Mark Bridge writes:
Google and Motorola. HP and webOS. Each apparently heading in opposite directions when it comes to strategy.
However, although HP has pretty much pulled the plug on making webOS devices, it's not calling time on the webOS platform.
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There's big news this week as Google announces plans to buy Motorola Mobility, Apple gets Samsung's new tablet banned and HTC invests in audio technology.
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Sony and LG Electronics are reported to have settled a patent dispute that had created a total of 24 legal cases between the two companies.
Sony had applied to ban the import of certain LG mobile phones into the USA, while LG had responded with a bid to block the import of the PlayStation 3 into Europe.
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LG Electronics has started rolling out 'remote customer care services' worldwide.
This will enable the company to diagnose software problems and upgrade firmware for mobile phones 'over the air'. The service has been available in South Korea since May.
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The International Data Corporation has calculated that worldwide mobile phone shipments were up by 11.3% in the second quarter of 2011, even though feature phone shipments dropped for the first time since Q3 of 2009. Its Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker reports that 365.4 million units were shipped in Q2 2011.
IDC says the feature phone market shrank by 4% year-on-year - and isn't expected to grow by more than 1.1% in the future.
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