Wednesday, April 27, 2011

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Half a billion to use phone as train ticket by 2015: Juniper

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 04:39 AM PDT

New forecasts from Juniper Research predict that half a billion people worldwide will be using their cellphones as a metro, subway, or bus tickets by the year 2015. Juniper claims that the momentum growing behind NFC just may propel the technology into the transportation industry, as metro authorities begin to investigate the next-best technology for contactless payment systems. As of yet, most countries are using barcodes or SMS ticketing. Though it will be a couple years before we see NFC-enabled devices as the norm, the convenience of contactless payment systems could make mobile ticketing a ubiquitous form of payment rather quickly.
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Twitter for Android gets minor update

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 03:44 AM PDT

Twitter has pushed an out an update to its official Android client, fixing some bugs and improving the UI. Version 2.0.2 now displays search results in a tabbed view, has an option to change the font size, can delete messages, can launch links directly from a Tweet, and shows a user's Tweet count in the profile view. The app also has improved loading of avatars, better trash collection, and now uses SSL for secure connections. There are other bugs and fixes throughout the app, as well. Twitter for Android is free and in the Android Market now. It requires Android 2.1 or higher.
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Amazon counter-sues Apple over Amazon's "Appstore" name

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 01:58 PM PDT

Amazon has filed a counter-suit against Apple in response to Apple's legal attack on Amazon's use of the name "Appstore" for its mobile application storefront, which Apple claims infringes on its "App Store" copyright.
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Will consumers embrace Sony's unusual tablet designs?

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 01:15 PM PDT

Sony's upcoming "S1" and "S2" Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablets feature very unique, perhaps strange designs that are sure to polarize consumers. We take a brief look at them.
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Qik for Android updated with full video chat capabilities

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 01:15 PM PDT

Qik has updated its application for Android smartphones with full video calling capabilities and more. Previously, the video-chatting capability was only available pre-loaded on certain Android devices or through certain carriers, such as T-Mobile, while the freely available version of the app in the Android Market lacked video-calling.
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Microsoft pushes OneNote Mobile for iPhone update out

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 12:55 PM PDT

Microsoft has released an update to OneNote Mobile for iPhone that addresses some user complaints and adds a few new features.
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Poorly stocked ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Android tablet sold out

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 12:44 PM PDT

t appears that the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer went on sale today in the U.S., as planned, but that it is now sold out. Is this the sign of a hugely successful launch? Not exactly. It appears that stocks were so limited that it was virtually impossible to get one of the devices
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Twitter: Our focus is on mobile

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 12:33 PM PDT

At the Venture Beat Mobile Summit, Twitter vice president of engineering Mike Abbott revealed that the microblogging service will be focusing on mobile along with discovery and relevance. Abbott said the three areas are related, as Twitter can help users find relevant things that are happening around them. Twitter claims over 40 percent of posts are now coming from mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, so it is not a big surprise to see the company focus on this area for growth. Abbott promised that users would see a lot of advances in this area in the future.
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RadioShack points fingers at T-Mobile during contract dispute

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 12:09 PM PDT

RadioShack seems to be pointing a finger at T-Mobile as the retailer's net profits continues to tumble downward. With its three-pronged business strategy (mobility, consumer electronics, and signature), RadioShack posted a $35.1 million first-quarter net profit, a rather large drop from the same period last year, when RadioShack saw a $50.1 million net profit. Net sales for the gadget retailer are up 2.1 percent from the year-ago quarter, at $1.06 billion.
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Video: TweetDeck 2.0 for iPhone - video demo

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 11:51 AM PDT

As today marks the launch of the newest version of TweetDeck, we thought it fitting to do a quick demo of the social networking application running on an Apple iPhone 3Gs. TweetDeck 2.0 is an entirely new application built from scratch that still maintains TweetDeck's core functionality.
Watch the video here.


