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• Sprint offering consumers $50 and $125 credits to switch from competitors
• Apple iPad 2 sells out, beats original iPad in launch sales
• Verizon Wireless announces program to aid Japanese relief efforts
• iSuppli estimates Apple iPad 2 3G component costs at $325
• Windows Phone 7 now has 10,000 apps available

Sprint offering consumers $50 and $125 credits to switch from competitors Posted: 14 Mar 2011 05:18 AM PDT Sprint is offering a special service credit to those who bring their phone number over from a different carrier. Customers who purchase a smartphone and port their number to Sprint will receive a $125 credit on their bill after 60 days of service, while those who purchase non-smartphones will receive a $50 credit. Customers must register for the credit at Sprint's online portal and the offer is valid until April 16. Read the full story here.

Apple iPad 2 sells out, beats original iPad in launch sales Posted: 13 Mar 2011 08:14 PM PDT Analyst firm Piper Jaffray estimates that as many as a half million iPad 2 tablets were sold this weekend. The firm also conducted a small survey in New York and Minneapolis and released some stats on iPad 2 buyers. Read the full story here.

Verizon Wireless announces program to aid Japanese relief efforts Posted: 13 Mar 2011 12:18 PM PDT Verizon Wireless has announced a program whereby customers can donate funds to help the Japanese earthquake and tsunami relief efforts by sending a text message from their mobile phone. Read the full story here.

iSuppli estimates Apple iPad 2 3G component costs at $325 Posted: 13 Mar 2011 10:43 AM PDT Research firm iSuppli is working on its teardown of the new Apple iPad 2 tablet computer and has provided preliminary component cost estimates for both the AT&T and Verizon versions of the iPad 2 3G. Read the full story here.

Windows Phone 7 now has 10,000 apps available Posted: 13 Mar 2011 10:03 AM PDT Microsoft reached a new milestone with its Windows Phone 7 app ecosystem: there are now more than 10,000 applications available in the Windows Phone Marketplace. Eleven days ago it was at 9,000 apps, so the growth is pretty significant and continues to move along at a swift pace. It hit the 10,000 app point in just over four and a half months, sooner than Android and iOS managed to do it. Now only if Microsoft would release the update for copy and paste, we'd be all set. Read the full story here.

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