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With Licensing Deal, Apple Patent Lawsuit Simply Vanishes Into Thin Air

Ina Fried in Mobile May 24, 2012 at 1:46 pm PT

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Google+ Android App All Dolled Up and Ready to Hangout

Bonnie Cha in Product News May 24, 2012 at 11:29 am PT

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To Combat Creepiness, WhosHere Launches In-App Video Chat

in Social on May 23 at 3:35 pm PT

When you’re ready to take it to the next level — visual contact.
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As Social Discovery Apps Proliferate, Sonar Aims for Greater Relevance

in Social on May 23 at 11:30 am PT

A small but relevant update to Sonar’s mobile application.
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Jury Absolves Google in Patent Phase of Java Trial vs. Oracle

in News on May 23 at 11:07 am PT

Google wins.
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China Clears Google’s Motorola Mobility Deal

in News on May 19 at 2:15 pm PT

Google said Saturday that Chinese antitrust authorities have cleared the Internet giant’s proposed purchase of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc., pushing the $12.5 billion deal over its last regulatory hurdle.

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Tencent to Restructure Business

in News on May 19 at 8:07 am PT

Tencent Holdings said Friday it will restructure its business operations into six groups and named a new chief operating officer as the Chinese Internet company moves to improve efficiency and grow beyond its core gaming business.

Maybe You Should Start Paying Attention to Indie Games Developers

in Commerce on May 17 at 2:47 pm PT

Combine small teams, personal passion and a large accessible market and you have the makings of a creative explosion.
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iSwifter’s New App Brings All Flash-Based Facebook Games to the iPad

in Commerce on May 16 at 9:55 am PT

While Facebook is slowly working out the kinks to bring more games to mobile, there’s a small company in Menlo Park, Calif., that has beat them to it.
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ESPN Retools Radio App, Launches on iPad

in Product News on May 15 at 7:00 am PT

ESPN is boasting better sound and offline listening with its new $4.99 radio app. Like rabid sports fans needed an excuse to download it.
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Nokia Hopes Pair of Cheap Phones Will Help Regain Some Ground in Emerging Markets

in Mobile on May 15 at 2:38 am PT

The Nokia 110 and 112 both promise basic Internet access, free games, and connections to Facebook and Twitter, for under 40 euros.
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Facebook Tweaks Mobile News Feed, Photos

in Social on May 14 at 1:45 pm PT

Facebook on Monday introduced a minor redesign to its News Feed product for mobile phones, changing the way photos and posts are displayed on users’ handheld devices. The tweaks come as Facebook continues to figure out a solid way of monetizing mobile access to its app, a method of entry more and more users are shifting to, according to the company. Among the changes are a 3x increase in photo display, as well as full-bleed status updates and posts.

Bill Clinton Highlights Global Cellular Success Stories as CTIA 2012 Wraps Up

in Mobile, May 10, 2012 at 12:56 pm PT

Pebble Creator on How He Closed $10 Million on Kickstarter: Build for Mom

in Product News, May 10, 2012 at 10:20 am PT

Demand Media’s Q1 Earnings: Kung-Goog Panda Did Not Kill Us!

in News, May 8, 2012 at 2:16 pm PT

Average Facebook Mobile Use Beats Desktop Access

Oracle’s Narrow Victory Is Really Google’s Win in Java Trial

in News, May 8, 2012 at 6:40 am PT

In Wake of Instagram Acquisition, Twitpic Launches iPhone App

Groupon’s Andrew Mason Says No Regrets on Moving Too Fast

in Commerce, May 7, 2012 at 8:10 am PT

A Scanner for All Seasons

in Product Reviews, May 7, 2012 at 6:00 am PT

Ramping Up Mobile Discovery, Facebook Acquires Glancee

in Social, May 4, 2012 at 6:40 pm PT

FitBit Now Tracks Heart-Rate Data, Through Digifit App

Samsung Puts the Galaxy S III Into Orbit

in Mobile, May 3, 2012 at 10:18 am PT

Microsoft Slips Mobile Developer Conference Between Apple and Google Events

in Mobile, May 3, 2012 at 10:12 am PT

Virtual Graffiti App Wallit Now Lets Users Create Their Own Walls

in Product News, May 3, 2012 at 4:52 am PT

Novel Android Malware Spotted on Compromised Web Sites

in Mobile, May 2, 2012 at 3:37 pm PT

There’s a Robot in Your Pocket

in Voices, May 2, 2012 at 2:38 pm PT