Friday, July 22, 2011

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Nokia leaves out mobile wallet support from newest NFC-equipped phones

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 04:49 AM PDT

Proponents of mobile payment systems shouldn't look to Nokia for devices to support NFC mobile payments, as the Finnish company has announced that its latest devices that have NFC chips will not support mobile wallets. The issue is at the hardware level, as the new phones don't have the secure chip required for mobile payment systems.
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Google adds multiple APK support to Android Market

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 04:31 AM PDT

Google has enabled a new feature in the Android Market that should make the lives of developers and users a bit easier. Developers can now list multiple APKs (the file type for Android apps) under the same app name in the Android Market. This will allow for both tablet and smartphone versions of an app to be listed under the same name.
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Video: HTC Status "Facebook" smartphone (AT&T) video tour

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 01:13 PM PDT

The HTC Status is the American version of the HTC ChaCha that was released to European markets earlier this year. Tagged the "Facebook phone," the Status features a unique hardware button and special software to make it easy to share things and interact with Facebook.
Watch the video here.


Sprint adds "Raspberry Pink" option for Samsung Replenish eco-smartphone

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 12:52 PM PDT

Sprint has finally released the third color option for the Samsung Replenish, as you will be able to grab the eco-friendly smartphone in "Raspberry Pink" in addition to the more pedestrian "Onyx Black" and "Arctic Blue" starting on July 24. The Replenish is an Android 2.2 Froyo smartphone with a portrait QWERTY keyboard and 2.8-inch, QVGA screen. It is made of 34.6 percent recycled content, and 80 percent of the phone is recyclable. You can grab the Replenish from Sprint for free on a new two-year contract, and Sprint will waive the $10 smartphone data surcharge if you do.
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BlackBerry PlayBook is first tablet certified by the feds

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 12:18 PM PDT

RIM has proudly announced that the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet is the first tablet device to receive certification for use by U.S. federal government agencies.
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Verizon lights up 28 new 4G LTE markets today

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 12:00 PM PDT

As expected, Verizon Wireless has activated 4G LTE service in 28 new markets today, bringing its total number of covered areas to over 100. The new markets are as follows: Decatur and Huntsville, Ala.; Colorado Springs, Colo.; Lakeland and Sarasota-Bradenton, Fla.; Augusta, Ga.; Hilo, Honolulu, Kahului-Wailuku and Lahaina, Hawaii; Carbondale, Ill.; Wichita, Kan.; Louisville, Ky.; Baton Rouge and Hammond, La.; Springfield, Mass.; Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point and Raleigh-Durham, N.C.; Toledo, Ohio; Tulsa, Okla.; Portland, Ore.; Wilkes Barre/Scranton, Pa.; Charleston, S.C.; Chattanooga and Knoxville, Tenn.; and Olympia and Tacoma, Wash. Verizon has also expanded coverage in Phoenix, Ariz.; Los Angeles and San Diego, Calif.; Las Vegas, Nev.; Northern New Jersey; Dallas-Ft. Worth and San Antonio, Texas; and Seattle, Wash.
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Verizon cuts Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY price by 50 percent

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 11:29 AM PDT

Verizon Wireless has dropped the price of the Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY gaming smartphone from $199.99 on contract to $99.99. A 50 percent price drop a mere two months after a phone hits the market wouldn't seem to suggest that the Android-powered PLAY is selling well. The Xperia PLAY is Sony Ericsson's first PlayStation Certified device to hit the market, and it features a slide-out game pad in place of a hardware keyboard. It will be headed to AT&T in time for the holiday 2011 season, but if this price drop is an indication of a general lack of interest in the phone, will anyone care by then?
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T-Mobile G2x Gingerbread update now available

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 11:26 AM PDT

The Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for the dual-core T-Mobile G2x smartphone is now available. As the G2x is built by LG, users will need to download the LG Mobile Software Updater program and download and install the update through a PC. The update clocks in a 178MB and bumps the version of Android on the G2x to 2.3.3, so it doesn't look like it includes the Google Talk video calling feature that comes with Android 2.3.4.
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Apple iPad dominates Android tablets in enterprise markets

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 11:06 AM PDT

Apple's iPad may be the dominant tablet in the consumer market, but it is also winning over the enterprise market at a much faster rate than its Android competitors.
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Google Nexus S released for AT&T, sold through Best Buy

