April is flying by and news in Bits and Bytes for this past week are dominated by new and upgraded smartphones and serious litigation over Java code, patents and intellectual property that could impact Google’s Android world.
- Oracle’s Ellison and Google’s Page take the stand in SF trial
- Zuckerberg buys Instagram without Facebook board involvement
- Verizon extending 4G LTE Network To 27 New Markets
- Acer Iconia Tab A510 available now
- Apple working hard to stem impact of Flashback malware
- Intel redies costly ‘Cove Point’ Ultrabook-Tablet Hybrid
- New Oakley Smart Glasses to challenge Google Play product
- New Blackmagic Design Cinema Camera $2,995
- Intel’s Medfield phone coming real soon!
- Market for Wearable Devices heating up
- Pundits declare “Physical media is dead”
- Chris Pirillo explains Why Tech Bloggers Hate Microsoft
- Netflix CEO’s Complaints re: Comcast draw FCC involvement
- Apple and Samsung CEOs set to have a “sit down” over disputes
- Intel to Report $12.9 Billion 1st-Quarter Revenue
- Select Companies still pushing hard for 3D, now on tablets
- FTC will Fine Google Over Safari Privacy Bypass move
- Trapit (a news Aggregator) Hires Yahoo Editor Liz Lufkin
- Summer 2012 Nokia Lumia 900 coming to T-Mobile
- Groupon Acquires Ditto.me Social Recommendation/Planning App
- Sergey Brin claims net is under attack by govt., Apple & Facebook
- NAB 2012 in Las Vegas wrapping up
- Comcast being taken to task for skirting net neutrality
- Microsoft at it again!: 3 Windows 8 versions: Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro’ Windows RT
- Nokia’s debt rating downgraded again
- ASUS fix for Transformer Prime GPS
- Backblaze 2.0.4.488 – Online BU; $5/mo. unltd storage, 15-day trial
- Google Chrome OS draws worthy praise
- Smart homes take a next step
- Intel Ivy Bridge chips
- with quad-core due soon, power-efficient ultrabook chips later
- Google Drive moves forward
- Two More Mac OS Trojans Discovered
- Public unhappy: FCC Rules Google Wi-Fi Snooping Legal
- Samsung reveaing “Next Galaxy” May 3
- iPhone 5 release date & features rumor abound
- Google+ generates love/hate reactions
- Motorola moving from TI to Qualcomm Snapdragon
- Apple Shares on bit of a rollercoaster
- Yahoo! turn-around plan includes dumping products (Appy Geek)
- Apple stores revenue 16X better than average retailer (Techmeme)
- T-Mobile Announces HTC One S: $199 w/Contract due by Apr 25
- Most competitors attacking Apple primarily on price
- Sergey Brin: My Apple and Facebook critique was “distorted”
- Huawei Ascend P1 slim Android device to arrive in May
- China parts orders hint at potential Apple iPad Mini
- Xtex My Tablet 7 is just $150, runs Ice Cream Sandwich
- Lava XOLO X900 Intel’s smartphone market entry by Apr 23
- Free Snow Leopard update moves older MacOS users to iCloud
- Nokia going through changes, sales chief resigns, $1.7bn Q1 loss
- Samsung Galaxy S III chosen for quad-core processor
- AMD takes one on the chin: $590 Bn loss
- FCC derided for soft Google fine.
- Microsoft posts 3Q revenue gains
- Verizon boasts support for Windows phone
- Splunk (big data analysis) IPO goes live on Nasdaq