The hot trends from this past week were primarily new product announcements, upgrades and overly loud product launches and of course rumors. Just about every smartphone manufacturer and most tablet maker saw fit to chime in and remind us of their presence or intentions.
So what juicy bits of tech news other than Facebook “breaking the bank” made it into the headlines and subsequently into Bits and Bytes?
- Apple very likely to use 4″ display on upcoming iPhones
- Samsung takes 9 million pre-orders for new Galaxy S III
- Japan’s Galaxy S III to include 2GB RAM and Quad Core
- Android partners starting to get vocally impatient with Google
- AT&T demands lower phone subsidies or cheaper smartphones
- Verizon kills unlimited data and other features: Corporate Suicide!
- Coming LG Optimus 4X-HD making a strong splash with 3.0 UI
- Low-end HTC Desire C (ICS) handset due in June
- RIM still trying to dig out, new strategies being considered
- T-Mobile intros new contract-free
- Facebook IPO = Zuckerberg Richer Than Google Founders
- Facebook sells 421.2 Mil shares @ $38 ea. = $16 Bil
- IPO makes Mark Zuckerberg (age 28) 29th richest person on Earth
- Deep Pockets: Facebook being sued for $15B over user tracking
- More Galaxy names: Lunge, Victory’ Forge, Rivet, Wield, & Mission
- Google’s Project Glass Glasses Now Protected By Patents
- Apple ahead in Nano-SIM war Motorola and RIM back down
- Cisco urging businesses to adopt “Bring Your Own Device” stance
- Microsoft encouraging students to buy PCs
- Rumor: Amazon Readying 10″ Kindle Fire tablet
- Belkin supporting 802.11ac (3X faster Wi-Fi speeds)
- NYC: Silicon Valley of the east?
- Poll: Half of all Americans see Facebook as a fad
- Constant Rumors of iPad Mini continue
- Jobs’s own words sting Apple in anti-trust case
- IT survey reveals tablet use leads to increased productivity
- Facebook principal gives up U.S. citizenship to protect IPO $$$
- June 2012: iPhone “5″ production to go hot & heavy
- Huawei Ascend P1 hoping to make a dent in the market
- Samsung rides Android past Nokia to take sales leadership
- Acer Aspire M5 Ultrabooks announced and demoed: Nice!
- Ultrabooks still in game thanks to Lenovo, Acer, HP and Apple
MORE NEWS TO COME AS THIS DAY GOES ON…: