February 2010 Archives
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Free Verizon Calls to Chile: Text Donations to CHILE
Verizon has waived all long-distance usage charges forc alls from its residential landline and Verizon Wireless phones to Chile, from Feb. 26 through Mar. 6. All the carriers Sprint, T-Mobile AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon will not charge for text message...
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Palm Pre Updates 2Day: webOS updated to 1.4 with Video Capture & Edit
Palm Pre, Palm Pre Plus, Palm Pixi and Palm Pixi Plus owners are getting the 1.4 update to webOS. This update, announced earlier this year, adds a lot of feature including video capture/edit/share, dial direct from calendar, better performance and...
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Review: BlackBerry Curve 8530 (Verizon) Review of Reviews
BlackBerry Curve 8530 Rated 3.5 out of 5 by Wireless and Mobile News' Review of ReviewsThe BlackBerry Curve 8530 (Verizon) doesn't out-feature the latest smartphones but it does a great job of what BlackBerry does best, email, messaging and business...
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BlackBerry Storm, BlackBerry Flip, Curve8830 Retire for Slider Verizon at Nexus?
The future of smartphones, look less like a clamshell, more like the Palm Pre and Nexus One according to these recent reports. There are a number of smartphone devices being retired, a photo shows a new form factor for BlackBerry...
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Wireless and Mobile News' Top News 2Day: Verizon Trusted, Skype Closes Windows, Novatel Wears Power and Top Palm Pre Plus Apps
Today's top wireless news features more lifestyle announcements but are still interesting to wireless professionals and users.Verizon offers their top apps for the Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus.Novatel announced a deal with Qualcomm for wearable super small technology...
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Verizon More Trusted for Privacy than AT&T, Reports Ponemon
When it comes to privacy whom does the public trust? Last year, they trusted Facebook and eLoans. according to the Ponemon Institute's annual Most Trusted Companies for Privacy Study. It is the fifth consecutive year that American Express earned the Most...
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No Mo' WinMo Skype or Skpe Lite, Blogs Skype
Skype announced via its blog that is no longer offering Skype for Windows Mobile and Skype Lite. The reason is for the chane is that "neither of these apps offered a great Skype experience." The latest version of the Windows...
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Verizon's Top Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus webOS Apps
Verizon Wireless offers some favorite app suggestions for Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus owners for work, school and super-momming. It is interesting to see Verizon app picks and compare them to our previous top apps for the Palm...
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Smaller Wearable 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS and Bluetooth Coming from Novatel
Novatel Wireless has completed a technology transfer with Qualcomm Incorporated of two Qualcomm Wearable Mobile Device module designs. This new technolgoy could mean faster smaller devices like Novatel's MiFi USB portable Wi-Fi network Or small USB devices that connect the...
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Top Wireless and Mobile News 2Day: Apps, Games, App Stores to Devour Market
To summarize all our Wireless and Mobile News' today, digital content is king with Apple reporting over 10 billion downloads.The apps marketplace is a real game charger with Windows Phone and Android paid games costing more than iPhone and BlackBerry...
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PayPal to Open App Store for Developers
Jumping through payment systems and carrier hoops for mobile users who want to buy apps can be disconcerting at best. PayPal is working on their own solution.According to a interview with Osama Bedier, vice president of PayPal's Platform Business Unit...
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iPhoners Download More Paid Apps than Android an' Droiders, Says AdMob
AdMob has released their January 2010 AdMob Mobile Metrics Report. iPhone and Android users are alike in regarded to how much time they spend using apps, while iPhoners download more paid apps. Highlights from the survey and the January 2010...
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Windows Phone and Android Paid Game Apps Cost the Most, Says Distimo
Distimo's latest report foucsed on Games in Apple App Store, BlackBerry App World, Google Android Market, Nokia Ovi Store and Windows Marketplace for Mobile in the United States. Android and Windows Phone users pay more for games than BlackBerry, Nokia...
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Apple's iTune Downloads Top 10 Billion, Will Sell CBS TV Shows
No one can deny that there are lot songs downloaded via iTunes, Apple announced that over ten billion songs have been downloaded. There have also been reports that CBS will be selling their shows on iTunes for $1.00 each.iTunes is...
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Motorola Devour Debuts at Wirefly Before Verizon Release
The Motorola Devour is coming to Verizon in March, and as of today, you can start ordering the phone from some retailers. Although the Devour is not officially a Droid smartphone form Verizon it has some of the same features...
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Android an' Mobile Wi-Fi Use at Hotspots Increased, Says JiWire
JiWire, released its Q4 2009 Mobile Audience Insights Report. The report looks at device use, consumer adoption of Wi-Fi and browsing behavior of people who access the Internet in public locations such as airports, hotels and cafés. Nearly half of...
