Thursday, August 25, 2011

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RIM's BBM Music offers social sharing of tunes

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 05:32 AM PDT

Confirming last week's reports that it was working on a music service that is integrated with BlackBerry Messenger, RIM has gone ahead and officially announced its new BBM Music service. BBM Music allows users to share music tracks with friends on their BlackBerry Messenger contact lists.
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Facebook to incorporate photo filters in future mobile apps

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 05:10 AM PDT

According to the New York Times, Facebook will incorporate Instagram-like photo filters into future versions of its mobile apps. The Times spoke to two unnamed engineers at Facebook that revealed the company's plans.
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Hulu blocks streaming to HP TouchPad tablet

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 04:35 AM PDT

Apparently the HP TouchPad firesale that caused quite a frenzy over this past weekend has made the dead tablet popular enough for Hulu to block streaming to it, much like the content company has done with every other Adobe Flash-enabled tablet. When users visit hulu.com from the TouchPad's browser, they are now greeted with a message that says their device is not supported by Hulu. There isn't even the option to watch if you are a paying Hulu Plus subscriber. Bad news if you bought a TouchPad over the weekend hoping to use it as a cheap Hulu viewer, but thems the breaks.
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Motrola forced to pull ATRIX ads that claim most powerful smartphone in UK

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 02:07 AM PDT

It looks like Motorola will end up having to rework its advertising plans for the Motorola ATRIX smartphone in the UK, as a court has ruled that it can no longer claim it as the "most powerful" smartphone available. Last month, UK consumers filed a complaint against the tagline, since the Samsung Galaxy S II sports a 1.2GHz processor, compared to the ATRIX's 1GHz chip.
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs resigns, COO Tim Cook appointed as new CEO

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 04:20 PM PDT

In a shocking, but really, not all that surprising move, longtime Apple CEO Steve Jobs has stepped down from his position, and will be the Chairman of the Apple Board. Current COO Tim Cook has been appointed CEO in Jobs place.
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Apple iPhone for T-Mobile rumor rears head again, says October is the date

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 02:25 PM PDT

It was just yesterday that we heard reports that Sprint would be carrying the next generation iPhone from Apple come October, and now the rumor that the iPhone will be coming to T-Mobile has sprung up again. This time it comes from a tipster inside T-Mobile reporting to MacTrast, who pegs October as the release date as well.
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SouthernLINC picks up Motorola Titanium smartphone

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 01:57 PM PDT

Regional iDEN carrier SouthernLINC has announced that it is now carrying the Motorola Titanium smartphone that debuted on Sprint not too long ago. The Titanium features a rugged design with a full QWERTY keyboard and a 3.1-inch touchscreen. It runs Android 2.1 Eclair, and has the necessary push-to-talk functions that make iDEN networks useful. SouthernLINC is offering the Titanium for $149.99, after rebate, when picked up with a new two-year contract, or for $249.99 with a one-year agreement.
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Samsung Gravity TXT drops at T-Mobile today for $9.99

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 01:50 PM PDT

T-Mobile has announced the latest phone in its budget Gravity line, a messaging phone from Samsung called the Gravity TXT. The Gravity TXT features a traditional phone keypad and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard.
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Samsung Comment messaging phone available from Cricket

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 01:34 PM PDT

Samsung and Cricket have announced a new phone that should appeal to messaging fanatics on the no-contract carrier. The Comment sports a full keyboard and threaded SMS messaging.
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Verizon to ask the president to step in on smartphone patent fights

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 01:02 PM PDT

According to the Wall Street Journal, Verizon Wireless might ask President Obama to use his presidential powers to intervene in the various litigation cases surrounding smartphones. Verizon says that if the president doesn't step in, the litigation could paralyze the industry and stop a number of devices from entering the U.S. market.
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Windows Phone 'Tango' update minor, headed to low-end smartphones

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 12:30 PM PDT

Microsoft has revealed that the next update to come for Windows Phone after the big Mango update will in fact be called Tango, and will be headed to lower-end handsets. The update is said to be tailored for phones destined for developing countries, and will be a minor update when compared with Mango.
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Google Docs for Android updated with Web Clipboard, additional language support

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 12:00 PM PDT

Google has updated its first-party Docs app for Android smartphones today with a cool new feature that allows you to easily insert content captured with your phone into a document when back at your computer. Additionally, the app now supports 46 different languages.
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VIZIO's 8-inch Tablet offers HULU Plus compatibility

