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Apple Wins $1B Verdict Over Samsung

Jury decides huge patent infringement case

(Newser) - After a year of scorched-earth litigation, a jury decided today that Samsung ripped off the innovative technology used by Apple to create its revolutionary iPhone and iPad. The San Jose jury ordered Samsung to pay Apple $1.05 billion in the latest skirmish of a global legal battle between the...

Now Silicon Valley Warns of Device Addiction

Take a break from iPhones, iPads, tech leaders warn

(Newser) - You'd think those who work in Silicon Valley, of all places, would want you to be utterly dependent upon your smartphones and tablets—but increasingly, those in the tech industry are actually worried about users' growing addiction to their devices. People "need to notice the effect that time...

Next iPhone to Have Thinner, Sharper Screen

Touch capabilities will be built in

(Newser) - The new iPhone rumored to be hitting this fall will employ a new screen technology that embeds the touch function into the screen itself, as opposed to the current method, which involves putting a "touch layer" over an LCD screen, the Wall Street Journal reports. The result: a screen...

Sorry, Apple: Court OKs Galaxy Nexus Sales

...for now

(Newser) - Apple's two-week-old legal victories have just been cut in half. In late June, a judge halted US sales of two Samsung products, the Galaxy Nexus smartphone and the Galaxy Tab 10.1. But on Friday an appeals court rejected the preliminary injunction on the Nexus, Wired reports, though it...

Amazon Preps iPhone Challenger

Teams up with Foxconn to build smartphone

(Newser) - Amazon is opening up a new front in its battle with Apple and Google. With help from Foxconn, the firm is developing its own smartphone, insiders tell Bloomberg . Alongside the Kindle Fire, the phone would offer a cheaper alternative to yet another popular Apple product, and would also compete with...

Galaxy Phones Ring in $5.9B Profit for Samsung

Profits expected to keep climbing, but company hedges on Europe

(Newser) - Thanks to the Galaxy S III smartphone's very warm reception, Samsung's profits last quarter climbed 14.5% to a record $5.9 billion, reports Reuters . But because of worry over the euro, which has fallen 5% versus the South Korean won since April, the company remains guarded, working...

BlackBerry Maker Posts Huge Loss, Delays New Phone

RIM slashing 5K jobs as 'death spiral' continues

(Newser) - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion's freefall is continuing. The Canadian company's shares plunged 15% after it posted a $518 million third-quarter loss and announced that its new BlackBerry 10 smartphone had been delayed until next year, reports the Wall Street Journal . The company says it is cutting 5,...

Weather Service Starts Texting Warnings to Smartphones

They'll go to devices in the path of severe weather

(Newser) - Millions of smartphone users will soon begin receiving text messages about severe weather from a government system that can send a blanket warning to mobile devices in the path of a dangerous storm. The National Weather Service's new Wireless Emergency Alerts system offers a new way to warn Americans...

How RIM Killed the BlackBerry
 How RIM Killed the BlackBerry 
Jun 28, 2012 9:08 AM CDT

How RIM Killed the BlackBerry

Co-CEOs, resistance to innovation hurt company

(Newser) - Research in Motion is announcing its earnings today, and they're "going to be terrible with a scoop of worse for August," an analyst tells CNET . How did things get so bad for the BlackBerry maker? It started at the top, the Wall Street Journal says in a...

Happy 5th Birthday, iPhone
 Happy 5th Birthday, iPhone 
tributes
Jun 27, 2012 10:38 AM CDT

Happy 5th Birthday, iPhone

There was a time (2007) when the ubiquitous device did not exist

(Newser) - On June 29, 2007, the first iPhones were sold. This week marks the five-year anniversary of the iconic Apple device, and the tributes are pouring in:
  • In Business Insider , Henry Blodget "gawk[s] in awe at how it has changed the world." Let's see, not only has it
...

