December 2009 Archives
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Angelenos Txt in Taboo Places- on D8s, Dining and @ Church
Even though texting while driving is illegal in Los Angeles, Samsung Mobile results of a local market survey revealed that not only do 80 percent of Los Angeles cell phone users text but that they're doing it everywhere. According to...
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Android an' Droid, BlackBerry, WinMo Apps 2Day; iZUP Eliminates Smartphone Use While Driving
If you are worried about your family members texting while driving, there's an app for that.iZUP eliminates all cell phone related distractions for drivers. Available just in time to help Americans break the deadly habit of texting and driving in...
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BlackBerry (Storm I & II, Tour, Bold and Curve) Apps 2Day: Business Card Reader
SHAPE Services, announced the BlackBerry release of its bestselling Business Card Reader app for BlackBerry. Business Card Reader makes a picture ("scan") with a BlackBerry camera, then "reads" business card information usingOCR technology and inserts complete and accurate contact details...
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Texting While Driving TWD Bans in NH, OR and IL on 1/01/2010
Attention drivers in Illinois, New Hampshire and Oregon, texting while driving will be illegal in your states starting tommorrow.On January 1, 2010 a Driving While Texting ban will go into effect Illinois, New Hampshire and Oregon. Vlingo makes voice control...
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MEF Predicts 33% Growth in Mobile Media in 20102 and More Innovation
The Mobile Entertainment Forum made some smart predictions last year at this time. They predicted the growth of mobile apps, proliferation of touchscreens. This years MEF sees a capping of heavy data by carriers, more innovation, regulations, more media and...
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Android an' Droid and BlackBerry Apps 2Day: Getfugu
Getfugu, mobile search tool, announced that its "See It, Say It, Get It" mobile search tool for every model of BlackBerry smartphones is now available for free download on BlackBerry's App World. This app that was previously available for...
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National Hockey League Games on Verizon Wireless via V CAST
Hockey fans around the country can get an all-access pass to National Hockey League games, players and other exclusive mobile video content on V CAST Video from Verizon Wireless.For the second consecutive year, Verizon Wireless and the NHL are bringing...
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Top Financial Apps from Mobclix: For Calculations, Check Books, Goals and Bill Reminders
Mobclix keeps track of apps clicks and it looks like app users are using apps to help get their finances in order for the end of the year. Apps help new business, calculations, goal setting, check books, and remembering when...
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Android an' Droid Leaked Apps 2Day: Swype Beta for Android
If you have seen the commercials for the Samsung Omnia II, you see a text-model with nice long nails, sliding her paws over the touch keyboard for fast typing. If you long for that kind touchscreen typing you can try...
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Mobile Predictions for 2010 from Millenial Media Include 100M Mobile UU @ Month and Apps Competiton
Millennial Media released its Top 10 Mobile Predictions for 2010. They call it the "Top 10 in 10." Based off of a compilation of observed consumer behaviors, advertiser and industry data, technology and device trends and campaign analysis pulled from...
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Vote for Your Favorite BlackBerry, Android, iPhone, WinMo, Nokia Apps Online 2Day
It apps election time over at CES. You can vote at the Mobile Apps Showdown. Judges from NetShelter Technology Media looked at tons of apps, hashing out the pros and cons and narrowed it down to 20 semi-finalists. You can...
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Sprint's Top BlackBerry Android Palm Pre Apps 2Day For Happy Successful New Year
Sprint in recent news release offered these suggestions for apps for a successful New Year for saving money, being healthy by eating right and working out, getting organized, being more environmentally friendly and learning something new. To save even more...
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Nokia Sues Apple Over Patent Infringment
Nokia announced it has filed a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) alleging that Apple infringes Nokia patents in virtually all of its mobile phones, portable music players, and computers. The seven Nokia patents in this complaint...
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New Yorkers Can Buy iPhones Online Again
Although its not clear why the glitch happened, New Yorkers can now buy iPhones online from AT&T.There were reports that when New Yorkers put in their zip code to buy an iPhone they were requested to "Please shop for another...
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Vote for Your Favorite New York City App 2Day: NYC BigApps
There's a lot of data about the big Apple: New York City and in the future there will an app for that. The developer will win a $20,000 prize. The deadline has past for entering, however, you can vote until...
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Multi-Touchy-Feely, Grippy, Proximity New Concept Phone of the Future: Fuse
Synaptics, recently introduced Fuse, a collaborative mobile phone concept to show the future of user interaction for handsets. The new concept smartphone enables use with one hand, sensing grips and touches from the front, back, side and front of the...
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Medical Professional Android an' Droid Apps 2Day: Skyscape for Android
Attention----health care professionals who got a Droid or Android phone over the holidays: Skyscape now provides hundreds of trusted medical resources for the Android (Google) smartphones. The three valuable free resources are - RxDrugs, Outlines in Clinical Medicine (OCM), and...
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Droid Dominates Downloads over Holidays, Trails App Store, Says Flurry
Flurry evaluated download growth driven by Christmas across the leading Apple and Android devices, as well as their respective app stores, pulling a sample that represents approximately 10% of all download volume in the App Store and Android Market. Droid...
