Saturday, September 25, 2010

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Google search deal with Apple has been extended

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 12:28 PM PDT

Speaking to BusinessWeek recently, Google's CEO, Eric Schmidt, said that Google has recently extended its search deal with Apple. Google search is the default option on Apple's iOS devices, and there was speculation that, if the deal was not extended, Apple would use Microsoft's Bing as a default search engine. For the full text of the interview with Google's Eric Schmidt, head over to BusinessWeek.
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BlackBerry 9670 clamshell passes FCC

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 12:20 PM PDT

Today the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the BlackBerry 9670. The device appears to have a clamshell form factor, and supports dual-band CDMA networks. That could mean a potential Sprint or Verizon Wireless launch. Little else is known about the device, but it's possible that we could learn more about it during RIM's BlackBerry Developer Conference, which begins next week.
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Nokia C6-00 smartphone available for $249 from Dell

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 10:51 AM PDT

The Nokia C6-00 is currently on sale from Dell for $249 until September 29. The C6-00 runs Symbian S60 version 5.0, has a 5 megapixel camera with auto-focus and flash, as well as a full QWERTY keyboard. It has a 3.2-inch touchscreen display with a 640 x 360 pixel resolution. Dell says the device will ship within 24 hours and shipping is included.
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T-Mobile USA could make Clearwire investment

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 10:40 AM PDT

Clearwire could take on an equity investment from T-Mobile USA, or from sale of wireless spectrum, Clearwire's CEO Bill Morrow said recently. By investing in Clearwire, T-Mobile could possibly rent spectrum from Clearwire. Sprint currently owns 54 percent of Clearwire, and uses the network to powers its 4G WiMAX network. Comcast owns 9 percent of Clearwire.
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Microsoft: Windows Phone 7 does not support tethering

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 10:23 AM PDT

Earlier today we posted a story stating that Microsoft's Brandon Watson, director for Windows PHone 7, said that the new Windows Phone 7 operating system will support tethering. However, a Microsoft spokesperson has emailed Mobile Burn with an official Microsoft statement on the matter: "Windows Phone 7 does not support tethering." A lack of tethering support means that users won't be able to use their phones as a modem. Seems like an odd choice to us, given the tethering support in earlier versions of Windows Mobile.
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HTC CEO: No Sense UI on Windows Phone 7, 4G LTE phone in 2012

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 10:16 AM PDT

HTC's CEO Peter Chou, in an interview with Fierce Wireless, said that his firm will not put HTC's Sense user interface on the first Windows Phone 7 devices. "Initially we don't have time to bring things on top of that. But over time we will innovate on top of that to provide some HTC experience. I don't think we could do complete Sense UI on Windows Phone 7," Chou said. Peter Chou also noted that the company plans to release an 4G long term evolution (LTE) smartphone next year.
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Google CEO: Stock Android requirement would violate "principle of open source"

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 09:38 AM PDT

Google's CEO, Eric Schmidt, spoke at the Google Zeitgeist conference last week, and during the press conference Danny Sullivan from Search Engine Land asked why Google doesn't force carriers to use a purely unchanged version of Android. The reasoning behind it being, some users don't always like what carriers include on their versions of Google Android devices (remember the Bing debate on the Samsung Fascinate?), or that updates aren't always rolled out as quickly to devices. Schmidt's response was, "If [Google] were to put those types of restrictions on an open source product, we'd be violating the principle of open source." Motorola, HTC, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, and LG all offer custom user interfaces on top of Android.
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Rogers bumps BlackBerry Torch 9800 launch to September 30

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 09:28 AM PDT

Rogers has pushed back the launch date of its BlackBerry Torch 9800 smartphone. The device was supposed to be available today for those that preordered the phone. However, the landing page for the device now says that the phone will ship on September 30th instead. The BlacKBerry Torch is priced at $199 with a 3-year service plan. For more information on the BlackBerry Torch 9800, read our full review.
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Apple iPad hitting Target stores October 3

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 08:34 AM PDT

Today Target announced that it will sell four models of Apple's iPad in its stores for $499 beginning on October 3. Target buyers with a Target credit card are eligible for a 5 percent discount beginning on October 17. It will be the largest retail chain in the United States to sell Apple's iPad, and there are 1,743 stores nationwide.
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Press Release: Wind Mobile introduces Motorola XT720 to smartphone roster

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 07:21 AM PDT

WIND Mobile announced it will bring customers its most sophisticated Android phone yet. The Motorola XT720 is a touch tablet smartphone that delivers premium entertainment, high-resolution imaging, and seamless access to all your messages.
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Mozilla shows off Seabird concept phone

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 07:13 AM PDT

A Mozilla Labs community member recently submitted a concept phone dubbed Seabird. The phone offers a few compelling ideas for how we might be able to interact with phones in the future, including a projected keyboard, an IR trackpad, and more.
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India, RIM run into enterprise email access glitches

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 06:27 AM PDT

India is currently working with RIM to gain access to RIM's secure email services in order to thwart, what India believes, could be a security concern for the country. However, RIM and India both ran into some technical glitches recently, which are stalling the process. "Some technical glitches have come up, more than what we evaluated, on enterprise email. Efforts (are) underway to solve it," a government source told Reuters. India threatened to ban RIM's BlackBerry devices if RIM didn't provide access to secure email and messaging services. RIM has since provided some access to BlackBerry Messenger services and has agreed to work on email access.
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HTC HD7 Windows Phone 7 smartphone specs leaked with T-Mobile bands

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 05:36 AM PDT

Specs for the rumored HTC HD7 Windows Phone 7 device have been leaked. The phone allegedly offers a 1GHz processor, a 4.3-inch screen, and 8GB of on-board storage, among other high-end features.
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Facebook experiences worst outage in 4 years

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 05:27 AM PDT

Yesteday Facebook went offline, for both mobile and desktop users, for a total of 2.5 hours. Facebook says that's the worst outage that it has experienced in over four years, and apologized for taking the site down while it fixed the issue.
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Press Release: Aftermarket Mobile Phone Accessories to Surpass $50 Billion in 2015, According to ABI Research

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 05:18 AM PDT

Netflix inks deal with NBC for more streaming content

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 05:15 AM PDT

Netflix has signed an expanded license deal with NBC Universal, Reuters is reporting. The new deal will allow Netflix Streaming customers to stream last season's NBC cable TV shows on their devices. That includes "Saturday Night Live," "Monk," "Battlestar Galactica," and "Friday Night Lights." Netflix streaming support is available on a host of mobile devices, including the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
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Windows Phone 7 to offer tethering support

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 05:10 AM PDT

Microsoft's Brandon Watson, director for Windows Phone 7, has confirmed that the operating system will offer support for tethering, which would allow WP7 owners to use their device as a wireless modem. Watson made the comments while talking on TWIT.TV. Tethering support comes as no surprise, given most operating systems, including older Windows Mobile versions, offer tethering support. Watson added that it's up to wireless carriers to decide whether or not they want to support the feature. Update: Microsoft has emailed us to confirm that WIndows Phone 7 will not support tethering, after all.
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JetBlue high-speed satellite WiFi to debut in 2012

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 05:01 AM PDT

JetBlue has announced that it is working with a company called ViaSat to launch high-speed wireless across its entire fleet, which includes 160 aircraft, by mid-2012. ViaSat will provide antennas and modems for installation, and JetBlue hopes its customers can experience full broadband entertainment with the high-speed connection. "This system will be designed for the 21st century, not just for today's personal connectivity needs, but with the bandwidth to expand to meet tomorrow's needs as well," Dave Barger, JetBlue's Chief Executive Officer, said.
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