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• White HTC EVO 4G Android smartphones supposedly arriving in Best Buy stores
• Study: 57% of Google Android apps offered for free
• Motorola Milestone OTA update hits Greece, other European countries following
• Press Release: BLUETOOTH SIG OPENS QUALIFICATION PROGRAM FOR BLUETOOTH CORE SPECIFICATION VERSION 4.0
• Video: HTC Wildfire video tour - part 1 of 2
• Twidroid Android Twitter app bought by TweetUp, renamed to Twidroyd
• Nokia's modem business acquired by Renesas Electronics for $200 million

White HTC EVO 4G Android smartphones supposedly arriving in Best Buy stores Posted: 06 Jul 2010 11:14 AM PDT The white HTC EVO 4G Android smartphone for Sprint, exclusive to Best Buy first, has begun to arrive in stores according to sources speaking to Engadget. Read the full story here.

Study: 57% of Google Android apps offered for free Posted: 06 Jul 2010 10:45 AM PDT According to recent study completed by Distimo, a company that offers analytical data regarding app ecosystems, more than half of all Android apps are free to its users. The report shows that fifty seven percent of the apps currently in the Google Android Market are free and forty three percent are offered as paid. In comparison, its closest competitor, the Apple App Store, globally offers only twenty eight percent of its apps for free to its users. Read the full story here.

Motorola Milestone OTA update hits Greece, other European countries following Posted: 06 Jul 2010 08:18 AM PDT Today Motorola announced that there is an over-the-air update rolling out to Motorola Milestone owners in Greece. The update originally landed on a few Milestone devices in other countries, but was quickly pulled. Motorola said that the update improves stability, the alarm, music player functionality, and more. It will roll out to Poland, the Netherlands, and other European countries in the near future. Read the full story here.

Press Release: BLUETOOTH SIG OPENS QUALIFICATION PROGRAM FOR BLUETOOTH CORE SPECIFICATION VERSION 4.0 Posted: 06 Jul 2010 07:54 AM PDT Hallmark Low Energy Feature Opens Doors to New Applications in Health Care, Fitness, Security and Home Entertainment Read the full story here.

Video: HTC Wildfire video tour - part 1 of 2 Posted: 06 Jul 2010 07:10 AM PDT HTC's Wildfire is a low-cost Android smartphone that tries to offer most of the feature of higher-end devices like the Desire. It sports only a QVGA touchscreen, but comes with all of the HTC sense user interface goodies that users want. Watch the video here.

Twidroid Android Twitter app bought by TweetUp, renamed to Twidroyd Posted: 06 Jul 2010 06:15 AM PDT Today TweetUp announced that is has purchased the Android Twitter application Twidroid. The company will rename it Twidroyd to avoid confusion with Lucas Film' trademark "droid." Twidroyd will now come packaged on Android handsets from 5 manufacturers. Read the full story here.

Nokia's modem business acquired by Renesas Electronics for $200 million Posted: 06 Jul 2010 05:28 AM PDT Today Nokia announced that it is selling its modem business to Renesas Electronics for $200 million as part of a new business alliance. Nokia's modem business consists of Nokia's wireless modem technologies for LTE, HSPA, and GSM standards, modem patents, and 1,100 research and development employees from Finland, India, the U.K., and Denmark. The agreement is pending regulatory approval and should be completed during the fourth quarter of 2010. Read the full story here.

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