Some quick headlines and updates across the mobile phone industry:

Moto v Apple
Motorola wins its radio patent against Apple. The German court’s decision has caused a withdrawal of the iPhone 4 from all online stores in Germany. However, models are still …

The Mobile World Congress, held annually at the end of February in Barcelona, Spain, is one of the most important events on the mobile industry calendar. From expectation to anticipation to introduction to evaluation, there isn’t one mobile phone or …

Not along ago, the bandwidth was awash with stories regarding Carrier IQ and alleged privacy violations. Although Carrier IQ did not amass personal information or disseminate it to carriers or advertisers, the company experienced huge losses, and service providers discontinued …

In a rather alarming announcement in some quarters, the Reuters news service announced today that Nokia Siemens Networks has engaged in discussions with unions in Germany and Finland regarding cutting more than 4,000 jobs in austerity measures.

Nokia Siemens is the …

Today’s Mobile News section leads with a major blow to Samsung’s German distribution plans for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 – but not because of Apple’s patent-related lawsuits. The end effect, however, is the same: Samsung cannot distribute its top-selling …

The issue of mobile phones in schools has been bantered back and forth for a number of years. A school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US of A, has stepped up its fight against

“bootlegged”

mobile phones – quite literally.

The term ‘bootleg’ was coined …

Online storage websites are gaining popularity as they free drive space and make pictures, documents and other stored files available from any Internet-connected computing device. Users of Megaupload, however, may lose all their stored data by Thursday.

US federal prosecutors blocked …

Whilst most mobile phone users and mobile industry watchers know that South Korea has not only extensive mobile service networks but also mobile phone manufacturers. Few know, however, that North Korea also has mobile phone service – of a sort.

The …

As February approaches, so does the Mobile World Congress 2012. The annual event is held at the end of the month and always in Barcelona, Spain – so far. We will periodically let you know what attendees might see …

As we kick off this Tablet Saturday, we bring you some rumoured news about the Samsung Galaxy tablet that’s been floating around the ether world for a few days. While discussions started about the Galaxy 10.1 Tablet, it floated around …