September 2009 Archives
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iPhone, BlackBerry Palm WinMo & Mo' Movie Streaming 2Day: mSpot
mSpot Mobile Movies is now available on all four major U.S. carriers via the mobile web.You can use the servicer on over 30 phones including the iPhone, Blackberry, Palm, Windows Mobile and many high-end feature phones. You can watch trailers...
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iPhone, Palm Pre, and Android Tops, Smartphones Loved 4 Personal Use, says CFI
Consumer-oriented functionality smartphones score best according to The CFI Group Smartphone Satisfaction Study, Smartphones, Providers, and the Customers Who Love (and Loathe) Them. The study found little relationship between smartphone satisfaction and satisfaction with the provider while the iPhone bested...
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CTIA Asks for More Spectrum Including 800 MHz
CTIA's CEO Steve Largent issued a "virtuous" statement in response to the FCC. He says more spectrum is needed for a "virtuous cycle" and to meet the demands of the U.S. market. He requested the 800 MHz and other available...
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BlackBerry (Storm, Tour, Curve, Bold, Pearl, & All) Apps 2Day: TiVO
The free TiVo app for BlackBerry gives TiVo users the ability to access channel listings and program favorite shows from any model BlackBerry smartphone.The free TiVO BlackBerry app has the familiar TiVo look, feel and features. Users can search by...
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Palm Pre Apps & Mobile Web 2Day: Survivor Samoa & $10,000 Contest
CBS launched the new CBS SURVIVOR mobile Web site and Palm Pre application for Sprint customers. Those worried about the recent earthquake in Samoa, can find out that "The earthquake, with a magnitude between 8.0 and 8.3, had no effect...
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BlackBerry (Storm, Tour, etc.) Updates Friday; BlackBerry Desktop Manager for MAC ETA 1:00PM EST 10/2
Okay, you Macaholics, who prefer BlackBerry smartphones to the "i" word, your day will come on this Friday, when BlackBerry Desktop Manager will be available for Macs.BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac users will be available for free download from www.blackberry.com/mac...
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Peek-a-Yay! Unlimited Kindle-Like Peek Mobile Lifetime Email/Text $299
The Peek Pronto is like a smartphone without the phone and a monthly bill. Well it used to have a monthly fee, when it was sold for $59.95 and $14.95 monthly service. Now they've come up with a more Kindle-like...
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MOTO CLIQ Official @ T-Mobile, Pre-Orders October 19 - Nov. 1
When you click over to see the Android-powered MOTO CLIQ at T-Mobile you'll find a countdown page and demo. The CLIQ is available for pre-orders starting for T-Mobile customers October 19 and public sales starting November 2. They call the...
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Garmin nüvifone G60 Navigates to AT&T on October 4
AT&T and Garmin announced that the Garmin nüvifone G60 will be available beginning October 4.The nüvifone G60 integrates features of a GPS with a phone and has some really neat geo-tagging uses such as when you send a photo of...
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Power for Power Phone Features Growing Faster than Battery Power, Says IMS
Current, mobile handset power requirements are growing at a faster rate than handset battery capacity can handle reports IMS Research. The gap between power available to users and the power need for power handset features threatens to slow the...
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More HTC Touch Pro2 Due In-Stock @ Verizon this Week
We heard from the Verizon Wireless spokeswoman that there will be more HTC Touch Pro2 available for sale "within the week." We don't have an exact day when more will be available.We reported earlier today that the Verizon HTC Touch...
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Palm Pre Update 2Day: webOS 1.2.0 Over-the-Air-Upate Pushed
Palm Pre users can now get the webOs 1.2.0 update with many improvements. A few users were treated to this update by mistake on September 6 and it appears it is worth waiting for.Here’s a quick summary of what you’ll...
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iPhone Apps 2Day: Over 2 Billion App Store Apps Downloaded, Says Apple
On the heels of mixed-messages with the release of the MMS update for the iPhone on AT&T, Apple reported that more than two billion apps have been downloaded from its App Store. "The App Store has reinvented what you can...
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Verizon HTC Touch Pro2 Sold-Out: Very Popular Smartphone
Remember we told you about the keyboard-tastic smartphone the HTC Touch Pro2? Well it looks like it was also buy-tastic, because there are reports that the HTC Touch Pro2 from Verizon is out of stock at the Verizon online store!The...
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Prepaid Hot For Business, Says Compass Intelligence
Compass Intelligence just released a new report on the US prepaid wireless market. Prepaid is the hot growth area right now, even in businesses. Small Businesses are even hotter for wireless. They employ more workers and are more mobile. Now...
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Free BlackBerry (Storm, Bold, Tour, Curve) Android Apps 2Day: DriveSafe.ly
We know our readers are always looking for free BlackBerry Tour, Storm Bold and Curve apps as well as Android Apps. Here's one that will help on the road. "DriveSafe.ly automatically reads incoming text messages and emails out loud so...
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iPhone MMS Update Mixed-Messaged Experience, Delays & Glitches Tweeted/Reported
Starting Friday, iPhone 3G and 3GS users were able to download the MMS update from iTunes to be able to send and receive MMS messages from their iPhones. Reports of problems and glitches of the MMS update appeared over this...
