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http://news.yahoo.com/wireless/ Get the latest wireless news headlines from Yahoo! News. Find breaking wireless news, including analysis and opinion on top wireless stories, photos and more.en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedFri, 12 Jul 2013 00:00:55 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/wireless/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifGoing up against Apple?s iPhone 5S, Samsung?s Galaxy Note III, LG?s G2 and a handful of other flagship phones this fall isn?t going to be easy for the Moto X, the first Motorola smartphone that will be heavily influenced by Google. From the looks of things though, Google is covering nearly all the bases. The phone will feature more customization options than any other handset on the market, it will be built in the U.S., it will reportedly feature a nearly stock version of Android Jelly Bean, it will be packed to the gills with sensors and according to The Wall Street Journal, it will be supported by a $500 million marketing blitz. ?Google is expected to allow its Motorolahttp://news.yahoo.com/half-billion-dollars-google-moto-x-hit-040055604.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 00:00:55 -0400BGR Newshalf-billion-dollars-google-moto-x-hit-040055604<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/googles-schmidt-says-relationship-apple-improved-010242437.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/574_.amYkpCc3EYWTq3VzQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T010559Z_1_CBRE96B032500_RTROPTP_2_SUNVALLEY-CONFERENCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google, talks on the new yet to be released Google produced Moto X phone at the annual Allen and Co. conference in Sun Valley" align="left" title="Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google, talks on the new yet to be released Google produced Moto X phone at the annual Allen and Co. conference in Sun Valley" border="0" /></a>By Liana B. Baker SUN VALLEY, Idaho (Reuters) - The relationship between Google Inc and Apple Inc has improved over the past year with the rival technology companies and sometimes partners conducting &quot;lots and lots&quot; of meetings, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said. Schmidt did not provide details about the nature of the meetings during comments to reporters at the annual Allen and Co media conference in Sun Valley, Idaho on Thursday. He noted that Google Chief Business Officer Nikesh Arora, who joined him at the press briefing, was leading many of the discussions. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/googles-schmidt-says-relationship-apple-improved-010242437.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 21:02:42 -0400Reutersgoogles-schmidt-says-relationship-apple-improved-010242437<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/googles-schmidt-says-relationship-apple-improved-010242437.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/574_.amYkpCc3EYWTq3VzQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T010559Z_1_CBRE96B032500_RTROPTP_2_SUNVALLEY-CONFERENCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google, talks on the new yet to be released Google produced Moto X phone at the annual Allen and Co. conference in Sun Valley" align="left" title="Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google, talks on the new yet to be released Google produced Moto X phone at the annual Allen and Co. conference in Sun Valley" border="0" /></a>By Liana B. Baker SUN VALLEY, Idaho (Reuters) - The relationship between Google Inc and Apple Inc has improved over the past year with the rival technology companies and sometimes partners conducting &quot;lots and lots&quot; of meetings, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said. Schmidt did not provide details about the nature of the meetings during comments to reporters at the annual Allen and Co media conference in Sun Valley, Idaho on Thursday. He noted that Google Chief Business Officer Nikesh Arora, who joined him at the press briefing, was leading many of the discussions. ...</p><br clear="all"/>LG Display on Thursday gave us a preview of what we can expect from its upcoming smartphones by showing off a 5.2-inch full HD LCD panel that measures just 2.2 millimeters thin. While we don?t yet know when LG will actually use this panel in one of its devices, it?s interesting that the company decided to announce the new panel leading up to its launch of the upcoming Optimus G2 smartphone that will likely be released this fall. The latest rumors claim that the Optimus G2 will feature?a?5.2-inch 1080p display, a quad-core 2.3GHz processor, 2GB of RAM, a 13-megapixel camera and Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. LG?s full press release follows below. LG Display Introduces World?s Slimmest Full HD LCD Panelhttp://news.yahoo.com/lg-shows-off-thinnest-ever-hd-lcd-panel-235419315.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 19:54:19 -0400BGR Newslg-shows-off-thinnest-ever-hd-lcd-panel-235419315<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nokia-phones-potent-camera-bid-222252099.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/F9F7JDqK_EUtKoEwprS3dw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_AP_FINANCIALTIMES/81089614305e4917370f6a7067009eda_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Nokia phone&#039;s potent camera is bid to regain share" align="left" title="Nokia phone&#039;s potent camera is bid to regain share" border="0" /></a>One-time cellphone powerhouse Nokia Corp. is hoping to lure people back from iPhones and Android phones with a powerful smartphone camera that tops many point-and-shoot imaging devices. The new Nokia Lumia ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nokia-phones-potent-camera-bid-222252099.