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Wireless and Mobile News' Top News 2Day: Moto CLIQ Update Fix, Text Releif 2 Chile, iPhone Tops Mobi-Ads & Younger Cell News Readers
The themes for Wireless and Mobile News' Top News Stories today include help for Chile and Moto CLIQ owners, research in mobile ads, and research in the new news readers who read the news on their mobile devices.There are...
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Younger News Readers, Read News on their Cells, Notes Pew
53% of adults access the internet wirelessly either through a laptop or a cell phone, BlackBerry or other handheld device reported Pew. Younger users are more likely to use their cells to read news and they think it's easier...
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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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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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Week in Review: Reviews, Updates, Apps, Glitches and Launches
This week ending today, has been full of great news, new apps, and changes in operating systems.The most popular stories were reviews of two recent Verizon device launches. Our Review of Reveiews of The HTC Touch Pro 2, the most...
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Verizon Cuts Exclusive Handset-Time, Sells Part of Alltel and Advocates No-Text While Driving
According to the Associated Press Verizon has shortened how long rural carriers have to wait before they begin to offer Verizon-exclusive LG and Samsung phones.Verizon spokesman Jeffrey Nelson told an AP reporter that, two months ago, Verizon started allowing LG...
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RCR News RIP - Wireless and Mobile News Welcomes RCR News Readers
RCR Wireless News ended operation of both its print and online products, yesterday.A statement on the website said, "Unfortunately, the market for RCR's products has been hit particularly hard by the global financial meltdown.""RCR Wireless News was passionately run by...
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CES Mobile and Smartphone Top Stories on Wireless and Mobile News
On the mobile and wireless front, form the Consumers Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the top stories on Wireless and Mobile News were:The CES on-site announcement of the the Palm Pre smartphone with a Mojo SDK, developers love definitely won...
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Steve Jobs' Letter Says Hormone Imbalance Caused Weight Loss
In a open letter to the Apple community Steve Jobs revealed the reason for his weight loss to quell rumors that he was on his deathbed. Jobs' doctors have diagnosed a "hormone imbalance that is robbing his body of proteins. ...
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Industry Downs and Ups Sony Ericcson/Nokia Down - Google Up
Sony Ericsson reported a 10% drop in sales from last year.Nokia lost market share and its profits are down 30% from last year.Google reported third quarter revenues of $5.54 billion, a 31 percent year-over-year jump and a 3 percent increase...
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Free Portable Cell Towers from AT&T & Verizon for McCains' AZ Ranch
According to the Washington Post, to help cover the McCain's ranch near Sedona Arizona, Cindy McCain and her staff got some help from wireless carriers.First McCain offered free land for a tower from Verizon. Verizon started the very expensive process...
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CTIA Wireless Association Names #1 Wireless Moment
And the winner of the most memorable Number One Wireless Moment of All Time from CTIA Wireless Association:The first commercial cell phone call on October 13, 1983.When a phone call placed in parking lot of Soldier Field in Chicago by...
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Haiku News 2Day - BlackBerry Application Center Will Debut on Storm
Launch of App CenterOn Blackberry Storm with theNew OS Version...
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Haiku News 2Day - BlackBerry Bold Delayed for More Testing
BlackBerry Bold lateRIM wants to make sure it worksOn AT&T....
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MetroPCS Has 4.8 Million Subscribers
MetroPCS announced that In the third quarter of 2008, on a consolidated basis, MetroPCS reported gross additions of approximately 935 thousand subscribers, which represents an increase of 39% over the third quarter of 2007. MetroPCS ended the third quarter...
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September News Review Wireless and Mobile News
There have been exceptional wireless and mobile news the month of September. Here are our top stories:100 Million iPhone apps have been downloaded.The announcements from CTIA Wireless IT and Entertainment.AT&T launched new LBS servicesWe reviewed the HTC Touch Diamond (Sprint)ResearchAn...
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Haiku News 2Day Apple Sued for Slow Access
Apple iPhone suitSays ain't "twice as fast asAds said it would be....
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Haiku News 2Day, Google Hiring Android Developers - T-Mobile 1st Android Phone
Google is hiringAndroid designers now.T-Mobile needs them....
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Wireless and Mobile News Summary News Roundup for July 8
Apple sent an email stating details for purchase of the iPhone 3G at Apple Stores. The UTStarcom Arc. clamshell phone with Bluetooth and a camera, IM and email messaging is offered by Virgin. Only 3% of people recycle mobile phones...
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Where's Brian Dolan? Now Publishing at Yankee Group
Yankee Group announced that wireless industry trade journalist Brian Dolan has joined the firm as Senior Analyst/Editor of the Events and Publishing Division. In this new role, Dolan will shape the programs of the firm's events, beginning with Mobile...
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AT&T Gives $100 Million to Help Stop HS Dropping Out
Doing its part to help address the issue of nearly one-third of U.S. high school students dropping out, AT&T announced the launch of AT&T Aspire, a $100 million philanthropic program, which includes job shadowing for 100,000 students nationwide, to help...
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Apple iTunes Top Music Retailer
Apple announced that the iTunes Store (www.itunes.com) surpassed Wal-Mart to become the number one music retailer in the US, based on the latest data from the NPD Group. With over 50 million customers, iTunes has sold over four billion songs...
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AT&T Opens it Wireless Apps to Developers
AT&T has opened its developer information with guuidelines showing developers how to create wireless applications for the first time. Shortly after the release of the iPhone SDK while the open Android platform is gaining ground. AT&T hopes it will aid...
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Alltel Now Offers Unlimited Calling Plan
Alltel has introduced an unlimited voice plan called Freedom Unlimited for $99 per month following other carriers AT&T, Verizon and Sprint. ...
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Itsy Bitsy Projector for Mobile Available from 3M
3M has a new super small mini projector that could be built into cell phones, or other small devices.About the size of a wireless earpiece and less than half an inch thick, the 3M mobile projects VGA resolution images at...
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AT&T Disconnects from Pay Phone Biz in 2008
AT&T Inc. announced it plans to exit the shrinking pay phone business by the end of 2008. Existing contracts and customer service commitments will continue to be honored during the period that the business is being phased out. AT&T’s Public...
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