC One manufacturing, and the risk of the CEO leaving due to the One not succeeding, a lot rides on their new flagship. However, they’re facing even worse luck, as Nokia filed for and was granted a preliminary injunction against the device in Amsterdam. The issue is over the high-amplitude microphones HTC… Read more
If you’ve been looking for a biased and incorrect infographic, HTC delivers. Incorrect because they mistake their own DROID DNA for an Incredible and the EVO 4G for an EVO 3D, among other things. But the final part got our attention, saying that 2013 will bring “a new sound and camera experience.” This could be referencing the HTC M7, and we sure hope… Read more
A leak of a Verizon roadmap has provided a ton of information on new phones. Assuming it’s all accurate, this could be a good quarter for Verizon. The HTC DROID Incredible X was on the roadmap, with a 5″ display and a quad core processor. It’s that rumored HTC phablet we’ve seen a few times before. This competition to the Note II should be coming out… Read more
Oh Nokia, you so crazy. The Finnish giant took to Twitter early this morning just hours before they are set to unveil their first Windows Phone 8 devices and teased us Android fans. Nokia plans on eating Jelly Bean for breakfast? At least a few of you interpreted this as a potential sign that Nokia would make Android devices, but alas that is not to… Read more
Little known carrier in the US hailing out China, ZTE is now the fifth largest smartphone manufacturer in the world. With news that ZTE shipped 8 million smartphones in the second quarter of 2012, it is now the fifth-largest smartphone manufacturer in terms of units shipped, according to ZTE that is. In fact, ZTE says their worldwide marketshare is… Read more
It seems like everyone has a smartphone these days, and manufacturers have the numbers to back that up. In Q2, Samsung shipped 52.1 million smartphones. That doesn’t necessarily mean they sold all of them, but it’s still an impressive number for a single quarter. Next up is Apple, who sold 26 million phones in the same quarter. Considering Apple only… Read more
Google, who has remained quiet in many of its partners legal troubles, has once again become involved in the courtroom. This time, it’s working with HTC to defend against Nokia. The former #1 cellphone manufacturer claims that HTC infringes on no less than 16 patents owned by the Finnish firm. HTC counters that it uses them under FRAND. Although, Nokia… Read more
At this point, the very word patent makes my stomach cringe. This is a different story however, as a certain fruit company is not involved; Nokia is claiming that the Nexus 7 violates some of their WiFi patents, and that there was no attempt to license the technology. That could be very bad news for Google’s latest Nexus device, as they will most likely… Read more
Samsung has denied reports it is interested in acquiring Nokia among what can only be said is another set of rumors that ailing Nokia is looking for a sale. In a brief statement, Samsung denied having any plans to buy the Finnish giant: “Such reports are purely speculative and are not true.” The only real bonus with this story is the 6% bump… Read more
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