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Voice Photos with Fotobabble for iPhone and Web
Fotobabble is a new web and iPhone app that lets people to add voice to photos. The free service lets you create and share a "Fotobabble." Upload a photo and record your voice directly through your computer's microphone to...
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iPhone, BlackBerry, WinMo, Droid an' Droid Cloud Sync Updates: SugarSync with Upload by Email
SugarSync backup and sharing service, added a new feature Upload by Email. It enables a SugarSync user to sync any email attachment to a dedicated folder in their SugarSync account by forwarding it to a special email address.instantly, the file(s) is...
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Scribd Sends-to iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and WinMo Smarpthones
Scribd now offers a “send-to” feature and an API. Apps for iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phones will be launched in the future.The send-to-device reading feature is live on over 10 million Scribd documents, enabling users to send reading material...
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Yahoo a-Twitter with Twitter in Mail, Homepage, Search and News
Yahoo! is going to integrate Twitter into its products, search and news.Yahoo! users will be able to access their personal Twitter feeds across Yahoo!'s products and properties, including the homepage, Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! Sports, and others.Users will be able to...
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Wireless and Mobile News Named in Top Gadget Blogs by Konector
There are lot of gadget blogs out there vying for readers and advertisers. How can a PR professional or advertiser find out the demographics and vital ranking information about a top gadget blog?Konector researched top blogs, their demographics, influence and...
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BlackBerry (Storm, Curve, Bold Tour) Updates 2day: Slacker Radio 3.0 with Cache
Slacker has updated Slacker Radio to 3.0 for BlackBerry smartphones. BlackBerry users can now cache their favorite Slacker stations wirelessly to enjoy personalized radio on-the-go regardless if they are still connected to a wireless network or not. The new version...
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Tombstone Touching Apps 2Day: NFC Headstone Text and Pics via RosettaStones
The are now cell-phone enabled memorial products called RosettaStones that enable cemetery visitors to access text and photos by touching a cell phone against a cemetery headstone. RosettStone products are available as a palm-sized stone tablet or as a coin-sized...
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AT&T and iPhone Have Fastest 3G Network Speeds, Droid Fastest Second Runner, Says PC World
PC World has published their latest test of 3G speed for all the major carriers including AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon. It looks like AT&T's improvement to its network has worked. AT&T's average download speed was 1410 kbps, followed...
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BlackBerry & iPhone Dominate Smartphone Market, Positive Notes, Notes Gartner
Gartner has publihsed their worldwide mobile report. Although there was a slight decline in total sales and single digit growth, the market is considered positive due to increased strong smartphone growth and low-end handset sales. RIM's BlackBerry was 19.9% and...
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Free iPhone Apps in Spanish 2Day, A la Mano for Telemundo
Telemundo launched iPhone apps, "A la Mano." Each A La Mano market and station will have its own app. There are nine apps in total, including Chicago, Los Angeles, Dallas, Miami, New York, San Jose, Houston, Puerto Rico and Phoenix....
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54.3 Million Page Views on NBC Olympics Mobile
The Olympics NBC mobile websites are very popular. The Olympic mobile website and iPhone app gives quick access to scores, medal count, top stories, athlete profiles , video, polls & trivia, live results, schedules, TV listings and photos. To view...
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Deal of the Week: Let's Talk $100 Visa Gift Card Deal with AT&T Free Phone
LetsTalk.com is offering a $100 Visa gift card with any AT&T cell phone purchase with a plan. The way they put is You Make $100 on any new AT&T Phone & Plan purchase. It only lasts from today 2/22-3/2/10. The...
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Deal of the Week: Let's Talk AT&T Deal $100 Visa Gift Card Deal with Free Phone
LetsTalk.com is offering a $100 Visa gift card with any AT&T cell phone purchase with a plan. The way they put is You Make $100 on any new AT&T Phone & Plan purchase. It only lasts from today 2/22-3/2/10. The...
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Skype App on Verizon Uses Minutes not Wi-Fi/3G, Exclusive Deal
Skype will not give you free Wi-Fi or 3G calls when it comes to Verizon smartphones including BlackBerry and Droid.. The upcoming Skype service uses Verizon's circuit switched voice network not 3G and doesn't work on Wi-Fi reports DSL Reports....
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Teen "Redo's" Texting in PSA For Driving Safety PSA Wins Scholarship
An Arizon teenager won a $1000 scholarship and trip to New York, by showing teens why to stop texting while driving in a PSA context.16-year old Bethany Brown s won the first annual Drive to Life PSA Competition, organized by...
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Android an' almost Droid Apps 2Day: Google Earth for Android 2.1
Google has released - Google Earth for Android. They claim its is theri fastest mobile version of Google Earth yet, with a smooth framerate and a b 800 x 480 screen. The app only works on Android 2.1 smartphones and...
