Daily News January 10, 2012

Samsung sold about 32 million smartphones in record holiday quarter
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/06/samsung_sold_about_32_million_smartphones_in_record_holiday_quarter.html

Motorola Mobility warns of Q4 revenue shortfall
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/06/us-motorola-idUSTRE80522I20120106

China Unicom Offering Free iPhone 4S With Multiyear Contract
http://allthingsd.com/20120106/china-unicom-offering-free-iphone-4s-with-multiyear-contract/

Android platform distribution share. 55% device on Android 2.3
http://developer.android.com/resources/dashboard/platform-versions.html

Xperia ion revealed first LTE smartphone from Sony available exclusively 

from AT&T
http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/corporate/press/pressreleases/pressreleasedetails/xperiaionreleasefinal-20120109

First impressions of Xperia ion
http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/products/2012/01/09/first-impressions-of-xperia%E2%84%A2-ion/

Verizon Wireless and Motorola Unveil Thinnest and Most Powerful 4G LTE Qwerty Smartphone: DROID 4 by Motorola

http://mediacenter.motorola.com/content/detail.aspx?ReleaseID=14732&NewsAreaID=2&changeCurrentLocale=1

CES: Nokia Lumia 900, gorgeous and 4G fast, comes to AT&T

http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/windowsphone/archive/2012/01/09/ces-nokia-lumia-900-gorgeous-and-4g-fast-comes-to-at-amp-t.aspx

CES: The HTC Titan II, one of the first LTE Windows Phones, comes to AT&T
http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/windowsphone/archive/2012/01/09/ces-the-htc-titan-ii-one-of-the-first-lte-windows-phones-comes-to-at-amp-t.aspx

Samsung Shows Off 7.7-Inch LTE Tablet and More of That “Phablet”
http://allthingsd.com/20120109/samsung-shows-off-7-7-inch-lte-tablet-and-more-of-that-phablet/

Google picks up 200 more patents from IBM
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/intellectual-property/2012/01/04/google-picks-up-200-more-patents-from-ibm-40094736/

Apple to ship 'iPad 3' in March, 'iPad 4' in October, say Taiwan component
makers
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20120106PD206.html

Nokia buys Norwegian startup Smarterphone for low-end push
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/06/us-nokia-acquisition-idUSTRE8051OJ20120106

PayPal tests in-store payments with Home Depot
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/06/us-ebay-idUSTRE80520920120106

Apple CEO Cook received stock award worth $376 million

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/10/us-apple-idUSTRE8082FW20120110

LG, Samsung Join Google TV Alliance Ahead of Product Rollout
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-05/google-tv-coalition-adds-lg-mediatek-ahead-of-electronics-show.html

Verizon Wireless and Motorola Announce New Additions to DROID Family at CES
2012
http://mediacenter.motorola.com/content/detail.aspx?ReleaseID=14733&NewsAreaID=2&changeCurrentLocale=1

Huawei unveils "slimmest" smartphone

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/09/us-huawei-idUSTRE8081LM20120109

Toshiba to unveil affordable 7-inch tablet and world’s thinnest 10-inch
tablet at CES
http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/06/toshiba-to-unveil-affordable-7-inch-tablet-and-worlds-thinnest-10-inch-tablet-at-ces/

Lenovo reveals Ice Cream Sandwich TV
http://ces.cnet.com/8301-33363_1-57354811/lenovo-reveals-ice-cream-sandwich-tv/

Intel shows off multitouch ultrabooks at CES
http://ces.cnet.com/8301-33372_1-57355156/intel-shows-off-multitouch-ultrabooks-at-ces/