HP's Enyo Team Says The Project Will Go On
An update was just posted up on the Enyo blog clarifying some of the rumors about the team leaving to go to Google. The statement mentions that some of the…
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Facebook To Buy Opera? Maybe. Here's What We Hear.
Juicy rumor coming from Pocket-lint this morning: Facebook is reportedly eyeing a takeover of desktop, tablet and smartphone browser maker Opera Software. Citing an unnamed source, Pocket-lint says the social…
IBM Doesn't Just Block Siri, it Restricts iCloud Use Too
IBM may have placed a ban on Apple’s voice-assistant Siri but it has various policies for the use of smartphones accessing and connecting to its networks, ensuring that devices on…
Kakao Talk Introduces Free Calls to its Mobile Messaging Service
Korean mobile messaging app Kakao Talk has introduced free voice calls to its WhatsApp-like service, allowing its worldwide iPhone and Android users to make calls on the service for nothing…
Apple Tipped to Bring Baidu Search to iOS in China Next Month
Apple is being tipped to introduce a much anticipated update that brings support for search services from China’s Baidu into iOS next month, according to Chinese reports that cite comment…
Samsung Plans 'Pop-Up' Stores in London Ahead of Upcoming Olympics
Samsung has revealed that it will introduce ‘pop-up’ mobile stores in London at the end of May, as it seeks to grab a share of increased consumer spending while the…
China Telecom Launches UK Services, Targets Other European Markets
China Telecom has launched a UK mobile service this week, just in time for the upcoming Olympic Games in London, and revealed plans to expand its operations to other key European…
Mobile Deals Startup Scoutmob Scores $3.25M, First Data Deal
Scoutmob, an app development startup that delivers digital, location-based coupons and curated content straight to users’ phones, has scored both $3.25 million in funding and a partnership with payments company…
Android and iOS Make Up Over 80% of Smartphone Shipments
Android and Apple’s iOS continue to dominate the global smartphone industry, according to new data from research firm IDC, which concludes that the two platforms combined accounted for 82 percent of…
T-Mobile USA Rubbishes Sales Talk, Focuses on Growth
Following the failed acquisition by US operator AT&T, T-Mobile USA has all but ruled out the future sale of its US business but will instead seek to boost customer subscriptions and…
Millennial: Tablets Now Account For 20% Of Mobile Ad Impressions
Mobile advertising firm Millennial Media this morning released its ‘Mobile Mix’ report covering its findings for the first quarter of this year. The report looks at trends in ad impressions…
New iPad Overtakes 'Old' iPad In The US: Report
A new report from app analytics company Localytics claims Apple’s latest iPad model is now more widely used in the United States than the first-generation iPad, a mere two months…
China Confirms it Now Has More Than 1 Billion Mobile Phone Users
The Chinese government has confirmed that the country now has more than 1 billion mobile phone users, after revealing that the first quarter of the year saw an additional 43 million…
RIM Loses Its Head of Global Sales
Things aren’t looking good for Research in Motion (RIM), as CNBC is reporting that its head of global sales, Patrick Spence, has decided to leave the company. According to Spence’s…
Social Calling Platform KipCall Launches on Android
The social calling platform KipCall is now available for Android devices in beta version, the French startup announced during TC Disrupt in New York this week. As we reported when…