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More Teens Text, Txtng VIP 2Teens, Says MRI
More teens are choosing texting over instant messaging as their preferred method of communication, according to the latest TeenMark study from Mediamark Research & Intelligence (MRI). Some 57% of teenagers report they text messaged on their cell phones in...
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Android Motorola Devour Video Shows Wireless PC Control of Devour and MOTOBLUR
If you are thinking about getting the Motorola Devour when it comes out from Verizon, in March, you may want to watch this video filmed at Motorola. The most striking feature demonstrated is the wireless Motorola Phone Portal, that allows...
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BlackBerry Tour2 Release Delayed, Called BlackBerry Bold 9650?
According to an email from someone who works at RIM sent to Mobility Site, the BlackBerry Tour2 aka BlackBerry 9650 release has been delayed at Verizon and Sprint.Verizon will not release the BlackBerry Tour2 until the BlackBerry Tour 9630 is...
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Afilias Acquires dotMobi
Afilias announced that it has acquired mTLD Top Level Domain Ltd., the sponsoring organization and registry operator for the .mobi top-level domain. Under terms of the private deal, Afilias Limited, an Irish Limited company, has acquired all of the issued...
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Call Quality Down for Smartphones, Verizon High Customer Rankings, Says J.D. Power
While smartphone customers have continued to grow during the past six months, call quality performance has declined, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 Wireless Call Quality Performance Study-Volume 1.The study finds that, after several consecutive six-month reporting periods...
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Android an' Droid Apps 2Day: Google Shopper with Voice an' Photo Search
"Attention Android Shoppers, Google Shopper is now available on your Android phone via Android Market."The Google Shopper app accesses Google's online shopping data. It enables users to search Google's shopping information using text, voice, barcodes, and photo scans of book...
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iPhone Apps No Mo': Google Acquires and Retires reMail iPhone App
Google has acquired reMail, founded by Gabor Cselle who was formerly an Intern a and software engineer at Google.According to Cselle's blog Google and reMail have decided to discontinue reMail's iPhone application, and we have removed it from the App...
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LG Arena Enters Mobile AT&T FloTV Arena February 26
The half-inch thin AT&T LG ARENA will go on sale online February 26. The LG ARENA is an entertainment centric phone. LG ARENA' s 3-inch touchscreen can show DVD-quality videos made by the LG ARENA's 5.0 MP autofocus camera with...
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iPhone, BlackBerry Curve, BlackBerry Pearl, G1 and BlackBerry Storm Top Impressive Impressions Smartphones, Says Milennial
Millennial media published their first industry-first snapshot 2009 Year-in-Review Scorecard for Mobile Advertising Reach and Targeting (S.M.A.R.T.). Highlights: Here are Some of their Mobile Marketing Stats: Brand business grew 756%.Average deal size increased 353% year-over-year. Top Ten 2009 Advertising Verticals...
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Droid an' Droid Updates Soon Android 2.1 Coming for HTC Hero an' Droid Eris
HTC announced that it will update the HTC Hero and the Droid Eris, the Verizon version of the HTC Hero to Android 2.1 next month. HTC previously emailed HTC Hero customers that they would be getting an update to Eclair...
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Android Moto BACKFLIP Smartphone Coming to AT&T March 7 with BACKTRACK
The Motorola BACKFLIP will go on sale from AT&T on March 7. We don't know if you'll flip over backwards for the new Android phone from AT&T the Motorola BACKFLIP, but you can use it with the back of your...
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Android an' Droid Apps 2Day: eBay for Android with Voice Search
eBay has launched a free eBay app for Android smartphones 1.6 Android and higher. The Android eBay app allows users to check status, watch auctions, search and buy eBay auctions items.The eBay Android app features voice search, alerts, advanced search...
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BlackBerry (Storm, Bold, Tour, Curve) Apps 2Day: Amazon Kindle
Amazon has released a free app for BlackBerry enabling users to read books on BlackBerry Storm, BlackBerry Curve, BlackBerry Tour and BlackBerry Bold, kind of like they do on the Kindle. Kindle users can access Kindle books and automatically synchronizes...
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BlackBerry Bold and Droid Top Radiation Smartphones, BlackBerry Storm and Omnia II Best for Low Radiation
The Environmental Working Group released its latest guide to cell phone radiation levels (www.ewg.org), focusing on the newest, most highly touted smartphones to hit the market in recent months. (The radiation level of Apple's newest iPhone ranks in the middle...
