Apple just won a patent case against HTC in the United States, and as a result, HTC's Android phones—and possibly all Android phones—could get a tiny bit harder to use.
Have you heard about the brand-new HTC Amaze Optimus XT 3D? How about the LG Desire Incredible Plus Z Prime? Of course you haven’t, because they’re the product of the Android Phone Name Generator.
With U.S. Senators getting involved in the issue about whether or not Americans’ cell activity is being monitored and recorded without their permission, it’s worth asking the most obvious question: How did the offending Carrier IQ software get onto the mobile devices in the first place?
Word is, Facebook’s finally getting into the smartphone business, something everyone’s assumed would happen at some point, but no one’s made unambiguous claims about until now.