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Palm Pre News 2Day: Palm Pre Coming to Verizon - Rumors Bogus
During the week, we noticed rumors bouncing around that the Palm Pre was not coming to Verizon even though a major Verizon executive, Lowell McAdam had said in public that the Palm Pre was coming to Verizon after Palm's exclusive...
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Another Best Cheapest Deal Palm Pre Price: Palm Pre for $79.99
Friday, we saw the price of the Palm Pre with a plan and rebates drop to $99 through online retailer Wirefly. Today, we noticed that LetsTalk.com has the Palm Pre for $79 after rebates for new Sprint customers with...
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iPhone Update 2Day: iPhone MMS Update Ready Now for iPhone 3G & IPhone 3GS
Today is the start date for MMS for for iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS users, but not for original iPhone users on the AT&T network. MMS or Multimedia Messaging Service enables users to send video an photos via SMS.Here's how...
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FCC Requests Comments on Wireless Broadband Spectrum Needs
The FCC is investigating spectrum needed for wireless broadband as it readies its broadband plans.The FCC posted a notice seeking comments. It notes that entities "raised the issue that the United States will not have sufficient spectrum available to meet...
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Working Moms Spend 21% More on Wireless Bills, Says Scarborough/Neilsen
According to a report from Scarborough Research in partnership with The Nielsen Company and Arbitron, working moms are among the country's highest spenders on cellular phone services, spending 21% more than the average cellular user on their wireless bills monthly...
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Best Cheapest Discount Deal: Price of Palm Pre Dropped to $99
Wirefly is offering the Palm Pre for $99 to new Sprint customers. Many of you have been waiting for the price to drop below $100. Wirefly will ship the Sprint Palm Pre for free.Sprint now offers the Palm Pre...
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BlackBerry (Curve, Bold Pearl) App Updates 2Day: CitySearch BlackBerry
The CitySearch Blackberry Smartphone app has been update with more social aspects including integration with Twitter and calendar.. CitySearch offers relevant information about neighborhoods all over the country.Their website claims that it's "the ultimate urban companion, Mobile by Citysearch helps...
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Auto Safety Group Petitions US Dept. of Transportation
Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) filed a petition with the U.S. Department of Transportation to prohibit or restrict the use of unsafe electronic devices, for talking, texting and other purposes, by operators of commercial motor vehicles, such as...
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BlackBerry Tour Updates 2Day: Reliance Offers OS 4.7.1.53
Last Friday, some BlackBerry Tour owners were able to download the BlackBerry Tour update OS 4.7.1.53 via the BlackBerry Desktop Manager. It mysteriously disappeared over the weekend. We offered instructions on how to complete the upgrade.It has been reported that...
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Funny Cell Phone Video 2Day: Even the President's Press Secretary Has Lost His Cell Patience
Funny or Die has a so-true-its-funny video of a press conference where Press Secretary Robert Gibbs takes a cell phone from a reporter because it interrupted the press conference for the third time. You can see in the video, other...
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"That's Not Cool" Prevents Digital Dating Abuse and Textual Harassment
Verizon and the Advertising Council are offering a public service advertising campaign to help teens deal with "textual harassment," privacy issues and pic-pressure. The new PSA's for Verizon Wireless' Mobile web service, and Verizon FiOS Internet and Verizon FiOS TV...
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Global App Market $4.66 Billion in 2009, Says Wireless Expertise
The number of smartphones sold each year will increase from around 165.2 million in 2009 to 422.96 million in 2013, with the total number of smartphone users approaching 1.6 billion, according to Wireless Expertise, a wireless market research and consulting...
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White Space Worth $100 Billion & Could Provide Rural Broadband, Says Perspective Associates
The unlicensed White Space is worth $100 Billion notes a new study, The Economic Value of Unlicensed Spectrum written by Richard Thanki at Perspective Associates, commissioned by Microsoft. White space could generate between $3.9 billion and $7.3 billion in value...
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1 in 4 Leave Phone Retail Store w/o Buying, Failed Sales Could be Avoided with Better Customer Service, Says Amdocs
An Amdocs survey explored what influences the customer experience when shopping at retail stores, along with brand perceptions. Despite the option to purchase devices and plans online, consumers are still choosing to visit service providers' retail outlets. The top three reasons...
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Samsung Sprint HD with HD Out Coming Out Sept. 27 at Best Buy
Sprint and Samsung announced the the Samsung Instinct HD, the latest in the distinctive Instinct line with a TV out HD connection along with access to Sprint's 3G network, a 5-megapixel camera and camcorder. It has an Opera Mobile 9.7...
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Thirty Mo' WinMo Phones This Year
Benjamin Tan, senior director, GCR Mobile Team Unit at Microsoft China told reporters in China, that there will be thirty new Windows Mobile smartphones launched with Windows Mobile 6.5 this year, according to DigiTimes.Companies that will be launching WinMo phones...
