We reported last night that, due to an ITC order on an Apple patent infringement claim, at least some of HTC’s One X and EVO 4G LTE smartphones had been halted at shipping ports by US Customs.The implications of this for the EVO 4G LTE just got worse, …
[Deal Alert] Gray HTC One X For AT&T Now Available For $129.99 ($70 Off) From Amazon Wireless To New And Upgrading Customers
When David took a look at AT&T’s variant of the One X, he loved it. More than Ron cared for Sprint’s version, anyway. If you’re looking to get in on HTC’s latest, Amazon is offering the gray version of the One X for $129.99 to both new and upgradin…
ShopAndroid Daily Giveaway #73: Battery Charger for Verizon Galaxy Nexus, Golla Grape Pouch & more
Today's ShopAndroid.com Daily Giveaway will feature the Seidio Multi-Function Battery Charger for Verizon Galaxy Nexus, Golla Grape Pouch, Aquapac Handheld Case, and the HTC Mini-USB Car Charger. Leave your comment below stating which item you'…
Facebook increases IPO size by 25%
Just two days before its initial public offering, Facebook has increased the number of shares it will offer by 25%. The social networking giant will now offer 421 million shares to investors, 83.8 million shares more than it had originally planned to …
Sprint reportedly cancelling its early upgrade program June 1st (update)
Like dominoes, Sprint’s consumer-friendly policies continue to fall one at a time. Citing “high costs,” the Now Network will begin discontinuing its practice of allowing customers to upgrade their phone 10-14 days prior to the official date of eligib…
Samsung loses $10B market value due to Apple order rumor
Samsung’s shares dipped more than 6 percent yesterday, erasing $10 billion from the manufacturer’s market value, due to a rumor that claimed Apple ordered large amounts of chips with rebounding Japanese chipmaker Elpida. According to Reuters, Taiwan tech website DigiTimes reported that the Cupertino, Calif.-based Company requested huge orders for dynamic random access memory chips with Elpida’s Hiroshima, Japan plant. [...]
Nielsen: Android And iOS Users Account For 88% Of App Downloads In The Past 30 Days
Nielsen, global leader in measurement and information, takes a look back at the State Of Appnation and how much has changed over the past year. Since Nielsen’s 2011 summary, the number of U.S. smartphone users has increased by 12.4%, with one in two mobile subscribers now owning a smartphone. With the rise in smartphone users, [...]
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Android fragmentation gets visualized, again
Android’s rise to the top of the mobile operating system food chain as measured by device proliferation has been remarkably swift, but not without its drawbacks. Due to the nature of Google’s open source OS and its aggressive strategy, smartphone vendors that make use of the platform have each gone their own way with software development, hardware design and other key elements. As a result, Android fragmentation, which might be defined as the spread of diverging versions of the Android OS across devices with varying core characteristics, was born. Whether or not fragmentation is a problem in the Android ecosystem is a topic that is intensely debated by enthusiasts. Some claim the problem will eventually lead to Android’s downfall while others
Sprint EVO 4G LTE reportedly will miss Friday’s launch date
Update at 11:17 a.m. EDT: Just heard back from Sprint again, and it's still referring any questions to HTC. The HTC EVO 4G LTE won't be available Friday, its scheduled launch day, the WSJ reported this morning, following up on Tuesday nig…
Apple patent spats finally pay off
The launch of Sprint’s flagship EVO 4G LTE has been delayed indefinitely and supply of AT&T’s flagship HTC One X will be constrained as a result of ongoing patent disputes between HTC and Apple. HTC confirmed in a statement emailed to BGR on Tuesday evening that shipments of its new EVO 4G LTE and One X smartphones have been held up by United States Customs as part of an International Trade Commission investigation. Before the phones can clear Customs, the ITC will need to determine that HTC’s new handsets are in compliance with an earlier ruling. “The US availability of the HTC One X and HTC EVO 4G LTE has been delayed due to a standard U.S. Customs review of
