Friday, July 15, 2011

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Apple introduces volume app purchasing for businesses

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 05:15 AM PDT

Apple has introduced an expansion to its volume app purchasing program for educational institutions to now include business. With the program, businesses can easily purchase bulk licenses for iOS apps.
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India makes a move for Google, Skype data

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 05:02 AM PDT

In a move that should be all too familiar for RIM, the country of India says it has requested access to encrypted communication services from multiple companies, including Google and Skype. The government wants its security agency to monitor the traffic to protect against terrorism and other threats.
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Smartphone market grows in June, Windows Phone, BlackBerry see largest gains

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 03:00 AM PDT

Millennial Media has released its monthly report on the smartphone market, and as expected, the market has continued to grow as a whole. What might be less expected, is which platforms ended up gaining the most relative growth.
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Google now activating Android devices at a rate of 550,000 per day

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 02:35 PM PDT

Google CEO Larry Page released some numbers about the company's growth in the mobile space during the investor's call for Q2 2011 today. Android devices are now being activated at a rate of 550,000 per day, up from the 500,000 that Andy Rubin reported just a couple of weeks ago.
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Google confirms Google+ has 10 million members, 1 billion shares

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 02:24 PM PDT

During Google's quarterly financial results call, CEO Larry Page confirmed outside estimates that Google's new social network, Google+, now has over 10 million members. He also said that over 1 billion items have been shared on the network in its two-week lifespan.
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Google's Q2 2011 reports are a stunner; 32 percent year over year revenue growth

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 02:15 PM PDT

Google has just released its financial results for Q2 2011, and the company should certainly be happy. In its first quarter with Larry Page as CEO, Google managed to increase revenue by a whopping 32 percent over the same quarter last year.
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Google updates Google+ app for Android, iOS users continue to wait

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 01:40 PM PDT

Google has pushed out an update to its Google+ app for Android smartphones that fixes some bugs and adds a few features users have been looking for. Version 1.0.2 adds the ability to customize the stream view to specific circles, control who can start huddle group chats with you, dismiss huddle invitations, add entire circles to a huddle chat, and set a photo as a wallpaper. Google has also fixed the bugs that some users encountered when using the Swype keyboard with the Google+ app. While Google continues to update its Android Google+ app, iPhone users are still waiting for Apple to approve the Google+ app for the iOS platform. The updated Google+ for Android app can be downloaded from the Android Market now.
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Cricket releases the Kyocera Luno flip-phone

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 12:35 PM PDT

Cricket has announced that it is carrying the Kyocera Luno, a basic flip-phone that is targeted to the no-frills consumer.
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LG Attune is the Cosmos Touch for U.S. Cellular

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 12:11 PM PDT

Regional carrier U.S. Cellular has picked up the LG Cosmos Touch that was released for Verizon Wireless last year, and renamed it the Attune. The Attune features a 2.8-inch touchscreen and a slide-out, landscape, QWERTY keyboard.
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Motorola DROID 3 goes to Bell in Canada as XT860 4G

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 11:08 AM PDT

Motorola's recently released DROID 3 smartphone for Verizon Wireless has received a maple-dipped makeover and will be headed to Bell in Canada as the XT860 4G. The XT860 4G retains many of the same features as the DROID 3, though it has dropped the CDMA radio for "4G" HSPA+ support.
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Seesmic for iPhone updated with multiple account posting

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 10:40 AM PDT

Seesmic has released an update to its social networking iPhone app that will now allow you to post to multiple social accounts at the same time. In addition, version 1.4 now complies with Twitter's new oAuth rules, so you can have full access to your direct messages once again. Seesmic has also added the ability to save updates as drafts, and upload multiple pictures at the same time. The composer window has seen a refresh, too. You can grab Seesmic for the iPhone for free in the iTunes App Store now.
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Android Market supports multiple accounts in new version

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 10:03 AM PDT

One of the things that has been a limitation and annoyance to Android users is that the Android Market will only use the primary Google account associated with the phone, even though many other Google apps allow you to switch between accounts. Hidden in the latest update to the Market that was announced by Google is the ability to change the account that is used by the Android Market.
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Facebook for Android updated with more Pages support

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 09:23 AM PDT

Facebook has issued a minor update to its Android application that is said to improve support for Pages, which it recently introduced with version 1.6. Version 1.6.1 now allows you to view the full list of Pages that you like, as well as the Pages that you are an admin for. You can post as a Page that you admin, and you can tag Pages in status updates with the @ symbol. Facebook for Android is free and available in the Android Market now.
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Police to use iPhones to identify perps

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 08:51 AM PDT

A new iPhone accessory will help police units identify suspects and look up criminal records. The accessory uses a picture of the person's face or iris to identify them.
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Amazon said to release Android tablet in October to take on the iPad

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 08:25 AM PDT

According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, Amazon is prepping to release an Android-powered tablet in October that will be designed to take on the iPad directly.
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Motorola DROID 3 smartphone now available in Verizon stores

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 08:02 AM PDT

The latest generation of the Motorola DROID, the DROID 3, was released to online buyers about a week ago, and now you can walk into a Verizon Wireless store and pick one up there, too. As a reminder, $199.99 and a new two-year contract nets you a 4-inch, qHD display, a dual-core, 1GHz processor, and a slide-out, 5-row keyboard. You can also take the DROID 3 overseas if you are the traveling type, as it features global compatibility. It does not have 4G LTE support built-in, though.
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Another study finds no link between cellphones, brain tumors

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 07:29 AM PDT

Another study has been released that finds no link between cellphone use and brain tumor development. The study, which was conducted in Denmark, looked at data from 2.8 million adults who had been using cellphones for at least 11 years.
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SwiftKey X Android keyboard for phones, tablets exits beta, goes on sale

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 07:00 AM PDT

SwiftKey's next generation predictive keyboard for Android smartphones and tablets, Swiftkey X, has left beta status and is now available for purchase in the Android Market. Swiftkey X offers cloud-based learning algorithms that tap into your Facebook, Twitter, or Google accounts to more accurately learn how you type, and offer word suggestions based on what it learns. The keyboard also dynamically adjusts the size of the keys on the keyboard depending on a user's preference or typing pattern. The smartphone version is offered as a free upgrade to those who purchased the original SwiftKey keyboard released last year, and both smartphone and tablet versions are on sale at $1.99 for new users through Saturday morning. After that, the phone version will cost $3.99, while the tablet edition will be $4.99. You can download it in the Android Market now.
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Line2 will convert your iPad into a full-fledged phone system

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 06:43 AM PDT

Line2 will be releasing a new app and service for the Apple iPad that will convert the iPad into a complete phone suite, with calling, conferencing, and SMS features.
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Apple pays user compensation over location tracking debacle

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 06:21 AM PDT

Apple has been forced to pay its first compensation to a user in Korea over the location tracking that was found in iOS earlier this year. This first settlement will likely trigger a class action lawsuit against Apple.
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Spotify makes U.S. debut with free, paid plans

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 06:01 AM PDT

Europe's favorite streaming music service has finally made its long-awaited American debut. Spotify, like other streaming music services such as rdio and MOG, allows users to stream music on demand to a computer or mobile device.
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Samsung ditches Qualcomm CDMA chips for Via in the DROID Charge

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 05:48 AM PDT

A teardown of the Samsung DROID Charge by research firm ABI Research has revealed that Samsung has opted to use CDMA chipsets from Via Telecom instead of the market leader Qualcomm.
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