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New IREX eReader Coming to Best Buy with B&N Books and Verizon 3G
IREX Technologies debuted the IREX DR800SG - a , 8.1-inch, touchscreen eReader that offers multi-mode 3G wireless capabilities provided by the Verizon network. It has a large display area, electronic paper display, long battery life, touch interface and customizable zoom....
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GoldSpot Launches miApp for Mobile App/Ad Development & Deployment
GoldSpot Media launched the miApp platform for developing smartphone apps and ad campaigns. The platform includes ntuitive web-based drag and drop design studio for creating applications and interactive ad campaigns once. They also offer infrastructure to deploy the apps across...
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Push GMail for iPhone, WinMo and Nokia S60 Smartphones
The Google mobile blog let GMail users know that besides being synchronize their Gmail Contacts and Google Calendar with their iPhone, Windows Mobile and S60 devices contacts. They can now push Gmail to those mobile devices. It gives over-the-air, always-on...
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Apple Wins in USB Forum Decision Against Palm Pre for iTunes Sync
The USB Implementers Forum sided with Apple for modifying its iTunes USB sync so that the Palm Pre work-around wouldn't work.Apple changed the latest update iTunes software to block access by Palm's smartphone. Palm voiced their complaint to the group in July...
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BlackBerry (Storm, Tour, Curve, Bold) Free App Updates 2Day: Stitcher Radio 1.2
Stitcher, news and talk smart radio for mobile phones just released version 1.2 of its BlackBerry app. Stitcher gets its name from the process they call "stitching." The user picks favorite radio shows and then stitches them together to create...
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Android Avalanche: HTC Hero Pre-Order @ Cellular South 10/5
Cellular South, will launch its first Android-powered smartphone, the new HTC Hero. Consumers will be able to pre-order the device as early as October 5. The company is among the first U.S. wireless carriers to announce the availability of the...
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Deal of the Day: Nearly Free "Penny" AT&T BlackBerry Bold 8900, Samsung Impression and More NO Activation Fee
Amazon is running a super cheap deal today for le for new AT&T customers.Today only, save big when you sign up for a new 2-year contract with AT&T. They call it a “Gold Box” deal. We call it a super...
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NCMEC Offers "Sexting" Cautions
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children NCMEC has issued a policy statement regarding sexting. The statement is a product of extensive dialogue with leaders in the field, and was developed with the strong involvement of the American Bar...
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iPhone Apps 2Day: Background Check Your Date on Your iPhone with Sleaze Detector
Intelius launched its Date Check mobile application today at DEMOfall 09. Now you can perform instant background checks on potential dates directly on an iPhone. Their moto is “Look-up before your hook-up.” With only a name or cell phone number,...
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ESPN Radio iPhone App Lauched : $2.99
ESPN launched their ESPN Radio app. It gives millions of ESPN Radio listeners access to live, crystal clear radio streams, fan favorite shows, the latest SportsCenter updates every 20 minutes, popular podcasts, play-by-play broadcasts, live scores, newsfeeds and text messaging...
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AT&T Sort of Supports FCC's Open I, Except for Broadband
AT&T issued a statement in favor of FCC Chairman Genachowski’s speech outlining a open Internet. They are concerned when it extends to mobile broadband. “We commend Chairman Genachowski for his speech today, which begins a public process of considering very...
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Adobe Debuts Adobe Flash Patform Services for Distribution
At the IAB MIXX Conference and Expo, Adobe debuted the Adobe Flash Platform Services for Distribution, a new service that allows advertisers and content publishers to promote, measure and monetize applications across social networks, desktops and mobile devices....
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Ringtone Market Ringing in Decline, Says IBISWorld
The music ringtone market is within the decline stage of its short life cycle, according to industry research firm IBISWorld. The company forecasts industry revenue to decline for the second consecutive year - down 15 percent from its $880 million...
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Print Pubs are Going Mobile with Apps Mobile Web, Says ABC
The digital advertising and publishing market will be growing, supported by new mobile devices and advances in apps and technology. A new survey from the Audit Bureau of Circulations reveals that print publishers are focusing on the mobile market as...
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Apple Adds App Store Resource Center for Devs
Apple introduced the App Store Resource Center, a single destination designed to make it easier for developers to find details on distributing apps on the App Store as well as how to prepare for app submission and managing apps once...
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Nokia Test Labs Offers Text Braille Reader for Blind and Visually-Impaired
Nokia, Tampere University and the Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired have created the Nokia Braille Reader. The Nokia Braille Reader offers the visually-impaired and blind a way to read SMS text messages via Braille.The app captures received SMS messages and...
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Palm Pixi Preview: New Gesture Nav and Social Networking Features
Ed Hardy at Brighthand handled the new Palm Pixi and video-recorded his impressions with a Palm rep. The Palm Pixi is 10% thinner than an iPhone with gesture navigation with super media sync and easy keyboard access. Palm added much...
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BlackBerry Tour Update OS 4.7.1.52 Glitches D' Upate Du Jour
On Friday, we reported that BlackBerry Tour update OS 4.7.1.53 was released by RIM and users could get it from BlackBerry Desktop Manager. Today, it appears there have been problems reported downloading the 4.7.1.53 update from the BlackBerry Desktop Manager. ...
