Saturday, April 10, 2010

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Free domestic Wi-Fi VoIP calling with Vonage Mobile for Android (and cheap international calls, too!)

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 12:57 PM PDT

Vonage Mobile, now available for T-Mobile and AT&T Android smartphones, offers users cheap international calling rates as well as free U.S. domestic calling over Wi-Fi. That can free up a lot of otherwise used calling plan minutes. We check it out to see how it performs.
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Motorola CLIQ firmware 1.4.8 update available

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 09:59 AM PDT

Recently on the T-Mobile forums, the latest Motorola CLIQ software update, version 1.4.8, was announced. The update should have been pushed out to device, but you can also manually check for the update in your settings menu. Fixes include improvements to the battery life, homescreen, software performance and stability, and widget response. You can also expect a decrease in "Force Close" messages and added support for .WMA and .WAV files. Unfortunately, this is not the CLIQ Android 2.1 update. Despite the announcement, my test device has not received the update yet and currently says it's still up to date.
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Indian wireless carriers begin bidding in 3G spectrum auction

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 09:29 AM PDT

Today nine Indian wireless carriers, including Bharti Airtel, Reliance, Tata DocoMo, and Vodafone Essar, began bidding on 3G spectrum. The auction's reserve price is 35 billion rupees ($789 million) for three licenses in 22 zones. The carriers could begin to deliver 3G services as soon as the end of 2010 or early 2011. India currently has 563.73 million wireless subscribers, which is less than 50 percent of the population (1.2 billion people).
Read the full story here.


Nokia completes Novarra acquisition

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 09:05 AM PDT

Today Nokia said that it has completed its purchase of browser developer Novarra Inc., which the Nokia said it was planning to purchase back on March 26th. Novarra's mobile browser will be used in Nokia's Series 40 phones.
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RIM to buy QNX Software from Harman International

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 08:02 AM PDT

Today Research in Motion (RIM) said that it has reached an agreement to acquire QNX Software Systems from Harman International, pending a 35-45 regulatory approval process. Mike Lazaridis, president and co-CEO of RIM said that, through the purchase, RIM hopes to improve the user experience between smartphones and in-vehicle audio and infotainment systems. "We believe the planned acquisition of QNX will also bring other value to RIM in terms of supporting certain unannounced product plans for intelligent peripherals," Lazaridis added.
Read the full story here.


Nokia buys MetaCarta Inc.

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 07:10 AM PDT

Today Nokia announced that it bought MetaCarta Inc., a 30 person firm based in Cambridge, Massachusetts that works on local search services. MetaCarta also allows publishers to geo-enable content that can be displayed on a host of map servers. Nokia did not discuss further details on the purchase.
Read the full story here.


HTC Desire Android smartphone review - a Nexus One with HTC Sense

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 06:13 AM PDT

We've got an in-depth review of the new HTC Desire Android smartphone, a device that is basically a Google Nexus One with HTC's Sense UI enhancements. Read on to find out if the Desire's AMOLED display and 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor inspire lust or loathing.
Read the full story here.


Apple outs WebKit2 browser for smartphones

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 06:10 AM PDT

Yesterday Apple announced WebKit2, a new API layer for its WebKit browser that is used on a number of smartphone platforms. WebKit2 was designed from the ground up and supports a "split process model," which means web content is processed separately from the user interface. Google's Chrome browser users a similar approach. WebKit2 is not ready for primetime production just yet but developers can begin tooling with it.
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