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GSM Global Mobile Awards Winners: Steve Jobs, HTC Hero and MiFi
Steven Fry announced the winners of the coveted GSM Global Mobile Awards at the 2010 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Entertainment was provided by Duran Duran. The mobile personality winner was Steve Jobs and the handset winner was the HTC...
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Android 2.1 Smartphones 2Day: Liquid e
Acer announced the Acer Liquid e, the new version of the already well known Liquid smartphone. Acer Liquid e features the latest Android 2.1 Operating System, high definition screen, Liquid e is the state-of-the-art for multimedia, web browsing, and social...
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Verizon BlackBerry (Storm Cuve Tour) Droid an' Droid Apps: Skype VoIP Coming
At 2010 Mobile World Congress, Verizon Wireless and Skype announced that Skype VoIP will be coming to select Verizon phones with data plans. The new Skype mobile app will allow Verizon customers to connect via Skype.Verizon is heavily promoting its...
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Smartphones, Apps, LTE, NFC and Android, Top Topics at MWC, Says Juniper
Juniper reports that content is king about Mobile World Congress. Their top topic and trends include smartphone launches, apps markets, LTE, NFC (Near Field Communications /Payments) and Android.SmartphonesFlurry of launches to increase competition in the Smartphone space Smartphone launches from...
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BlackBerry Apps & Browser News 2Day: Speedy Webkit Browser Coming
At Mobile World Congress, RIM's co-CEO Mike Lazaridis wowed the audience with a new BlackBerry WebKit browser and "super-apps". BlackBerry smartphones have been criticized for what reviewers call a "sub-par" browser. RIM acquired WebKit browser company Torch Mobile last summer....
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Free BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express Coming in March
RIM announced they will offering BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express for free in March. When BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express is connected to Microsoft Exchange or Microsoft Windows Small Business Server, BlackBerry smartphone users will be able to: Wirelessly synchronize their email,...
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Deal of the Month: Buy Droid, BlackBerry or Palm Pre Buy One Get One Free
Yesterday, there were inklings a super deal coming from Verizon with an expanded buy one get one free program. The Verizon Buy One BlackBerry Get Any Free BlackBerry Select Device deal helped to make BlackBerry smartphones the top smartphone in...
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Google, "Free is Good" in Wireless, Unlocks Next Trillion $$$
Google may just win at the wireless and mobile game says iSuppli. Here’s their take on Google Goes Mobile.By pursuing a strategy of working with the mobile chain rather than against it, Google Inc. has a strong chance of success...
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HTC Sense Makes Sense of Friends, Browser and News on Android
At Mobile World Congress, HTC showed its improvement to its HTC Sense. HTC is trying to make more sense out of Android with their HTC Sense experience for Android.HTC Sense is a user experience focused on putting people at...
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HTC HD2 Windows Phone 2 with BlockBuster and Transformer Movies
T-Mobile's CTO Cole Broadman confirmed at Mobile World Congress that T-Mobile will exclusively launch the HTC HD2 and called it "HTC's first entertainment device." The HTC HD2 has a 4.3-inch WVGA multitouch screen and 1GHz Snapdragon processor running Windows Phone...
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Sony Ericsson X10 Mini Pro Small Android Smartphone with HD Video
Sony announced two X10 Mini phones. The X10 Mini pro is a two and half inch touchscreen with QWERTY smartphone running on Android 1.6. The X10 Mini Pro has a customizable home screen with four corners and widgets to access...
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Viva Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro with QWERTY and PlayNow
Sony unveiled the Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro, has a QWERTY keyboard along with a touchscreen to give a user more input for messaging and entertainment. Just like flagship phone Sony Ericsson Vivaz, announced in January, Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro allows...
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Android Motorola CLIQ XT (Quench) Coming to T-Mobile Next Month
Motorola wants to quench users thirst for Android, their new Android phone is the the QUENCH with MOTOBLUR which will be called the CLIQ XT in the U.S.The CLIQ XT is a 3.1 touchscreen that features pinch and zoom, a...
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Sony Experia X10 Mini - Good Android Comes in Small Packages
Sony announced two X10 Mini phones. The X10 Mini is a two and half inch touchscreen-only smartphone running on Android 1.6. The X10 Mini a has customizable home screen with four corners and widgets to access the most needed applications....
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Samsung Wave Surfs in Bada (Ocean) with Splashy Features
Yesterday, at Mobile World Congress, Samung launched their fist smartphone based on their Bada operating system, the Samsung Wave (S8500). The Samsung Wave swims with features that include a 3.3-inch AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode) touchscreen display and a pushed...
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Windows Phone 7 : More Zune-Like, XBoxy, Binged and Hubbub
Today, at Mobile World Congress, Microsoft revealed their take on smartphone operating systems for WindowsPhones, Windows Phone 7 Series a complete overhaul to Windows Mobile.They say it is whole new fresh look integrates Xbox LIVE games, Zune music and video....
