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- Video: HTC Legend unboxing and first look - part 1 of 2
- Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:58:18 -0500
- U.S. regulators may dedicate spectrum to free wireless broadband
- Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:54:20 -0500
At the Knight/FCC sponsored Digital Inclusion Summit in Washington today, one of the FCC's recommendations for a draft of its National Broadband Plan was to consider using some wireless spectrum for free or low cost wireless broadband.
- iPhone addictive according to Stanford University study
- Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:10:58 -0500
A study conducted by Stanford University and 200 students has found that the iPhone can be, unsurprisingly, addictive.
- Verizon Wireless to launch NFL Mobile
- Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:37:02 -0500
Today Verizon Wireless announced that beginning in April it will offer NFL Mobile to its customers. NFL Mobile will provide coverage of the April 22-24 NFL Draft as well as the NFL RedZone Channel from the NFL Network. Customers will be able to stream Sunday Night Football and Thursday Night Football, access fantasy football stats, and more. Supported phones and pricing has not yet been detailed.
- Palm webOS plug-in development kit (PDK) now available
- Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:24:21 -0500
Today Palm announced that its webOS plug-in development kit (PDK) is now available to the public. The PDK works with Palm's webOS software development kit (SDK) and allows developers to use C and C++ programming languages with web technologies. The PDK will make it easier for developers that have written 3D games games for other platforms to port them over to webOS. The PDK is available today from developer.palm.com.
- Vodafone's HTC Magic shipping with Mariposa botnet malware
- Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:00:09 -0500
Reports are surfacing that Vodafone in Spain is shipping the Android powered HTC Magic devices loaded with Mariposa botnet malware. The bots were planted by a hacker named "tnls." Vodafone says the attack was an isolated incident and that it is taking appropriate actions to safeguard its customer privacy.
- Cisco dropping WiMAX hardware development
- Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:52:12 -0500
Cisco said recently that it will stop making WiMAX radios, base stations, and modems, and will instead focus on its IP networks that are used by both WiMAX and long term evolution (LTE) 4G networks.
- Cricket launches Samsung SCH-R100 Stunt feature phone
- Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:37:48 -0500
Today Cricket Communications launched the Samsung SCH-R100 Stunt, a relatively basic candy-bar style feature phone.
- Did AT&T lock out untrusted apps on Motorola BACKFLIP?
- Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:27:55 -0500
According to a number of sources across the web, the Motorola BACKFLIP is unable to install applications that aren't inside the Android Market, otherwise known as "untrusted" apps. We are still waiting on our review unit, but should this prove true, that means BACKFLIP owners won't be able to install untrusted applications, like the recent beta version of Swype, for example. We'll keep you updated as we find out more.
- Goldman Sachs slashes Google Nexus One sales estimate for 2010
- Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:19:49 -0500
Goldman Sachs expects Google to sell just 1 million Nexus One units in 2010, down from the original 3.5 million it projected earlier this year. The firm attributes a lack of marketing and customer service issues as reasons for slashing the forecast, according to The Wall Street Journal.
- Verizon Wireless reveals its 4G LTE network real-world speeds
- Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:20:50 -0500
Verizon Wireless has been testing its fourth generation long term evolution (LTE) network in Boston and Seattle. Today, it revealed a few of its real-world data speeds that are significantly faster than current 3G networks.
- T-Mobile's webConnect Rocket burns up the airwaves on Philadelphia's HSPA+ network
- Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:12:55 -0500
- LG outs GS290 Cookie Fresh touchscreen phone
- Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:54:00 -0500
Today LG announced the GS290 Cookie Fresh, a new feature phone with LG's "cartoon user interface" that will be sold in Europe beginning this month.
- Nokia files patent for self-charging kinetic phone
- Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:46:53 -0500
Nokia recently filed a patent for a phone that could potentially recharge itself using kinetic energy. According to the patent, the "kinetic energy resulting from acceleration of a battery powered device is harvested using piezoelectric elements that are positioned to receive forces along multiple axes." In other words, energy from movement can be received in a power controller and added to the battery.