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 18:22:52 -0400Associated Pressnokia-phones-potent-camera-bid-222252099<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nokia-phones-potent-camera-bid-222252099.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/F9F7JDqK_EUtKoEwprS3dw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_AP_FINANCIALTIMES/81089614305e4917370f6a7067009eda_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Nokia phone&#039;s potent camera is bid to regain share" align="left" title="Nokia phone&#039;s potent camera is bid to regain share" border="0" /></a>One-time cellphone powerhouse Nokia Corp. is hoping to lure people back from iPhones and Android phones with a powerful smartphone camera that tops many point-and-shoot imaging devices. The new Nokia Lumia ...</p><br clear="all"/>We already detailed the BlackBerry A10 and BlackBerry 9720 yesterday in an exclusive report, but now we are able to share exclusive images of BlackBerry?s flagship handset for the second half of 2013, the BlackBerry A10. Set to launch this fall, the A10 will feature a 5-inch Super AMOLED display, a dual-core processor and a separate graphics processor, and it is going to be the largest phone BlackBerry has ever made in terms if screen size. Unfortunately, it seems as if the display?s resolution is going to be 1280 x 720. That?s compared to 1080p displays that are available on many devices, which offer pixel densities north of 350 ppi. The styling is much more rounded compared to BlackBerry?s currenthttp://news.yahoo.com/blackberry-a10-aristo-exclusively-revealed-220547175.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 18:05:47 -0400BGR Newsblackberry-a10-aristo-exclusively-revealed-220547175Following news that BlackBerry recently fired its U.S. sales chief and is planning additional layoffs in the near future, a new report reveals that two more high-level executives have left the struggling smartphone vendor in recent weeks. According to The Wall Street Journal,?T.A. McCann, who was in charge of all social networking efforts at BlackBerry, quit the company two weeks ago. Additionally, Tungle.me founder?Marc Gingras has reportedly left BlackBerry in recent weeks as well. Gingras?s company was acquired by BlackBerry in 2011 and he was tasked with revamping BlackBerry 10?s contacts and calendar apps.http://news.yahoo.com/two-more-high-level-blackberry-execs-quit-213041821.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 17:30:41 -0400BGR Newstwo-more-high-level-blackberry-execs-quit-213041821Android fragmentation hasn?t been as widely discussed recently as it was in years past for several reasons. One big reason is that we have now reached a point where new high-end and noteworthy mid-range devices in large markets are launching with the latest version of?Android, Jelly Bean. Another is that people have simply grown tired after years of beating the same old drum. The fact of the matter is that more than 60% of Android devices currently in use are running Ice Cream Sandwich or earlier versions of Android though, so fragmentation is still something of an issue for users and developers alike. According to Android co-founder?Rich Miner, however, the fragmentation issue is ?overblown? and most users are happy withhttp://news.yahoo.com/android-co-founder-fragmentation-issue-overblown-202053350.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 16:20:53 -0400BGR Newsandroid-co-founder-fragmentation-issue-overblown-202053350Tech industry leaders Apple and Google have fallen off of YouGov?s BrandIndex top-10 ?Buzz Rankings? list in the U.S., which rates the top companies in America by brand perception.?The firm recently published its mid-2013 rankings and found that Ford jumped from No.6 in 2012 to the top spot with a score of 31, while Amazon is now ranked second among all brands in the U.S. with a score of 29.9. In fact, the only other technology brands to place in the top-10 were YouTube at No.8 and Amazon?s Kindle brand, which came in at No.9 with a score of 23.7. Kindle?s ranking may improve further as Amazon?gets ready to unveil three new Kindle Fire tablets later this year, according tohttp://news.yahoo.com/apple-google-fall-off-list-top-10-brands-194513800.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 15:45:13 -0400BGR Newsapple-google-fall-off-list-top-10-brands-194513800Verizon has been awfully quiet about exactly?when it plans to release the HTC One on its network, but a purported Verizon product roadmap obtained by PhoneArena suggests that both the HTC One and the upcoming Motorola Moto X could both launch by the start of September. Specifically, the document supposedly shows that the HTC One will launch on August 1st while the Moto X will be released on August 23rd, which means both devices would be available in time for back-to-school shoppers. Earlier rumors indicated that Verizon wouldn?t have the HTC One on its network until September 5th so it?s a pleasant surprise to hear that the carrier might be supporting the device a little bit sooner.http://news.yahoo.com/purported-verizon-roadmap-moto-x-launches-august-23rd-191021197.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 15:10:21 -0400BGR Newspurported-verizon-roadmap-moto-x-launches-august-23rd-191021197Nokia is justifiably very proud of the work it?s put into the new Lumia 1020 smartphone. As is usually the case with Nokia phones, the new flagship device is beautifully crafted and full of wonderfully inventive engineering, particularly in the realm of camera software and hardware. Yes, the 41-megapixel camera with a 6-element lens is very impressive but that?s only part of the story. From the camera?s long exposure settings to its super-fast?Xenon Flash to its Nokia Pro Camera software, the Lumia 1020 looks sure to please anyone who wants a well-made smartphone with a top-notch camera. But Nokia?s obvious pride in its work on the Lumia 1020 is undermined by the company?s bizarre strategy for selling the device. Andhttp://news.yahoo.com/nokia-strategy-selling-lumia-1020-makes-zero-sense-182540150.