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Palm Pre, Updates 2Day: webOS 1.3.5
Sprint announced that has that the 1.3.5 update for the Pre Over-the-Air is coming today. This update includes enhancements to the following:- Improvement in battery life optimization when in marginal coverage areas.- QCELP capability fix to allow play and audio of...
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Free Android Apps 2Day: ServersMan@Android Cloud Server for Video, Pics & Files
FreeBit announced ServersMan Android 2.0β, a new cloud storage application for Android phones. The app is now available for downloading free of charge on Android Market. ServersMan@Android 2.0β enables users to share and publish data in Android phones via the...
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1.5 Million Items Bought on eBay via Mobile & iPhone App
eBay saw a surge in buyers tapping their eBay iPhone app and other eBay mobile applications. Many items were bought on iPhone and in exclusive zip codes.The number of items bought via eBay mobile apps this year was triple last...
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Kindle, iPod Touch, Nokia 5800 and BlackBerry Bold Top-Sellers @ Amazon for Holidays
Amazon released it sales figures for over the Holidays. On Amazon's peak day, Dec. 14, 2009, customers ordered over 9.5 million items worldwide, which is a record-breaking 110 items per second.The Kindle has become the most gifted item in Amazon's...
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Deal of the Weekend: Buy Droid Get Droid Eris Free Deal Back Online
Originally, the Buy a Droid, or Droid Eris and get a free Droid Eris deal was supposed to end on December 24. Verizon has reinstated their buy a Droid or Droid Eris by HTC and get a Droid Eris deal....
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Droid Android Apps 2Day: PdaNet Tether App Use Droid as Modem
We've been researching the top best Android apps for Droid by Motorola and Droid Eris which will be published shortly and found this very useful app for a quick tethering of your Android smartphone to your computer. PdaNet provides FULL...
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Droid-Android Free Apps2Day: Feel-Goodies Free
In this season where people can get frazzled and overloaded with negativity, the Feel-Goodies Android app can be the best Droid app to lighten the load. These uplifting feel-good messages are great for down time, or when you are waiting...
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Android Droid Tips 2Day: How to Unistall Removed Unwanted Apps / Programs
With Verizon and your favorite wireless news sources, suggesting the best Droid / Android apps, you may have downloaded some apps you are now no longer using onto your Android, Droid, or Droid Eris, Motorola Cliq, or HTC Hero, you...
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Best iPhone Smartphone Blessings/Wishes from Wireless and Mobile News
We at Wireless and Mobile News wish that you, our readers have happy holiday season. We thought it would be fun if we re-wrote the "Twelve Days of Christmas" to include many of the best top smartphones of 2009 along...
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Review: Samsung Omnia II SCH-i920 (aka Omnia2) (Verizon) Review of Reviews
Samsung Omnia II (aka Omnia2) Rated 3.75 out of 5 by Wireless and Mobile News Review of ReviewsThe Samsung Omnia II is a Windows Mobile 6.5-powered smartphone, packed with software, GPS, Wi-Fi and a brilliantly gorgeous AMOLED display. But sometimes...
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Mirrored Laylo and Bar-Style Domino Available @ MetroPCS
Kyocera announced the launch of the Kyocera Laylo and Domino handsets at MetroPCS. Laylo is an eye-catching red "slider" with a soft-touch finish and a reflective twist - sliding it open reveals a hidden vanity mirror. Domino is a bar-style...
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Android Apps 2Day: iHeart Radio
Clear Channel Radio's iheartradio mobile app is available now for smartphones with Android v1.5 or higher models including Motorola DROID, HTC Droid Eris, HTC MyTouch and Samsung Moment. iHeart Radio streams broadcasts from nearly 400 of America's favorite local radio...
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Google Top Mobile Website, Says Nielsen
Nielsen studies show that Google Search is dominating mobile websites, followed by Yahoo Mial, Gmail, Weather Channel, Facebook, Hotmail, Google Maps, ESPN, AOL mail and CNN. Top 10 Websites Accessed Over Mobile Phones - (U.S.) - January - September 2009...
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Top Mobile Phones in US Revealed by Nielsen - iPhone,/BlackBerry Top List
Nielsen studies television viewing and now is finding out all sorts of information about cell phone sand smartphones. About one of every seven American households (15%) owns at least one smartphone, according to survey findings from Nielsen's. Nielsen's top mobile...
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iPhone Apps: iPhone Holiday Dating More Desirable than Family, Says Skout Survey
Skout social networking singles-meetup service, released results on the Online vs. Real World interaction between its users. The Skout service connects via Facebook and finds local eligible singles. Singles would rather "hook-up" over the holidays than spend time with family....
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Track Santa from Your Mobile, Cellular or Smartphone Via Norad's Santa Tracker
Norad, has placed Santa cams all over the world to track St. Nick's trek for Christmas. As we write this, Santa's already made progress in the Pacific.Norad is supplying a map online and will send "Santa" to your cell phone....
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Wireless and Mobile News' Top Best Read Smartphone Stories and Trends 2009
Wireless and Mobile News keeps track of our most read and loved articles. When we tallied the count, we realized that our daily page-views reveal the top trends in the wireless and mobile industries.Apps Avalanche - The phrase "There's an...
