Wireless Technology News

7:12 AM EST
11/7/2011 EC question Samsung, Apple over smartphone patentsThe European Commission is questioning both Samsung Electronics and Apple over their ongoing patent infringement lawsuits. The two former partners have at least 30 lawsuits between them in 10 countries over the operating systems used in their respective smartphones.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Computing And Information Technology, Wireless Technology, Politics, Regional Authority, Crime, Law And Justice, Trials, Litigation

7:10 AM EDT
10/21/2011 Study finds no link between cell phone use and cancerThe study followed 358,403 mobile phone subscribers for more than 18 years. Overall, 10,729 cases of brain and central nervous system occurred during the study period of between 1990 and 2007.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Computing And Information Technology, Wireless Technology, Health, Disease, Cancer, Medical Research

7:32 AM EDT
10/19/2011 Apple shares fall on weaker-than-expected iPhone salesApple shares went down 5.8 percent or $24.33 on Tuesday after reports showed weaker-than-expected sales of the company’s iPhone 4S in the last quarter.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Computing And Information Technology, Wireless Technology, Science And Technology, IT/computer Sciences, Company Information, Quarterly Or Semiannual Financial Statement

7:37 AM EDT
10/14/2011 iPhone 4S sales may reach 4 million units over the weekendApple simultaneously made available to the public on Friday its iPhone 4S, the last product developed under company founder Steve Jobs. Analysts estimated Apple could sell up to 4 million units this weekend alone.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Computing And Information Technology, Wireless Technology, Science And Technology, IT/computer Sciences, Company Information, Sales

8:47 AM EDT
10/12/2011 iCloud seeks to cement loyalty of Apple usersiCloud, the first product release of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) since company co-founder Steve Jobs died on Oct. 5, is seen as a service that would cement the loyalty of Apple product users.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Computing And Information Technology, Wireless Technology, Company Information, New Service, Arts, Culture And Entertainment, Internet

9:17 AM EDT
10/6/2011 India launches world’s cheapest tablet at $35After launching the world’s cheapest car at $2,040, a water purifier at $15 and open-heart surgery at $2,000, India has again come in the limelight when it launched the world’s cheapest tablet computer on Wednesday.

Source:AHN Topics:Science And Technology, IT/computer Sciences, Economy, Business And Finance, Company Information, New Product, Computing And Information Technology, Wireless Technology

6:53 AM EDT
10/4/2011 Android smartphones beat sales of Apple iPhonesSmartphones running on Android operating system sold in the second quarter of 2011. The competition for consumer smartphone loyalty is not only between buyers of the devices but also among app developers who now are also designing apps for the more popular Android.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Computing And Information Technology, Wireless Technology, Science And Technology, IT/computer Sciences, Company Information, Sales

9:52 PM EDT
8/29/2011 Three American tech firms joint venture to rival Google’s mobile phone payment serviceThree major American technology firms have set up a joint venture to rival the mobile phone payment service of Google.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Computing And Information Technology, Wireless Technology, Science And Technology, IT/computer Sciences, Company Information, New Service

3:07 PM EDT
8/4/2011 Google accuses smartphone competitors of ganging up on AndroidGoogle Inc.’s lawyer has accused Microsoft, Apple, Oracle and other companies of cornering smartphone technology patents in a concerted effort to thwart the growing consumer preference for Android-run mobile devices.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Computing And Information Technology, Wireless Technology, Science And Technology, Technology, Lifestyle And Leisure, Consumer Issue

6:51 AM EDT
8/2/2011 AT&T to slow down speed of top 5 percent data consumersAmerican telecom giant AT&T announced over the weekend that it would slow down the browsing speed of its top 5 percent data consumers.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Computing And Information Technology, Wireless Technology, Science And Technology, IT/computer Sciences, Company Information, Consumers