LG is quitting the smartphone business
Yet another company falls to the pressures of the smartphone industry and how little profit there is to be wrung
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Judge blocks US restrictions against Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi
Looks like the ability of the US government to tag any Chinese company as military is taking a hit. https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/13/22328969/judge-grants-xiaomi-injunction-us-restrictions
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Qualcomm Loses Another Battle
This time, it cost them $815 million in payments to Blackberry, but it’s only another blow in the ongoing assault
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HTC leaves the Entry-Level Phone Market
The once market leading HTC has been forced to pull out of the less profitable end of the cellphone business
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Verizon announces new unlimited data plan
Of all things, it’s back! Verizon has turned its top tier of plans into an unlimited data option again, after
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There are apparently too many ways to Google on Android
Which doesn’t surprise me, because Google has never been a company known for its clear and concise vision. Instead, they’re
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Qualcomm sued by US regulators for anti-competitive practices
Qualcomm, the giant cellphone modem manufacturer, has been sued by the FTC for abusing its patents and essentially forcing other
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The world without an iPhone
The linked article (see below) postulates that the world without an iPhone would be a more interesting one. My views
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Rowhammering Security
As has been the case recently, holes have been cropping up more and more in Linux and associated devices. Today,
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HP’s Elite x3
Reviews have started to arrive for the Elite x3, HP’s mostly enterprise focused Windows 10 Mobile device. And what they
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