Wednesday, March 9, 2011

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Microsoft launches new global Windows Phone Marketplace publisher program

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 02:05 PM PST

As part of its 2011 Q1 Windows Phone Marketplace update, Microsoft today announced the launch of its Global Publisher Program in an effort to reach developers in further corners of the globe. The intended goal is to make it easier for developers in unsupported areas to submit applications to the Windows Phone Marketplace.
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Press Release: Sony Ericsson steps up a gearwith new marketing and communications chiefs

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 01:22 PM PST

Press Release: Privus Mobile Emerges on Sprint's Line of Android Smartphones Network installs mobile Caller ID features on all Android-powered devices

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 01:19 PM PST

iPhone 4 coming to Korea by way of SK Telecom

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 12:43 PM PST

SK Telecom has announced that it is releasing Apple's iPhone 4 this month. The company will be offering a range of rate plans for iPhone customers, with full pricing details for the iPhone 4 to be announced soon. The phone will be officially released on March 16, with pre-orders starting at 7 a.m. on March 9 at its official online store. SK Telecom is Korea's largest wireless provider.
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Foursquare updating iPhone, Android apps to 3.0

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 11:49 AM PST

Foursquare is updating its Android and the iPhone apps to version 3.0 tonight, which the company promises will introduce a number of new features. Users will see a new "Explore button," and the update will soon allow restaurants to offer deals to people other than just the mayor.
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Press Release: Immersion Releases MOTIV SDK 1.0 for Android Developers

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 11:30 AM PST

Immersion's MOTIV SDK provides developers with the tools to make apps rumble with tactile feedback
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Google launches Instant Previews for Android, iPhone

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 11:26 AM PST

Google's Instant Previews feature is now available for the iPhone and Android smartphones. With Instant Previews, users can compare the results of their search side-by-side, without having to click through to a mystery page. Read on for more info.
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Samsung S3850 Corby II touchscreen feature phone announced

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 11:13 AM PST

Samsung has officially announced the entry-level S3850 Corby II, a successor to the original S3650 Corby that launched in September 2009. The Corby II is expected to make its debut in late March.
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Apple to sell 5.5 million iPad 2 units in Q1, analyst says

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 10:46 AM PST

The iPad 2, Apple's highly anticipated second-generation tablet, is predicted to see sales of 5.5 million units this quarter, according to one analyst. Apple's iPad 2 goes on sale nationwide starting on March 11.
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LG planning two surprise phone announcements at CTIA

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 09:03 AM PST

Suspense is building as CTIA is only a week away and LG seems poised to use the event opportunity to debut two new smart phones. While it is confirmed that the HTC Thunderbolt, the LG Revolution, and the Motorola ATRIX 4G are in the running for the coveted E-Tech award ("Phones/Smartphones" category), the list of finalists only offers the words "LG Mobile Phones" in lieu of the other two finalists.
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Angry Birds St. Patrick's Day edition coming for iOS, Android, Palm and Nokia

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 08:56 AM PST

Keeping with its theme of holiday specialties, Rovio has announced that it is updating its Angry Birds Seasons game with a special St. Patrick's Day edition.
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Samsung Galaxy S Fascinate 4G Android smartphone launched by Telus

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 08:23 AM PST

Telus has announced the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S Fascinate 4G. Running Android 2.2 Froyo with a promised upgrade to 2.3 Gingerbread, Telus claims that it is the fastest smartphone available in Canada, with download speeds of up to 21 megabits per second. The company professes that this is 50 percent faster than any other smartphone currently available. Pricing and availability have yet to be announced.
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Adobe releases Flash-to-HTML5 tool for iOS and other platforms

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 07:46 AM PST

Adobe has released an experimental tool that converts Flash-based content into HTML5. This will allow devices such as Apple's iPhone and iPad to view the content in their native Safari browser, which does not support Flash. Adobe has given the tool the code-name Wallaby and warns that not all Flash content can be converted into HTML5. Wallaby is in beta and is available to developers now.
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Nokia launches X1-00 feature phone for music lovers

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 07:41 AM PST

Today Nokia announced the launch of its newest Series 30 feature phone, the Nokia X1-00, with the hopes of targeting music lovers in growing markets.
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Sprint and T-Mobile USA in possible merger talks

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 07:27 AM PST

Deutsche Telekom and Sprint Nextel could possibly be in talks of a possible acquisition of T-Mobile USA by Sprint. Bloomberg sources claim that Deutsche Telekom could sell all or just part of its business in the U.S., although a deal has not been reached and may never be reached. A merger would combine the third and fourth largest carriers in the U.S., behind Verizon and AT&T.
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Press Release: Nuance Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search Now Available in China

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 06:39 AM PST

Dragon Apps Now Support Mandarin Chinese as Dragon Continues Rapid Language Expansion
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iOS 4.3 for iPhone may launch at 10am PST today with Personal Hotspot

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 06:32 AM PST

Apple's latest iPhone update, iOS 4.3, could be launching later today. The update will add the Personal Hotspot feature to AT&T's iPhone, which will allow you to share your 3G connection with other Wi-Fi enabled devices.
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ViewSonic ViewPad 10 dual-booting Android tablet now available

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 06:25 AM PST

ViewSonic has announced the availability of its ViewPad 10, a unique dual-boot tablet that supports both Windows 7 and the older Android 1.6 Donut OS. Powered by an Intel Atom processor clocked at 1.66GHz, the ViewPad 10 will allow users to switch between a Windows environment or an Android environment on demand. As the name suggests, it is equipped with a 10-inch screen with a 1024 x 600 pixel resolution. The ViewPad 10 is available now for $599 with a 16GB SSD and Windows 7 Home Premium or for $679 with a 32GB SSD and Windows 7 Professional.
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Spotify tops 1 million subscribers

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 05:57 AM PST

Spotify, an unlimited streaming music service with clients for iPhone, Android, Windows Phone, Symbian, and Palm, has announced that it currently has over 1 million paid subscribers, out of 6.67 million total users. Spotify has had difficulties making deals with U.S. record labels and therefore is only available to European consumers. This may hold it back as UK competitors, such as We7 which allows for offline caching of music, enter the market..
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Verizon working through difficulties with LTE smartphones

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 05:31 AM PST

Despite the numerous delays that have postponed the release of LTE phones, Verizon's CTO has stated that it is still on track to release the devices in the first half of 2011. He went on to say that the company is working through the issues presented with new technologies and that expectations are still being met. The HTC Thunderbolt, which was anticipated to be released a few times already, is still expected to be the first LTE phone on Verizon's network, though the CTO did not specify that to be the case.
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