Wednesday, June 29, 2011

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Google updates mobile search page once again

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 03:17 PM PDT

It was but two weeks ago that Google updated its mobile search page for smartphones with easy to use buttons to search for local places and services. Now the search giant is at it again, as it has added tabs and buttons at the top of the page to easily access the company's suite of services.
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HP offers $50 off purchase of TouchPad to webOS early adopters

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 02:56 PM PDT

Those of you who took a chance on webOS early on and bought a Palm Pre, Pre Plus, Pixi, or Pixi Plus will be rewarded for your efforts in the form of a $50 discount on a new 32GB TouchPad tablet from HP.
Read the full story here.


Shazam for Android updated with song previews

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 02:19 PM PDT

Shazam, the music discovery service, has issued an update to its Android client that adds previews of tagged songs as well as some new interface features.
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UberSocial for BlackBerry updated, for those who mourn Seesmic loss

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 01:36 PM PDT

Those few users that mourned Seesmic's exit from the BlackBerry platform might want to point their attention towards UberMedia's UberSocial app, which has just been updated for compliance with Twitter's new rules and with some new features.
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Google takes the wraps of off Google+, its Facebook competitor

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:57 PM PDT

Google has announced a new social service that goes straight to the jugular for a number of existing services and platforms, most notably Facebook. Called Google+, the new social service is designed to make it easy to share things on the internet with your friends and family.
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FCC report shows 25 percent of American homes have ditched the landline

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:32 PM PDT

The Federal Communications Commission has released its annual report on the wireless industry in the U.S. and has revealed some statistics regarding the usage habits of Americans.
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Video: Mugen Power extended batteries for Nexus S, DROID, MiFi, Optimus 2X

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:57 AM PDT

Hong Kong's Mugen Power makes extended batteries for many different mobile devices. The company sent us a few free samples to test out in a few of our devices. In this video we show you a 3300mAh battery for the Google Nexus S by Samsung, a 4500mAh battery for the LG Optimus 2X, a 3600mAh battery for the Verizon MiFi 2200, and a 1700mAh battery for many devices in Motorola's DROID family.
Watch the video here.


HTC ChaCha coming to Telus as Status, wearing dashing new paint job

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:19 AM PDT

The HTC ChaCha "Facebook phone" has been rumored to be hitting an American carrier (ahem, AT&T) for some time now, but it looks like our Canadian friends up north will be getting it first, as Telus has announced the release of its own version of the ChaCha that is called the Status.
Read the full story here.


Google facing anti-competitiveness lawsuit in France

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 10:46 AM PDT

Google is no stranger to lawsuits and litigation, and it looks like its latest battle will be fought in France, as a French search engine has sued Google for what it claims are anti-competitive practices.
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LightSquared ignores GPS troubles, signs up another wholesale deal

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 10:08 AM PDT

LightSquared has announced a new deal with netTALK to sell wholesale 4G LTE network access to netTALK once LightSquared's network is up and running. LightSquared has had a number of issues getting its network off the ground due to GPS interference concerns.
Read the full story here.


Google partners with Getty Museum for Goggles museum tours

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 09:28 AM PDT

Google has announced a new partnership with the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles that leverages the abilities of the Goggles app for Android and iOS devices to provide more information and background on paintings than normally would be possible with standard wall plaques.
Read the full story here.


Tag Heuer brings leather, bling to Android with its LINK smartphone

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 08:41 AM PDT

Renowned Swiss watchmaker Tag Heuer has announced a new smartphone that it claims is the world's first luxury Swiss smartphone. The LINK smartphone runs Android 2.2 Froyo and can be embellished with leather, gold, and other fancy materials.
Read the full story here.


University of Alabama Birmingham students like to app it up while driving says new study

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 07:39 AM PDT

A new study on the dangers of distractions while driving has revealed that the propensity for young drivers to text while driving also applies to using apps on their smartphone.
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Angry Birds location-based "Magic Places" makes debut on NOOK Color

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 07:06 AM PDT

The new location-based features coming to Angry Birds that allow users to unlock special items and levels by visiting real-world places have made their debut on the NOOK Color from Barnes & Noble.
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Ericsson trials LTE Advanced with 10x the speed in Sweden

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 06:28 AM PDT

Ericsson has demonstrated the next generation of LTE networks in Sweden that promises 10 times the speed of the already fast LTE that we know today.
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T-Mobile adds seven new markets to HSPA+ 4G coverage map

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:59 AM PDT

In addition to the announcement of the myTouch 4G Slide, T-Mobile has revealed seven new markets where you can take advantage of the 4G Slide's 4G data speeds. Barnstable, Mass.; Chico, Calif.; Lancaster, Penn.; Ogden, Utah; Redding, Calif.; Vineland, N.J., and Winchester, Va. are now all covered by T-Mobile's HSPA+ 4G network, bringing the total number of markets covered to 190, which the company claims covers 200 million people in the United States.
Read the full story here.


Google now activates 500,000 Android devices every day

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:26 AM PDT

Google's head of mobile, Andy Rubin, posted a tweet stating the latest stats regarding the growth of Android worldwide. Just a few months ago at Google I/O, the company announced that it was activating 400,000 new Android devices each day. Fast-forward to today and the claim is now 500,000 phones and tablets are activated per day, with that number growing 4.4 percent each week. The explosive growth can certainly be attributed to the diversity of Android smartphones and tablets that are on the market worldwide, and Android will likely continue to grow as Google pushes its OS further into developing markets.
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