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Week in Review: Reviews, Updates, Apps, Glitches and Launches
This week ending today, has been full of great news, new apps, and changes in operating systems.The most popular stories were reviews of two recent Verizon device launches. Our Review of Reveiews of The HTC Touch Pro 2, the most...
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BlackBerry Tour Update 4.7.1.53 Released by RIM
RIM has released a new operating system update for the BlackBerry Tour, version 4.7.1.53. There were previous reports of sticky trackball problems with the BlackBerry Tour smartphone and a high return rate.Other problems reported with the BlackBerry Tour were muffled...
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Details of LG Chocolate BL20 Video Debut
LG is showing off its new LG Chocolate BL20, a slider 3G touchscreen phone with hidden touch navigation keys, and a 5 megapixel camera. It is very thin with smooth slide side touch control (see video.)The LG Chocolate BL20 also...
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BlackBerry, iPhone Apps Changes 2Day: Free Apps, Paid Content 10/24
The Wall Street Journal will no longer offer free unlimited access via it's mobile apps for BlackBerry and iPhone. Starting October 24, some content from mobile apps and their mobile website will be free, while access to premium content will...
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Free iPhone Apps 2Day: Honeywell iPhone App Unlocks Doors
Honeywell offers apps for the Apple iPhone, cellphones and BlackBerry smartphones that allows home and business owners to stay connected to their security systems while on the go. The My Keypad iPhone App is compatible with Honeywell security control panels...
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Palm Pre News: Palm Says No Mo' to WinMo Sticks with webOS
Palm is putting all its efforts into is new Palm webOS. In a conference call, Jon Rubinstein, of Palm said:"Due to importance of webOS to our overall strategy, we've made the decision to dedicate all future develoment resources to the...
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Real Offers Federation of Studios with EMERGE Platform to Mobile Developers
RealGames introduced the Federation of Studios (FoS), a mobile publishing platform for small and mid-sized game developers port their games, at no up-front cost, across more than 1700 mobile handsets, eight different operating systems and 130 carriers and direct-to-consumer...
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NBC & Sprint Offer Multi-Platform Heros Carnival with Mobile
NBC.com teamed with Sprint today for a multi-platform, "Heroes."Beginning on September 28 and continuing for 10 consecutive weeks, an original "Heroes" story will unfold on the multiple platforms of NBC.com and Sprint. Viewers can watch TV and interact online and...
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Review: Samsung Rogue SCH-U960 (Verizon) Review of Reviews
Samsung Rogue Rated 4 out of 5 by Wireless and Mobile News' Review of ReviewsThe Samsung Rogue from Verizon is a feature phone full of high-end features. The AMOLED touchscreen is gorgeous, and all reviewers thought the web browsing was...
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TrackBall Off Track on BlackBerry Tour Smartphones, Says TownHall
The BlackBerry Tour, which received excellent reviews, is getting off track and being returned due to trackball stickiness and unresponsiveness, notes several reports.Nearly 50% of BlackBerry Tour smartphones that Sprint sold are being returned reported analyst David Eller at TownHall...
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Google Google m/news, Yahoo and MLB Top Mobile Websites, by Yankee Group
According to Yankee Group, 31 percent of phone-owning consumers now browse the mobile web at least once a month, with news, search and weather being their most popular destinations. Yankee group rounded up evaluations that show most mobile sites still...
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Green Handset Shipments will Grow, Says Juniper
Juniper Research predicts consumer demand for environmentally sustainable mobile devices will be the primary driver behind the growth of green handsets. Green handsets global shipments could grow to 485 million units by 2014. With a number of challenges facing vendors...
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T-Mobile Offers Nokia 5130 Xpress Music Phone $29.99 w/Contract
T-Mobile is now offering the low-cost music phone the Nokia 5130 Xpress Music phone. The Nokia 5130 has stereo Bluetooth, an FM radio, 2.0-megapixel camera and an extra-long battery with six hours of talktime and 12 days of standby. Based...
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Clearwire Software Dev Community App Test Opens in Silicon Valley
Clearwire introduced the software development community in Silicon Valley, a 4G WiMAX application test environment. The sandbox covers The developer network sandbox, covers more than 20 square miles in Santa Clara, Mountain View and parts of downtown Palo Alto, California....
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T-Mobile Rescinds Paper Billing Fee
T-Mobile's plan to charge $1.50 a month for paper bills has been trashed, due to complaints from consumers regulating agencies.The charge that could have netted T-Mobile millions a month, raised concerned from consumer groups who claimed that seniors, disabled, and...
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Android Donut SDK Available for Download
The Android 1.6 SDK is now available for download. Android 1.6, which is based on the donut branch of Android and introduces new features and technologies. The SDK supports CDMA and additional screen sizes for deployment on even more mobile...
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AT&T Greenest Carrier, Sprint/Verizon Second Tie, Says ABI
AT&T Wireless has been ranked at the top of the latest Green Vendor Matrix released by ABI Research. Sprint Nextel and Verizon Wireless claimed the second and third spots in the company's new scorecard of worldwide "green" mobile network operators.AT&T...