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Verizon's Top Best Favorite Android Apps 2Day for Droid and Droid Eris by HTC
Verizon Wireless is encouraging Droid by Motorola and Droid Eris by HTC owners to download apps. The Verizon buy a Droid or Droid Eris by HTC and get a Droid Eris FREE deal ends Christmas Eve, December 24.The Droid by...
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Android Apps 2Day: NPR with Multitasking
The Android apps avalanche continues, NPR has launched an Android app with background listening, listen/read at the same time, browsing by topic and 600 NPR stations. The NPR News app for Android is now available in the Android Marketplace. Today's...
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Google Phone Nexus One Details Update
After the splurge of Nexus One Google Phone stories, last week. Engadget has posted the spec sheets for Google's Nexus One Android phone. The latest anonymous tip is that it will sold by invitation only at first. Although Engadget states...
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BlackBerry Updates 2Day BlackBerry Messenger Blamed for BlackBerry Outage
Glitches in the BlackBerry Messenger service, were the cause of yesterday's BlackBerrry email outage, according to RIM. RIM apologized and suggests that if you haven't updated your BlackBerry Messenger service since December 14, that you do so immediately. RIM reported...
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iPhone BlackBerry Apps Updates 2Day: Android Gets buzzd Too
buzzd, has joined the Android invasion with its new Android service. If you want to find out socializing places are "buzzed' and busied by others this is the app for you. The recent upgrade must also be buzzd because when...
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Android Free Apps 2Day: PhotoBucket
Photobucket now offers its photo services for Android camera phones with its free Android app. Photobucket is a photo service that gives users the ability to browse, save, and share media. The free Photobucket Android app is avaialble on Android...
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Smartphone Tips for Holiday Safety
Recently, while attending a holiday concert a friend's purse was stolen, reminding us that you should keep a look out for your valuable belongings including your phone during this rushed time of year.Lookout, a mobile security firm that has free...
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iPhone Apps 2Day: EA Releases Auditorium, Dragon's Lair, MONOPOLY and Connect 4
EA Mobile, announced that five new apps are now available on the App Store: On-the-go gamers can create harmony in Auditorium, save the princess in Dragon's Lair, or be whoever they want to be in Surviving High School. Fans can...
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Girls Just Wanna' Get Cash, Laptops and Cell Phones, Says Fashion Fantasy
Teens and tween girls want things like cash, laptops and a news shiny cell phones for the holidays found a recent study. Cash is queen among teen and tween girls according to survey of more than 2,500 young women by...
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Updates 2Day: Vuclip 2 Video Distribution Platform
Vuclip, that enables real-time mobile video distribution to users anywhere in the world, today announced the launch of Vuclip 2, a new version of its platform that for the first time enables content owners to instantly publish mobile videos...
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BlackBerry, iPhone WinMo Apps 2Day: Sony to Relaease Mobile Voltron, Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy! - But No Three Stooges
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) today announced the company's latest slate of mobile games to be released through the first quarter of 2010. Moe Larry and Curly, however will not be found on your mobile any time soon. All SPHE...
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TLC Channel Added to Verizon V CAST Mobile TV
Verizon Wireless has added TLC as one of its exclusive channels on V CAST Mobile TV. TLC is part of Discovery Communications, and now popular shows such as "Cake Boss;" "What Not to Wear;" "Little People, Big World" and "18...
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Verizon Updates LTE Specs, Will Webcast All About Them on 1/20
Verizon Wireless today announced it will host a webcast on Jan. 20, 2010, to review updated specifications for wireless devices that will run on the nationwide 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network it is building on the Upper 700 MHz...
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Ford Will Wi-Fi Autos Via USB Mobile Broadband Modems
The Ford Motor Company will turn vehicles into rolling Wi-Fi hot spots when it introduces the second generation of its popular SYNC(®) in-car connectivity system next year. Inserting an owner's compatible USB mobile broadband modem - sometimes called an "air...
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Motorola RAZRs Most Recyled Phones, Most Over 3 Yrs-Old, Says ReCelluar
ReCellular announced the top 10 most recycled phones for 2009. .Of the total phones ReCellular has processed to date:For the second straight year, Motorola has four of the top 10 models. The popular RAZR model now occupies the two...
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Palm webOS Development Tool Ares Available
Palm has released Project Ares, a new development environment for creating Palm webOS applications.It is now available to all Palm developers at ares.palm.com. Ares is the first complete set of integrated mobile development tools hosted entirely in the browser ,...
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Android Apps 2Day: Citysearch with GPS for Finding Places
Citysearch, now offers a Mobile by Citysearch application for the Google Android platform. Android device users can browse, search and share local information for over 15M local business listings, and post reviews to Citysearch directly from their Android phones. Mobile...
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1.2 Billion Mobile Devices Shipped in 2009, Says ABI Research
2009 will see a total of 1.2 billion mobile devices shipped, according to the latest data from ABI Research. That includes all categories of wireless devices including cellular handsets, MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices), netbooks, mobile consumer electronics products, and cellular...
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Free BlackBerry Storm BlackBerry Tour Free Music 2Day: Green Day
Verizon Wireless and Verizon is bringing exclusive content to Green Day video platforms and giving customers chances to win Green Day gear. Verizon is also offering free music for BlackBerry Tour and BlackBeerry Storm smartphonesVerizon Wireless customers who own a...
