Meet Zact, a Shareable Cellphone Service That Changes on the Fly

The new cellphone service runs on Sprint’s network using technology from ItsOn to allow far greater customization.
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Amid Standards Battle, Wireless Power Consortium Gets a New Ally

Facing a battle with two rival standards efforts, the group behind the Qi wireless charging standard is enlisting a new partner that could make its technology more versatile.
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Microsoft Strikes Another Android Patent Deal, This Time With ZTE

With this deal — and another with Foxconn — Microsoft now has arrangements in place with the bulk of the leading Android players.
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A Quarter of Patents This Year Will Be Mobile-Related

So it looks like continued full employment for intellectual property lawyers.
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Smartphone Design Takes Center Stage in Barcelona

Unique design is a big priority for nearly all smartphone makers these days, but how they approach adding that signature touch varies widely.
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webOS Finds New Life Yet Again, This Time in LG Televisions

LG plans to use the software in its smart TVs, but apparently has no interest in using it for phones or tablets.
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News Byte

LG Says It Has Sold 15 Million L-Series Android Phones

Korean electronics giant LG said on Thursday that it has now sold 15 million of its L-Series of midrange Android phones. The line, introduced a year ago, is in the process of getting an update.

LG Makes Its Flagship Optimus G Phone Official — In Korean, at Least

Aiming to be the new flagship for the Korean phone maker, the Optimus G packs a quad-core chip, 4.7-inch screen, 13-megapixel camera and other high-end features.
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NTP Inks Patent Pact With Apple, Google, AT&T and, Well, Most of the Mobile Industry

Terms of the deal were not disclosed, so it’s not clear how much money the industry will be handing over to NTP.
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LG Says Optimus L7 to Start Shipping This Month, at Least in Europe

The phone is at the high end of a new midrange line that the company is hoping will help it regain lost ground in the crowded Android market.
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LG Hopes Its Latest Smartphone Is More of a Fairy Tale and Less of a Nightmare

Android Now on More Than 50 Percent of U.S. Smartphones

LG: Please Call It a Comeback

LG Shows Its Hand in Barcelona (After Already Tipping It)

With Latest Galaxy, Samsung Looks to Project Its Android Lead

LG Keeps the Pre-Barcelona Announcements Coming, This Time With Quad-Core Phone

With Neither Sales Nor Designs Turning Heads, LG Promises New Look for Barcelona

Nokia, Qualcomm, Samsung Gear Up for the Next Round of Patent Fights

Another Ginormous Android Phone, This Time From LG

Sony Jumps on the Honeycomb Bandwagon, Plans Two Android Tablets for Fall

Microsoft Offers Apology for Windows Phone Upgrade Slowness

Merger, Schmerger; T-Mobile Introduces New Devices at CTIA

Nokia’s Stephen Elop Responds to Those Who Oppose His Big Windows Phone Deal

A Newbie’s Guide to Mobile World Congress, From a Barcelona Newbie