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Google finally closes Motorola Mobility acquisition

Google has finally closed its acquisition of Motorola Mobility, and will now start working on new devices while keeping Android open, it said on Tuesday. Continue reading

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Briefly: Voyager, Google-Motorola deal, Powerline networking

Following a delay of nearly a week after repeated denial of service attacks, low-cost Sprint reseller Voyager Mobile has launched in 22 states. Voyager provides Sprint’s 3G and WiMAX network for $39 a month, contract free. Alternatively, a $19/month unlimited-talk plan is available…. Continue reading

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Apple files to block Galaxy Tab 10.1 sales in US

On the heels of an appeals court win that suggested that Samsung should have been barred from selling its copycat Galaxy 10.1 from the get-go, Apple has now filed a motion for a new injunction against the tablet asking it to be pulled from US shelves. The two companies are scheduled to begin high-level settlement talks on Monday, but should they fail the new injunction request could be ruled on as early as June 7…. Continue reading

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Facebook acquires social-gifting startup Karma

Facebook’s initial public offering remained the biggest story in tech throughout the day, overshadowing the social network’s latest acquisition, Karma, a company that specializes in mobile social gifting. The startup has developed an e-commerce platform that enables mobile users to quickly find gifts, select a personalized card, and notify the recipient via text message, e-mail or Facebook…. Continue reading

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More regional carriers debut iPhone 4S

Continuing with a string of recent arrivals on US regional carriers, the iPhone has arrived to two news that cover northwest Oklahoma and Puerto Rico, respectively. Open Mobile, the Puerto Rico carrier, may be the first exclusively no-contract carrier in the US to offer iPhones. Oklahoma-based Pioneer Cellular is carrying only the iPhone 4S, while Open Mobile has both the 4 and 4S at various capacities…. Continue reading

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RIM, Motorola submit compromise nano-SIM design

RIM and Motorola have submitted a new, compromise nano-SIM design based on a concept from Apple, reports say. The new design has the same outline and contacts as Apple’s proposal, but with a notch on one side making space for what RIM calls a “push-push” mechanism; pushing in the card once secures it, pushing it in again pops it out. Apple’s idea may have been less practical, requiring a tray to hold a card steady…. Continue reading

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Samsung said to have 9 million Galaxy S III pre-orders

Samsung is reported to have notched up 9 million pre-orders for its Galaxy S III smartphone ahead of its launch. According to Reuters, the pre-orders have been made from over 100 global carriers, not customers, ahead of its release. Customers will be able to get their hands on the device starting May 29 in Germany, before it begins rolling out across other countries…. Continue reading

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Sorkin comments on Jobs biopic, Wozniak hired as advisor

Aaron Sorkin, the screenwriter behind 2010′s The Social Network and the TV series The West Wing told reporters earlier today that he has little idea about what he’s going to write so far in Sony’s planned biographical film on the life of Apple co-creator and former CEO Steve Jobs. He did reveal that the movie won’t be a “straight ahead biography” and that Steve Wozniak has been hired as an advisor…. Continue reading

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Apple, HTC ordered to enter settlement discussions

The US District Court of Delaware has ordered Apple and HTC to enter settlement discussions. Judge Sherry Fallon will be moderating the talks, which follow the import ban that has stalled HTC’s Evo 4G LTE and One X from entering the US, reports Florian Mueller…. Continue reading

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Sprint may offer $100 for old iPhones used to buy iPhone 4S

Beginning tomorrow, Sprint is planning to offer “at least” $100 for older iPhones traded in towards an iPhone 4S, a leak claims. A graphic provided by a source identifies the promotion as running through June 30th, and also requiring the activation of a new line of service. What it might take to get more than $100 for an old iPhone has not been mentioned…. Continue reading

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