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bada 2.0 Confirmed for Q1 2012 by Samsung

Dec27
2011 Leave a Comment Written by Admin

Unveiled earlier this year, Samsung’s bada 2.0 operating system was initially slated for a Q4 2011 release. However, the Korean handset manufacturer delayed the launch of the mobile platform until next year.

In addition, Samsung removed two of its older Wave family smartphones, the Wave 525 and 533, from the upgrading list, but promised to compensate owners by offering them “Value Packs” that provide a glimpse of bada 2.0’s new features.

Although Samsung has yet to issue any official statements regarding the release schedule for the bada 2.0 upgrade, it looks like Samsung Turkey and Spain came forward and announced on their official Facebook pages that bada 2.0 would be released in 2012. READ MORE »

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Split decision in Microsoft smartphone patent case

Dec21
2011 Leave a Comment Written by Admin

A US trade authority on Tuesday backed a claim by Microsoft that Motorola Mobility had infringed on its patented technology in Android-powered smartphones.

An initial ruling by International Trade Commission (ITC) administrative law judge Theodore Essex indicated he agreed that Motorola Mobility had tapped into Microsoft technology for scheduling meetings using a smartphone.

Motorola Mobility referred to the decision, which is to be reviewed by the entire commission, a victory since it did not endorse six other patent violation claims by the Redmond, Washington-based software colossus. READ MORE »

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China Hackers Accessed U.S. Chamber Systems for More Than a Year

Dec21
2011 Leave a Comment Written by Admin

Hackers in China had access to U.S. Chamber of Commerce systems for possibly more than a year, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday.

All information stored on the interest group’s systems were compromised, including information about its more than 3 million members, six weeks of email from four employees who worked on Asia policy and fewer than 50 members’ communications. The intruders used tools that allowed them to search the chambers’ documents by key word, though the investigation has not determined what documents were retrieved based on those searches. READ MORE »