The act of jailbreaking - whether tethered, untethered or semi-tethered - was not crime, until now. However, unless the exemption granted by the U.S. Copyright Office is extended, it could well become one. If an exemption is granted, it will allow owners of mobile phones to use the software of their choice in their smartphones.
Several other upcoming smartphones are also said to make its way to the ICS platform in 2012. Some of them include- HTC Ville, HTC Primo, LG X3, and LG 3.0 Prada Phone to name a few.
Samsung's Galaxy S3 smartphone is the Korean manufacturer's new flagship device, and the Nokia Lumia 900 is Nokia's real first attempt at a smartphone in the U.S. That's no knock against the Nokia Lumia 710 on T-Mobile, but it doesn't compete against the iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy S2 and now S3.
Research in Motion's Thorsten Heins plans to waste no time in his new job. The BlackBerry maker's chief executive said he will present the board with his plan for company's future in just a matter of weeks.
Very few people know that Apple didn't originally own the iPhone and iOS trademarks. Jobs and his company took both names from an enterprise/infrastructure company by the name of Cisco. Here's how Apple managed to get the right to use the iPhone and iOS monikers…
The rumors surrounding Apple Inc.'s anticipated launch of the next iteration of its hugely popular iPhone series of smartphones are gathering momentum.
Research In Motion Ltd.'s Thorsten Heins plans to waste no time in his new job. The BlackBerry maker's CEO said he will present the board with his plans for company's future in just a matter of weeks. The German-born executive, who took over last weekend, said his plans for RIM would be significant.
Research in Motion's Thorsten Heins plans to waste no time in his new job. The BlackBerry maker's chief executive said he will present the board with his plan for company's future in just a matter of weeks.
Both the Apple iPad 2 and Acer Iconia Tab A500 have been out for nearly a year, but only one of them is now available for less than $500, so here's what you need to know about these two 10-inch tablets. Both devices are ready for an update in the next couple of months, and Acer has actually already shown the Iconia Tab A510 at CES this year. It's not out yet, and all the features aren't even known yet, but there is still the A500, an average Android tablet that has some nice features yo...
NTT DoCoMo Inc <9437.T> will ask Google Inc to modify its Android operating system so that smartphones using it would put less pressure on networks, a move that could spark wider protests against the leading mobile software platform, the Nikkei reported.
Howls of despair over the impending cyberpocalypse of hackers taking over people's mobile devices have yet to match the actual numbers of people getting attacked, but there are ways to make sure you're device is protected. Many people do carry extra-sensative information around on their smartphones, so they can be tempting for would be hackers. Here's how to protect yourself from an attack or at least stop an attack if it's already in progress.
Jon Rubinstein, who was instrumental in crafting Apple Inc.'s iPod music player, has left Hewlett Packard Co. after two years on the job there.
Nokia's ambitious launch of Lumia 900 is indeed shocking if the price is $99 only, based on a 2yr data plan.
Samsung's next-generation flagship Android device, the Galaxy S3, will not be launched in the Mobile World Congress 2012 (MWC) in Barcelona, as per the latest report.
Samsung Electronics Co posted a record 4.7 billion dollar quarterly operating profit, driven by booming smartphone sales.
Samsung Electronics Co, the world's top technology firm by revenue, reported a record quarterly profit on Friday, aided by its best-ever sales of smartphones, and hiked 2012 capital investment 9 percent to 25 trillion won ($22 billion) to boost chips and flat-screen production.
Samsung Electronics Co, the world's top technology firm by revenue, reported a record quarterly profit on Friday, aided by its best-ever sales of smartphones and one-off gains.
Motorola Mobility Inc posted a quarterly loss after it warned earlier this month that it was having a tough time competing in the smartphone market amid intense competition from rivals such as the Apple Inc iPhone.
Before the iPhone debuted in 2007, Nokia was virtually alone in the smartphone world, and ever since then, it (and everyone else) has been chasing Apple. Nokia still sells more mobile phones than any other company, but mostly they are of the feature phone variety that don't have touchscreens and data plans. Nokia announced Jan. 26 they had lost over a billion dollars worth of business in the last three months of 2011, but their new line of Windows Phone-powered Lumia smartph...
Judges said they relied on attorneys, court staff and other jurors to catch improper social media use in the jury box.
What started as simple game for smartphones and tablets turned into a huge sensation. And now the megahit Angry Birds will be making its way onto Facebook.
Motorola's Droid Razr Maxx goes on sale today on Verizon, but should you grab the new smartphone or wait a few more weeks for the Nokia Lumia 900? It depends if you are an AT&T or Verizon customer or if you're contract is already up from your current carrier.