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• Untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1 available for download

  By Loek Essers | 25 May, 2012 14:56

  Absinthe 2.0, the jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1, is ready and available for download, the Jailbreak Dream Team announced at the Hack in the Box conference in Amsterdam.

• Unthethered jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1 available for download

  By Loek Essers | 25 May, 2012 13:53

  Absinthe 2.0, the jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1, is ready and available for download, the Jailbreak Dream Team announced at the Hack in the Box conference in Amsterdam on Friday.

• Smartphones with quad-core chips and 4G LTE coming soon

  By Agam Shah | 24 May, 2012 19:23

  Quad-core processors have not yet been combined with 4G LTE in smartphones, but that could change soon.

• Motorola Mobility has infringed Microsoft patent, says Munich court

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 24 May, 2012 15:24

  Google-owned Motorola Mobility has infringed a Microsoft patent related to SMS messaging, according to a ruling in the Munich regional court, which also dismissed a second case related to a localization patent.

• iPhone, Android account for 82% of smartphones shipped

  By Matt Hamblen | 24 May, 2012 14:16

  Android and iPhone smartphones together made up 82% of all such devices shipped to retailers in the first quarter of 2012, IDC said Thursday.

• Updated SDK from Soti allows businesses to remotely control Apple mobile devices

  By Fred O'Connor | 23 May, 2012 08:44

  Businesses can now remotely control enterprise mobile applications developed for Apple's mobile platform with the latest version of Soti's MobiControl Software Developer Kit for iOS, announced Tuesday.

• Google has finally closed Motorola Mobility acquisition

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 23 May, 2012 00:36

  Google has finally closed its acquisition of Motorola Mobility, and will now start working on new devices while keeping Android open, it said on Tuesday.

• Tokyo opens world's tallest broadcast tower

  By Jay Alabaster | 22 May, 2012 20:34

  Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcast tower, officially opened to the public on Tuesday.

• Judge deems Kodak digital camera patent invalid

  By James Niccolai | 22 May, 2012 10:14

  A judge at the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined that a Kodak patent asserted in a complaint against Apple and Research In Motion is invalid, Kodak said on Monday.

• BYOD is driving IT 'crazy': Gartner

  By Matt Hamblen | 22 May, 2012 01:01

  IT managers grappling with bring-your-own-device policies can expect to see an explosion in the number of smartphones and tablets used by employees in the next few years.

• Certain HTC smartphones released to US carriers after passing customs inspections

  By Michael Kan | 21 May, 2012 19:09

  Taiwanese smartphone vendor High Tech Computer said on Sunday certain models of its newest smartphones have passed U.S. Customs and are being released to its carrier customers, after the company previously warned of a delay in product shipments because of an International Trade Commission (ITC) order.

• Microsoft wins smartphone patent dispute

  By AAP | 21 May, 2012 09:51

  A commission has sided with Microsoft by moving to ban the import of Android-powered Motorola smartphones into the United States based on patent infringement complaints by the software colossus.

• China approves Google acquisition of Motorola Mobility

  By Marc Ferranti | 20 May, 2012 08:29

  Chinese regulatory authorities have approved Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility, paving the way for the deal to close within the week, company officials confirmed Saturday.

• Android 5.0 to launch with five Nexus devices: Report

  By Katherine Noyes | 17 May, 2012 06:57

  When Android 5.0 “Jelly Bean” launches this [southern] Spring, it will appear first on several new mobile devices sold by Google itself as part of the “Nexus” line.

• iPhone screen size may increase to at least 4 inches

  By Daniel Ionescu | 17 May, 2012 00:26

  Apple is looking to increase the iPhone's screen size from 3.5 inches to at least 4 inches, according to a Wall Street Journal report, a move that's presumably being made because of stiff Android competition.