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Top Ten Best Coolest Smartphones of 2009: Review of Reviews - iPhone, Droid, Palm Pre and BlackBerry Bold 9700 Top List
2009 showed an increase in features in smartphones with a decrease in prices with "Buy One BlackBerry Get Any" deals selling a lot of BlackBerry smartphones, netbooks and MiFi. As our readers know, we like to review all the reviews,...
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Next Nexus One Google Phone News 2Day: No AT&T 3G - Works with T-Mobile
After a whirlwind weekend and high Google search rankings, the Nexus One Google phone details are trickling out on the web.The Nexus One Google phone will only support T-Mobile's 3G network. Therefore if you are AT&T customer you would have...
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Best Cheapest Droid B4 Holiday Deal: Buy a Droid or Droid Eris Get Eris Free Deal
Verizon has reinstated their buy a Droid or Droid Eris by HTC and get a Droid Eris deal. The deal runs through the week and ends Christmas Eve, December 24.The Droid by Motorola has gotten rave reviews. It has voice...
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Free BlackBerry Send $$$ Apps 2Day: PayPal BlackBerry
PayPal launched a Send Money app for BlackBerry smartphone users to send money quickly to friends and family around the world from their PayPal accounts. The applications is free but you depending on the function, PayPal frees may be charged....
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Android #2 OS, iPhone Tops Charts, Says AdMob
The latest AdMob Metrics report shows an increasing usage of Wi-Fi, an explosion of Android use after the launch of Droid, and an increase in "other" Wi-Fi devices.In November 2009 in the US, smartphones accounted for 48 percent of mobile...
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Verizon Bings BlackBerry Storm and Other BlackBerry Devices (Storm2): Solutions Offered
Verizon's deal with Microsoft and Bing is taking hold. Many BlackBerry browsers users have notice the default browse search is pointing to Bing. Forums have reported Verizon is replacing other search options of the BlackBerry browser such as Google and...
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Mobile Phone and Netbook Markets Promising, Says TNS
TNS, released results of its annual Global Telecoms and Insight Study. The study was comprised of over 24,000 consumers in 35 markets. The study shows strong promise for the mobile phone market in 2010 with 53% of Americans (55% Canada)...
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Photbucket and Ontela Merge
Photobucket.com, and mobile imaging service provider Ontela, will merge their operations. The combined company, which will be known as Photobucket Corporation, will leverage the assets of two of the online photo industry’s leading players. The combination will bring together Photobucket’s...
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Mobile Internet Could Surpass Desktop, Says Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley has release "The Mobile Internet Report." "We believe more users may connect to the Internet via mobile devices than desktop PCs within five years," said Mary Meeker, leader of Morgan Stanley's global tech research team. Here are the...
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Android Invades iPhone Universe: Androiders Love Mobile Media, 18% Plan to Buy BlackBerry Pearl, Says comScore
comScore is keeping score on the mobile space. Android is gaining momentum, more people are considering buying an Android phone, while 18% of those surveyed intend to buy a BlackBerry Pearl.comScore, Inc. released, Android: Crashing the Smartphone Party. Among the...
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2010 to Show 9% Increase in Mobile Devices, Says Gartner
Worldwide mobile device sales to end users will be 1.214 billion units, a 0.67 per cent decline from 2008, according to the latest outlook by Gartner, Inc. In September, Gartner had forecast sales to decline 3.7 per cent in 2009....
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Top Twitter Tweets Include Palm Pre and Mobile Apps
Twitter has announced the top trends in 2009 and there is only smartphone on the tech trend list is the Palm Pre. However two mobile influenced apps made it on the list,Tweetdeck and Google Latitude. Three trade shows, showed up...
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Free Wi-Fi Coming to McDonald's in January
McDonald's will offer free wireless Internet access (Wi-Fi) at most of its U.S. restaurants, next year. They have partnered with AT&T for the service.In the middle of January, Mickey D will stop charging $2.95 for two hours of Internet access...
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Free iPhone Apps 2Day: Bing Bings iPhone with Voice Search and Maps
There is now a free Bing App for iPhone and iPod touch. There's voice search that works great for map locations as well as old fashioned web search. Say "San Francisco weather," for a quick result, or even say a...
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BlackBerry (Storm, Bold, Tour, Curve 8900) Free Apps 2Day: UPS
Available free at www.blackberry.com/appworld, the new UPS Mobile App for BlackBerry . The UPS free BlackBerry app helps users to track shipments, create shipments using the My UPS address book, calculate shipping rates and time-in-transit and then find the nearest...
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iPhone Owners Younger than BlackBerry Owners, Similiar $ & Income Demographic, Says Nielsen
Nielsen has posted their webinar, "2009 Media and Communications Trends - Ways to Win in Today's Challenging Economy" that has many insights to mobile technology trends and demographics.For smartphone usage - BlackBerry has 8% penetration, iPhone has 4% penetration, other...
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Nexus One Trademark Filed by Google for Nexus One Mobile Phone
We've been checking on our own Trademarks recently and thought, "What about the Google phone?" Surely, Google would Trademark the name of their new mobile phone. Of course, Google filed a trademark for the new Android smarpthone from HTC the...
