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Apple accounts for 51% of devices as Christmas gifts

These are the days of giving devices as gifts. Specifically, Apple devices. Per Flurry, 2014 turned into a banner year for Apple, its devices accounting for 51 percent of the new device activations worldwide Flurry recognized in the week leading up to and including Christmas Day (December 19th – 25th). Samsung held the #2 position […]

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Microsoft purchases Nokia’s Devices and Services division, moves to rearrange executive lineups

Because it’s fun to buy multi-billion dollar companies. Per The Mac Observer, Microsoft is buying Nokia’s cell phone business for about US$5 billion and tossing in another US$2.2 billion to license the company’s patents. The deal throws together two big time companies that are struggling to compete with the likes of Apple and Samsung, brings […]

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Apple secures 48 assorted patents, including inductive charging, integrating portable electronics with bicycles

It never hurts to have a patent for something. Much less 48 of ’em. Per AppleInsider , the United States Patent and Trademark office published 48 newly granted Apple patents on Tuesday, covering technologies ranging from inductive charging to bike-integrated iPods, as well as one property covering the touchscreen technology that enables the latest iOS […]

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LTE-ready micro-SIM cards arrive in AT&T stores, help lay groundwork for LTE-capable iPads

You’ve been wanting an iPad with LTE access for a while now and your patience is about to pay off. Per a recent sighting at an AT&T store by Phone Arena, the store’s sales staff seemed to be looking to get rid of older cards and replace them with the new versions fully capable of […]