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European Commission Investigating Samsung’s Patent Claims Against Apple

John Paczkowski in News on November 4, 2011 at 3:41 am PT

Apple says the European Commission has launched an antitrust inquiry into Samsung’s alleged abuse of standards-essential patents.

Analysts Go Out on Limb, Predict Verizon iPhone Will Be Big for Apple

John Paczkowski in Mobile on January 11, 2011 at 11:41 am PT

Verizon’s announcement of the forthcoming debut of Apple’s iPhone on its network this morning was met with a flurry of analyst notes all saying exactly the same thing: 2011 is going to be a very, very strong year for the iPhone.

AT&T: Verizon iPhone? Whatever.

John Paczkowski in Mobile on January 11, 2011 at 8:45 am PT

AT&T was quick to react to Verizon’s iPhone announcement, though it wasted very few words on it. The gist of its comment: Verizon iPhone users won’t be able to use the Web or check email while on a call–something AT&T iPhone users have long been able to do.

Verizon iPhone: What, AT&T Worry?

John Paczkowski in Mobile on January 10, 2011 at 10:11 am PT

Another question to ponder on the eve of the iPhone’s debut on Verizon: Now that its archrival has the device on which it once had an exclusive, a device that has done so much for its bottom line, how will AT&T respond? Or, rather, how has it been responding?

Tired: Speculating About Verizon iPhone. Wired: Speculating About Verizon iPhone Sales.

John Paczkowski in Mobile on January 10, 2011 at 3:16 am PT

Verizon Wireless will hold an event in New York tomorrow where, as we first reported here, it will announce the availability of Apple’s iPhone on its network. And when it does, it will halt once and for all the near-pathological Verizon iPhone speculation that preceded it. But only because those who speculated about the existence of a Verizon iPhone have been struck by a new monomania: Speculating about first-year Verizon iPhone sales numbers.

Verizon iPhone to Debut With Unlimited Data Plan

John Paczkowski in Mobile on January 9, 2011 at 11:05 am PT

When the iPhone finally arrives on Verizon’s network, how will the carrier set it apart from the one that’s been offered by AT&T since it first debuted in 2007? By offering it with a wireless service plan free of the data caps used by AT&T.

Could the iPhone’s Next U.S. Carrier Be T-Mobile?

John Paczkowski in Mobile on June 10, 2010 at 5:12 am PT

AT&T’s iPhone-exclusivity deal is nearing its end. And when it gets there, Apple will bring the device to a new U.S. carrier. But it’s not going to be Verizon. It’s going to be T-Mobile. That’s the theory put forth by Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu, who argues that the carrier is a more likely candidate than Verizon because its network wouldn’t require Apple to build a separate iPhone to support it.

Google Nexus One Hits AT&T, Rogers Wireless

John Paczkowski in News on March 16, 2010 at 10:12 am PT

Here’s something that might give a bit of juice to the evidently poor early sales of Google’s Nexus One smartphone: Availability on AT&T in the U.S. and on Rogers Wireless in Canada. Today, Google rolled out a new version of the device that supports both carriers’ 3G networks.

Palm "New-ness": A Share Price of $6.10

John Paczkowski in News on January 12, 2009 at 8:15 am PT

Palm’s long-suffering investors are today basking in the company’s “new-ness”–specifically, a stock that’s continuing the big rally it began last week after the announcement of the Palm Pre handset and Web OS. As I write this, Palm is trading at $6.10–up an astonishing 85 percent since its big announcement. And it seems destined to go higher still, given the enthusiastic reception analysts have given it.

Palm “New-ness”: A Share Price of $6.10

John Paczkowski in News on January 12, 2009 at 8:15 am PT

Palm’s long-suffering investors are today basking in the company’s “new-ness”–specifically, a stock that’s continuing the big rally it began last week after the announcement of the Palm Pre handset and Web OS. As I write this, Palm is trading at $6.10–up an astonishing 85 percent since its big announcement. And it seems destined to go higher still, given the enthusiastic reception analysts have given it.