Friday, June 3, 2011

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AT&T buys out partner Convergys from Cincinnati SMSA

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 05:05 AM PDT

Reuters is reporting that AT&T has announced that it is buying out partner Convergys from the two Cincinnati-based wireless companies. AT&T is buying out the 34 percent Convergys stake in Cincinnati SMSA as well as its 45 percent stake in Cincinnati SMSA Tower Holdings. Convergys said that the deal does not require regulatory approval because AT&T already had a controlling interest in both companies.
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Verizon offering VideoSurf video recognition tool to its Android smartphone users

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 01:00 PM PDT

Today Verizon Wireless announced that it is now offering VideoSurf's mobile app to Verizon smartphone users. The VideoSurf application lets user point their phone's camera at video sources like televisions, movies, and music videos to quickly get identification and search infromation on the video source in question.
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AT&T "working on" shared data plans

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 12:03 PM PDT

Speaking to AllThingsD's Walt Mossberg, AT&T Wireless CEO Ralph de la Vega said at the D9 event that his company was working on a shared data plan. Based on the discussion, which was about users having multiple devices that currently each require their own contracts, such a shared data plan would allot a monthly data bucket to a user, rather than to a particular device owned by the user. No timeframe was given as to when consumers would be offered such a data option.
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Video: HTC Trophy (Verizon) unboxing and video tour - part 1 of 2

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 11:47 AM PDT

The HTC Trophy is the first Windows Phone 7 smartphone to be carried by Verizon Wireless in the U.S. Hardware-wise, it is nearly the same as the GSM HTC Trophy that was released to European markets late last year. The Verizon version has both a CDMA and GSM radio in it, making it a global-capable device.
Watch the video here.


Video: HTC Trophy (Verizon) 720p HD video sample

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 11:44 AM PDT

A sample 720p HD video recorded with the HTC Trophy, the first Windows Phone 7 smartphone for Verizon Wireless. As per the standard Windows Phone 7 hardware requirements from Microsoft, it is equipped with a 5 megapixel autofocus camera with a flash, and can record video in 720 HD (1280 x 720 pixel) resolution.
Watch the video here.


Sony Ericsson announces new games for Xperia PLAY Android PlayStation smartphone

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 10:38 AM PDT

Today Sony Ericsson announced that it is adding over 20 new games to the list of titles available to its Xperia PLAY Android smartphone. 10 of those titles will be exclusives, including Minecraft.
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HTC's CEO predicting smartphones to outsell feature phones by end of year

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 10:17 AM PDT

During his keynote speech at Qualcomm's Uplinq conference in San Diego today, HTC CEO Peter Chou predicted that smartphones will outsell feature phones by the end of 2011. This is not to say that he believes there will have been more smartphones than feature phones sold in the whole of 2011, but merely that by the end of the year more smartphones will be sold on a day to day basis than feature phones, setting the stage for smartphone dominance in 2012 and beyond.
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Apple integrating Twitter image upload into iOS 5?

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 09:56 AM PDT

While nothing has been confirmed as of yet, reports and rumors that Twitter image upload integration is going to be a core part of Apple's upcoming iOS 5 operating system for the iPhone and iPad have been surfacing recently.
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Twitter adds image uploading, sharing

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 09:26 AM PDT

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo announced that his company is offering its own image uploading and sharing service, which will remove the need for long-time Twitterverse players TwitPic, Yfrog, and Twitgoo. The image service will be integrated directly into the company's website, as well as its smartphone and tablet applications. Twitter will be teaming with Photobucket for the endeavor.
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Apple cracks down on free iPad, iPhone giveaways

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 09:04 AM PDT

Apple appears to have started cracking down on other companies using its products in promotions and giveaways.
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Sprint making HTC EVO 4G Android Gingerbread update available on Friday

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 08:47 AM PDT

Sprint has just confirmed that its HTC EVO 4G smartphone users will begin receiving notifications for the Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system update starting on Monday, June 6. The notifications will roll out in waves, according to the company. In a blazing burst of insight, though, Sprint will also be making the update available right away to those that just can't wait. The manual update option will become available starting on this Friday, June 3. It will be accessible from the phone's Settings, System Updates, HTC Software Update section. The update will restore the EVO's ability to support multiple Gmail accounts and will fix some battery issues, as well.
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Verizon launches 4G LTE capable Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 08:08 AM PDT

Verizon Wireless has just announced that it will make a new 4G LTE capable version of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 available for pre-order starting on June 8 with availability coming later this summer.
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T-Mobile shows Samsung Gravity Smart budget QWERTY Android smartphone

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 07:36 AM PDT

Today T-Mobile USA released official information on the company's new Samsung Gravity Smart smartphone. The new Gravity Smart runs the Android 2.2 Froyo smartphone operating system and offers users the benefit of having a full-sized, slide-out QWERTY keyboard for making quick work of messaging tasks.
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Google pulls more malicious apps from Android Market

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 06:59 AM PDT

It appears that Google has culled yet another batch of malicious applications from its Android Market, just as it was forced to do back in March.
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TI shows 1.8GHz, dual-core OMAP4470 processor for smartphones

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 06:38 AM PDT

Today at COMPUTEX in Taiwan, Texas Instruments unveiled its new OMAP4470 processor, the latest in the company's OMAP4 lineup of mobile device CPUs. The new dual-core processor is capable of running at speeds as high as 1.8GHz per core, for blazing performance with high-demand applications such as HD video processing.
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T-Mobile releases details on upcoming Samsung Exhibit 4G Android smartphone

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 06:07 AM PDT

Today T-Mobile released some details on the new Samsung Exhibit 4G, a budget-friendly Android smartphone that will be available to customers later this month for less than $100.
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Android 2.3 Gingerbread thought to hit Sprint's HTC EVO 4G on June 3

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 05:45 AM PDT

According to a purportedly leaked document, HTC's EVO 4G smartphone for Sprint is expected to receive a big Android update, to 2.3 Gingerbread. The update is thought to be made available as a manually applied upgrade on June 3 to EVO 4G users and is expected to offer a few fixes as well. No official word has come from Sprint or HTC, so it appears that we will just have to wait and see what happens on the June 3.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 on sale June 17 for all, June 8 for lucky New Yorkers

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 05:40 AM PDT

Today Samsung announced that its Android 3.1 Honeycomb powered tablet, the Galaxy Tab 10.1, would be available in limited quantity from Best Buy's Union Square location in New York starting on June 8 and would be generally available nationwide on June 17.
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