- Motorola BACKFLIP now available from AT&T
- Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:47:02 -0500
The Android-powered Motorola BACKFLIP smartphone is now available for purchase from AT&T for $99.99, after a $100 mail-in rebate that comes in the form of a debit card. The BACKFLIP features a reverse folding design and a full QWERTY keyboard.
- Samsung SCH-r351 Freeform QWERTY device launched for U.S. Cellular
- Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:39:43 -0500
Samsung and U.S. Cellular announced the SCH-r351 Freeform this afternoon, a 4-row QWERTY feature phone.
- DataViz launches DocsToGo 3.1 for iPhone with Google Docs support
- Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:38:11 -0500
Today DataViz launched an update to its popular DocsToGo application, version 3.1. The latest release includes support for Google Docs. Google Docs support includes the ability to download, view, and edit files, save and synchronize changes, and upload directly from your iPhone or iPod touch. Documents to go Premium costs $14.99, and all previous DocsToGo owners will get a free upgrade to version 3.1.
- FCC to revamp Universal Service Fund
- Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:28:15 -0500
The FCC today said that it plans to revamp the Universal Service fund to help deliver broadband services to poor and rural areas.
- MIPS Technologies announces free Android debug and development tools
- Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:38:55 -0500
MIPS Technologies today announced two new solutions for Android developers, one of which is an open source emulator that provides a virtual space to develop Android applications.
- Apple iPad will be available on April 3
- Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:30:51 -0500
Apple today announced that the WiFi version of its new iPad will be available on Saturday, April 3rd and that the 3G + WiFi versions will be on the market later in April. Starting on March 12th, you can pre-order both models and schedule an in-store pick-up on April 3.
- Microsoft: Windows Phone 7 Series to support Silverlight, XNA
- Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:17:32 -0500
Microsoft recently outlined a few development features of the Windows Phone 7 Series platform. "If you are a Silverlight or XNA developer today you're [going to be] really happy. New developers to the platform will find a cohesive, well designed API wet with super productive tools," Microsoft's Charlie Kindel said. He also noted that Windows Mobile 6.5 apps will not run on Windows Phone 7 Series devices.
- Press Release: Samsung Brings Premium Multimedia Notebook and Netbook Line to Best Buy
- Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:10:46 -0500
- Review of Motorola's DEVOUR Android social-networking smartphone for Verizon
- Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:39:09 -0500
- Sony smartphone may play PlayStation games
- Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:27:47 -0500
Sony may be preparing new devices to compete against Apple's portfolio of gadgets, including a smartphone capable of playing PlayStation games and an all-in-one media device.
- Microsoft Project Pink phones headed to Verizon Wireless
- Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:11:21 -0500
- Palm revamps webOS Facebook App
- Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:26:11 -0500
Palm announced an update to its Facebook application for webOS, revamping a product many shunned originally. The app makes it easy to stay up to date on your news feed, view your inbox, check out your friends photos, and even share your own. It's free and you can install it by updating the old version to the new version 1.1.0 build.
- AT&T reveals Option USBConnect Velocity 3G modem with 3G functionality
- Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:50:20 -0500
today AT&T announced two new USB modems, one of which is Option's USBConnect Velocity, which supports the carriers 3G network and is AT&T's first GPS enabled USB modem.
- AT&T announces free LG USBConnect Turbo 3G modem
- Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:47:06 -0500
AT&T today announced its first 3G modem from LG, the USBConnect Turbo.
- Vlingo 2.0 now available for iPhone
- Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:22:04 -0500
Today Vlingo, the popular voice-powered service for BlackBerry, announced a new iPhone application. The App lets you speak to send emails, SMS texts, update your social status on Facebook and Twitter, launch maps, and voice dial. The application is free but in-app purchases for unlimited functionality will cost between $6.99 and $9.9
- Motorola MILESTONE with Android 2.1 launched in Spain
- Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:44:05 -0500
Motorola today announced that it is releasing the Motorola MILESTONE in Spain with the latest Android 2.1 operating system. The device will be available in Spain SIM-free for 499? ($681). The U.S. version of the MILESTONE, the DROID, still runs Android 2.0 but Motorola has said 2.1 will be rolling out shortly.
