Manufacturers
LG teases “New Revolutionary Smartphones” in MWC invite
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LG has started sending out press invites for its Mobile World Congress bash, and these invites clearly mention that company is going to announce new smartphones at the event, not that we doubted it!
HTC Sensation ICS update roll-out to start by end of March
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HTC has just shared a note on its official Facebook page detailing the Android 4.0 update progress so far and it had some good news for Sensation owners. Company has confirmed that Ice Cream Sandwich update for Sensation, Sensation XE and Sensation 4G will start by the end of March. Sensation XL will get the update soon after.
Google-Motorola deal likely to get US Dept of Justice nod next week
US Department of Justice is likely to clear the Google-Motorola deal, stated WSJ citing sources familiar with the matter. This clearance could come as early as next week, giving Google a hardware company as well as thousands of wireless technology patents.
On the other hand, European Union regulators are also scheduled to rule on the acquisition. They would either clear the deal or open an in-depth enquiry, which can take upto 90 days.
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LG teases Optimus Vu, a Galaxy Note competitor
LG is planning to launch a Galaxy Note competitor Optimus Vu. Company posted a teaser for the same on its Korean blog today. It will come with 5 inch display, but will have a different 4:3 aspect ratio.
Optimus Vu is first expected to be released in South Korea followed by a global release at Mobile World Congress. While company hasn’t officially revealed much in the teaser video, a separate leak suggests that Optimus Vu (aka Sketch) will come with 1024x768p IPS display, 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor, 1GB RAM, 8GB internal storage, 8MP rear camera, Gingerbread (upgradable to ICS) and NFC.
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Motorola sold 100 refurbished Xoom tablets without wiping data
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In a step that could have had serious privacy implications, Motorola sold around 100 refurbished Xoom Wi-Fi units in United States that were not cleared of previous owners’ data. Company had come clean yesterday and advised the users, who returned their Xoom between March and October 2011, to get a free complimentary membership of Experian’s ProtectMyID Alert to mitigate any risk to its customers.
LG handset business posts profit, breaks losing streak
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LG’s handset business has finally reported profit after six quarters of loss. According to earnings announcement today, company handset business posted 9.9 billion won ($8.8 million) in operating profit in October-December quarter.
HTC to focus on select devices this year
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HTC UK chief has told a publication that company is going to launch a limited number of devices this year and will focus on a few Hero devices. HTC had flooded the market with several smartphones last year and it did not turn out too well for the company thus it is changing the strategy now.
HTC Sense 4.0 previewed
Read the rest of this entry »HTC is expected to unveil a new version of its Sense UI at Mobile World Congress along with its smartphones Edge and Ville. Dubbed as 4.0, Folks over Pocketnow got a chance to play with an early build and have shared their impressions.
Motorola shipped 1 million tablets in 2011
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Motorola Mobility has announced its fourth quarter and full-financial year results today. Company revealed the number of shipped smartphones and tablets in these results and only 1 million tablets were shipped by the company in the last year. On the smartphone front, company shipped 18.7 million smartphones.
Apples sues Samsung for ‘Slide to Unlock’ in Galaxy Nexus
Since the day Apple was granted the Slide-to-unlock patent, everyone was expecting Apple to bring an onslaught of patent infringement lawsuits on Android device manufacturer because the most common unlock mechanisms used by Android devices fall under the broad slide-to-unlock patent awarded to Apple.
After suing Samsung and Motorola for slide-to-unlock in two different German courts, company has filed a new complaint against Galaxy Nexus for the same patent yesterday in Germany. According to Apple, Samsung infringes its slide-to-unlock patent in Galaxy Nexus.
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