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BlackBerry (Storm, Tour, Curve) & Java Apps 2Day: Opera Mini 5 Beta
Opera released Opera Mini 5 beta for most mobile phones on AT&T/ Sprint/T-Mobile and BlackBerry smartphones including the BlackBerry Storm, Bold, Tour and Curve. The new beta version introduces a new look, Speed Dial bookmarks, touchscreen optimization, password manager and...
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BlackBerry Storm Contest: Share Your Love Win Swag, Trip or $$$$$
Attention BlackBerry Storm lovers, RIM has launched a video contest that ends on October 27, 2009. It seeks BlackBerry Storm Evangelists to preach, teach and spread the word about BlackBerry Storm smartphones.You share your BlackBerry Storm smartphone "love" by uploading...
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BlackBerry (Storm, Tour, Curve, Bold) Free Apps 2Day U2 Mobile Album
U2 fans with a BlackBerry can now follow U2 on their 360° tour using the U2 Mobile Album. In the U2 Mobile Album app, you van access to songs from No Line On The Horizon with images, lyrics, interviews and...
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iPass Offers Enterprise Wi-Fi Client for BlackBerry Enterprise
Here's a new product that enterprise BlackBerry users won't want to pass up. iPass has released a software client for BlackBerry smartphones that enables access to nearly 140,000 Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide.The idea behind the service is users save on roaming...
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Verizon Updates Chaperone to Family Locator Service: Finds Family Members
Verizon Family Locator now helps families find each other and stay safely connected. Family Locator, replaces Verizon Wireless’ Chaperone service, can help find a family member’s location for peace of mind, safety, scheduling or other reasons. This service could means...
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iPhone Andriod Web Apps 2Day: Google Fast Flip
Google Labs released Google Fast Flip for computers, iPhone, and Android-powered devices. Google Fast Flip combines some of the best features of reading articles in print and on the web. They claim it makes it much easier to "flip" through...
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WinMo Free Themes 4 Fashionistas from Top Designers
Microsoft will offer five free designer themes created just for Windows phones. The themes, which include custom palettes and wallpapers, were designed by: Diane von Furstenberg, Vera Wang, Isaac Mizrahi, Rock & Republic and Ron Arad. The themes will decorate...
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OLED Zune HD with Touchscreen, HD Radio, Video Out & Wireless Sync Released
Microsoft has released the new Zune HD touchscreen media player and an update to the Zune PC software. The Zune has an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) multitouch screen, an NVIDIA Tegra HD processor and HD Radio capabilities with software advancements...
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Android Apps 2Day: OpenTable Serves up Android Restaurant Res. App
OpenTable, restaurant reservation service, announced the launch of its free Android app. Diners using OpenTable for Android can check real-time availability of multiple restaurants in the area, read restaurant reviews, invite friends to join them and then follow directions to...
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Over 1/2 Billion CDMA Subcribers Served and 128 Million EV-DO
The CDMA Development Group (CDG) announced that the CDMA subscriber base has surpassed half a billion users worldwide. At the end of the second quarter of 2009, there were 502 million people using the CDMA family of technologies (including cdmaOne),...
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BlackBerry (Storm, Tour, Bold, Curve) Free Dictionary Apps2Day: Acronyms, Names & Dreams
While Boy Genius Reports that the new BlackBerry Storm 2 is "nothing short of fantastic." Surepress has is now a "viable touchscreen mechanism." BlackBerry Storm apps are now coming into the mainstream. BEIKS software is offering some useful free dictionaries:...
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Android Avalance Continues: LG Announces Android LG-GW620
LG officially announced its first Android-powered smartphone the LG-GW620....
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iPhone OS Update Sings MMS Tunes for Some iPhone Owners, Offical Debut Still 9/25
Apple has gotten the message about AT&T iPhone owners wanting their MMS now. Starting Saturday, iPhone owners began getting MMS functionality. MMS appears to be appearing after updating to the iPhone 3.1 operating system. There were various blog reports of...
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Review of Reviews HTC Touch Pro2 (Verizon/Sprint/T-Mobile)
HTC Touch Pro2 (Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint) Rated 4 out 5 by Wirleess and Mobile News' Review of ReviewsReviewers of the HTC Touch Pro2 called it the the King of Windows Mobile smartphones and the best high-end smartphone. Reviewers found the...
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Check EWG Radiation Database Before Buying Cell Phones
As much as we love the services cell phones and wireless services provide, we like to listen to warnings from scientists. The Environmental Working Group cautions consumers to limit their exposure to cell phones. They note that studies find significantly...
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Google Voice News: Dropped Calls Glitches Persist?
Some users of the free Google Voice service noticed that their phone calls would cut off every fifteen minutes or so. So they called the person back. Tech Crunch noted that people expect perfection in voice calls even though the...
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Top Free Palm Pre New Apps 2Day: gDail Pro, AccuRadio, Forbes & Concerts from iLike
Palm Pre users will be happy to find out there are some new apps for the Palm Pre which can come in pretty handy. There's a Google Voice app, another streaming radio source, a concert finder and a business publication.gDial...
