Tuesday, March 8, 2011

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Opera launches mobile app store of its own

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 04:56 AM PST

Opera has launched a mobile app store of its own, competing with the official app stores available on Android, Blackberry, Palm and Symbian. Developed in a partnership with Appia, the Opera Mobile Store offers over 140,000 free and paid applications to users in more than 200 countries. The Opera Mobile Store is available now to anyone using Opera Mini or Opera Mobile and can be accessed by going to mobilestore.opera.com.
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Nokia E7 available for pre-order in the U.S.

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 04:53 AM PST

Nokia's flagship E7 smartphone has been made available for pre-order for U.S. customers via the company's online web store. The E7, which has had its release date pushed back numerous times since its announcement last year, will command a hefty $679. Pre-orders should start shipping in the beginning of April and can be placed through Nokia's site.
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Bing, Rovio partner for Angry Birds promo

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 06:07 PM PST

Microsoft's search engine Bing has joined forces with the folks behind the Angry Birds app at Rovio to gain traction for Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 smartphones. As of today, users can watch the pigs hatch a plan to steal the coveted eggs in a 4-part animated video series, sponsored by Bing. The application that took app stores by storm is not even available to Windows Phone 7 smartphones. However, the pigs in the miniseries seem to have already snagged their Windows Phone 7 smartphones, perhaps signaling that human owners of the phones may get to enjoy Angry Birds soon, too. The first two of the four videos are now available via Bing's YouTube channel.
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Microsoft paying Nokia more than $1 billion

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 06:04 PM PST

According to Bloomberg, Microsoft will pay Nokia more than $1 billion to promote and develop software for Windows Phone 7 on its devices. Microsoft will then collect royalties from Nokia on every license of its Windows Phone 7 software that is used on Nokia phones. The deal is said to last for five years.
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SPB releases Wireless Monitor application for Android smartphones

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 01:54 PM PST

SPB Software has released its Wireless Monitor application for Android smartphones. Originally released for Windows Mobile devices, the application provides detailed information on the network usage of the device and calculates the cost of such usage based on the current rate plan. This type of application may become more useful as carriers convert more of their plans over from unlimited allotments to smaller limited ones. SPB Wireless Monitor costs $9.99 and is available in the Android Market now.
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Apple iPad 2 can keep old AT&T data plan

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 01:48 PM PST

AT&T has announced that all iPad 3G owners enrolled in its $30/month unlimited data plan can keep that deal after upgrading to the iPad 2 next week. Early last year, AT&T offered an unlimited data plan to early owners of the original iPad, but pulled the plug on that plan shortly after capped payment options proved preferable. As such, only a lucky few early adopters have the coveted unlimited data plan, and, surprisingly enough, they'll get to hold onto it with the iPad 2, too.
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Motorola: no Android Gingerbread for CHARM and FLIPOUT

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 01:00 PM PST

Motorola has announced that the FLIPOUT and CHARM will remain on Android 2.1 Eclair and will not receive updates to 2.2 Froyo or 2.3 Gingerbread. Consequently, the devices will not have access to the latest features available to newer operating systems, such as voice actions and updated Gmail clients. Motorola did not give a reason for keeping these devices on Android 2.1.
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HP undercuts Verizon's Palm Pre 2 price

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 12:50 PM PST

Less than a month after pre-ordering began, HP has drastically slashed the price of its Palm Pre 2, which runs on the Verizon Wireless network. Without a contract, the webOS-powered handset still costs less from Verizon at just $409.99, versus HP's no-contract price point of $429.99. However, with a 2-year agreement, HP is offering the Palm Pre 2 smartphone at only $29.99 on its HP Wireless Central web site. With the newest version of the Palm Pre rumored to arrive soon, this ridiculously low price point makes sense for now.
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Samsung adds three new Bluetooth headsets to its lineup

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 12:48 PM PST

Samsung has announced the availability of three new Bluetooth headsets to its lineup. The three new low-cost headsets are the HM1610, the HM3600, and the Modus 6450.
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Google adds traffic circumvention to Google Maps Navigation Android app

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 11:01 AM PST

Google has updated its Navigation app for Android smartphones to add automatic rerouting based on current traffic conditions. Previously the app gave guidance solely based on the fastest route to a destination or a preference for highways or side roads. Now the algorithm will take into consideration current and historical traffic patterns before providing a route to the user. The update is free and available in the Android Market now.
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Google reports Android malware app count closer to 60 than 20

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 10:39 AM PST

Just after initiating a remote kill switch to finally end the week-long struggle against 21 malicious apps in the Android market, BBC Mobile gave word that Google's malware problems were actually three times worse than originally suggested. The list of 20 some applications collecting user data and installing malicious coding onto Google devices grew to just under 60 over the weekend, according to more recent numbers from BBC Mobile.
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Kazaa bypasses new App Store regulations by offering mobile site for iOS users