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Google Phone Nexus One Round-Up 2Day: Videos, Games, Pics and Specs (Speculations)
If you were to Google "Google Phone", or "Nexus One," you'd get a lot of results including a Twitter ticker showing lots of Tweets. The Tweet we found the most interesting was that the unlocked Google Phone Nexus One could...
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Verizon Adds Free Wi-Fi Hotspotting to Mobile Broadband & Global Access
Verizon Wireless has added free Wi-Fi to its mobile broadband and world global packages.Verizon Wireless now offers Verizon Wi-Fi, a way for Mobile Broadband customers to access thousands of Wi-Fi hotspots at no additional charge. Verizon Wi-Fi is available in...
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Txt MSG 2x+ in US, Says U.S. Census, $50 Average Cell Phone Bill
The number of text messages sent on cell phones has more than doubled from 48 billion in 2007 to 110 billion in 2008, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2010.Other mobile releted facts...
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Elementary, My Dear Watson, Txt kgb 4 Trivia, Win Tix to Sherlock Holmes from kgb
kgb 542542, text answer service, has teamed up with Warner Bros. Pictures for a major cross-promotion for"Sherlock Holmes". The multi-platform promotion program will include television advertising, an online contest, national radio and in-theatre promotions, and a mobile text promotion that...
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Mobile Users Want Facebook and Google Most, Says Strategy Analytics
Mobile phone buyers desire the ability to access Google and Facebook from their mobile devices in 2009. In "Facebook and Google Most Desired Brands for Mobile," Strategy Analytics investigated interest in the ability to use various applications from mobile devices....
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Android Media Syncers 2Day: Dazzboard Android Universal Media Managment UMM
Dazzboard, social media webtop, announced the: Dazzboard Android Universal Media Management (UMM) that provides Android media access through the web. Because it is web-centric, it works with all Android smartphones including Droid, Droid Eris, myTouch 3G, Motorola CLIQ, HTC Hero,...
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Extend Holiday Cheer with Network Extender from Verizon
Verizon has a holiday gift idea that extends your Verizon gifts from last year, the Network Extender, a mini-cell site that uses broadband so that you can get reception where there is broadband access.This year, give a gift that...
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BlackBerry App Award Winners 2Day: Poynt
Poynt Local Search application has been named as a winner in the eighth annual Mobile Star Awards program, hosted by mobile technology news portal MobileVillage.com.Multiplied Media was recognized in the Navigation or Location Based Services Award in the category...
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Next Palm Pixi to Have Wi-Fi and Come from Verizon
FCC filing documents suggest that the next Palm Pixi will come from Verizon and include Wi-Fi.The phone titled "Palm's model P121EWW" it has EDV-O, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi 02.11b/g. It has most of the same specs as the original Plam Pixi...
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Power of the Press Dept: $22K Data Bill Charges Dropped by Verizon
Ted Estarija gave his son a phone last month and added him to his plan. The plan did not include data for his son who downloaded stuff to his phone. Estarija claims he had asked Verizon to place limits on...
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Envious Free Syncing Must Download Apps 2Day: V CAST Media Manager for LG enV TOUCH, BlackBerry Storm Samsung Alias (1 &2)
Verizon Wireless has released V CAST Media Manager to help owners of LG and Samsung feature phones (BlackBerry Storm too) manage photos, videos, and music between their wireless phones and PCs. V CAST Media Manager is a free application for...
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BlackBerry WinMo Apps 2Day: Get Directions from the Great Navigator Santa and Support Toys for Tots
GPS directions provider TeleNav is offering a fun gift/experience for the holidays. If you would like to hear more from Santa, you can now have him give you directions on your phone rough the month of December. TeleNav will give...
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AT&T Has Fastest Network, Data May Show iPhone Faults
As AT&T and Verizon f duke out their superiority, independent research, showed that AT&T is really faster. Recent Root Wireless data showed that in areas where AT&T has 3G wireless coverage, the AT&T network is faster than any of the...
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Google Phone Android 2.1 Nexus One On Sale Direct to Consumers in January
The web is abuzz with the new Google Phone, named Nexus One t Google employees are tweeting about testing a high-end touchscreen Android phone that is purely Google-labeled and will be sold directly to consumers in January next year.This completely...
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Best Cheapest BlackBerry Bold Deal this Week: AT&T BlackBerry Bold 9700 Free and Free Activation 4 News & Renews
Although Black BlackBerry Friday, Weekend and Cyber Monday are over, Wirefly is still offering that cheaptastic super-discounted deal on the BlackBerrry Bold 9700 from AT&T for new customers and renewals.The BlackBerry Bold 9700 is the latest in the BlackBerry Bold...
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Best Cheapest BlackBerry Bold Deal of the Season: AT&T BlackBerry Bold 9700 Free and Free Activation
Although Black BlackBerry Friday, Weekend and Cyber Monday are over, Wirefly is still offering that cheaptastic deal on the well-reviewed BlackBerry Bold 9700 from AT&T for new customers and renewals.We're having publishing glitches today please read the complete article,...