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 14:25:40 -0400BGR Newsnokia-strategy-selling-lumia-1020-makes-zero-sense-182540150An Android app intended to promote gun safety has critics firing off angry reviews instead.http://news.yahoo.com/gun-safety-app-draws-fire-170428671.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 13:04:28 -0400LiveScience.comgun-safety-app-draws-fire-170428671Nokia on Thursday announced the $300?Lumia 1020, yet another U.S. flagship phone that is likely doomed to top out at around 300,00 to 500,000 units sold over the coming 12 months ? at best. But at the same time, the true battle for survival is being fought across the world in Asia, Africa and the Middle East as the Asha 501, Nokia?s last hope of stabilizing its feature phone business, hits volume production. The Asha 501 is currently getting solid, though not ecstatic?reviews?across Asia. It is somewhat?promising that the?501 is No.8 on GSMArena?s list of most widely searched phone models, though. Nokia?s Asha 501 is now racking up 40,000 daily searches on the popular handset site, nearly equaling HTC Onehttp://news.yahoo.com/never-mind-lumia-1020-nokia-future-rides-asha-155516446.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 11:55:16 -0400BGR Newsnever-mind-lumia-1020-nokia-future-rides-asha-155516446Some things never change: Death, taxes and Nokia?s insistence that camera quality will help it take on the iPhone and Android smartphones. Even though this gambit hasn?t worked for the company much in the past, it?s still hellbent on giving it another try with its upcoming Lumia smartphone that will feature a 41-megapixel camera. Reuters has talked with?several analysts?who are very skeptical that Nokia?s plan to beat Apple and Samsung with top-notch cameras will be successful, especially if the company is unable to up its marketing spending to get word about the device out to the average consumer. IDC analyst?Francisco Jeronimo in particular said that Nokia will need help from Microsoft in the marketing department if it wants the newhttp://news.yahoo.com/nokia-lumia-1020-still-bets-bank-cameras-battle-114533867.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 07:45:33 -0400BGR Newsnokia-lumia-1020-still-bets-bank-cameras-battle-114533867All eyes are on Nokia this week as it prepares to launch yet another monster camera phone in an effort to spur sales, but another smartphone market contender is prepping a new flagship phone as well. Set to debut next month at a press conference on August 7th, LG?s new flagship ?G2? smartphone has leaked once again, this time in new photos and on video. The photos, published by Engadget, show a device that looks much like the Nexus 4 from the front, but it sports cutting-edge specs and a much larger display. According to the report, the G2 features a?5.2-inch 1080p display, a quad-core 2.3GHz processor, 2GB of RAM, a 13-megapixel camera and Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. YouTube userhttp://news.yahoo.com/video-lg-powerhouse-g2-flagship-phone-leaks-photos-211059548.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 17:10:59 -0400BGR Newsvideo-lg-powerhouse-g2-flagship-phone-leaks-photos-211059548Earlier reports have suggested that Motorola is prepping three new Droid-branded smartphones that will debut on Verizon?s network later this year. We have seen images of both the Droid Ultra and Droid Maxx, and on Wednesday?@evleaks posted a purported press image?of the smaller Droid next to its larger counterparts. Specs remain a mystery for the Droid?mini, however the latest rumors claim the Droid?Ultra will be equipped with a 5-inch full HD 1080p display, a quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor, 2GB of RAM and a 10-megapixel camera. The Droid?Maxx is expected to be slightly thicker and include a larger battery, similar to the Droid?RAZR Maxx. A leaked commercial story board obtained by Android Central suggests Motorola will launch its latest Droid?smartphones onhttp://news.yahoo.com/motorola-entire-upcoming-droid-family-pictured-leak-200056678.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 16:00:56 -0400BGR Newsmotorola-entire-upcoming-droid-family-pictured-leak-200056678T-Mobile on Wednesday announced that Nokia?s?Lumia 925 will arrive on its network next week. The smartphone is equipped with a 4.5-inch, 1280 x 720-pixel display, a 1.5GHz Snapdragon processor and an 8-megapixel PureView rear camera with a Carl Zeiss lens. It also includes 1GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, a non-removable 2,000 mAh battery and Windows Phone 8. T-Mobile is offering the Lumia 925 with a down payment of $49.99 and payments of $20 a month for 24 months. The Lumia 925 will be available in stores and online on July 17th.http://news.yahoo.com/lumia-925-arriving-t-mobile-july-17th-49-190605348.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 15:06:05 -0400BGR Newslumia-925-arriving-t-mobile-july-17th-49-190605348It wasn?t the big news from the carrier?s press conference on Wednesday, but T-Mobile confirmed that it will exclusively offer Sony?s Xperia Z smartphone in the United States. Beginning immediately, T-Mobile subscribers will be the first in the U.S. to gain access to Sony?s sleek, water-resistant smartphone starting at $0 down with 24 monthly payments of $25 from all Sony Stores nationwide and online from Sony?s website. Other purchasing options include a $99.99 up-front payment followed by 24 monthly payments of $20, or an outright purchase for $579.99. T-Mobile will then make the Xperia Z available for preorder from its own website beginning July 16th, and the handset will be available for purchase in T-Mobile stores and on T-Mobile?s websitehttp://news.yahoo.com/t-mobile-scores-sony-xperia-z-exclusive-available-190014769.