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iPhone Best Over Nexus One and Samsung Wave for World Smartphone Sales
Irish bookmaker Paddy Power analysis of the Samsung Wave suggests that the iPhone will best the Nexus One and Samsung Wave. Paddy Power gives odds of 4/1 that Samsung's new touchscreen smartphone will outsell both the Google Nexus One and...
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Last Minute Valentines' Gifts Send Sweehearts via iPhone & Twitter
Necco has changed the colors and flavors of Sweethearts, the candy with all those short SMS-like sayings. They have added two new phrases, "You rock," "Text me" and "Tweet me!"...
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HP Compaq AirLife 100 Brings Android Netbook to Life
HP introduced the Compaq AirLife 100 running on Android, The Compaq AirLife combines a 10.1-inch diagonal screen, a 92 percent full size keyboard,16 GB solid state internal storage, SDTM Card slot, full multitasking and customized touch interfaceThe HP customized interface...
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BlackBerry (Storm, Curve, Bold, Tour, Pearl) Apps 2Day: BlackBerry Twitter
RIM's official Twitter for BlackBerry smartphones was released through limited invite code. Reviewers have called it prettier than other Twitter clients. Another reviewer suggested more keyboard shortcuts. TechCrunch called it average at best. This is all for an app that...
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Get the Best Deal on Cars on Your BlackBerry, iPhone, WinMo Android an' Droid
President's Day has always been a great opportunity to get a fantastic deal on a car.It's also a good day to buy a car for your Valentine and you don't have do your research on your computer, any more, you...
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Droid Apps 2Day Droid Goes to the Movies with Film Fan Apps
Hollywood's awards season is in the home stretch with moviemakers' most anticipated night happening in just a few weeks. As the nominees write their stirring acceptance speeches and prepare to walk the red carpet on March 7, Verizon Wireless phones...
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Mobile Users Want Smarter Personlized Services, Says Nielsen Study
Mobile phone users want smart personalized services notes a new study. They expect to get their services not from their phone carriers but other sources and more readily indentify with third party services.A survey, undertaken by Nielsen Research and commissioned...
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Best Top Deals Discounts on Smartphones and Cell Phones for Valentines and President's Day
Wireless carrirers and third party vendors of smartphones are offering deals for Valentines’ and Presidents’ Day. Here are our picks for the best cell phone and smartphone deals for Valentine’s Day and Presidents’ day. If you are patriotic or love...
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Palm Pre Palm Pixi webOS Updates Soon: webOS 1.5 Update 2/15
Sprint Palm Pre and Palm Pixi users should be getting an update soon. Leaked documents suggest a release on February 15. The webOS update 1.5 adds some important features to the Palm Pre and Palm Pixi.The webOS 1.5 Update for...
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HD-Ready Marvell ARMADA 618 Processor for Super Smartphones
Marvell announced the Marvell ARMADA 618 for next generation HD-capable smartphones. The ARMADA 618 offers a CPU core with PC-class performance, integrated 1080p full-HD encode and decode, and exceptional 3D graphics - delivering a highly scalable and power optimized platform...
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1/2-1/3 Time on Mobile Phone by Foot and Transit Commuters, Says NAVTEQ
NAVTEQ, has revealed the results of a new global research study designed to assess the appeal of mobile navigation among consumers given their current knowledge and use of navigation applications via mobile phone. The study identified 4 distinct behavioral motivators...
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BlackBerry (Storm Tour Bold) and iPhone Free Olympic Apps 2Day: Winter Sports Live
The Handmark Winter Sports apps gives you lots of 2010 Winter Olympic Games information on your BlackBerry or iPhone.. The app gives real-time access to news, photos, scores, and more straight from the Games. Winter Sports Live is available to...
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Garmin-Asus M10 QWERTY Windows Phone
Garmin-Asus also announced another Windows Phone the Garmin-Asus M10. The M10 keeps professionals connected with business and personal contacts, email, calendar and IM, in addition to featuring preloaded mobile navigation from Garmin. The Garmin-Asus M10 runs the latest version of...
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New nüvifone A50 Android-Powered with GPS and Location Services
There's a new Android phone announcement prior to Mobile World Congress, the Garmin-Asus nüvifone A50,touchscreen that will have multiple location technologies and apps. Super GPS is integrated into the phone along with geotagging photos, related apps and features.The A50 inncludes...
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iPhone Apps 2Day: Opera Mini Browser to Sing on iPhones?
Opera Software, will reveal Opera Mini for iPhone at Mobile World Congress.Opera Mini is known for its compression technology, which results in faster webpage loading and reduces data surcharges. Apple formerly did not let other browsers in its app store. ...