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Sprint Brews Up Qualcomm Brew for Devs
Sprint is opening up to Qualcomm’s Brew Mobile Platform (Brew MP). Brew MP is a mobile operating system that can support feature phones and smartphones alike....
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63% of Smartphone Doctors Use iPhone / BlackBerry / Smartphone Medical Apps
Doctors are taking to iPhone, BlackBerry and smartphone apps. According to the MDsearch.com Smartphone Survey, 53% of physician respondents own a smartphone and 63% of those physicians are using mobile medical applications. They found that drug reference apps (like Epocrates)...
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iPhone Apps 2Day: Lil' Wayne Concert Lighter
Lil’ Wayne now has a Virtual Concert Lighter to the iPhone and iPod touch. The Lil’ Wayne Virtual Concert Lighter is available via the Apple App store....
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Deal of the Weekend: T-Mobile myTouch 3G $100 off w/Coupon Code
Attention coupon code lovers and discount hunters for smartphone deals Oprah has become a best friend because if you use her special discount code when you buy a T-Mobile myTouch 3G you get $100 off the smartphone making it $99.Here's...
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BlackBerry (Tour/Bold/8900) iPhone Apps 2Day: Yahoo Finance
Yahoo! has BlackBerry and iPhone apps to take financial markets on the go. The Yahoo! Finance apps are for the iPhone and iPod Touch (via the App Store) and BlackBerry (Bold, Tour and 8900 series) at http://m.yahoo.com/apps/bb - bringing users...
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Steves Jobs is Back with New Liver and New iPods
Steve Jobs was back on stage to show off the new line of Apple products. He thanked his organ donor. A video of Jobs follows. He announced that 30 million iPhones have been sold and there are 75,000 apps. Over...
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Palm Hack Broken by Apple - Palm Pre Ads on Pandora
The latest version of iTunes, won't sync with the Palm Pre. Apple has blocked the work-around that allowed the Palm Pre work as an iPod. So what does Palm do? Find music listeners, who get their music in ways other...
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Apple/iPhone Will Stick with AT&T Due to High HSPA, Says iSuppli
iSuppli Corp. believes that Apple Inc. will extend its exclusive iPhone service deal with AT&T, based on an analysis of wireless technology deployment. They however caution that it may not be the boon for AT&T that it appears to be,...
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Motorola Joins the Android Clique with the Cliq- Social-Syncing with MotoBlur
The Android invasion continues and Moto joined the Android clique with by introducing the Moto Cliq with, MOTOBLUR, peace of mind, widgets and social-networking skills. Motorola announced the Android smartphnone at a press conference this morning in San Francisco.T-Mobile will...
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Nokia Twist: Chubby Twister QWERTY Phone, Not 4 Squares-Offers Hopeline Donations
Verizon Wireless will offer the Nokia 7705 Twist, a square phone that twists open to a full QWERTY keypad, It's a point, click, twist and shout phone. The Nokia 7705 Twist shortcut buttons click to messaging, the 3.0 megapixel...
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Keyboard-Tastic HTC Touch Pro2 for $199 after Rebates w/Contract
Verizon Wireless will offer the super-texty kebyboard-tastic HTC Touch Pro2. The HTC Touch Pro2 has an extra-large 3.6-inch titling touchscreen that tilts ans super ergonomic slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The HTC Touch Pro2 won the CTIA Emerging Technology Award in the...
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Listless Unlimited Calling Circle W2W Calling Plan from Sprint
Yesterday, AT&T announced their A-List and Sprint answered the call, with Any Mobile, Anytime.. WithAny Mobile, Anytime, Sprint customers get unlimited mobile-to-mobile calling from the Sprint Network to any wireless phone on any U.S. wireless carrier network at any time.The...
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iPhone Updates 2Day: iPhone OS 3.1.1 Available Now
The free iPhone OS 3.1.1 Software Update is now available for free. The update features all the features from previous updates. iPhone OS 3.1.1 now has Genius recommendations for apps, ability to download ingringtones wirelessly, and new ways to organize...
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AT&T A-List Offers My Faves with Roll Over Benifits
AT&T is will offer A-List with Rollover with unlimited mobile calling to and from five "VIP" domestic phone numbers at no additional cost. Families can join in the savings too with unlimited calling to up to 10 lines with FamilyTalk....
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Twitter Apps 2Day, You Can Now Tweet on Verizon with Tweet-Tweet App
Verizon is now offering a free Twitter App for feature phones, called Tweet-Tweet. To get the Tweet-Tweet app, text “Tweet” to APPS (2-7-7-7.)Tweet-Tweet lets you see “friends,” “replies” and “favorites” and other categories - just like online. The app allows...
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Palm Pre News: Palm Pre Price Dropped to $149 with Contract
When Palm announced that the mini-Pre, the Palm Pixi is due out by the holidays, they also announced the price of the Palm Pre was dropped to $149.99 with a contract.Meanwhile, there were reports of a short-libed price lowering of...
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Palm Pre's Little Sister Palm Pixi (mini-Pre) Debutes @ Sprint
Palm debuted the Palm Pixi , the compact non-slider QWERTY little sister phone to the Palm Pre with a multitouch screen. Based on the Palm webOS, the Palm Pixi is scheduled to be available exclusively from Sprint in time for...