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Mobile Excellence Award Winners 2009 include AEG Michael Jackson Memorial
The Mobile Excellence Awards (MEA) announced its 2009 Mobile Excellence Award winners. The MEAs were founded & created to recognize the best in mobile entertainment industry including media, marketing and technology. The annual Mobile Excellence Awards are one of the...
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iPhone & Mobile Apps 2Day: PAC-MAN Champonship Edition
Close to the 30-year birthday in 2010 of PAC-MAN, NANCO has released the latest PAC-MAN hit "dot-chompin" PAC-MAN Championship Edition for iPhone and mobile phones.Legendary game creator, Toru Iwatani, the mastermind behind the original PAC-MAN game, helped design PAC-MAN Championship...
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Android Apps Billing 2Day: App Payments Directly to T-Mobile Account Update
T-Mobile announced that T-Mobile Android device customers(myTouch 3G, G1, Motorola CLIQ, Samsung Behold) will receive an update to the Android Market application that allows for purchases to be charged directly to their T-Mobile account. It makes it easier because customers...
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iPhone Apps Free Shopping Apps 2Day: Price Grabber
Online comparison shopping site, Price Grabber announced the launch of its free iPhone comparison shopping application This iPhone application will give mobile shoppers access to PriceGrabber.com’s shopping experience to: Shop the Internet. View in both standard and landscape format. Read...
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Droid Updates 2Day: Verizon Pushes out OTA Update 2.01 for Droid by Motorola
The Verizon Droid by Motorola Over-the-Air (OTA) update is beaming to Driods in the United States. We received our notification for the Droid system update around noon Eastern Time We completed the update process in about 5 minutes without a...
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Droid Eris by HTC Updates 2Day/Friday: OTA Update from Verizon
The Droid Eris software version ROM:1.16.605.1/Radio:2.32.40.11.09 update will be pushed out Over-the-Air(OTA) by Verizon for Droid Eris by HTC very shortly. This fixes to minor glitches will appear in your notifications bar from which you will have to pull down...
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Free Cell Phones for Low Income Households In New York, NC, TN & VA
Virgin Mobile announced its launch of Assurance Wireless, a new cell phone service that makes wireless calling available at no cost to more than a million eligible lower-income households throughout New York. The wireless company is partnering with non-profit organization...
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More Sophisticated Prepaid Use Coming to US, Says NMRC
Prepaid is getting more attention as prepaid cell phone companies are introducing more sophisticated handsets that can be embraced by younger text- and Web-oriented wireless customers, according to New Millennium Research (NMRC) executive director Allen Hepner.Hepner, said that the arrival...
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Mobile Internet Use to Explode to 1B by 2013, Says IDC
There were more than 450 million mobile Internet users worldwide in 2009, a number that is expected to more than double by the end of 2013. Driven by the popularity and affordability of mobile phones, smartphones, and other wireless devices,...
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iPhone Udpated Apps 2Day: Google Mobile with an Accent
Google has released a new version of Google Mobile App for iPhone that was approved and is now available on in the App Store with added enhancements including more results on the page, color choices, and voice search (with the...
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Droid by Motorola Tops Time Top Ten Gadgets 2009, Beats Out iPhone
Time Magazine announced the winners of the Top Ten Gadgets of the Year for 2009. Three wireless products two of which are smartphones are in the list. Verizon Droid by Motorola, this well-reviewed smartphone has a ginormous touchsscreen.QWERTY keyboard, Google...
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Verizon Services Ski Slopes and Winter Mountain Resorts
Skiers and snowboarders now get get Verizon Wireless service in many snowy resort areas. Recent network enhancements give Verizon Wireless customers can enjoy increased coverage at even more popular mountain communities and ski resorts, including: Wolf Creek Ski Area in...
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Baby BlackBerry(Storm2/1, Tour, Bold, Curve Pearl) Apps 2Day: Super Baby Go
Along with those toy drums, dolls that talk, and kiddie electronic instruments, now there is a BlackBerry app just for toddlers and younger. There's a free and super version of Baby Go!Super Baby Go! from Zeebu Mobile turns any BlackBerry...
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Nokia Apps 2Day: Rihanna App
Nokia launched the Rihanna App. with news, music, photos and exclusive video content direct to Nokia's entertainment-rich handsets including the Nokia N97, Nokia X6 and Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. Video content available through the App will include live performance videos from Rihanna's...
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Free Coffee, Slurpee, Big Gulp Texts (SMS) from 7-Eleven in San Diego en Espanol Tambien
7-Eleven is testing a free drink mobile marketing campaign in San Diego through Dec. 31, 2009, at 200 7-Eleven stores. Local residents can send an SMS (Short Message Service) text with the word "FAST" (in Spanish, "RAPIDO") to "72579." In...
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Android-Droid Apps 2Day: Google Goggles Beta Searches from Photos
Google's Gadget Lab has released the Google Goggles app for Android 1.6. The Google Goggles Android app lets you search by taking a photo. You don't have to type your search. The Google Goggles app lets you find find out...
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Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Palm Pre/Pixi Users Suffered from Data Loss
A Bay Area man filed a class action lawsuit against Palm and Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S) for losing most all the contacts, appointments and other data stored by many of the hundreds of thousands of Sprint users of the popular Palm...