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 15:00:14 -0400BGR Newst-mobile-scores-sony-xperia-z-exclusive-available-190014769T-Mobile on Wednesday unveiled a bold new plan as it continues to seek out creative ways to differentiate itself from larger rivals Verizon Wireless, AT&T and Sprint. In line with reports that emerged earlier in the day, T-Mobile unveiled its new ?JUMP? (Just Upgrade My Phone) initiative during a press conference in New York City. The new plan allows subscribers who pay an extra $10 per month to trade in their devices and upgrade to a new smartphone or feature phone up to twice per year for the same cost a new subscriber would pay. By contrast, carriers such as AT&T and Verizon only allow subscribers on contract to upgrade to a new device every 24 months, unless they wishhttp://news.yahoo.com/t-mobile-unveils-jump-semiannual-smartphone-upgrades-10-184122853.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 14:41:22 -0400BGR Newst-mobile-unveils-jump-semiannual-smartphone-upgrades-10-184122853A new report claims that LG and Google will once again partner for a Nexus smartphone to debut later this year. According to Korean news site Daum, the Nexus 5 will be based on the Optimus G2 and be equipped with similar internal components. The G2 will reportedly feature a 5.2-inch HD 1080p display, a 2.3GHz Snapdragon 800 processor and a 13-megapixel rear camera. The device is also said to include either 2GB or 3GB of RAM, LTE connectivity and a 2,700 mAh battery. LG is expected to announce its G2 flagship smartphone at a press event on August 7th, a few months before Google will debut the Nexus 5. Unlike the G2, the Nexus 5 will run a stockhttp://news.yahoo.com/nexus-5-rumored-debut-october-5th-android-5-181042261.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 14:10:42 -0400BGR Newsnexus-5-rumored-debut-october-5th-android-5-181042261Microsoft wasn?t a big fan of Apple?s ?I?m a Mac? campaign a few years ago, but the world?s largest software company seems to enjoy putting the shoe on the other foot. Following three other ads that pitted Apple?s iPad against tablets running its Windows 8 and Windows RT software, Microsoft has now issued a new ad along the same lines. In this fourth spot, two baseball scouts compete to sign a young pitcher. The scout with the Window 8 tablet video conferences with his boss while launching and navigating other apps on the same screen, while the scout with an iPad struggles to switch back and forth between apps to answer questions from his boss. Guess which scout nabs thehttp://news.yahoo.com/video-microsoft-slams-ipad-yet-again-ad-173555640.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 13:35:55 -0400BGR Newsvideo-microsoft-slams-ipad-yet-again-ad-173555640Google ends up shutting down more than one out of every three services it offers, and the serial killer?s next victim has been identified. As of August 9th, Google Latitude will be no more. ?Google Latitude will be retired on August 9th, 2013,? Google said in a post on its support website. ?Products being retired include Google Latitude in Google Maps for Android, Latitude for iPhone, the Latitude API, the public badge, the iGoogle Gadget, and the Latitude website at maps.google.com/latitude.? The news comes just a week after Google shuttered its widely used Google Reader RSS feed reading service. What should people who still use the Latitude social network to share their location with friends and family do? Shockingly, Googlehttp://news.yahoo.com/google-names-next-victim-killing-spree-continues-170010910.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 13:00:10 -0400BGR Newsgoogle-names-next-victim-killing-spree-continues-170010910Is there a company out there that shoots itself in the foot as regularly as?HTC? Consider that in the past two weeks I?ve had two friends who are Verizon subscribers ask me to help them pick out a phone. Because I think the HTC One is a great device, I asked them if they were willing to wait until September when Verizon will likely finally start carrying HTC?s would-be savior smartphone. Both said that they wanted to upgrade their phones right now and thus went with the Galaxy S4 and the iPhone 5, respectively. I?m telling you this story because I think it perfectly illustrates why HTC?s decision to cooperate with Verizon and give it an exclusive with the DROIDhttp://news.yahoo.com/look-huge-mistakes-htc-keeps-making-162527117.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 12:25:27 -0400BGR Newslook-huge-mistakes-htc-keeps-making-162527117<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/today-business-5-things-know-140900567.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vjbdr3fHCtbW4ZAcci5thA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theweek/were-driving-night-and-day-to-deliver-improvements-says-blackberry-ceo-thorsten-heins.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="&quot;We&#039;re driving night and day to deliver improvements,&quot; says Blackberry CEO Thorsten Heins." align="left" title="&quot;We&#039;re driving night and day to deliver improvements,&quot; says Blackberry CEO Thorsten Heins." border="0" /></a>RIM changes its name to BlackBerry, oil hits a 14-month high, and more</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/today-business-5-things-know-140900567.