Tuesday, March 30, 2010

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Two new iPhones on the horizon, one may be for Verizon Wireless

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 03:16 PM PDT

A new iPhone could hit the market as soon as this summer, and a second CDMA model could be destined to land on Verizon Wireless, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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U.S. smartphone market to surpass feature phone market in 2011

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 12:53 PM PDT

Research firm Nielsen expects the U.S. smartphone market to surpass the feature phone market in 2011. The firm attributes the jump to a decrease in smartphone prices paired with a large application market and more robust features.
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Google partially blocks mobile services in China

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 10:16 AM PDT

After withdrawing its search features from China, Google's Mainland China service availability website says that part of its mobile services are also blocked in the country, as of yesterday. It remains unclear what's specifically blocked, but YouTube, Google Sites, and Blogger are all completely blocked while Docs, Picasa, Groups, and Mobile are all partially blocked in the country.
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Android closing in on iPhone's U.S. operating system traffic share

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 08:10 AM PDT

According to a new report by AdMob, the iPhone is slowly losing its U.S. operating system traffic share share to the Android OS. However, Apple it still has a much larger global operating system traffic share..
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Apple iPad pre-orders now shipping, rumored to sell at Best Buy April 3rd

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 07:52 AM PDT

According to those who pre-ordered Apple's iPad, the devices began shipping today and shipping email alerts went out this morning. TechCrunch is also reporting that the device will be available in "Most Best Buy" stores beginning on April 3rd.
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Ericsson to provide infrastructure for China Mobile and China Unicom

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 07:24 AM PDT

Today Ericsson announced that it has won contracts worth $1.8 billion to help build infrastructure for both China Mobile and China Unicom.
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Orange offers three new gaming services, including Orange iPhone games

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 06:54 AM PDT

Today Orange announced three new gaming services for its wireless customers: Playtomo, Games Zone, and Orange iPhone Games. Playtomo lets subscribers play games for free and share their scores with social networking sites. Games Zone is a subscription service that provides two games each month and a 20 percent discount on game purchases. Orange iPhone Games are titles designed and produced by Orange that are available in the Apple App Store for the iPhone.
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Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Tour will gain push-to-talk on March 30

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 06:02 AM PDT

Today Verizon Wireless announced that push-to-talk functionality will be available on the BlackBerry Tour beginning on March 30th. After adding push-to-talk service to your plan, you'll be able to download the push-to-talk app from the Application Center or from the VZStart app on your handset. The left convenience key will serve as the push-to-talk button.
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Sprint launches 4G network in Houston, dubs Texas "Biggest 4G state"

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 05:35 AM PDT

Today Sprint announced that its 4G WiMAX network is now available in Houston, Texas. With WiMAX in other Texas markets including Abilene, Amarillo, Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Forth Worth, Killeen/Temple, Lubbock, Midland/Odessa, San Antonio, Waco, and Wichita Falls, Sprint is now dubbing Texas the "Biggest 4G state." Sprint 4G is currently available in 28 markets in the U.S. and it plans to launch 4G in more major markets this year.
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