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 10:29 AM PST

Kazaa has announced a mobile site for subscribers of its services that use iOS devices. The company is offering this site in lieu of a dedicated app for Apple's App Store.
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Gowalla releases major update to its Android application

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 10:16 AM PST

Gowalla has released a major update to its application for Android smartphones to bring it to parity with the version for iOS previously released in December, 2010. This update to version 3.0 brings a completely revamped UI to every screen as well as enables check-ins to competing services Facebook and Foursquare. Push notifications are also enabled for devices running Android 2.2 or higher. The update is free and available in the Android Market now.
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Tweetdeck teases update for iOS application

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 10:06 AM PST

Tweetdeck has posted a tease of its updated iOS social networking application to its blog today. The update promises a major overhaul of the application, with full support for iOS4, updated graphics for the Retina display, and full multitasking. The application will be for the iPhone, iPod touch, and the iPad, and will be available in the App Store pending review from Apple.
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Samsung Galaxy Pro QWERTY Android smartphone announced

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 09:25 AM PST

Samsung has officially introduced its latest Android smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Pro, which made its debut today at the Samsung SEA Forum in Singapore.
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Three UK adding unlimited data to pay as you go plans

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 08:49 AM PST

Three UK is adding unlimited data services to its pay as you go plans with the All-In-One 15 GBP and All-In-One 25 GBP options. The packages will last for 30 days and give the user unlimited data in addition to the normal bucket of voice minutes and text messages. Three users can purchase the plans today by dialing 444 from their mobile phone.
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Digia acquires Nokia's Qt commercial licensing and professional services arm

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 08:35 AM PST

The commercial licensing and professional services arm of Nokia's Qt is in the first stages of being acquired by Finnish software company Digia, as of this morning. The majority of Qt, such as all core development divisions and LGPL licensing, will remain with Nokia. However, Nokia has signaled that it will continue investing in the future development of Qt, which remains integral to Nokia's Symbian and MeeGo operating systems.
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Kik Messenger for Android and iPhone updated with group chat, photo sharing

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 07:28 AM PST

Kik has announced a new version of its Kik Messenger real-time chat application for the iPhone and for Android smartphones. The latest version of Kik Messenger lets users initiate group chats or share photos with one another. Kik Mesenger reminds us a lot of BlackBerry Messenger, and shares similar features to Beluga and WhatsApp, two competing services. Kik Messenger was originally available on BlackBerry smartphones, too, but RIM pulled it from the App World back in November. In tandem with the announcement, Kik also announced that it has secured $8 million in additional funding. The latest version is available for free now.
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iPad rival, HP TouchPad webOS tablet, coming soon via Amazon

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 06:50 AM PST

Amazon has posted a teaser page for the upcoming sale of HP's first webOS powered tablet, the TouchPad, which offers a 9.7-inch touchscreen display. Other features include a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, a micro-USB and more.
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RIM launches free BlackBerry Protect beta backup service

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 06:36 AM PST

Research In Motion's new BlackBerry Protect app, which provides over-the-air backup and restore, location services, and more, is now in open beta and is available for free.
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Motorola ATRIX 4G smartphone to launch March 17 on Bell Mobility

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 06:21 AM PST

Bell Mobility has announced that it will offer the Motorola ATRIX 4G, an Android 2.2 powered smartphone that can be purchased with a unique laptop dock, on March 17. For more info on this dual-core powerhouse, check out our full review of the Motorola ATRIX 4G..
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Samsung Galaxy Pro QWERTY Android smartphone headed to Three UK

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 06:15 AM PST

Today Three UK announced it will soon offer the new Samsung Galaxy Pro, a QWERTY candybar designed smartphone that runs Android.
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Apple iPad 2 on sale March 11 at Target stores

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 06:12 AM PST

Via its Twitter feed, Target announced that it will begin offering Apple's iPad 2 tablet in its stores nationwide. The iPad 2 will be available in stores on a first come, first-served basis. The iPad 2 thinner, lighter, and more powerful than the original and offers two cameras for picture taking and video chatting.
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Apple iPhone 5 may have aluminum back, dual-core processor

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 05:52 AM PST

Rumor has it Apple's iPhone 5 may sport a dual-core processor and be outfitted with an aluminum backside.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android tablet passes through the FCC

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 05:44 AM PST

It looks like Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 entertainment tablet is getting ready prime time as it has been spotted in some FCC docs recently. The Galaxy Tab 10.1, the successor to the original GALAXY Tab Android tablet, offers a larger 10.1-inch screen, a dual-core 1GHz processor, and runs Android 3.0 Honeycomb, which was designed specifically for use in tablets. No word yet on pricing or availability but the tablet does show support for 3G connectivity on the 850/1900MHz frequencies. For more, see our hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android tablet.
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We7, a free music service for Android, launches in UK

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 05:32 AM PST

A new free music service, similar to Spotify, Slacker, and Pandora, has launched in the UK. It works on Android phones and allows users to cache music for consuming offline.
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