Being a &#39;Screen Slave&#39; Will Mess Up Your Back
Being a 'Screen Slave'
Will Mess Up Your Back
study says
Jun 19, 2012 1:11 PM CDT

Being a 'Screen Slave' Will Mess Up Your Back

And your neck, too, warns physiotherapists' group

(Newser) - Perhaps you heaved a huge sigh of relief when you heard that your cellphone probably isn't giving you cancer , but we have bad news for you: Spending all day staring at a smartphone, tablet, or laptop is still harmful to your health. A new study by the Chartered Society...

Verizon&#39;s New Plans? &#39;Crummy&#39; for Consumers


 Verizon's New Plans? 
 'Crummy' for Consumers 
reaction roundup
Jun 13, 2012 8:48 AM CDT

Verizon's New Plans? 'Crummy' for Consumers

Critics agree: You won't like these new family plans

(Newser) - Verizon yesterday unveiled its new "Share Everything" plans, in which families will share one data allowance on a family plan rather than each member having his or her own data allowance on separate plans. Despite the fact that Verizon is touting this as a money-saving opportunity for families, critics...

BlackBerry Maker In Freefall

RIM warns that it's going to lose money again this quarter

(Newser) - Research in Motion shares plummeted almost 8% in pre-market trading today, after the BlackBerry maker warned that it would lose money for the second straight quarter thanks to ever-dwindling sales. Analysts had been slashing their estimates on BlackBerry, but all assumed it would at least be profitable, the Wall Street ...

Facebook, Don&#39;t Build a Phone
 Facebook, Don't Build a Phone 
OPINION
May 29, 2012 1:15 PM CDT

Facebook, Don't Build a Phone

Mark Zuckerberg should stick with software: Dan Costa

(Newser) - Facebook has enough problems these days, from that lackluster IPO to rumors that Mark Zuckerberg is a lousy honeymoon tipper . And now comes yet another report that Facebook is trying to make a smartphone ? At PC Magazine , Dan Costa has some advice: Don't do it. Facebook does indeed...

For 3rd Time, Facebook Poised to Build Phone

But will it be any good, if it ever arrives?

(Newser) - Facebook is once again gearing up to build its own smartphone, and it could be here by next year. The company has hired several engineers from the iPhone and iPad teams for its third foray into the project, insiders tell the New York Times . Facebook's first attempt to build...

Verizon to Phase Out Unlimited Data Plans

'Grandfathered' customers will be shifted to data-share plans upon upgrade

(Newser) - Verizon is scrapping the $30-a-month unlimited data plan that it still gives to 3G customers who signed up for it before the company switched to a tiered system, reports FierceWireless . When the "grandfathered" customers upgrade their devices, they will be shifted over to Verizon's new data-share plan that...

Sexting Solution? App Kills Image After 10 Seconds

Snapchat might help prevent post-text embarrassment

(Newser) - Good news for naked celebrities: A new app lets people send sexts with less chance they'll leak online. Snapchat allows users to set potentially embarrassing photo messages to delete themselves within seconds. It even warns senders when a recipient tries to take a screenshot of a message, the website...

BlackBerry Surrenders on Consumer Market

Maker RIM will instead focus on business customers

(Newser) - Struggling BlackBerry maker Research in Motion said today it will cede most consumer markets after failing to compete with flashier touch-screen phones such as Apple's iPhone and models that run Google's Android software. Instead, RIM said it will return to its roots and focus on business customers, many...

Angry Birds Won't Tick Off Nokia After All

Rovio will create a version for Windows Phone platform

(Newser) - Good news for Nokia and fans of Angry Birds who use their phones: Game-maker Rovio says it plans to make a version of the new Angry Birds Space for the Windows Phone 7 platform, despite earlier reports to the contrary, notes Mashable . The game sequel launched on iOS and Android...

Have an AT&T Unlimited Plan? Not Anymore

Grandfathered in, you say? Well you're now capped at 3GB

(Newser) - Amid growing controversy over data "throttling" —in which smartphone users on so-called unlimited data plans risked seeing their speeds slowed dramatically—AT&T is taking a simple step: It's effectively ending unlimited data. The company is setting a cap of three gigabytes' usage, beyond which "unlimited"...

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