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YouTube 10% of Bandwidth, Facebook Grows, Skype Top VoIP, P2P Congests
Allot Communications' Allot MobileTrends: Global Mobile Broadband Traffic Report shows that worldwide mobile data bandwidth usage has increased significantly by approximately 72% during the second half of 2009. The report also reveals YouTube is taking up a lot bandwidth,...
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Teen Text 3,146 @Month 10 Texts a Hr - Costs Less than a Penny
Nielsen has noticed the massive use of texting by teens. American teenagers are using 3,146 messages a month, which translates into more than 10 messages every hour of the month that they are not sleeping or in school. Even the...
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Android an' Droid Games 2Day: Fast & Furious, Deal or No Deal and Bubble Town
Oberon Media's I-play, has planned a full lineup of co games for Android smartphones in 2010. In addition to debuting beloved I-play franchises including Fast & Furious, Deal or No Deal and Bubble Town on Android. They will also integrate...
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Web Apps n' Layars 2Day: Google Casts Social Net with Google Buzz for Mobile with Locations
Google is now offering Google Buzz, an add-on to the Gmail inbox to help jump-start conversations "buzz" about interests. Google Buzz lets you share web links, photos, videos, and more. The mobile version is location aware. Google Buzz for mobile...
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BlackBerry Top Smartphone, Moto Top Cell Maker, Android Growing Fast, Says ComScore
The comScore MobiLens for September and December 2009. has been released. The report showed Motorola to be the top handset manufacturer with 23.5 percent market share. RIM's BlackBerry smartphones had the lead in smartphone platforms with 41.6 percent market share....
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Samsung Monte Offers Full Monty of Social / Media Features
Mobile World Congress news is already starting with new smartphone releases. Samsung announced the launch of Samsung Monte (S5620) a new full touch screen device for "style-conscious mobile users" that is part to the Samsung "S" series of phones. The...
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Android News: Nexus One Phone ETF Reduced $200 to $150
Google has reduced their “fee” for T-Mobile customers who leave their T-Mobile contract early from $350 to $150 which was on top of the T-Mobile $200 early termination fee (ETF) for the Nexus One superphone. Hopefully fewer Nexus One owners...
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Android Nexus One Free Phone Support Official: 888-48NEXUS
On Monday, Google launched a phone help support service for Nexus One owners.Nexus One Phone owners who call (888) 48NEXUS (63987) between 4 a.m. and 7 p.m. PST will reach a live tech support person....
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Droid Updates 2Day: Motorola to Update Android OS to 2.1 for Droid
Droid by Motorola owners will be getting an update this week. Motorola by Droid owners recently were able upload an update to Gogle Maps 3.4 to enable multi-touch in mapping, following a super mult-touch update to the Nexus One.Android OS...
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Ben Cook Regains Guiness World Record for Texting
Cricket Communications congratulated Ben Cook, a 22-year-old Cricket customer from Orem, Utah, who has reclaimed the world record as the fastest text messager, as recently verified by Guinness World Records. He broke the record of 41.4 seconds held by a...
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Think B4 U Post Safer Internet Day February 9
CTIA-The Wireless Association and The Wireless Foundation joins more than 60 countries to recognize Insafe's 7th Annual Safer Internet Day on Tuesday, February 9th. This year's theme, "Think B4 U Post!" is focused on educating and empowering children and teenagers...
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Donate Used Cell Phones n' Smartphones to Verizon HopeLine 4 Valentine's
This Valentine's Day, Verizon Wireless would like all used cell phones donated to HopeLine Verizon Wireless' phone recycling program. The forgotten and lonely phones can join other phones with similar backgrounds to help domestic violence survivors get a new start...
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Mac Sync Apps 2Day: SP Beta for Mac Syncs Videos 2 iPod, Mobile Phones and Facebook
RealNetworks has released RealPlayer SP Beta for Mac a free software download that lets people easily take videos from their Mac onto their favorite devices like the Apple iPod, home entertainment and game systems, and mobile phones, and also share...
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NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge Finalists Announced
NAVTEQ announced the finalists of the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region of the 2010 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge. Twelve contestants have been selected to advance to Final Judging, including location-aware applications with the latest features in social networking,...
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Cha Cha Teen Texters Voted Best Super Bowl Ads, Loved Doritos, Texted Denny's
ChaCha (UR mobile BFF) says that a poll of its users, primarily teens and young adults, who asked questions during the Super Bowl last night showed that their favorite commercials were for Doritos. The ones they disliked most were for...
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Family Mapping iPhone Apps 2Day: AT&T Family Map in App Store
AT&T now offers the AT&T FamilyMap App on the App Store for iPhone. The app provides families with a more seamless experience when locating and connecting with one another on the go using iPhone. This app could come in handy...