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Android Avalanche Continues: HTC Tattoo Announced
HTC introduced the HTC Tattoo, an Android-based phone that brings with HTC Sense personalization along with a 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera, 3.5mm stereo headset jack and expandable microSD memory. HTC Tattoo is the second phone with HTC Sense, is designed...
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Apps Fire Fires Off Hot iPhone Apps Stats
Apps Fire tracks iPhone Apps and their report show some very interesting Apps stats:An average of 65 apps per iPhone.Average spent per iPhone - $85.*Average price per paid app $2.87. iPhone apps stats are much reviewed and coveted to figure...
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iPhone Apps Free Apps 2Day: Flickr Photo Sharing
Flickr today launched an iPhone app , to upload, share and tag photos and videos while connecting to the Flickr community. The move makes sense, since the iPhone is consistently one of the top camera phones for photo and video...
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Samsung Intensity Msging Phone w/QWERTY from Verizon
Verizon is also selling the Samsung Intensity a feature phone with advanced messaging capabilities such as Mobile IM; text, picture and voice messaging with threaded messaging feature; Mobile Email; and the Mobile Web browser. Samsung Intensity Features. Available in a...
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Samsung Rogue @ Verizon with New Data Pricing, Free Games, and Voice Control
Verizon is now selling the Samsung Rogue is a messaging phone with a with a horizontal slide-out, four-row QWERTY keyboard. The Samsung Rogue has threaded messaging and one-touch access to popular social networking widgets, including Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, YouTube and...
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Americans Watch TV from More Devices while Multitasking, Says Nielsen
According to Nielsen, mobile video viewing continued its upward trend, with over 15 million Americans reporting watching mobile video in Q2 2009. This is an increase of 70% versus last year - the largest annual growth to date.Furthermore, Nielsen notes...
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iPhone & Android Apps 2Day: HotelsByMe Hotel Finding App
HotelsByMe is new hotel finding app on the iPhone and Android for finding and booking hotels on the go. With a single tap HotelsByMe brings up all the nearby hotels with current room availability, rates, photos and even plots the...
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No Rebate for HTC Hero @ Best Buy, Instant Savings
Best Buy Mobile will have an exclusive sans rebate deal for the Android Sprint HTC Hero smartphone, which launches October 11. The HTC Hero runs on Google's innovative Android operating platform. Customers who buy the HTC Hero at Best Buy...
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Most Popular Devices at Nokia World Nokia N900 & Booket 3G
During Nokia World in Germany, Nokia gave a popularity contest and received 2,670 votes....
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Dev Apps 2Day: Motally, Like Totally Tracks BlackBerry and iPhone Analytics
Mobile app developers have a new way to track BlackBerry and iPhone apps. Motally announced the beta launch of its mobile application analytics service for iPhone and Blackberry. Android and other device support will follow soon. The mobile app tracker...
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Free BlackBerry (Storm), Android, iPhone Apps2Day: zhiing Direction Sender
Here are new apps for letting people friends know where you are and sending them directions. It's called zhiing (LBS) mobile location messaging. Zhiing is work across-devices and works via messaging.. Zhiing follows the trend of Bing, and people turn...
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Palm Pre News: Palm Pre webOS Update 1.2 Leaked: Adds Payment, Select All and Web Text Zoom Features
When a new operating system mistakenly gets into the hand of Palm Pre owners it gets leaked into forums, distributed and eventually YouTube.Whoops, someone with a Palm Pre who had to reinstall his webOS accidentally got a peak of the...
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Spokesblogger Seth Speaks for AT&T Network to Assuage iPhone Owners
AT&T's spokesblogger, "Seth the Blogger Guy" has been given the job of calming annoyed iPhone owners and smartphone owners who aren't happy with their service. He explains in YouTube video that AT&T has seen a dramatic increase in smartphone use,...
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AM-OLED Market Exploding, Says iSuppli
OLED displays, make images on cellphones jump of the devices and the market for them is growing rapidly. Triggered by the introduction this year of a wave of cell phones equipped with main displays using Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode (AM-OLED)...
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Another Season of NFL Mobile Live from Sprint
As the NFL kicks off its 90th season, football fans will again be able to catch all the live action for every game from their mobile phone with NFL Mobile Live only from Sprint Music fans also win with NFL...
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PNDs Losing Ground to GPS Smartphones, Says iSuppli
Portable Navigation Devices (PND) are losing ground as worldwide usage of GPS-equipped smar phones in the coming years, according to iSuppli Corp. After several years of strong sales growth, PNDs will continue to lead the navigation market in 2009, with...
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SuperPages Movie, Tweeple, & Place Search Via Twitter @sp411
Okay, Tweeters, now you never have to leave Twitter to get 411 info about movies, local haunts, tweeple, reverse # lookup and directions via a tweetable service from Superpages. After you tweet @sp411, you get 5 answers via Twitter.Superpages can...
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Cell Dectection to Stop Illicit Cells in Prison Demoed, CTIA Pleased
CTIA-The Wireless Association, President and CEO Steve Largent issued astatement in response to the State of Maryland’s demonstration of cell detection and managed access technology to end contraband cell phone use in prisons....