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70% of Women Want to Play Mobile Game Apps, Says New Samsung Study
Samsung unveiled the results of a new survey into consumers' mobile software demands, providing unique insights into the opportunities available for the growing developer community across the world. Almost half (42%) of current feature phone users surveyed would pay to...
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Samsung Joins Open Platform Wave, Lauches bada (Ocean)
Samsung announced the launch of its own open mobile platform, Samsung bada. The platform enables developers to create applications for millions of new Samsung mobile phones.The name 'bada', which means 'ocean' in Korean, was chosen to convey the limitless variety...
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iPhone Free 4NOW Apps 2Day: Dragon Dictation from Nuance
Nuance Communicationsannounced the launch of its Dragon Dictation App for iPhone on the App Store. The app allows iPhone users to speak emails and text messages instead of typing them, dramatically extending the way users stay connected to friends and...
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iPhone Apps 2Day: Marks the Spot Spots Spotty 3G AT&T Coverage
AT&T today announced the launch of AT&T Mark the Spot, an iPhone app that lets customers report “issues.” The AT&T news release points out that the new AT&T Mark the Spot app will add to AT&T’s existing network performance data...
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Mobile Users Go GaGa & Megan Fox with Mobile Search, Says Yahoo
Yahoo! has released data on their top mobile searches in 2009. In 2009, one in four Americans used a mobile device to access the Internet every month. It's no surprise that Michael Jackson was a "hot mobile topic" on June...
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Droid Updates Friday: OTA Update Droid to Android 2.01
Verizon will be pushing out the the Android OS update for Droid by Motorola, sometime late this week. There have been reports of owners of Droid smartphones, receiving update notifications. Although the general public is calling the Droid update 2.01,...
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NAVTEQ and Microsoft Partner for 3D Mapping
NAVTEQ, announced a new agreement which will allow NAVTEQ to more rapidly deploy innovative collection capabilities and accelerate the collection, creation and storage of 3D map data and visuals. NAVTEQ and Microsoft have agreed to work together to support...
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BlackBerry and J2ME Updated Apps 2Day: BOLT 1.6 Mobile Browser
Bitstream announced they have updated their mobile browser BOLT to BOLT 1.6, for most J2ME regular cell phones and a special BlackBerry edition. BOLT 1.6 now has a password manager, can be set as a default browser on BlackBerry Smartphones...
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All Generations Engage in NextGen Connections, Says Moto
There's been a shift in consumer influence that hasn't been widely recognized yet: Age no longer dictates a consumer's willingness or ability to use media technology or services. All generations - Millennials (75 percent), Gen Xers (74 percent) and Boomers...
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BlackBerry Updates 2Day: OS 4.6.1.309 for the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230
Verizon has officially released OS 4.6.1.309 for the 8230, BlackBerry Pearl Flip. This update to the BlackBerry Pearl Flip BlackBerry operating system does the the following: Improved functionality with content protection Enhanced zoom for Web pages Improved functionality when running HTTP bi-directional transfers.To...
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BlackBerry (Storm2/1, Tour, Curve, Bold 9700) Apps 2Day: BuddyGuard Beta for BlackBerry
Terra Mobility has just released BuddyGuard Beta 1 for BlackBerry Storm2/1, Blackberry Tour, BlackBerry Curve, BlackBerry Flip, BlackBerry Pearl and BlackBerry Bold (9700/9000). BuddyGuard for BlackBerry is a new app that allows you to protect your privacy and personal information...
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Droid-Android Apps to Download 2Day: Dolphin Social Browser with Multi-Touch for Droid & Hero
If you would like to be able to share your web experience via Twitter or use multi-touch on the Droid by Motorola, Droid Eris by HTC or HTC Hero then the Dolphin Social Browser is a gotta' download app for...
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Droid Eris by HTC Android Updates: Updated to Android 2.0, Next Year Q1
Users of the Droid Eris by HTC running Android 1.5, will be able to update the Android OS to newer a Android OS in the first quarter 2010, said a Verizon spokesman. The Droid Eris has gotten good reviews but...
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Senators Intro Cell Phone Early Termination Fee Transparency and Fairness Act
Verizon's increase in their Early Termination Fee for smartphones such as the Droid, is one of the reasons for a new senate bill. Today, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (MN), Senator Russ Feingold (WI), Senator Jim Webb (VA), and Senator Mark...
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Skiff Sprints to eReader Platform
Skiff has signed a multi-year agreement with Sprint (NYSE:S) to provide 3G connectivity for Skiff's dedicated e-reading devices in the United States. Plans are underway to have Skiff readers available for purchase in more than 1,000 Sprint retail locations across...
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BlackBerry Storm2 Apps 2Day: Charge Anywhere Payment Processing App
CHARGE Anywhere, provider of secure mobile payment solutions and payment gateway services, announced today the release of CHARGE Anywhere for the BlackBerry Storm2. The mobile card payment solution is now available through the BlackBerry App World and at www.chargeanywheredirect.com. Discussing...
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Sun Srn Txts G8 Way to MSG Health, Sez Center for Connected Health
A recent study conducted by the Center for Connected Health, a division of Partners HealthCare, found that text messaging is an innovative, low-cost and effective way to improve the daily use of sunscreen, and this technology may have important implications...
