Friday, September 30, 2011

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Sony Ericsson Xperia arc S now available from Vodafone UK

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 12:37 AM PDT

Sony Ericsson's updated version of its Xperia arc smartphone, the arc S, is now available for purchase from Vodafone in the UK. The arc S sports a new 1.4GHz processor and 3D sweep panorama mode for its 8 megapixel camera. The 4.2-inch FWVGA (854 x 480 pixel) display and slim dimensions remain the same. Vodafone customers can get the Xperia arc S for free with month plans from 31 GBP per month.
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Foursquare brings Lists to its app for Android

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 02:49 PM PDT

Following the update that brought Lists to the iOS version of its app last week, foursquare has now updated its Android app with the new Lists function. The new foursquare for Android allows users to access and manage their lists right from their mobile devices. Additionally, foursquare has added the ability to connect a Twitter account within the app, and you can now sort your friends by Nearby or Worldwide parameters. The updated foursquare for Android app is free and available in the Android Market now.
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Banks try to convince Congress that they need to robocall our cellphones

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 02:33 PM PDT

A new bill has been introduced in Congress that would make it legal for companies to use autodialers, aka robocall, when calling a customer's cellphone. It has been illegal for telemarketers to call people on their cellphones with automatic dialing systems since 1991. The new bill looks to reverse that, in the name of "informational purposes."
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HTC Sensation headed to China Mobile with new processor

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 11:25 AM PDT

China Mobile has announced that it will be carrying the HTC Sensation in the near future. While that might not seem all that interesting on its own, what is intriguing about it is that the Sensation headed to China Mobile will have a new processor inside, built by ST-Ericsson.
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Dell Streak Pro 101DL brings qHD Super AMOLED screen to Japan next year

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 10:59 AM PDT

Japanese carrier SoftBank has announced a new smartphone from Dell that will be coming next year. The Dell Streak Pro 101DL sports a high-resolution, qHD Super AMOLED display, along with Android 2.3 Gingerbread.
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Press Release: LightSquared Signs Multi-Year Wholesale Agreement with YourTel America

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 10:34 AM PDT

YourTel America will provide broadband wireless services to its large base of low-income customers using the LightSquared network
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China Unicom says Apple's iPhone 5 will support HSPA+

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 10:27 AM PDT

According to a slide from China Unicom showing the history of the iPhone in China, the next iPhone, the so-called iPhone 5, will support HSPA+ data connections. Currently, the iPhone 4 tops out at 7.2Mbps HSPA.
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New NFC spec to simplify data transfer between phones

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 10:16 AM PDT

The NFC Forum has ratified a new specification for NFC communication that will make it easier to transfer data, such as contact info, between phones. The Simple NDEF Exchange Protocol (SNEP) is the 16th specification for NFC, and will make peer-to-peer data transfers easier.
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Hipmunk brings its flight-search app to Android

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 09:54 AM PDT

Frequent fliers who own Android smartphones should be happy, as popular flight search engine Hipmunk has released an app for the Android platform. The new Hipmunk for Android app offers the same search and booking features as its iOS counterpart, and has good looks to boot.
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T-Mobile redesigns 400 corporate-owned stores to look like Apple stores

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 09:27 AM PDT

T-Mobile has announced plans to redesign almost 400 of its corporate-owned retail stores across the country with a new, fresh look. The company says that the new design is based on the European stores owned by its parent company Deutsche Telekom, but astute shoppers will recognize a certain Cupertino company's influence on the new look.
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Best Buy lops $200 off price of BlackBerry PlayBook

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 09:06 AM PDT

Best Buy has drastically cut the price of the BlackBerry PlayBook in likely response to Amazon's tablet announcement yesterday. The retailer has cut $200 off of each model, bringing the 16GB version down to $299, while the 32GB and 64GB models are $399 and $499 respectively. Retailers in Canada have cut prices on the poor-selling tablet already, and some other American retailers have done the same. Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet will be available in November for $199, severely undercutting other tablets on the market.
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Nokia to replace Series 40 with new Linux-based OS

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 08:45 AM PDT

According to the Wall Street Journal and BGR, Nokia is planning to abandon the Series 40 featurephone operating system in its low-end phones and replace it with a new Linux-based OS called Meltemi. The new operating system is expected to be fairly capable, but will not be on the same competitive level as Windows Phone 7.5, iOS, or Android.
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Samsung announces new processor, memory, camera sensors for mobile devices

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 08:26 AM PDT

Samsung has announced a new member to its Exynos processor family for smartphones and tablet devices that promises better performance with lower power consumption. Additionally, the company revealed new camera sensors and memory chips.
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Nokia to axe 3,500 jobs, shutter plant in Romania

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 08:05 AM PDT

Nokia has announced that it will be cutting 3,500 jobs from its payroll and closing a plant in Romania as part of the second restructuring of the company in six months.
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GetJar's Gold program has given away $1 million worth of free apps already

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 08:00 AM PDT

GetJar has announced that its new Gold program that offers premium Android apps for free has given away $1 million worth of free apps since its launch earlier this month. The company says that downloads of free apps have increased 5000 percent as well.
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Sprint to discontinue 1-year contract options on October 2

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 07:41 AM PDT

Sprint has confirmed in an email to MobileBurn that it will no longer offer a 1-year contract renewal option to customers as of October 2. Prior to this, customers had the option to renew their contract for a 1-year term and receive a $75 discount on a new device. The only options available after October 2 will be to pay full retail price for a new device or sign a 2-year contract and get a subsidized price on the new phone. Sprint points out that the 2-year contract option is the most popular among its customers. Verizon Wireless ended its 1-year contract option back in April of this year.
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HTC Explorer Android smartphone to land on Vodafone, Three UK

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 07:39 AM PDT

HTC the Explorer today, which is aimed at the entry level smartphone user, and both Vodafone and Three UK have followed up with statements that they will both carry the new device in their portfolios. The HTC Explorer runs Google's Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS and features a 600MHz processor, 512MB of RAM, and a colorful 3.2-inch HVGA touchscreen display.
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Plantronics Marque M155 stereo Bluetooth headset launched

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 07:10 AM PDT

Today Plantronics announced the latest addition to its line of Bluetooth headsets, the Marque M155. This $59.99 Bluetooth headset offers a lightweight form factor, voice-control, and stereo Bluetooth support for music listening.
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Press Release: Shazam Launches "Unlimited Free Tagging" Globally on Apple iOS Devices

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 06:56 AM PDT

Nokia Siemens Networks gets new Chairman of the Board, injection of capital

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 06:45 AM PDT

Nokia and Siemens have announced that Jesper Ovesen has been appointed as Executive Chairman of the Board of Nokia Siemens Networks as of today. Oveson replaces Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, who acted as Non-Executive Chairman. Additionally, the two companies have pledged to invest 500 million EUR (US$675.8 million) each into the joint venture to strengthen its financial position.
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Skype for Android updated with more video calling support, in-app ads

Posted: 29 Sep 2011 06:18 AM PDT

Skype has released an updated version of its app for Android smartphones and tablets that increases the number of devices that can use Skype's video calling features. Unfortunately, the new version also adds the in-app ads that we saw debut on the iOS version of Skype earlier this week.
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