T-Mobile may add 2GB tablet data plan for $39.99/month

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 11:24 AM PDT

T-Mobile customers may have a few changes to look forward to this Thursday, according to an article on TmoNews that reports the fourth-place carrier will add a new data plan to its Mobile Broadband data package lineup for tablets and modems.
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T-Mobile suspends Bobsled less than a week into its life

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:50 AM PDT

T-Mobile has announced that it is temporarily suspending its new Bobsled Facebook VoIP service that was announced with great fanfare last week. The reasoning behind the suspension appears to be that Bobsled is not differentiated enough from Facebook's core services and Facebook had issues with the design of the application. No word as to when the service would be reinstated.
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Android most wanted smartphone OS according to Nielsen report

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:20 AM PDT

According to a new report by Nielsen, Android is the most-wanted smartphone OS among potential smartphone buyers. The report also shows that recent smartphone buyers were more likely to choose Android over other platforms.
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ZTE projects sales of 12 million smartphones, tablets in 2011

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 09:55 AM PDT

ZTE, a Chinese manufacturer of mobile devices, has projected that it will sell 12 million "smart devices," including smartphones and tablets, in 2011. ZTE's goal is to make it to the top three of tablet manufacturers in the world and number 1 for Chinese companies. The company will also focus on establishing its brand in western markets as opposed to selling unbranded products through manufacturers.
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Nokia will use Navteq to take aim at Google's location services

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 09:39 AM PDT

According to leaked documents obtained by PhoneScoop, Nokia is reorganizing its Navteq mapping services to provide new social-location based features.
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LG to build its own ARM based smartphone processors

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 09:01 AM PDT

LG has announced that it will license ARM processor technology for future smartphone and tablet devices. The Cortex-A15 and Cortex-A9 processors will be used in LG devices along with the Mali-T604 GPU. LG says that this agreement will allow the company to compete with other manufacturers who already have their own processor and GPU designs.
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Verizon launches rugged Casio G'zOne Commando Android smartphone

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 08:24 AM PDT

Today Verizon Wireless launched the Casio G'zOne Commando, a new, rugged smartphone. The Casio G'zOne Commando builds upon the G'zOne line of ruggedized phones long offered by Verizon by adding a 3.7-inch touchscreen and the Android 2.2 Froyo smartphone operating system.
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Android smartphones to get video calling at Google I/O?

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 08:12 AM PDT

A tweet from a Samsung employee suggests that Android smartphones such as the Nexus S will get native video calling capabilities through Google Talk at Google's I/O developer conference next month. Google Talk on the tablet version of Android, 3.0 Honeycomb, has such capabilities, but smartphones have had to rely on third-party apps so far. The video chat capability is rumored to arrive with version 2.3.4 of the Android platform. We should know for sure soon enough as Google I/O is scheduled to take place the first week of May.
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Apple appears ready to offer white iPhone 4 on April 27

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 07:58 AM PDT

According to rumors and leaked screen shots from a number of retailers world wide, Apple finally appears ready to offer smartphone buyers the long-awaited white iPhone 4 tomorrow, April 27. The white iPhone has been delayed due to what Apple called manufacturering problems, but Apple'sPhil Schiller promised recently that the white iPhone 4 would be available this spring. Well, it's spring now, and the phone appears to be coming. It remains unclear as to which carrier, or carriers, will offer the white iPhone, which was recently spotted sporting T-Mobile 3G support.
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Microsoft: WP7 smartphones do not store location data

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 07:16 AM PDT

Amidst all of the hubbub regarding location data being stored by Apple's iPhone and iPad, Microsoft has come out and said unequivocally that its Windows Phone 7 OS does not store such data.
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Nokia E7 comes to Three UK

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 07:02 AM PDT

Nokia's E7 flagship phone is now available from Three UK. The E7 has a 4-inch touchscreen and a sliding landscape keyboard.
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Google Nexus S 4G Android Gingerbread smartphone hits Sprint on May 8

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 06:32 AM PDT

Sprint has announced that its 4G version of Google's Nexus S, called the Nexus S 4G, will be available from Sprint stores, and online, starting on May 8.
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House pens letters to Apple, Google, others about location data practices

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 06:23 AM PDT

A privacy committee in the House of Representatives has issued letters to major smartphone OS manufacturers requesting more information as to how the companies use and store location data that is gathered by their smartphones. Apple, Google, Nokia, RIM, Microsoft, and HP were all on the list of recipients.
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HTC DROID Incredible 2 official, hits Verizon April 28

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 06:22 AM PDT

Verizon Wireless has just made the HTC DROID Incredible 2 Android smartphone official. The Incredible 2 follows last year's popular Incredible with a larger screen and updated internals.
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Sprint wants a look at confidential docs from AT&T, T-Mobile buyout

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 06:04 AM PDT

Sprint has petitioned the Federal Communications Commission for access to confidential documents filed by AT&T for the purchase of T-Mobile USA.
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