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FCC Investigates Verizon's Increased Early Termination & Phantom Fees
The FCC is looking out for your interests. They have sent a letter to Verizon, asking what the doubled early termination fee and phantom $1.99 for accessing Verizon Wireless's Mobile Web even when the button is tapped by mistake, is...
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More BlackBerry Friday Deals from AT&T 50% Off BlackBerry, Free Solstice
AT&T is cutting its prices 50% on BlackBerry Smartphones and gving the Samsung Solistice away for free with a contract. Starting Friday, December 4, AT&Tcustomers can get any new BlackBerry smartphone, including the new BlackBerry Bold 9700, at 50 percent...
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Mobile WiMAX Samsung Mondi WiMAXes Dallas
Samsung announced that the Samsung Mondi, Mobile WiMAX-enabled handheld device, is now commercially available in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The Samsung Mondi can harness upload and download speeds that double comparable devices running on 3G networks while taking advantage of...
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WinMo Apps 2Day: Bing Mobile App Updated with Voice Search, Maps and More
Microsoft has launcheda new Bing app for Windows Mobile. It is tailored for the quick, on-the-go searches that go hand in hand with mobile devices. Features of Bing Mobile Voice Search - Type Less, search more: Typing can be tough...
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Droid News 2Day: Buy-One-Droid or Droid Eris Get Droid Eris Deal Starts Friday
There have been reports that starting on, December 4, until Monday December 7, Verizon will be offering a Buy one Droid by Motorola or Droid Eris and get a Droid Eris Free deal. We have confirmed that the deal is...
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iPhone Apps 2Day: appTune Doubles the Quality of Digital Downloadable Audio
i-Mobilize just released a high quality, fully interactive music and video application for the iPhone called the "appTune."The appTune app combines the highest definition audio available for download with video images synced to music and interactivity with Twitter, Facebook and...
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Samsung Omnia II (2) Now Selling from Verizon
Verizon is now selling the Samsung Ominia II (2) a Windows Mobile smartphone, packed with features. The Samsung Omnia II runs on Windows 6.5 with an impressive feature list includes 3.7-inch WVGA AMOLED display, a 5-megapixel camera and 8GB of...
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Mobile Apps 2Day: Opera Beta Better with Link and Download Manager
The latest versions of Opera Mini 5 beta and Opera Mobile 10 beta are out. The update adds features that include both Opera Link and a download manager. Opera Link uses your Opera account to sync bookmarks, Speed Dial options,...
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BlackBerry(Storm, Tour, Bold, Curve) Free Apps 2Day: Grab gwabbit for Free Starting 12/8
gwabbit will offer a free version of its contact management solution starting December 8.. Winner of the prestigious DEMOgod award and recently featured in Inc. Magazine as one of "The Best Apps for Business", gwabbit automatically searches and identifies contacts...
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Droid Apps News 2Day: Android Developers "Can't Get No Satisfaction," Says Skyhook
Skyhook Wireless released an Android developers satisfaction study. The study found that developers are frustrated with low download volumes, poor marketplace design and discovery options, and lack of an effective consumer billing system. These factors make it difficult for developers...
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iPhone Apps Last Week: App Traffic Increased 43%, Says Mobclix
Mobclix data shows increase app usage and downloading during Thanksgiving week. In comparison to 2008, the App Store had a 57% spike in traffic during Thanksgiving week (11/24 to 11/30) this year. Mobclix revealed these App Store trends: App Usage...
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Droid Tops Record Black Friday/Weekend Cyber Monday Sales, Says Simplexity
Smartphones and touchscreens, including the new Motorola DROID and BlackBerry Bold 9700, were among the best sellers at Simplexity over the Black Friday, Weekend and Cyber Monday. Simplexity says its websites including Wirelfy broke Black Friday and Cyber Monday records....
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Cyber Monday/Tuesday Free Cheap BlackBerry Smartphone Deals Still Live 'til Mindnight
If you just woke up to learn, you forgot Cyber Monday, don't worry. There are still some hot deals for BlackBerry Smartpones and cell phones. We previously named these Wirefly deals the top 4 deals out out 10 Black Friday,...
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Verizon Top Rated Wireless Carrier, Followed by T-Mobile, Sprint and AT&T, Says Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports surveyed 50,000 readers in 26 U.S. cities, to find that AT&T had the lowest customer-satisfaction rating in 19 cities surveyed; Verizon ranked highest, followed by T-Mobile and Sprint. The average bills without data were $80-$86 a month with...
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Android Apps 2Day: Androdi DC2 Winners Help You Sleep, Adjust Volumes, Find Song Info, Play Golf and MOre
The Google Android Developer Challenger 2 winners have been announced and there are apps for just about everybody. The overall winners include SweetDreams which sets your Android phone to sleep so you can sleep, What the Doodle? a scribbling game...
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iPhone Apps 2Day: Fring Brings Video Calls to iPhones
The fring mobile app in now offering what they claim the first ever mobile video calls over Internet for the iPhone. Over the holidays, only iPhone and iPod touch users with fring can talk with and also see their family...
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