HP reports Q1 earnings: EPS beats but revenue and Q2 guidance both miss Nokia to unveil
cheap Lumia 610 alongside high-end camera phone at MWC [video] HP reports Q1 earnings: EPS
beats but revenue and Q2 guidance both miss | Feb 22nd, 2012 at 05:05PM Hewlett-Packard on
Wednesday reported its fiscal first-quarter earnings, which fell short of Wall Street’s
expectations.

Analysts expected the computer giant to pull in $30.75 billion and $0.87 per share,
and while HP’s first-quarter earnings of $0.92 per share beat the Street’s consensus, revenue dipped
7% to $30 billion and missed estimates.

“In the first quarter, we delivered on our Q1 outlook and remained focused on the
fundamentals to drive long-term sustainable returns,” said HP president and CEO Meg Whitman.

“We are taking the necessary steps to improve execution, increase effectiveness and
capitalize on emerging opportunities to reassert HP’s technology leadership.” HP anticipates its
second-quarter EPS to fall between $0.88 and $0.91, below Wall Street’s consensus of $0.95 per
share.

Read on for HP’s press release.

Nokia to unveil cheap Lumia 610 alongside high-end camera phone at MWC [video]
Zach Epstein | Feb 22nd, 2012 at 04:30PM Nokia on Tuesday released a teaser video showing off
the remarkable camera included on a handset it plans to unveil next week at the annual Mobile World
Congress trade Show in Barcelona, Spain.

The device is thought to be a high-end Windows Phone with a 12-megapixel camera that
has surfaced in a number of earlier reports.

A new report on Wednesday claims that Nokia has plans to announce a new cheaper Windows
Phone at the show next week as well, however, suggesting that the Finnish phone maker plans to
address multiple market segments with its Windows Phone announcements once again.

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Patent shows Google may bring Android to desktops Patent shows Google may bring Android
to desktops Dan Graziano | Feb 22nd, 2012 at 03:35PM Google may be in the process of
bringing its mobile operating system to desktop and notebook computers, according to a recent patent
filing.

The patent, which was discovered by Patently Apple , showcases desktop control features
similar to Apple’s multitouch MacBook trackpad and Magic Trackpad. The current Android operating
system has been designed for touch commands and actions, however in the future it may be expanded to
support different means of control, Google said in the patent overview.

Using a multitouch trackpad, a user can “directly interact with graphical elements located
at the current pointer location as if they are using a touchscreen device, and perform traditional
touchscreen operations (e.g., dragging/flinging content, scrolling).” Following Google’s
acquisition of Motorola Mobility, it is believed that the Mountain View-based company will now
explore a variety of new hardware products.

Galaxy Note Review Poisoned iPhone factory workers beg for reform in open letter
Steve Jobs’s life laid out as a Facebook Timeline [video] By: Review
A pair of workers who claim to have been poisoned by toxins in a Suzhou, China factory while
assembling touchscreens for Apple’s iPhone have written an open letter begging consumers to demand
reform. SumOfUs, the organization behind the Ethical iPhone Campaign, released the letter in
an email to the media on Wednesday afternoon.

The letter was written by Guo Rui-qiang and Jia Jing-chuan, two former factory workers
who urge consumers to sign SumOfUs’s petition and demand that Apple force its suppliers and
manufacturing partners to improve working conditions at their Chinese factories.

Both workers claim to have been poisoned by a chemical cleaner called N-hexane, and they
have suffered neurological damage as a result.

The Fair Labor Association is currently conduction inspections of two Foxconn factories,
prompted by Apple, and while only preliminary inspections have been made at this point, the
organization says it has already found “ tons of issues.” The workers’ letter follows below
in its entirety.

Steve Jobs’s life laid out as a Facebook Timeline [video] | Feb 22nd, 2012 at
02:25PM Whether you’re fan of Apple products or not, there is no denying the influence Steve Jobs
had on the world.

Simon Lau — a freelance Web, iPhone and iPad developer — built a tribute to Mr.

Jobs using Facebook’s Timeline feature.

