Rumours that Amazon is working on a smartphone go back to late 2011. Early ones had Amazon working with Foxconn but a report by The Financial Times today indicates that it is now working with HTC on up to three different models. One device is reportedly “at an advanced stage of development” and could launch in 2014 should Amazon decide […]
Partnerships
HTC sells Beats Electronics stake for US$265 million (Updated)
The partnership between HTC and Beats Electronics is no more. The Taiwanese company today announced that it had sold its remaining 24.84% stake in the audio company back to Beats Electronics for US$265 million. HTC aquired a 50.1% stake in Beats Electronics back in 2011 for US$300 million. It later sold half that stake back to company founders Jimmy Iovine […]
Sprint to partner with Rogers to enable in-car connected systems
Rogers today announced a new partnership with Sprint that will see the Sprint Velocity in-car infotainment and telematics solution use the Canadian carrier’s wireless network to bring always-connected capabilities to Canadian cars. Among the connected services offered will be infotainment (news, weather, sports and more), navigation, climate control, security, emergency services and vehicle diagnostics as well as connectivity for mobile […]
Beats Electronics looking to end HTC partnership
HTC announced a strategic partnership and investment with Beats Electronics, the company behind Beats by Dr. Dre, back in 2011. Since then, most HTC smartphones have come with Beats Audio, a feature that HTC used to distinguish its devices from the competition. That partnership may be coming to an end though as The Wall Street Journal reports that Beats Electronics […]
BlackBerry named Official Mobile Computing Partner of the Maple Leafs and Raptors
Good news for Toronto sports teams and BlackBerry fans this week: A partnership between BlackBerry and Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) has made BlackBerry the Official Mobile Computing Partner of the Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL), Toronto Raptors (NBA) and Toronto Marlies (AHL). BlackBerry branding will be featured prominently in and around the Air Canada Centre where both the Leafs and […]
Sony Xperia and Box extend cloud storage partnership into 2013
Sony Mobile Communications this week announced that its partnership with Box would be extended into 2013. Announced before the 2011 festive season and initially running for a year – Xperia smartphone and Sony tablet users can now grab free 50GB cloud storage for life, by signing-up or accessing existing Box accounts from their devices before 31st December 2013. Sony and […]
WIND Mobile looking to expand through partnerships
WIND Mobile’s parent company, Globalive Wireless Management, is looking to expand its network by partnering with regional telecommunications and cable companies. It is already talking to a number of regional players about agreements to share networks, sites and marketing for its WIND Mobile brand. In an interview with The Globe and Mail, Tony Lacavera, Globalive’s chairman and chief executive officer, […]
RIM and Microsoft announce BlackBerry search partnership
Research In Motion and Microsoft announced a new partnership earlier this week at BlackBerry World 2011. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took to the stage during co-CEO Mike Lazaridis’ keynote speech to announce that Bing would be the new default maps and search features on upcoming BlackBerry devices. It will apparently be integrated at the OS level with devices shipping for […]