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 10:36 AM PDT

Google's current flagship Android phone, the Nexus S, has been available in variants for T-Mobile and Sprint for some time now, and unlocked units that work on AT&T's network have bounced around as well. Now, it has finally been released for AT&T officially, and users can pick it up at a subsidized price at Best Buy.
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Fandango sells 20 percent of summer movie tickets through mobile site, app

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 10:09 AM PDT

Fandango, purveyor of movie tickets online, has announced that 20 percent of its tickets sales for summer movies has come from its mobile website and smartphone apps.
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AT&T still confident T-Mobile deal will close early next year

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 09:39 AM PDT

During the investor's conference call for AT&T's Q2 2011 financial results, the company reiterated its feeling that the purchase of T-Mobile USA would close by early next year. "We remain comfortable with the process so far," said AT&T general counsel Wayne Watts. AT&T faces opposition to the purchase from Sprint and some members of Congress, but it feels that it will still get the approval from the FCC that it requires.
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HTC Wildfire S headed to T-Mobile August 3 for $79.99

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 09:24 AM PDT

T-Mobile has just announced the release of the HTC Wildfire S mid-range smartphone for its network. The Wildfire S features Android 2.3 Gingerbread and a 3.2-inch touchscreen display.
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Samsung Galaxy S II now available from Bell, Virgin Mobile in Canada

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 08:42 AM PDT

As expected, Canada has beat America to the punch in offering the Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone, as Bell and its subsidiary Virgin Mobile have already made the dual-core monster available for purchase. The Galaxy S II will set you back $169 CAD with a new three-year, soul-sucking agreement, or $599 CAD if you pay full retail. If you are an impatient American who wants to get their hands on the Galaxy S II before anyone else, it looks like trekking to Canada may be your least-costly option at this point.
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Nokia's market share plummets, could lose top spot to Samsung next quarter

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 08:14 AM PDT

Following Nokia's rather abysmal second quarter results, IDC has projected the Finnish company's market share in both the general cellphone and smartphone markets.
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Google+ app headed to Windows Phone?

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 07:45 AM PDT

After this week's launch of the iPhone version of the Google+ app, it appears that Microsoft's Windows Phone platform might be next up, if a post from the Google Plus Blog is to be believed.
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Europe concerned about LightSquared GPS interference too

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 07:21 AM PDT

It's not just American GPS companies and governments that are concerned about the potential GPS interference from LightSquared's proposed 4G LTE network, as officials in Europe have expressed similar worries.
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Microsoft sells more Windows 7 tablets than RIM sells PlayBooks

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 06:58 AM PDT

A new study on tablets unsurprisingly shows that Apple has the lion's share of the tablet market. What is more surprising, and maybe a little depressing depending on who you ask, is that Microsoft manages to sell more Windows 7 tablets than RIM sells BlackBerry PlayBooks, despite Windows 7 not being a tablet-optimized operating system.
Read the full story here.


Verizon COO McAdam expects feds to approve AT&T/T-Mobile buyout

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 06:33 AM PDT

The COO of Verizon Wireless, Lowell McAdam, has gone on record saying that he thinks the Federal Communications Commission will approve the proposed buyout of T-Mobile USA by AT&T. Verizon has been notably quiet and indifferent to the proceedings, while competitors like Sprint have vocally opposed the buyout.
Read the full story here.


AT&T gains 1.1 million subscribers in Q2; 70 percent of sales were smartphones

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 06:15 AM PDT

More financial news today, as AT&T has just released its Q2 2011 results. The carrier posted a strong quarter, adding 1.1 million subscribers, which now total 98.6 million. Both revenues and smartphone sales were up over last year, with iPhone churn down from Q1.
Read the full story here.


SwiftKey X Android keyboard free in Amazon Appstore today

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 05:44 AM PDT

We just figured we would let you know that you can grab the newly updated SwiftKey X Android virtual keyboard for free from the Amazon Appstore today. Normally $3.99, SwiftKey has been a popular choice for Android users because of its amazingly intelligent word prediction system. The X version adds some new cloud-based learning features to make it even more accurate. Go ahead and grab it today if you haven't already, you've got nothing to lose by trying it.
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Nokia smartphone sales down 32 percent in Q2 2011, profits drop 41 percent

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 05:25 AM PDT

Nokia has just released its financial report for Q2 2011, and, like many expected, the numbers are not good. In brief, the company saw a 32 percent loss in smartphone sales, and a 41 percent drop in profits.
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