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By Toni McQuilken Monday, November 7th, 2011 7:46 am.Sony Corporation (Sony) and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Ericsson) announced that Sony will acquire Ericsson’s 50 percent stake in Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (Sony Ericsson), making the mobile handset business a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony.... Read More
By Toni McQuilken Tuesday, November 1st, 2011 4:28 pm.At the Jacob Javits Center in New York City last week, the annual PhotoPlus convention was held. The event showcases all things photography, and this year, mobile photography was a small but growing part of that.... Read More
By Toni McQuilken Thursday, October 27th, 2011 5:07 pm.First reported on Forbes.com, adults are starting to recognize the potential power in teaching kids about technology early. Called Coding for Kids, the new initiative seeks to help educate children about software development, giving them a leg up on their future.... Read More
By Toni McQuilken Thursday, October 27th, 2011 5:00 pm.Within weeks of it first being announced, the iPhone 4S has begun shipping, and no one can call it anything except another success for Apple. The company had pre-orders of more than a million after a single day, surpassing the previous record held by the iPhone 4 of 600,000 in the first day of pre-orders. ... Read More
By Toni McQuilken Tuesday, October 18th, 2011 2:53 pm.Popular Android mobile security app Lookout has finally come to iOS starting today. The app is now available for free in the iTunes store.... Read More
By Toni McQuilken Tuesday, October 18th, 2011 2:40 pm.One of the apps that's long been clamored for on the iPad has been an official Facebook client. There were plenty of third-party options, but while Facebook had an app for smaller screens, they hadn't released one designed for the tablet. Last week, that all changed, when the company officially launched the iPad version of its Facebook app.... Read More
By Toni McQuilken Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 4:40 pm.At it's live press event in Cupertino, Calif. today, Apple focused on all things iOS.... Read More
By Toni McQuilken Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 4:33 pm.Apple introduced the iPhone 4S at their live press event today. It features the new A5 processor chip, which means it is up to 2 times faster than the previous iPhone, with graphics that, according to the company, are up to 7 times faster. The 4S will have 8 hours of 3G talk time, and 6 hours of browsing - that increases to 9 hours of browsing on Wi-Fi. For video, the battery life is about 10 hour... Read More
By Toni McQuilken Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 4:16 pm.The iPod is what started Apple's journey into personal portable electronics, and it's getting an update at the live event this year.... Read More
By Toni McQuilken Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 4:02 pm.iCloud isn't new to Apple, but at the company's live event today, they had some new features that will be available to iOS 5 and Lion users.... Read More
By Toni McQuilken Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 3:46 pm.Apple announced iOS 5 at their annual keynote event. The software has already been seeded to 100,000 developers to start working on either bringing apps up to spec, or designing new ones. iOS 5 will hit the streets on October 12.... Read More
By Toni McQuilken Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 3:05 pm.The first major announcement to come out of Apple's Big Event, "Let's Talk iPhone," is the new Cards app, which allows users to choose a picture and layout, and Apple will print and even mail the card. Users get a notification when the card is at the local post office for delivery, so they even know when their sentiments will arrive. The cost will be $2.99 per card in the United States, and $4.99 ... Read More
By Toni McQuilken Wednesday, August 24th, 2011 6:39 pm.Skype announced on its blog today that it is going to acquire GroupMe, a mobile group messaging service. Skype is in the process of being acquired by Microsoft in a deal that was announced earlier this year.... Read More
By Toni McQuilken Friday, August 19th, 2011 10:18 am.According to online sources, and supposedly confirmed by a source at AT&T itself, as of August 21, the telecom company will do away with its tiered pricing plans for texting, leaving only the unlimited option.... Read More
Sony Acquires Full Ownership of Sony Ericsson Business
Sony Corporation (Sony) and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Ericsson) announced that Sony will acquire Ericsson’s 50 percent stake in Son...
Photoplus Offers Options for Mobile Photographers
At the Jacob Javits Center in New York City last week, the annual PhotoPlus convention was held. The event showcases all things photography,...
UK Parents and Teachers Band Together To Educate Kids on Coding, Computers
First reported on Forbes.com, adults are starting to recognize the potential power in teaching kids about technology early. Called Coding fo...
iPhone 4S Launch Was a Success All Around
Within weeks of it first being announced, the iPhone 4S has begun shipping, and no one can call it anything except another success for Apple...
Netflix Stock Drops 37% Amidst Recent Price Hikes & Poor Marketing Decisions
Although this topic is not the hard-core mobile genre, it does have a ripple effect, and hopefully positively for consumers in the long term...
