Motorola Mobility will spend $ 31 million as it lays off 800 employees ahead of its planned acquisition by Google, Bloomberg reported on Monday. Motorola said in a regulatory filing that it would spend $ 27 million in employee severance and an additional $ 4 million closing a number of existing facilities. “Motorola Mobility continues [...]
Motorola Mobility will spend $ 31 million as it lays off 800 employees ahead of its planned acquisition by Google, Bloomberg reported on Monday. Motorola said in a regulatory filing that it would spend $ 27 million in employee severance and an additional $ 4 million closing a number of existing facilities. “Motorola Mobility continues [...]
HOUSTON – Every Monday and Friday I’m answering your tech questions on FOX 26 News at 5 p.m. Today’s question: How do I monitor what my kids are doing on their cell phones and computers? ———— From Courtney in Cypress: How do I check what my kids are texting on their cell phone and iPod [...]
Samsung blew past Apple and Nokia in the third quarter to become the No. 1 smartphone vendor in the world, but another emerging smartphone vendor stole the top spot in the U.S. according to a new report. Market research firm Canalys on Monday released country-level smartphone shipment estimates and according to its figures, HTC shipped [...]
HTC is expected to unveil a new Beats Audio-enabled smartphone dubbed “Rezound” on Thursday during a press conference, and the announcement is now all but confirmed. Droid Life on Sunday published an image of an in-store ad running at some Verizon Wireless retail stores. The ad touts Verizon’s 4G LTE network and shows three compatible [...]
REDLANDS – The Police Department wants to remind residents of the variety of options they have to report information about crime, including anonymously. Residents with a mobile phone, PDA or computer can provide anonymous crime tips directly to police through either Web-based or SMS text- based services. Tipsoft WebTips allows police to receive secure anonymous [...]
During a memorial service for Steve Jobs that took place on October 16th, his sister Mona Simpson delivered a touching eulogy that was published in today’s New York Times. Follow the link below to read it in its entirety. Read Tags: eulogy, memorial, Mona Simpson, Service, speech, steve jobs BGR: The Three [...]
The idea of securing the future probably started with the registration of mobile telephone sim cards. Now with the expected transformation to a cashless society, it becomes convenient to use mobile telephone in making other transactions other than just to make and receive voice calls. This is now possible because mobile telephone identity has been [...]
Apple users have been complaining about battery problems on the new iPhone 4S, noting rapid battery drain and other glitches in the new iOS 5 software. A flaw in Apple’s location services system seems to be the main source of blame. The “Setting Time Zone” option of “Systems Services,” which is found under the “Location [...]
During a memorial service for Steve Jobs that took place on October 16th, his sister Mona Simpson delivered a touching eulogy that was published in today’s New York Times. Follow the link below to read it in its entirety. Read Tags: eulogy, memorial, Mona Simpson, Service, speech, steve jobs BGR: The Three [...]
Apple users have been complaining about battery problems on the new iPhone 4S, noting rapid battery drain and other glitches in the new iOS 5 software. A flaw in Apple’s location services system seems to be the main source of blame. The “Setting Time Zone” option of Systems Services under the Location Services section seems [...]
Apple’s iPhone 4S made its debut in 22 additional countries on Friday. It is now available in: Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Prior to Friday, the iPhone 4S was available in only seven countries and Apple [...]
While the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Motorola DROID RAZR and HTC Rezound (Thunderbolt 2) are all rumored to debut on November 10, the hottest Android smartphone on the market at the moment is without a doubt the Samsung Galaxy S2. Available in three variants (Sprint, AT&T and T-Mobile), all three can be considered flagship Android phones [...]
During the company’s third-quarter earnings call on Thursday, HP CEO Meg Whitman confirmed that her company will launch tablets powered by Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system next year. “One of my observations is that HP tries to do a lot of things,” Whitman explained. “And I am a big believer in doing a small number of things [...]
In its recent third-quarter earnings report, Samsung said its telecommunications business achieved record quarterly sales of 14.90 trillion won, up 37% from the same period last year. The unit shipped 27.9 million smartphones during the period, 10 million more than Apple shipped during the same quarter, pushing Samsung into the top smartphone spot globally. Those sales resulted in [...]
Along with their bag of goodies, many trick-or-treaters (and their chaperones) will be carrying cell phones this Halloween night, and many people will be making calls. According to AT&T, cell phone use routinely goes up on Halloween. The company compiled the following tips for trick-or-treaters and their parents: Make sure phones are fully charged before [...]
Following parent company Coinstar’s third-quarter earnings report, Redbox announced that daily DVD rental fees have increased to $ 1.20 from $ 1. “The price change is based on an increase in operating costs, including higher debit card fees that went into effect October 1,” Redbox said in a statement on its website. “This is the [...]
During the company’s third-quarter earnings call on Thursday, HP CEO Meg Whitman confirmed that her company will launch tablets powered by Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system next year. “One of my observations is that HP tries to do a lot of things,” Whitman explained. “And I am a big believer in doing a small number of things [...]
Sprint and Clearwire are close to inking a deal that will extend an existing network-sharing agreement an additional 3-5 years, Bloomberg Businessweek said Friday. The current agreement will terminate at the end of 2012. Allegedly, the deal is not final and could still fall through. If it is finalized, Sprint is poised to pay less for [...]
Sprint and Clearwire are close to inking a deal that will extend an existing network-sharing agreement an additional 3-5 years, Bloomberg Businessweek said Friday. The current agreement will terminate at the end of 2012. Allegedly, the deal is not final and could still fall through. If it is finalized, Sprint is poised to pay less for [...]
Apple’s iPhone 4S made its debut in 22 additional countries on Friday. It is now available in: Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Prior to Friday, the iPhone 4S was available in only seven countries and Apple [...]