Facebook’s Timeline replaces a user’s traditional profile page with life events, check-ins,
new friends additions, photos and more, all listed in chronological order.

Lau’s Timeline of Jobs, which was promptly removed by Facebook only to later be restored,
features an array of photos and life events that highlight the Apple co-founder’s time on Earth.

Hit the break for a video showcasing Steve Jobs’s Timeline.

Samsung’s Galaxy Note: So much more than just a smartphone
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HTC Ville and Huawei Prism headed to T-Mobile according to leak HTC Ville and Huawei
Prism headed to T-Mobile according to leak Dan Graziano | Feb 22nd, 2012 at 01:20PM
According to a leaked accessory sheet, the HTC Ville and Huawei Prism are headed to T-Mobile in the
U.S.

The sheet, a screenshot of which was obtained by TmoNews , provides little information outside
of device names and “warehouse arrival” dates for various accessories.

Accessories, which sometimes arrive weeks before a handset launches, are set to arrive
for both devices in early April. BGR exclusively reported this past November that  HTC will
unveil the Ville at next week’s Mobile World Congress trade show.

The device is rumored to be thinner than Apple’s iPhone 4S and will feature Android 4.0, Sense
4.0, a 4.3-inch qHD Super AMOLED display, a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon Series 4 processor, an 8-
megapixel camera, HSPA+ and a 1,650 mAh battery.

Samsung’s Galaxy Note: So much more than just a smartphone iOS 5.0.1 bug lets
users to bypass passcode and access iPhone contacts [video]UPDATE: Verizon says all issues have
been resolved and its 4G LTE network came back up around 1:00 p.m.

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Samsung Galaxy Note review: The smartphone that ‘Samsunged’ Samsung iOS 5.0.1 bug lets
users to bypass passcode and access iPhone contacts [video] By: Review
You know what they say about guys with huge phones… They’re compensating for tiny data
plans.

Samsung’s Galaxy Note is a giant smartphone.

Or a teeny tablet. After using AT&T’s version of this device for several days now, I’m
still not quite sure which is the case.

It handles voice calls like a cell phone and it runs Google’s Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread
smartphone operating system, but it feels very much like a tablet and it includes a stylus, which
hasn’t been seen alongside a smartphone in this hemisphere for quite some time.

Somehow, however, Samsung manages to pull it all together into one interesting package that
might not have been worth the $10 million introduction, but it could certainly find a niche
in today’s supersized smartphone market.

Maybe. Dan Graziano | Feb 22nd, 2012 at 11:10AM A new bug has been discovered in iOS
5.0.1 that provides unauthorized access to a user’s contacts on passcode-protected iPhones.

The bug, which was discovered by iPhoneIslam , is not easily reproduced and requires the
attacker to have a spare SIM card or access to the victim’s phone number.

The method involves inserting and ejecting the iPhone’s SIM card, which will eventually
bypass the phone’s passcode and give unauthorized access to the contacts and phone app.

The attacker can then make calls, view call history, view contacts and use FaceTime.

The threat is seen as a somewhat minor issue that Apple will most likely fix in an
upcoming iOS update.

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Authorities take down another popular file-sharing site, arrest founder for piracy
Verizon’s 4G LTE network suffers nationwide outage Apple defends rights to iPad name in
Shanghai court Authorities take down another popular file-sharing site, arrest founder for
piracy Zach Epstein | Feb 22nd, 2012 at 10:25AM Authorities in Germany recently executed a
raid that resulted in at least two arrests and the takedown of another popular file-sharing service.

German-language news site Heise Online reported earlier this week that German police
arrested two men with alleged ties to file-sharing service Skyload.net, which was subsequently taken
offline.

The service’s owner, identified as 28-year-old Maik P., was taken into custody along with
25-year-old Marcel E., owner of Skyload.net’s Web hosting service.

Both men have been charged with violating copyright laws and Maik P.

is allegedly personally responsible for uploading and sharing more than 10,000 copyrighted
films. The Skyload.net takedown follows the closure of one of the most popular file-sharing services
in the world, Megaupload, which was taken offline last month as its founder and a number of
other men with ties to the service were arrested in a raid.

