Posts tagged as: HTC

Apple wins another infringement case against HTC’s Android-based smartphones – Part 2

According to HTC, this function had been in Blackberry and other smartphones before iPhone had even surfaced in the market. They said in the official statement: “Our own layman assessment of the feasibility of such a work around is also very straight forward: it is very easy, best proof being that Blackberry users have been […]

Apple wins another infringement case against HTC’s Android-based smartphones – Part 1

Since the original iPhone set foot in the mobile communications market, it has become an ‘inspiration’; it has been copied on several levels. Apple has been busy of late in taking the infringement problems in their stride. For better or for worse, these copy cases have been in the news, especially this year, and Apple […]

Carrier IQ releases a statement clearing their name from surveillance scandal

Carrier IQ were alleged in reconnaissance activities that caused the infringement of users privacy rules and regulations. However, due to a stream of opprobrium directed at the company, they finally attempted to clear the air and moot all the rumours that were damaging their corporate image. In the recent report published by Carrier IQ, the […]

HP offers its webOS to the open source community

Hewlett-Packard (HP) have announced that they are offering their mobile device-oriented operating system, webOS to the open source community. The company will no longer be investing in the already-beleaguering OS that has seen none or little success at best. The decision came as a surprise to some technology gurus, as the first choice for HP—in […]

Android is a market leader, says Google Chairman Eric Schmidt

Executive Chairman of Google, Inc. Eric Schmidt claimed on Wednesday, that Android OS-based phones are the market leaders in the US and all over the world; he was addressing the developers’ conference LeWeb in Paris. This seemed an overstatement as the awe in the hall vouched for it. Through a streak for iPhones, iPads and […]

Carrier IQ rootkit is true and can be deactivated with new apps and steps

Trevor Eckhart, a Connecticut systems administrator, disclosed earlier this week that smartphones like Nokia’s Symbian-based handsets and Android OS phones along with Apple’s iPhones have been found with malicious software. According to Eckhart, Carrier IQ is a mobile device intelligence services company that develops namesake software which is used to send their customers, major cell […]

Carrier IQ found engaged in illegal wiretapping activities on smartphones – Part 2

Further explaining their activities, CIQ added: “The information gathered by Carrier IQ is done for the exclusive use of that customer, and Carrier IQ does not sell personal subscriber information to 3rd parties. The information derived from devices is encrypted and secured within our customer’s network or in our audited and customer-approved facilities.” According to Ohm, Carrier IQ’s […]

Carrier IQ found engaged in illegal wiretapping activities on smartphones – Part 1

World renowned rootkit developers, Carrier IQ have been found involved in wiretapping activities in Nokia’s Symbian OS, Google’s Android OS and Research In Motion’s (RIM) Blackberry OS. Connecticut systems administrator Trevor Eckhart revealed on Tuesday that CIQ has been keeping logs of keys punched on these smartphones and deliberately sending them to major carriers like […]

Review on the Blackberry Bold Touch 9900

The best BlackBerry Bold ever? Perhaps it is. The core features of BlackBerry are still compelling, the keyboard will let you skip over keys rattling out messages, with a rock of the thumb here and a glancing prod there, in ways that only BlackBerry users understand. The addition of a touchscreen does make a difference, […]

HTC see a slump in Android-based smartphones in 2011 fourth quarter

In 2008 HTC emerged as the first technology company to introduce Google, Inc.’s mobile operating system, Android OS. However, the tables have been turned and HTC are no longer the alpha partners with Google. That position has been taken by Samsung. The Korean company joined hands with Google on various fronts. However, of foremost importance […]

China surpasses the US market in terms of Smartphone shipments

The competition of economies between China and the USA has taken another turn. In a recent research conducted by Strategy Analytics, both countries rule rest of the world in smartphone business. However, there is a neck-and-neck competition between the two in terms of shipments and sales/profits. According to the survey, China wins the race of […]

Nokia might not meet sales target over the holiday season

Nokia launched its first Windows Phone (WP) based smartphone Lumia 800 late in October this year. Newly appointed CEO and President Stephen Elop decided to say goodbye to the illusive Symbian-based smartphones and plunged into the Windows market with Lumia series. However, Mr. Elop’s ideology of boosting Nokia’s sales in the first 2012 quarter might […]

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