There have been plenty of legal wranglings between Motorola and Apple, and with Google buying Motorola, that doesn’t show signs of stopping. Now, Google plans to grab 2.25 per cent of every iPhone sale because of the patents it owns through the purchase of Moto. More »
Audio tags are looking more and more like the new QR code — not only are they way less ugly than those jagged black-on-white squares, but you don’t need to take a picture of anything in order for them to work. (See also: Shazam and the Super Bowl.) More »
RIM just put out a series of videos showcasing the durability tests a Blackberry has to withstand prior to its release. Pretty cool! More »
Since the arrival of the iPhone 4S, users of the humble iPhone 4 have been hoping for a chance to get Siri. While they can unofficially, they never will from Apple. Here’s why. More »
AMD has been going head-to-head with Intel in the PC market for years, so it’s no surprise that they will be hot on Intel’s heels in the mobile space, too. Yep, they have plans to design tablet CPUs. It’s like two gorillas shrinking themselves to do battle in your pocket. More »
STMicroelectronics hopes to make the wimpy LED flash on your smartphone as bright as the xenon flash in your camera with a new chip that packs a supercapacitor for quick bursts of power. More »
While Microsoft is still trying to get people to care about Windows Phone, details of the next big version are already nailed down, claims Pocketnow. The site says it’s acquired a Microsoft video spilling the beans on Windows Phone 8. More »
One of the best things about the Samsung Galaxy Nexus is that it comes with a vanilla OS: no crapware and no bloated UI skin. But that doesn’t mean that you also get updates directly from Google. If you bought your Galaxy Nexus from Telstra, Optus or Vodafone, you’re not running the latest version of Ice Cream Sandwich, and you probably never will. More »
Hey, that headline rhymes! Well, sort of. Sadly, that’s the only good news for those hanging out for a successor to the wildly popular Galaxy S II, as Samsung has confirmed it won’t be unveiling a successor at Mobile World Congress. More »