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 10:09:00 -0400The Weektoday-business-5-things-know-140900567<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/today-business-5-things-know-140900567.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vjbdr3fHCtbW4ZAcci5thA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theweek/were-driving-night-and-day-to-deliver-improvements-says-blackberry-ceo-thorsten-heins.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="&quot;We&#039;re driving night and day to deliver improvements,&quot; says Blackberry CEO Thorsten Heins." align="left" title="&quot;We&#039;re driving night and day to deliver improvements,&quot; says Blackberry CEO Thorsten Heins." border="0" /></a>RIM changes its name to BlackBerry, oil hits a 14-month high, and more</p><br clear="all"/>At least a dozen solid reports now point to two new iPhone models launching this fall, a flagship iPhone 5S and a new entry-level model that will debut with a mid-range price tag. The former will almost certainly be a familiar face, featuring the same external design as the current iPhone 5 with some key internal changes. The latter, however, is shaping up to be an entirely new handset. We?ve seen what is claimed to be the rear housing from Apple?s budget iPhone leak on several occasions ? one company is even using them to build Android phones ? and now a new photo of the shells has leaked yet again in five colors: white, green, yellow, blue and pink.http://news.yahoo.com/photos-casing-apple-budget-iphone-appears-again-five-134500996.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 09:45:00 -0400BGR Newsphotos-casing-apple-budget-iphone-appears-again-five-134500996<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/next-google-maps-app-best-wazes-features-133537013.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Um2xzmDWAPdEG1ZPtaf4Tg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/The_Next_Google_Maps_App-5f3c840e9aec50ec16bcaa1b2a3279a5" width="130" height="86" alt="The Next Google Maps App Has the Best of Waze&#039;s Features" align="left" title="The Next Google Maps App Has the Best of Waze&#039;s Features" border="0" /></a>Google has updated its beloved Maps phone app for Android ? the iPhone update is &quot;coming soon&quot; ? and in addition to new &quot;explore&quot; and &quot;reviews&quot; features for learning more about places, it has adopted one of Waze&#039;s signature features. Among the updated navigation features Maps now allows users to &quot;see reports of problems on the road that you can tap to see incident details,&quot; the announcement explains. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/next-google-maps-app-best-wazes-features-133537013.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 09:35:37 -0400The Atlantic Wirenext-google-maps-app-best-wazes-features-133537013<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/next-google-maps-app-best-wazes-features-133537013.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Um2xzmDWAPdEG1ZPtaf4Tg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/The_Next_Google_Maps_App-5f3c840e9aec50ec16bcaa1b2a3279a5" width="130" height="86" alt="The Next Google Maps App Has the Best of Waze&#039;s Features" align="left" title="The Next Google Maps App Has the Best of Waze&#039;s Features" border="0" /></a>Google has updated its beloved Maps phone app for Android ? the iPhone update is &quot;coming soon&quot; ? and in addition to new &quot;explore&quot; and &quot;reviews&quot; features for learning more about places, it has adopted one of Waze&#039;s signature features. Among the updated navigation features Maps now allows users to &quot;see reports of problems on the road that you can tap to see incident details,&quot; the announcement explains. ...</p><br clear="all"/>BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins talked a good game at Tuesday?s shareholder meeting and BlackBerry shares climbed 3% after hours as a result. The struggling smartphone maker is still in survival mode as is?desperately?tries to compete in a market that continues to slip from its grasp, however, and yet another round of layoffs is coming. The Wall Street Journal reports that BlackBerry fired its VP of U.S. sales?Richard Piasentin last month, and it says more layoffs are coming ?across middle management in the sales and support divisions.? This new round of layoffs will be in addition to the 5,000 BlackBerry workers let go in the previous fiscal year.http://news.yahoo.com/blackberry-fires-u-sales-boss-more-layoffs-coming-131052239.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 09:10:52 -0400BGR Newsblackberry-fires-u-sales-boss-more-layoffs-coming-131052239Samsung and Apple are two of the biggest companies in the world. Despite pulling in huge profits on massive revenues, both companies have seen their stock prices fall in the past year. Some analysts have argued that the high-end smartphone market may have peaked, claiming that Apple and Samsung must develop new technologies to entice consumers to buy their products. Apple is rumored to be developing a smartwatch, and Samsung has even confirmed a similar device will be heading to the market in the future. There is one problem, however ? the smartphone market hasn?t peaked. Samsung has shipped more than 20 million Galaxy S4 handsets in roughly two months, making the company?s latest smartphone the fastest-selling Android device ofhttp://news.yahoo.com/smartphone-market-hasn-t-yet-peaked-samsung-might-041524160.