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Mobile Cloud Subs Will Grow to 998 Million in 2014
ABI Research forecasts that the number of mobile cloud computing subscribers worldwide will grow rapidly over the next five years, rising from 42.8 million subscribers in 2008, (approximately 1.1% of all mobile subscribers) to just over 998 million in 2014...
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Nokia Woos Devs with Ovi APIs and SDK
Nokia is giving developersOvi APIs and the Ovi SDK Beta. Announced at its annual Nokia World conference, the company said it will progressively roll out web and mobile APIs for its services, beginning with the Ovi Maps Player API and...
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More Marketing for Android Market in 1.6
Android Market.will introduce new features in Android Market for Android 1.6 (Donut) that will improve the overall experience for users in time for the avalanche of Android smartphones coming from Sprint and T-Mobile.Developers will be able to provide screenshots, promotional...
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AT&T iPhone 3G & 3GS Get MMS on September 25
AT&T reported that they have they have worked on their network to make the best possible experience with MMS on AT&T iPhones. OnSeptember 25, iPhone 3G and 3GS customers will have MMS enabled through a software update on that day....
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iPhone and BlackBerry (Storm, Tour, Curve Etc.) Free Apps 2Day: Cellflare Contact Mapper/Locator
Canadian Location-based services (LBS) company, Cellflare announced that their Cellflare apps are now available on the Apple App Store, iTunes, as well as the BlackBerry App World. The CellFlare app supports all BlackBerry Devices including the BlackBerry Storm, BlackBerry Tour,...
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Sony Xperia X2 Offers Many WinMo, Google and Game Experiences
Sony Ericsson showed their new XPERIA X2 Windows smartphone with built-in MS Office functions, 8 megapixel camera, QWERTY keyboard, aGPsj, mobile web and TV out cable. The XPERIX2 also includes the uSlideView feature, for frequently used phone activities. With 14...
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Artsy Sony Ericsson Pureness Princess Debuts on Runway
Sony Ericsson showed their new Xperia Pureness based on combo concept of "talk, text, time - a holiday from technology". The Xperia Pureness will be officially launched in November 2009 through selected retail distribution channels in key cities around...
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Heroic HTC Hero from Sprint 10/11 with Sense, Footprints and Wi-Fi
Sprint announced that the HTC Hero with 3G with Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, and YouTube will go on sale October 11, for $179.99 (excluding taxes) after a $50 instant savings and a $100 mail-in rebate with a two-year service...
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Android Google Invasion: Prepaid in U.K., Moto in US. and Sprint's
Expect to see many more Android phone coming to market. Android phones are invading the planet.At at U.K. press event, T-Mobile revealed a prepaid Android phone. The T-Mobile Pulse which sells for around $300. The T-Mobile Pulse has a 3.5″...
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World LBS Revs More than $14 Billion, Says ABI
ABI Research predicts Location Based Services revenues to grow at 156% from $1.7 billion in 2008 to $2.6 billion in 2009. By 2014 global LBS revenues will have surpassed $14 billion....
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Avoid Labor Day Trafric Tips from NAVTEQ
NAVTEQ offers Labor Day drivers five ways to avoid traffic for their last minute summer trips. Here are their suggestions: Go against the grain - The worst Labor Day traffic will be to the most popular summer destinations in the...
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iPhone Free Apps 2Day: Byki Language Learner
Transparent Language has a free version Byki Global for iPhone. Byki Global uses flash cards, quizes and repetition to help you learn key phrases in foreign languages.The Byki iPhone App Features: • Twitter Integration - See how the words and...
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HTC TouchPro2 with Great Text Apeal to be Sold @ Sprint on 9/8
Sprint will start selling the HTC Touch Pro2 on September 8. It has Windows Mobile 6.1, the TouchFLO user interface and entertainment apps, including Sprint TV with live and on-demand programming, and Sprint's exclusive sports applications NFL Mobile Live and...
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Top 10 Smartphone Request Re: IDC List & FierceWireless
Back in August, I tracked down the source for IDC's Top Ten List of Smartphones and wrote about the experience which was transparent and interesting. What started out as little fact checking mission turned into finding out what news source...
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AT&T Offers Call Forwarding and Voicemail Free to Fire Victims
In response to the wildfires burning in parts of California, AT&T is making available free services to support residential customers displaced by the fires to help them contact family members, friends and insurance agencies.More information is available by calling 1-888-338-3291....
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BlackBerry Apps 2Day: 4 More BlackBerry Partners Finalists:Wicked Blog, eMobile 2Day, Unsynced, AFP
The BlackBerry Partners Fund has named their third set of four Finalists in the 2009 BlackBerry Developer Challenge. This round is more news, utility, business and professional oriented. The finalists are:Wicked Blog App A professional-grade blog editor for users to...
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Most Wireless Cell Phones Carriers Networks Not Affected by Fire
From published reports and calls to the major wireless carriers we have determined that most wireless calls in the areas affected by the La Canada, Pasadena, La Cresenta, Tujunga station fires should be going through without a glitch besides the...
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