While shuttering Megaupload appears to have done nothing to slow digital piracy,
authorities around the world continue to battle alongside copyright holders to shut down file-
hosting services that allow users to share copyrighted content illegally.

Verizon’s 4G LTE network suffers nationwide outage Dan Graziano | Feb 22nd,
2012 at 10:00AM We have received a number of reports this morning from Verizon Wireless customers
complaining that the carrier’s 4G LTE network was down in various parts of the country.

The carrier’s support forums have also been flooded with complaints from irate users who
claim the service is down across the country, and Verizon customers service representatives have
reportedly confirmed the outage to a number of subscribers.

Verizon customers have suffered from data problems before — the carrier recently
had three massive outages in a single month.

Apple defends rights to iPad name in Shanghai court | Feb 22nd, 2012 at 09:35AM Apple
on Wednesday defended itself in a Shanghai court against Proview International, which claims Apple
is violating a trademark it holds on the “iPad” name, the New York Times  reported.

Proview’s allegations have prevented the Cupertino-based company from selling its
popular tablet in numerous smaller Chinese cities, however Apple Stores in Beijing and Shanghai
continue to sell the device.

The four-hour session at the Pudong New Area People’s Court ended without any ruling from
the district judge, though both sides reportedly presented new evidence in the case.

Apple claims it acquired the iPad trademark from Proview in 2009.

“We bought Proview’s worldwide rights to the iPad trademark in 10 different countries several
years ago,” the company said in a statement.

“Proview refuses to honor their agreement with Apple in China and a Hong Kong court has
sided with Apple in this matter.

Our case is still pending in mainland China.” Proview claims that Apple is using the iPad
name illegally, however, as the subsidiary that licensed the trademark to Apple was not authorized
to do so.

11 mins ago

Foxconn accused of hiding underage factory workers before FLA inspection Foxconn accused
of hiding underage factory workers before FLA inspection | Feb 22nd, 2012 at 08:50AM Foxconn
workers claim the manufacturer transferred underage employees to other departments or did not
schedule them to work overtime in an effort to avoid discovery during the Fair Labor Association’s
investigation of its facilities, reports AppleInsider .

Students & Scholars Against Corporate Misbehavior (SACOM) project officer Debby Sze Wan Chan was
told by two Foxconn employees that the manufacturer “prepared for the inspection” by hiding the
child laborers.

“All underage workers, between 16-17 years old, were not assigned any overtime work and
some of them were even sent to other departments,” Chan reportedly said.

Another Foxconn worker said she had recently been allowed three breaks a day during the audit,
an increase from one.

Apple CEO Tim Cook has said that the company “ cares about every worker in our supply
chain,” however many workers don’t feel the care that the CEO talks about.

“Most of the time, the workers are aware of the presence of Apple’s representatives inside
the factories,” said Chan.

“It is not the problem that Apple doesn’t know the real problems at their suppliers.

They know, but it is only because they do not care.” 22 hours ago Barnes & Noble
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Half of all smart TVs sold aren’t even connected to the Internet Half of all smart TVs
sold aren’t even connected to the Internet Dan Graziano | Feb 22nd, 2012 at 07:45AM
Internet-enabled televisions have become the next big thing.

LG, Sony, Panasonic, Samsung and Sharp, among others, offer TV sets with apps and Wi-Fi
connectivity.

Just because someone has an Internet TV, however, doesn’t mean he or she it using it.

“People are buying connected TVs, but they are not all using them,” said Norm Bogen, vice
president for digital entertainment at research firm NPD In-Stat.

According to a survey conducted by In-Stat, only 47% of all people who own an Internet-enabled
TV have it connected to the Web, reports TechNewsDaily .

Among those that are connected to home networks, a majority of the TV’s features go unused.

“I think that people like some aspects of smart TVs,” said Paul Gagnon, the director of
DisplaySearch.

“Social networking and games — those are pretty lightly used.

People type on laptops and mobile devices.” Gagnon explains that televisions’ ugly and
cluttered user interfaces could be the reason for the lack of enthusiasm.

“They’re very, very complex and unintuitive user interfaces,” he said.

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