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 00:15:24 -0400BGR Newssmartphone-market-hasn-t-yet-peaked-samsung-might-041524160SANFORD, Fla. ? Judge Debra Nelson said late Tuesday night that she will rule Wednesday on whether cell phone data showing Trayvon Martin had a penchant for fighting ? and was seeking to purchase a gun ? will be allowed as evidence in the second-degree murder trial against George Zimmerman.http://news.yahoo.com/judge-consider-allowing-martin-texts-zimmerman-case-025007367.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 22:50:07 -0400The Daily Callerjudge-consider-allowing-martin-texts-zimmerman-case-025007367The market hasn?t exactly been kind to operating systems that aren?t iOS or Android, which is why Microsoft has been smartly offering app developers large sums of cash to create apps for its Windows Phone 8 platform. Now CNET reports that Samsung is pursuing a similar strategy when it comes to Tizen, the new operating system that the company is developing to hedge its investments in Google?s Android operating system. Specifically, CNET says that Samsung is teaming with Intel to hold a Tizen app development challenge that will give as much as $200,000 in prize money to individual developers and a grand total of $4 million in prize money. Developers must submit their apps by November 1st and winners willhttp://news.yahoo.com/samsung-apes-microsoft-strategy-throws-money-developers-tizen-014517839.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 21:45:17 -0400BGR Newssamsung-apes-microsoft-strategy-throws-money-developers-tizen-014517839Sprint on Tuesday announced the upcoming availability of the HTC 8XT, the carrier?s first Windows Phone 8 device. The handset is equipped with a 4.3-inch display, a 1.4GHz dual-core Snapdragon 400 processor and an 8-megapixel rear camera. It also includes 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage, 4G LTE connectivity, a microSD slot with support for up to 64GB memory cards and a 1,800 mAh battery. In addition to Beats Audio, the HTC 8XT is the first Windows Phone 8 device to feature HTC BoomSound with dual front-facing stereo speakers and a dedicated amplifier. Sprint will launch the HTC 8XT on July 19th for $99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and new two-year agreement.http://news.yahoo.com/sprint-first-windows-phone-8-device-launches-july-231524294.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 19:15:24 -0400BGR Newssprint-first-windows-phone-8-device-launches-july-231524294<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blackberry-chief-seeks-patience-turnaround-222606014.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/IhYIwPWYWZhVQMXnwcn4UA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/25c0720ef2591816370f6a706700b7ff.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A Canadian flag flies at BlackBerry&#039;s headquarters in Waterloo, Ont., Tuesday, July 9, 2013. Research In Motion has won formal approval to change its name to BlackBerry. The Canadian company announced plans for the name change in January, when it unveiled new phones running a revamped operating system called BlackBerry 10. The company hopes the new devices will be more competitive with iPhones and Android devices. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Geoff Robins)" align="left" title="A Canadian flag flies at BlackBerry&#039;s headquarters in Waterloo, Ont., Tuesday, July 9, 2013. Research In Motion has won formal approval to change its name to BlackBerry. The Canadian company announced plans for the name change in January, when it unveiled new phones running a revamped operating system called BlackBerry 10. The company hopes the new devices will be more competitive with iPhones and Android devices. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Geoff Robins)" border="0" /></a>WATERLOO, Ontario (AP) ? Research In Motion CEO Thorsten Heins pleaded for patience Tuesday as the company faces questions about its growth and survival.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/blackberry-chief-seeks-patience-turnaround-222606014.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 18:26:06 -0400Associated Pressblackberry-chief-seeks-patience-turnaround-222606014<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blackberry-chief-seeks-patience-turnaround-222606014.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/IhYIwPWYWZhVQMXnwcn4UA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/25c0720ef2591816370f6a706700b7ff.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A Canadian flag flies at BlackBerry&#039;s headquarters in Waterloo, Ont., Tuesday, July 9, 2013. Research In Motion has won formal approval to change its name to BlackBerry. The Canadian company announced plans for the name change in January, when it unveiled new phones running a revamped operating system called BlackBerry 10. The company hopes the new devices will be more competitive with iPhones and Android devices. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Geoff Robins)" align="left" title="A Canadian flag flies at BlackBerry&#039;s headquarters in Waterloo, Ont., Tuesday, July 9, 2013. Research In Motion has won formal approval to change its name to BlackBerry. The Canadian company announced plans for the name change in January, when it unveiled new phones running a revamped operating system called BlackBerry 10. The company hopes the new devices will be more competitive with iPhones and Android devices. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Geoff Robins)" border="0" /></a>WATERLOO, Ontario (AP) ? Research In Motion CEO Thorsten Heins pleaded for patience Tuesday as the company faces questions about its growth and survival.