Friday, October 28, 2011

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Motorola ships 11.6 million phones in Q3 2011, posts smaller loss

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 05:01 AM PDT

Motorola narrowed its financial loss for Q3 2011 on increased sales of mobile devices on revenues of $3.3 billion.
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Nokia Lumia 800 Windows Phone 7.5 to be available from Vodafone

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 12:51 AM PDT

Nokia's newly announced Lumia 800 Windows Phone smartphone will be available to UK Vodafone customers before the year's end and will come in both black and cyan colors. The Nokia Lumia 800 is the first Windows Phone 7.5 smartphone to come from Nokia and has many similarities to the company's MeeGo-powered N9 smartphone, including its single-piece polycarbonate construction. The 800 is powered by a single-core, 1.4GHz processor with 512MB of RAM and sports a 3.7-inch, WVGA resolution ClearBlack AMOLED display. Users can register for updates on the official availability of the device on Vodafone's website.
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Bloomberg TV+ app now available free on the Apple iPad

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 02:37 PM PDT

Today financial news publisher Bloomberg launched its free Bloomberg TV+ application for the Apple iPad family of devices. The application provides live streaming access to the Bloomberg TV channel 24 hours a day.
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IMDb Buzz entertainment news app launches for iPhone, iPod touch

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 02:14 PM PDT

IMDb has introduced a new entertainment news app for iPhone and iPod touch users called IMDb Buzz. The new app is customizable so users can pick and manage entertainment news feeds from hundreds of sources. The app also lets users share news via Facebook, Twitter, email, and via text messaging. The free IMDb Buzz app requires Apple's OS 4.2 and above and can be downloaded now from the App Store.
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Motorola DROID RAZR now available for pre-order

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 01:47 PM PDT

Motorola's latest smartphone for Verizon Wireless, the equally thin and powerful LTE-equipped Motorola DROID RAZR, is now available for pre-order. Lustful Android smartphone fans can head over to Verizon Wireless' website to place an order for the device now, which is set to be available at some point early next month. The 7.1mm thick DROID RAZR features a 1.2 GHz, dual-core processor, a 1080p HD capable camera, and a qHD resolution AMOLED touchscreen. Check out our hands-on coverage of the Motorola DROID RAZR for Verizon Wireless to learn more.
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SoundCloud for iPad now available

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 01:32 PM PDT

SoundCloud, an app that allows users to capture and share sounds on-the-go, is now available for Apple iPad users. SoundCloud easily lets users record a voice clip or a song to share with friends via social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. The iPad app offers a more intuitive user interface, more waveforms, and a better visual experience - according to the company. The free app is available for download now from the Apple iTunes App Store.
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Press Release: SAMSUNG LAUNCHES NEW APPS FOR THE GALAXY NOTE S PEN

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 01:05 PM PDT

New Android mobile device also now available in the UK from 3rd November
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Apple awarded unlock screen gesture patent

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 12:59 PM PDT

Apple has been granted a patent on the slide to unlock gesture used in its iOS family of touchscreen devices. The patent could possibly be used to go after any number of competing touchscreen based operating systems, as its description seems to cover most any gesture based unlocking mechanism.
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Samsung Galaxy Nexus Android 4.0 ICS smartphone available in Europe on November 17

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 12:38 PM PDT

Samsung has announced that the new Google Android hero smartphone, the Galaxy Nexus, will be available across Europe starting on November 17. The Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone offers a massive 4.65-inch, Super AMOLED HD (1280 x 720 pixel) touchscreen display and a speedy 1.2GHz dual-core processor. It is the first device to hit the market with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, the latest version of Google's mobile OS.
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Australian court grants Samsung an appeal in Galaxy Tab battle with Apple

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 11:38 AM PDT

An Australian judge has granted Samsung an appeal hearing where the company will attempt to have overturned an injunction against its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet that was granted to Apple.
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HTC Amaze 4G (T-Mobile) review - a dual-core, qHD screamer!

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 10:06 AM PDT

The HTC Amaze 4G for T-Mobile is one of the carrier's new breed of hyper-performance Android smartphones. The Amaze 4G features a screaming dual-core 1.5GHz processor, a qHD resolution display, and a fantastic 1080p capable 8 megapixel camera. Michael test it out for us in this review.
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Sprint's Hesse gushes over iPhone data efficiency

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 08:43 AM PDT

Sprint CEO Dan Hesse is espousing the virtues of the Apple iPhone, including the phone's efficient use of data. The iPhone uses data much more efficiently than Android devices, according to Hesse, and this will allow Sprint to maintain its unlimited data plans longer than it would have been able to in an Android-centric world.
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LightSquared teams with PCTEL to fix high-precision GPS interference

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 08:17 AM PDT

Everyone's favorite 4G network that has yet to exist, LightSquared, has announced a partnership with PCTEL to produce an antenna for high-precision GPS devices that resolves any interference concerns with LightSquared's proposed network.
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RIM releases Porsche Design P'9981 BlackBerry smartphone, makes babies cry

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 07:56 AM PDT

Ignoring any design sense, RIM has released the Porsche Design P'9981 BlackBerry smartphone. Though the P'9981 has a legendary motor vehicle maker's name attached to it, it is pretty much a dressed-up Bold 9900, with a dressed-up price tag to match.
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Hands-on with Nokia's Asha line, the phones for "the next billion"

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 07:29 AM PDT

Alongside the announcement of the Lumia 800 and Lumia 710, Nokia's new line of Windows Phone 7.5 smartphones, the Finnish phone company announced a new suite of feature phones that are designed for emerging markets. Named the Asha line, the phones have specific features such as QWERTY keyboards, touchscreens, or dual-SIM capabilities. We got some hands-on time with the Asha phones (the Asha 200, 201, 300, and 303) during the Nokia World conference.
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RIM sees first service outage related lawsuit in Canada

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 06:31 AM PDT

It appears that BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is facing the first of what could be many lawsuits globally related to the recent widespread BlackBerry service outage.
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Astrid to-do list app now available for the iPhone

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 06:00 AM PDT

If you didn't think there were already enough to-do list apps for the iPhone, you can now opt for Astrid, as the popular task management app for Android has made its way over to the iOS platform. Astrid offers powerful organization and sharing features wrapped in an easy-to-use interface.
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Nokia interactive kinetic tablet display demo

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:34 AM PDT

Nokia was showing off some concept technology at Nokia World this week, and we got treated to what is probably the most interesting of it all, a flexible device that uses kinetic motions for interaction. The tablet-like device features a large, 4-inch OLED display that can be bent at will to control the interface.
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