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It may not be long before flexible smartphones become commonplace on store shelves. Samsung is reportedly moving forward with plans to make displays out of flexible plastic rather than glass, a move that would allow devices to be lighter and bendable, according to the Wall Street Journal. The flexible displays are said to incorporate OLED Continue Reading →

It’s been a busy month. My Twitter feed keeps me informed as news breaks, and I’ve been lucky to have a front row seat to many big stories this month. Here are a few: The death of actor Morgan Freeman. Teen sensation Justin Bieber’s cancer diagnosis (and encouragement of head shaving in unity). The death Continue Reading →

As with the apology that appeared on Apple’s web site, this “apology” isn’t called an apology and doesn’t contain the word “sorry” or anything vaguely similar. It’s a small, short, factual summary of the case in which Samsung was found not to have copied Apple’s iPad design, along with a link to the ruling we Continue Reading →

Leave it to Apple to transform a court-ordered apology into a rival-skewering piece of advertising. Friday morning, the company complied with a U.K. court mandate that it publicly recant allegations that Samsung copied the design of the iPad for its own Galaxy tablet. But it did so with a statement that is hardly the “public Continue Reading →

Microsoft’s Surface tablet debuted on Friday. It’s going to run Microsoft’s new Windows 8 operating system and Microsoft is making a big deal out of it. Is the Surface a Tablet or a Laptop? Perhaps it’s somewhere in the middle. Will you love it or hate it? So much depends on your Windows needs and Continue Reading →

Listings on Samsung and Amazon sites suggest that Google’s new Samsung Chromebook will be available as a 3G model for $330—which will include a monthly data allowance for two years. The new Wi-Fi-only Chromebook comes in at $250, which is great value. Now it appears that an $80 supplement will secure 3G connectivity, along with Continue Reading →

Google has just announced that is releasing a brand new Chromebook next week hoping for viability in the laptop marketplace. Sundar Pinchai, SVP of Chrome and Apps, said that this new device will be available for $249 with orders beginning to take place next week. Additionally, the company will be opening up special kiosks in Continue Reading →

Samsung has committed to pushing out Jelly Bean to all US variants of the Galaxy S III, though has stopped short of saying when – beyond “in the coming months” – Android 4.1 will arrive exactly. Instead of a firm date, the Jelly Bean update is in the hands of Samsung’s carrier partners, the company Continue Reading →

Texas Instruments announced last month plans to shrink its mobile processor business and instead focus on broader markets. According to a report from Israeli newspaper Calcalist, however, the company may be looking to sell its chip business entirely. Amazon is said to be in “advanced negotiations” to acquire Texas Instruments’ mobile business, a move that Continue Reading →

Just a few weeks after the iPhone 5 launched, it’s already pulling it more web traffic than Samsung’s Galaxy S III smartphone according to one specific measure. Mobile advertiser Chitika shared data on Friday showing that in a review of web traffic on sites that use Chitika’s ad network, the iPhone 5 accounts for 56 Continue Reading →