</p><br clear="all"/>Android users who like their mobile OS plain are in for a treat. AndroidCentral reports that Google has started shipping the ?Google Editions? of the Galaxy S4 and the HTC One that bring the stock Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean experience to the latest flagship phones from both Samsung and HTC.?The Google Edition of the HTC One is selling for $599.99 while the pure Google Galaxy S4 costs $649.99, and neither phone requires a service contract.?Google has started releasing versions of popular smartphones with stock Android?as a way to give users more options to buy smartphones off-contract and?without all the added features that manufacturers normally load?onto their devices.http://news.yahoo.com/galaxy-s4-htc-one-google-editions-now-shipping-220026866.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 18:00:26 -0400BGR Newsgalaxy-s4-htc-one-google-editions-now-shipping-220026866<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ceo-says-blackberry-path-open-options-163806950.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/D4faMnciaRzXNBR62tGwXw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-09T163806Z_1_CBRE9681A8000_RTROPTP_2_BLACKBERRY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An illustrative photo shows Blackberry smartphone" align="left" title="An illustrative photo shows Blackberry smartphone" border="0" /></a>By Euan Rocha WATERLOO, Ontario (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd signaled on Tuesday that a licensing deal, or even an outright sale of the company, was still a possibility, pleasing shareholders still reeling from the disappointing debut for its new line of smartphones. Chief Executive Thorsten Heins, responding to a question about whether he was looking into strategic alternatives, said he is open to all options that create value for shareholders. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ceo-says-blackberry-path-open-options-163806950.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 17:51:30 -0400Reutersceo-says-blackberry-path-open-options-163806950<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ceo-says-blackberry-path-open-options-163806950.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/D4faMnciaRzXNBR62tGwXw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-09T163806Z_1_CBRE9681A8000_RTROPTP_2_BLACKBERRY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An illustrative photo shows Blackberry smartphone" align="left" title="An illustrative photo shows Blackberry smartphone" border="0" /></a>By Euan Rocha WATERLOO, Ontario (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd signaled on Tuesday that a licensing deal, or even an outright sale of the company, was still a possibility, pleasing shareholders still reeling from the disappointing debut for its new line of smartphones. Chief Executive Thorsten Heins, responding to a question about whether he was looking into strategic alternatives, said he is open to all options that create value for shareholders. ...</p><br clear="all"/>BlackBerry confirmed on the earnings call following its dismal fiscal first-quarter report that despite the launch of its new BlackBerry 10 platform, it still has plans to release a new phone powered by the old BlackBerry 7 operating system. Since the company has yet to address the all-too-important budget price range with its new BB10 software, the curious move at least made some sense ? while logic might dictate that BlackBerry should put all of its resources into BB10, a new BB7 phone might help stop low-end Android phones and Nokia?s Asha?lineup?from crushing BlackBerry sales in emerging markets. Unfortunately, BlackBerry?s upcoming BB7-powered smartphone, the BlackBerry 9270, appears to be a mid-range handset rather than a dirt-cheap budget phone, so ithttp://news.yahoo.com/blackberry-drum-business-old-software-blackberry-9720-photos-194041035.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 15:40:41 -0400BGR Newsblackberry-drum-business-old-software-blackberry-9720-photos-194041035By Natasha Baker TORONTO (Reuters) - There's no shortage of health and fitness apps monitoring everything from sleep patterns to calories and caffeine consumption. Free apps such as MyFitnessPal track diet and weight and can connect with apps like RunKeeper, which monitors fitness, to adjust calorie intake based on the speed and duration of a run. Sleep 101, for the iPhone, and Sleep Bot, for Android devices, monitor sleep patterns and quality. Now there's Argus, a free app for iPhones released last week. ...http://news.yahoo.com/apps-aim-help-people-fit-stay-fit-181645495.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 14:16:45 -0400Reutersapps-aim-help-people-fit-stay-fit-181645495<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blackberry-name-change-approved-shareholders-154758479.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/IhYIwPWYWZhVQMXnwcn4UA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/25c0720ef2591816370f6a706700b7ff.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A Canadian flag flies at BlackBerry&#039;s headquarters in Waterloo, Ont., Tuesday, July 9, 2013. Research In Motion has won formal approval to change its name to BlackBerry. The Canadian company announced plans for the name change in January, when it unveiled new phones running a revamped operating system called BlackBerry 10. The company hopes the new devices will be more competitive with iPhones and Android devices. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Geoff Robins)" align="left" title="A Canadian flag flies at BlackBerry&#039;s headquarters in Waterloo, Ont., Tuesday, July 9, 2013. Research In Motion has won formal approval to change its name to BlackBerry. The Canadian company announced plans for the name change in January, when it unveiled new phones running a revamped operating system called BlackBerry 10. The company hopes the new devices will be more competitive with iPhones and Android devices. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Geoff Robins)" border="0" /></a>WATERLOO, Ontario (AP) ? Research In Motion has won formal approval to change its name to BlackBerry.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/blackberry-name-change-approved-shareholders-154758479.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 13:01:34 -0400Associated Pressblackberry-name-change-approved-shareholders-154758479<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blackberry-name-change-approved-shareholders-154758479.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/IhYIwPWYWZhVQMXnwcn4UA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/25c0720ef2591816370f6a706700b7ff.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A Canadian flag flies at BlackBerry&#039;s headquarters in Waterloo, Ont., Tuesday, July 9, 2013. Research In Motion has won formal approval to change its name to BlackBerry. The Canadian company announced plans for the name change in January, when it unveiled new phones running a revamped operating system called BlackBerry 10. The company hopes the new devices will be more competitive with iPhones and Android devices. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Geoff Robins)" align="left" title="A Canadian flag flies at BlackBerry&#039;s headquarters in Waterloo, Ont., Tuesday, July 9, 2013. Research In Motion has won formal approval to change its name to BlackBerry. The Canadian company announced plans for the name change in January, when it unveiled new phones running a revamped operating system called BlackBerry 10. The company hopes the new devices will be more competitive with iPhones and Android devices. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Geoff Robins)" border="0" /></a>WATERLOO, Ontario (AP) ? Research In Motion has won formal approval to change its name to BlackBerry.</p><br clear="all"/>BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins earned his paycheck on Tuesday while taking several tough questions from investors at his company?s annual shareholder meeting. One particularly pointed question came from a retail investor who called the United States launch of the flagship BlackBerry Z10 smartphone ?a disaster? that undermined BlackBerry?s claims that it was on the comeback trail. ?I personally watched the rollout of the Z10 in the U.S. and my sense is the rollout of the Z10 was a disaster,? he said. ?I talked to staff at many points of sales and they were inadequately trained or not trained at all? marketing materials were missing.? Heins admitted that the company had ?learned? some key lessons from its launch of the Z10http://news.yahoo.com/blackberry-ceo-denies-u-z10-launch-disaster-163027996.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 12:30:27 -0400BGR Newsblackberry-ceo-denies-u-z10-launch-disaster-163027996Motorola has confirmed that the small event scheduled for later this week isn?t for the Moto X or its rumored Droid-branded smartphones. The company revealed in a statement to Android Community that no products will be announced or launched at the July 10th and 11th events at Google?s Mountain View headquarters. Motorola employee Guy Kawasaki is merely hosting a private gathering of friends, it would seem. Earlier reports had suggested that the highly anticipated Moto X smartphone would make an appearance at the event. When it was confirmed that this would not be the case, however, it was speculated that Motorola would use the event to debut the Droid Ultra, Droid Maxx and Droid mini.http://news.yahoo.com/motorola-confirms-no-devices-coming-week-154019615.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 11:40:19 -0400BGR Newsmotorola-confirms-no-devices-coming-week-154019615There have been plenty of leaks over the past few months that likely paint a fairly accurate picture of the Galaxy Note III, but nothing is official until Samsung?unveils the new flagship phablet? sort of. Samsung has yet to announce the third version of the phablet that started it all, but newly uncovered WAP provisioning files on Samsung Mobile?s own website confirm the existence of the?SM-N900T and SM-N900A, two model numbers known to refer to the Galaxy Note III. The files also show that the new Note will feature a full HD 1,080 x 1,920-pixel display and an ARM11 processor. Earlier reports suggested that the phone will also include?3GB of RAM, a 13-megapixel camera, Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and improvedhttp://news.yahoo.com/galaxy-note-iii-full-hd-display-confirmed-samsung-134007209.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 09:40:07 -0400BGR Newsgalaxy-note-iii-full-hd-display-confirmed-samsung-134007209Android 2.3 Gingerbread debuted in 2010 but it dominated the Android platform until as early June 2013. Then, it finally happened ? Google?s year-old Jelly Bean software became the most widely used version of Android as of the 14-day period ended July 8th, 2013. Android 4.1 Jelly Bean debuted on July 9th, 2012, and Google then released an update, Android 4.2, last November. Combined, the two currently available versions of Jelly Bean are now found on 37.9% of all Android devices in use, according to Google?s version tracking data. This tops Gingerbread?s 34.1% usage share and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich?s 23.3% share.?If history has taught us anything?though, it?s likely that we can now expect to see Jelly Bean remainhttp://news.yahoo.com/one-launch-jelly-bean-usage-share-finally-tops-131504177.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 09:15:04 -0400BGR Newsone-launch-jelly-bean-usage-share-finally-tops-131504177

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