Mellisa Tolentino
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Lenovo’s Android ICS Tablet Revealed, Apple Making A 5-inch iPad?
You can’t hide the fact that tablets are really popular these days. Though it might not totally replace your laptop or netbook, you love having your tablet around. And if you don’t own a tablet yet but you’re contemplating on getting one, here’s the latest round of tablet speculation to consider before making a purchase. ...
AOL Sells 800 Patents to Microsoft for $1 Billion, AT&T Offloads Yellow Pages Unit
AOL announced that they have agreed to sell more than 800, out of their 1,100 patents, to Microsoft for the hefty sum of $1.056 billion. “The agreement with Microsoft represents the culmination of a robust auction process for our patent portfolio,” said Tim Armstrong, AOL’s Chairman and CEO. “We continue to hold a valuable patent ...
Kid Sells Kidney For iPhone and iPad, Suffers Organ Failure
Today’s mobile news roundup features the teenager who sold his kidney for an iPhone and iPad, Sony cutting their workforce, and AT&T’s new theme. Kid sells kidney for iPhone and iPad Apple is a household name, along with its popular device, the iPad. People now refer to tablet computers as iPads. And that’s how one kid ...
Samsung Reports Record-High Q1 Sales while HTC Suffers from Low Revenue
Samsung Electronics Co. and HTC released their 2012 first quarter guidance reports, and not surprisingly, the manufacturing companies have completely different financial results. Samsung reported consolidated sales of approximately 45 trillion Korean Won and a consolidated operating profit of approximately 5.8 trillion Won. The South Korean company is expecting sales somewhere between KRW44 trillion ($39.0 ...
Millennial Media Faces Patent Lawsuit After Closing IPO
Millennial Media recently closed their IPO offering of 10,200,000 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $13.00 per share, but there’s already trouble for the mobile ad network, as it faces a lawsuit regarding targeted advertising. They began trading under the ticker MM at the New York Stock Exchange last March 29. ...
Twitter Sues Spammers, Facebook Caught In Web of Security Flaws
All forms of malicious software plague the web, and one wrong click could cost you. No matter how careful you are, one of these critters could eventually make its way to your system and wreak havoc. Let’s look at some of the latest security issues discovered. Apple releases second Java update Mid-week, Russian anti-virus vendor ...
Instagram Closing in on $50M Round from Sequoia
Though Instagram is getting some negative feedback because of its recently launched app for the Android platform, leading some Apple users to criticize the photo-sharing app, investors aren’t fazed one bit. AllThingsD reports that Instagram is near closing a $50 million Series B funding led by Sequoia Capital with the possible participation of DST. If ...
RIM Executives On the Run, Apple Working on 7.85″ iPad
Today’s mobile news roundup features RIM executives abandoning their sinking ship, Google’s Sergey Brin sporting the Google Glasses, Apple working on a 7.85-inch iPad and more. RIM loses tops dogs amid market decline According to a spokesman for Research in Motion, Senior Vice President Alan Brenner will be leaving the company after a transition period ...
5 Million Galaxy Notes Sold as Samsung Enters Mobile Ad Business
When the Samsung Galaxy Note launched, it was met with a lot of criticism because of its size, and of course, the S-Pen that comes with it. Everyone knew how the late Steve Jobs felt about the stylus – he hated it. He even said that if anyone comes up with a device with a ...
Draw Something Hits 50M Downloads in 50 Days
Draw Something, the Pictionary-like app that invaded iOS and Android devices, has been downloaded 50 million times in just 50 days. “We believe it’s not only the fastest-growing original mobile game of all time – 50 days to hit 50 million downloads — but one of the fastest growing web sensations that we’ve seen,” Zynga ...