- T-Mobile USA wins retail customer satisfaction study by J.D. Power and Associates
- Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:27:41 -0500
Today J.D. Power and Associates released its Wireless Retail Sales Satisfaction Study. T-Mobile won the top spot. The study measured customer satisfaction with sales staff as well as the facility, price, and promotion. The survey included 8,000 internet interview results between July 2009 and December 2009.
- Opera Mini 5 beta now native for Windows Mobile 5 and 6
- Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:54:30 -0500
Opera Software today announced a native version of its Opera Mini 5 beta browser for legacy Windows Mobile 5 and Windows Mobile 6 smartphones.
- Nokia and Apple patent battle put on hold by judge
- Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:39:00 -0500
A district judge in Delaware has placed lawsuits between Apple and Nokia on hold pending an International Trade Commission investigation.
- Google launches Android gesture search application
- Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:23:41 -0500
Google recently announced a new application called Gesture Search that lets you search your Android 2.0 or newer smartphone by drawing a letter or number on the screen with your finger.
- Google stands behind HTC in Apple lawsuit
- Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:47:21 -0500
A day after Apple filed a lawsuit alleging that HTC is infringing on 20 of its patents, Google has said it is standing behind its Android operating system and the partners that use it.
- Press Release: Nuance and ZTE Establish Strategic Relationship to Deliver Innovative Mobile Speech Capabilities
- Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:34:22 -0500
- Press Release: MOTOBLUR Debuts in Canada - Say Hello to the First Phones with Social Skills
- Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:58:12 -0500
- Press Release: FOURSQUARE CHECKS IN WITH VODAFONE UK CUSTOMERS
- Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:53:51 -0500
- Press Release: Intel, Orange Collaborate on MeeGo Platform to Deliver a New Mobile Multimedia Experience on Intel Atom Processor Based Devices
- Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:47:54 -0500
- T-Mobile USA reveals Nokia 5230 Nuron touchscreen smartphone with free navigation
- Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:48:58 -0500
- Skype for Nokia smartphones now available in Ovi Store
- Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:20:57 -0500
Today Nokia and Skype announced that the Skype application is available in Nokia's Ovi Store. The free client will work over WiFi and GPRS/EDGE/3G networks.
- Virgin Mobile USA's new Broadband2Go plans offer more data for the same price
- Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:30:01 -0500
Virgin Mobile USA tweaked its Broadband2Go data plans today, and three of them now provide you with more data for the same price.
- Virgin Mobile postpaid service ending on May 25th
- Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:35:45 -0500
Virgin Mobile will shut off its postpaid service, which it bought from Helio in 2008, on May 25th. The company told MobileCrunch that "no customer will be automatically migrated to Sprint's postpaid service," but that "current postpaid customers are being given $50 towards the purchase of a Sprint postpaid handset with a new two-year agreement." Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile will be the cornerstone of Sprint's prepaid strategy in 2010, according to a Sprint spokesperson.
- Cisco announces AnyConnect Secure Mobility Solution VPN client for PCs, smartphones
- Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:05:48 -0500
In Germany today, Cisco announced a new virtual private network (VPN) solution called AnyConnect Secure Mobility Solution that is available for PC, Mac OSX, Linux, and a host of smartphone platforms.
- Apple suing HTC for iPhone patent infringement
- Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:05:55 -0500
Apple has filed complaints with the International Trade Commission and the U.S. District Court in Delaware against HTC. Steve Jobs claims HTC has stolen Apple's patented inventions.
- German Federal Constitutional Court rules that email and telecom data can't be held
- Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:42:24 -0500
Germany's Federal Constitutional Court has revoked a law allowing authorities to hold on to email and telephone conversations for up to six months
- Nokia C5 S60 smartphone launched as first new C series device
- Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:47:55 -0500
- European Commission approves Orange UK and T-Mobile UK merger
- Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:55:32 -0500
The European Commission has approved a merger between France Telecom's Orange UK and Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile UK.
- Sprint Total Equipment Protection available to all customers in March
- Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:29:48 -0500
Sprint is making its Total Equipment Protection (TEP) plan available to all of its customers between March 1 and March 31. Typically, you have to sign-up within 30 days of purchasing a phone. TEP helps customers replace damaged, lost, or stolen phones.
- RIM's free BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express is available now
- Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:55:38 -0500
Research in Motion's new BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express software is now available as a free download.
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