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Extreme Cold Can Make Phonesicles, Cold Weather Cell Phone and Smartphone Tips
Tips to Brace Your Wireless Communications Cell Phones and Smartphones for the Cold Wireless phones or PDAs can be life savers in winter. Verizon Wireless offered the following tips to prepare wireless phones to work best when it's cold outside:...
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Palm Pre an' Pixi webOS Free Apps 2Day: Slacker Radio
Slacker, Inc. announced the Slacker Radio Mobile app for Palm Pre, Palm Pre Plus, Palm Pixi and Palm Pixi Plus smartphones. Music lovers in the United States and Canada can now listen to their favorite Slacker Radio stations on their...
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Super Bowl Wireless Cell Phone Viewing Info 2Day
No matter what carrier you have or your phone type you can stay tuned into the Super Bowl on your phone. Here's a list of some ways you can get game information;SPRINT CUSTOMERSSprint's NFL Mobile Live: Available exclusively on more...
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Windows Mobile Phone Updates 2Day: Windows Phone 7 Details
Microsoft will be making an announcement at Mobile World Congress on February 15 to reveal Windows Phone 7. The web is abuzz with what Windows Phone 7 will feature. The main theme is that Windows Phone will be more like...
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Droid Updates 2Day: Google Maps 3.4 Touches Up with Multi-Touch
Google has released a new multi-touch version of Google Maps for Droid by Motorola smartphones. The new version of Google Maps 3.4 is available through Android Market. This version of Google Maps brings pinch and zoom in out to the...
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Droid an' Droid Deals of the Weekend: $10 Moto Cliq, Free Droid Eris & $99er Droid
Wirefly is kicking off Super Bowl weekend with some touch-down deals for the winning Android team with touchscreen Android phones including the Droid Eris, and Motorola Cliq and the line-backer with a kick out QWERTY keyboard, the Droid by Motorola...
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Android an' Droid Apps Updates: 2Day Seesmic Siezes Day with Multi-Twitter Accts, an' Mo'
The Seesmic for Android mobile app has been updated with new features. The Seesmic app now allows you to manage multiple accounts as well as remember your scroll position. You can now add multiple Twitter accounts in the application, and...
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Google Mobile Apps Go Enterprise for iPhone Nokia WinMo with Wipe-Outs, Lock-Out & Security
Google has launched new controls that enable enterprise administrators to help ensure corporate policy enforcement across a range of mobile devices for Google Sync for iPhone, Nokia E series, and Windows Mobile devices. Google Sync enables Google Apps users to...
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BlackBerry Storm, Bold, Curve and Tour Apps 2Day: Sirus XM App for BlackBerry
SIRIUS XM Radio now has a free application for BlackBerry smartphones, including the BlackBerry Storm, Bold, Tour and Curve. The free SIRIUS XM App for BlackBerry gives mobile consumers the freedom to listen to SIRIUS XM's Premium Online content on...
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25% of Game Developers Developing 4 Smartphones, Says Game Developer Research
Game Developer Research published its latest report, the 2009/2010 State of Game Development Survey, revealing among other things a surge of iPhone developers and a lull in those making games for the Wii. The results of the comprehensive 55 question...
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BlackBerry and Java Apps 2Day: BOLT Is Web-App-Able with Widgets
The new version of the BOLT mobile browser will include the ability to run Web applications, commonly referred to as "widgets" or web apps. BOLT was named one of our top BlackBerry Storm and BlackBerry Tour apps, because the browsers...
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Android an' Droid Apps 2Day: Droid Sports Plays for Super Bowl, Olympics, Sport and Twitter
Game-winning plays don't just happen on the field, notes the latest set of sporty apps chosen for Verizon's Droid Channel. With applications available in the Android Market, every fan gets the chance to be a star. Verizon Wireless customers with...
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Verizon Tops J.D. Power's Customer Care Study, Carriers Score Higher with Higher Featured Plan Customers
Customer care performance scores are considerably higher among wireless customers with additional plan features and Verizon ranked highest in the latest J.D. Power and Associates 2010 Wireless Customer Care Performance Study- Volume 1. J.D. Power goes into all the details...
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AT&T Open Call for Devs Apps 4 All @ CTIA
AT&T announced the fifth annual "Open Call - Apps For All!" contest, taking place at the CTIA Wireless convention. Developers of the best apps and content will be rewarded with cash prizes, exclusive marketing opportunities, and earn the coveted title...
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text4Baby: Free SMS Text Msgs 4 Pregnant Moms y Mamas En Espanol
Now moms can get health suggestion text messages through a public service program being launched today by a coalition of mobile phone service providers, health professionals, and Federal, State, and Local agencies. The new program, called text4baby, is a free...
