We’ve seen an explosion in game startups in the past few years. Zynga and Nexon have gone public, an indication that we could be nearing the end of a cycle. Their IPOs raise the question: When will there be enough …
In what will likely be a constant back and forth between Apple and Samsung, the iPhone maker has apparently reclaimed the title of the world’s largest smartphone vendor for the fourth quarter of 2011.
That’s according to research firm Strategy …
It’s good to be the Android king: Samsung today announced its record fourth quarter earnings, in which it saw operating profits of 5.3 trillion won (around $4.7 billion) on revenues of 47.3 trillion won (around $42 billion).
That’s a decent …
Without any wildly successful Android devices this quarter, Motorola took a beating during the fourth quarter.
Motorola reported a loss of $80 million on revenue of $3.4 billion, compared to earnings of $80 million last year. The company’s mobile device …
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In a week when Apple reported its highest quarterly earnings ever, the company is still plagued with reports of labor abuses among its suppliers.
It’s becoming increasingly clear that Apple — which is now sitting pretty with $97.7 billion in …
Is there such a thing as being too organized? A new to-do app called Clear aims to cut down on the amount of time you spend managing to-do lists so that you can actually, well, do things. The app is …
Hoping to dispel its reputation for terrible reliability, AT&T today revealed the dramatic extent of its network improvements in 2011 as part of its fourth quarter earnings announcement.
The carrier said it made over 150,000 improvements throughout last year, including …
Echoing the sentiments of its competitors, AT&T today discussed the growing need for more wireless spectrum in the US and criticized the FCC’s inability to open up more spectrum, in its fourth quarter earnings call.
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said …
AT&T saw its best wireless sales ever in the fourth quarter, but the aftermath of its failed T-Mobile acquisition was a big hit on profits.
The carrier reported a net loss of $6.7 billion on revenue of $32.5 billion (up …
Mob games aren’t really fun unless you can disrespect your foes. That’s the idea behind iMob 2, the latest mobile social game from startup Addmired, which has had a string of hits.
The new iOS game (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad) …
Angry Birds fans may be staying home without a date on Valentine’s Day, but at least they can hang with a few hundred friends. That’s when the popular mobile game will debut on Facebook for the first time.
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Wibe Wagemans is trading Angry Birds for Big Fish.
Wagemans, the former global brand-building executive (known as the Hummingbird) at Rovio, maker of the popular Angry Birds game, will now be vice president and general manager of the new mobile …
The world’s leaders in mobile technology are really just one big, happy, patent-lawsuit-embroiled family, aren’t they?
Today, Motorola filed a new lawsuit against Apple, alleging patent infringement for software and hardware, and it included the iPhone 4S and Apple’s iCloud …
HP is moving forward with its plans to open source webOS, after failing to sell it off last year.
The company says it plans to complete the open sourcing process for webOS by September, which will be called Open webOS …
Evernote chief executive Phil Libin believes alphabetical contact lists are outdated. And even though his contact app Hello took off like a lead balloon, he hopes that updates coming in the next couple of weeks will help it kill the …
Ah, iPhone-rumor season, when a young geek’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of unconfirmed gadgets.
The latest iPhone rumors point to a Summer 2012 launch, a larger form factor, and a possible 4-plus-inch display from LG. The details were leaked …
Nokia’s Lumia 900 Windows Phone, one of the most promising products we saw at CES 2012, may be available through AT&T on March 19 for just $99, according to a report from BGR.
Two weeks ago, we heard from Windows …
Gimmie, a startup created by seasoned game developers, is launching a new rewards program for users of mobile apps.
Gimmie’s new incentives platform, which begins beta testing today with 10 mobile app developers and consumer brands, can boost in-app revenue …
With the AT&T/T-Mobile merger dead, AT&T is readying to compensate T-Mobile with precious mobile spectrum that covers 128 cellular market areas. But what exactly does that look like on the U.S. map?
The fine folks at GigaOM and spectrum expert …
Mobile browsing and video optimization company Skyfire announced today it has raised $8 million in its third round of funding. The round was facilitated by Verizon Investments, Matrix Partners, Trinity Ventures, and Lightspeed Venture Partners.
Skyfire gained popularity as an …
