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Research in Motion just can’t seem to catch a break, while Facebook addicts have a new argument against people who call them brainless for spending too much time on the site. The Score is a weekly column scoring controversial events in the mobile industry. Want to get to the point? We’ll break it down and [...]
Archive for October 21st, 2011
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Steve Jobs Vowed to "Destroy" Android
October 21st, 2011 
admin Steve Jobs’ uncensored animosity toward Google stems from what he saw as the company’s “wholesale theft” of Apple’s ideas and patents, shedding light on the battle between the two companies. The revelation comes from leaks of Walter Issacson’s biography of the Apple founder, and a large portion of the book is reportedly devoted to the [...]
Windows Phones to Get LTE, NFC
October 21st, 2011 admin Microsoft said more advanced features will be coming to Windows Phone devices next year, as the company looks to compete in the high-end smartphone market. Mobile president Andy Lees, speaking at the AsiaD conference, said Windows Phone devices will support NFC and LTE in the near future, suggesting 2012 as a possible launch window for [...]
Cell Phones Don’t Cause Cancer, Large-Scale Study Says
October 21st, 2011 admin A Danish study found no evidence of a link between cell phone use and cancer, adding fuel to the debate over whether mobile devices are carcinogenic. Scientists from the Institute of Cancer Epidemiology in Copenhagen followed more than 350,000 adults 30 years of age and older for more than a decade, making this study the [...]
Cyber-Security Threat Gets Bipartisan Push
October 21st, 2011 admin A bipartisan group of U.S. senators and the Obama administration are pushing for quick cyber-security legislation as threats to the industrial and government networks continue to grow. The government officials met this week on Capitol Hill to discuss “the need for prompt legislative action to ensure the U.S. government has the authorities it needs to [...]
Microsoft Lacks Mobile Strategy, Report Says
October 21st, 2011 admin Microsoft’s stock price declined despite a first-quarter revenue increase, indicating investors may be looking for a strategy change in the face of declining PC sales. Microsoft’s six-percent bump was the first increase posted following three straight quarters of decline, a gain mostly due to sales of its Office Suite. However, the company’s stock dipped Thursday, [...]
Business Users May Abandon RIM
October 21st, 2011 admin Business users may be jumping ship to other devices and platforms, which will erode market share in a sector where Research in Motion has long held the top position. Thirty percent of current companies with 10,000 or more employees using BlackBerry devices intend to leave for another solution, according to a survey by Enterprise Management [...]
RIM’s BBX OS Hit With Lawsuit
October 21st, 2011 admin Research in Motion’s new BBX operating system has hit a legal snag, the latest stumble for the battered company as it attempts to reinvigorate its platform. Just days after announcing the BBX upgrade, and before it was even able to install the system into its smartphone line, RIM was hit was with a cease-and-desist letter [...]
Sprint Scales Back Unlimited Plans
October 21st, 2011 admin Sprint is scaling back its unlimited data options, as the carrier continues to reckon with the effect of the iPhone 4S on its network. The Overland Park, Kan.-based carrier is nixing plans that give mobile broadband devices like tablets, netbooks, notebooks, USB cards, connection cards and mobile hotspot devices unlimited 4G data access. Current plan [...]
MetroPCS to Buy AT&T Assets to Save T-Mobile Merger
October 21st, 2011 admin AT&T may have found a buyer for some of the assets it would acquire in a merger with T-Mobile, as the carrier looks to settle its case with the Justice Department. MetroPCS, a regional carrier, is reportedly willing to agree to a deal of up to $4 billion, which would bring it some of the [...]