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Green-Hearted Sony Ericsson Aspen Biz Smartphone with WinMo
There' a green business smartphone coming from Sony Ericsson, the Aspen. It's part of the Sony Ericsson GreenHeart portfolio, Sony Ericsson Aspen, allows easy multi-tasking combining a touchscreen and a QWERTY keyboard. Organize and adapt panels to change during the...
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Over 1.4 Million Free Ovi Maps Downloaded, Says Nokia
Nokia reported that the new version of Ovi Maps has been downloaded over 1.4 million times with over 20% coming from China. The one million mark was reached already at the end of last week. We hope less people are...
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Android an' not Droid Smartphones 2Day: Verizon Devour Coming in March
There is another Android smartphone coming to Verizon, the new Motorola Devour which Verizon hopes, will be devoured by socially-networking, texting and web hungry customers. The Motorola Devour is a soically oriented Droid and is expected to cost less than...
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Spend Smart, Smartphone and Cell Phone Coupons for Verizon Smart Shoppers
Verizon teamed with Cellfire to offer a free digital coupon service for its wireless and FiOS TV customers, callled Spend Smart coupons. These coupons are sent to a smartphone or cell phone, then you show the coupon to the cashier...
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iPhone Security Updates 2Day: iPhone OS 3.1.3 Fixes mp4, Tiff, USB & Browser Glitches
Apple has released an operating system update OS 3.1.3 for: iPhone OS 1.0 through 3.1.2, iPhone OS for iPod Touch 1.1 through 3.1.2. If fixes some bugs including one that caused crashing apps on devices with a Japanese keyboard and...
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iPad-like Media Tablets to Reach 57 Million Annually, Says ABI
The high-profile launch by Apple last week of its long-rumored iPad tablet computing device highlights the real start of a new market segment for media tablets that according to analysts at ABI Research will see four million units shipped...
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Nexus One Android Updates 2Day: Fixes Glitches, Adds Multi-Touch
Google Nexus One owners will be getting an Over-The-Air (OTA) update today. Most importantly, the updates fixes the “issues” with T-Mobile 3G drop-outs. It has some great enhancements including:Pinch-to-Zoom- gives users zooming via pinch in the browser, maps and photos....
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Palm Pre Apps 2Day: $1 Million in Prizes Given to Hot Top Palm Pre WebOS Apps
The Palm Hot Apps Program will reward developers of the hottest webOS applications with a total of $1 million. The top rewards of $100,000 will go to developers as follows: The developer of the free webOS application that's downloaded the...
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Verizon to V CAST 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics 2/12
Verizon has partnered with NBC for a multi-platform coverage of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games on Verizon's FiOS TV, broadband and wireless. Beginning with the opening ceremony on Feb. 12, Verizon will offer subscribers access to content across multiple...
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Line Between News and Tweets Blurs, Ochocino to MOTOBLUR Super Bowl
Chad Ochocinco and his Ochocinco News Network (OCNN), using MOTOBLUR Technology, will share their social and football experiences during and prior to the Super Bowl. The team will Tweet, Twitpic and upload videos on the OCNN Facebook Page and...
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Nexus One Android an' Droid Apps 2Day: TweetCaster Free for a Tweet
Handmak just released TweetCaster, a Twitter consolidation app for Android smartphones. TweetCaster turns "tweeting" from Android-based smartphones into a simple, yet comprehensive Twitter experience, notes their news release. TweetCaster allows form ultiple Twitter account support ,ntegrated retweets and integrated Twitter...
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iPhone Apps Free Apps 2Day: Touch Mouse Turns Your IPhone into TrackPad -Wireless Mouse
Logitech has released a free app for the iPhone, the Touch Mouse app. It turns your iPhone or iPod touch into a wireless trackpad and keyboard for your computer, so you can point, click, scroll and type from afar, in...
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Verizon Navigator Updated to 5.0 with Facebook Integration & Roadside Assistance
Verizon announced the launch of VZ Navigator 5.0, the newest version of its award-winning map, navigation and local search serviceBeginning today on select devices, VZ Navigator 5.0 will enhancements to the existing service that take advantage of location-based technology, including...
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Palm Pre Plus Smartphone Smart Enough For Mom?
We received some gaff from our observation that the Palm Pre on Sprint and the Palm Pre Plus on Verizon are liked more by women. We don't make those things up. We we were at the big launch at a...
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Celebrity iPad Showed Up at Grammy Awards with Steven Colbert
Last night, during the Grammy Awards Steven Colbert, instead of looking for information his iPhone, pulled out an iPad which had to be worth millions in product placement.The iPad is surely super buzzed. Yesterday Viralheat found that the Apple...
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