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:43 AM PDT

If you happen to the be in the market for a new Android tablet computer AND you want to be able to watch Hulu Plus programming, then point your eyes towards VIZIO's 8-inch Tablet, as it has become the first Android tablet to offer HULU Plus capabilities. The $299 tablet has the ability to watch premium HULU Plus content, such as back episodes of 30 Rock, Modern Family, The X-Files, Arrested Development and Family Guy - as long as you pay the $7.99 per month subscription fee, of course. The Apple iPad has had a HULU Plus app for some time now, but the VIZIO Tablet is the first Android tablet to be graced with the ability, though it is of course an Android 2.3 Gingerbread tablet and not a 3.0 Honeycomb model.
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Motorola PHOTON 4G gets update to fix calling issues

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 11:24 AM PDT

Sprint has begun pushing out an update to the Motorola PHOTON 4G Android smartphone that addresses a nasty bug when making calls. Numerous PHOTON 4G users have reported that there is no sound when placing or receiving phone calls. Apparently the PHOTON 4G was muting itself automatically, preventing any sound from coming through. This software update addresses that bug, and also improves overall stability of the system. Additionally, there is now Bluetooth support for mono headsets in the Sprint Visual Voicemail app. The update is rolling out in stages, and users will be notified when it is ready to be downloaded and installed. Alternately, users can check for updates in the System Updates section of the Settings app. Nice to see Sprint quickly resolve what must be an infuriating issue for PHOTON 4G users.
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RIM updates BlackBerry PlayBook to accept delta updates

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 10:45 AM PDT

RIM has issued an update to the software on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet today that gives it the ability to accept delta updates in the future. Previously, when the BlackBerry Tablet OS was updated, the entire OS had to be re-downloaded and installed, which took a long time in some cases.
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Samsung Galaxy S, S II, Ace banned by Netherlands court

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 10:19 AM PDT

Samsung has just been dealt a blow by a Netherlands court in its ongoing battle with Apple over trade dress and design patents, as the court has banned the sale of its Galaxy S, Galaxy S II, and Galaxy Ace smartphones in the European Union by Samsung's Dutch subsidiaries because of patent violations. Curiously, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet has been spared from this particular injunction.
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U.S. Cellular picks up the BlackBerry Torch 9850 this Friday

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 09:27 AM PDT

U.S. Cellular has announced that it will be carrying the new BlackBerry Torch 9850 smartphone starting this Friday. The Torch 9850 is an all-touchscreen BlackBerry, and it runs the new BlackBerry 7 OS. U.S. Cellular will be offering it for $199.99 after rebate with a new two-year agreement.
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Nokia 600 is the Symbian Belle smartphone for the music fan

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 09:06 AM PDT

Rounding out the launch of Nokia's Symbian Belle smartphones is the new Nokia 600. The 600 is aimed towards the music lover, and is the loudest smartphone that Nokia has ever produced.
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RIM releases native SDK beta for BlackBerry Tablet OS

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 08:39 AM PDT

RIM has finally released the long-awaited Native SDK for the BlackBerry Tablet OS that runs on the BlackBerry PlayBook to developers. While the native SDK is still in a beta status, it will allow developers to create much more complex apps and games than they can with current tools.
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Nokia launches the 700 with Symbian Belle, says its the smallest smartphone in the world

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 08:20 AM PDT

To go along with the announcement of the new Symbian Belle operating system, Nokia has launched some new smartphones that make use of it. The Nokia 700 is said to be the smallest slate-style smartphone on the market, yet it still has some of the higher-end specs that one would expect to see on a larger smartphone.
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RIM to allow Android apps to run on QNX-powered BlackBerry smartphones

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 08:11 AM PDT

According to Bloomberg, RIM will be enabling BlackBerry smartphones that run its new QNX-based operating system to run Android apps, much in the way the QNX-based BlackBerry PlayBook tablet is scheduled to do.
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Nokia 701 Symbian Belle smartphone has brightest display in the world

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 07:54 AM PDT

The second of Nokia's new smartphones that are launching with Symbian Belle, the Nokia 701 features the brightest screen in the world according to the Finnish phone maker. Additionally, it sports a plethora of wireless connections and a fast processor.
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Nokia introduces Symbian Belle, borrows a bit from a certain robot OS

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 07:32 AM PDT

Nokia has introduced the latest version of its Symbian smartphone operating system, Symbian Belle. Belle follows the Anna update from earlier this year and borrows a number of design ideas and UI functionality from Google's Android operating system.
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Motorola FIRE entry-level Android smartphone launched

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 07:12 AM PDT

Today Motorola Mobility announced a new entry-level Android-powered handset for the UK market, the Motorola FIRE. The FIRE offers users the Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system as well as both a touchscreen display and a full QWERTY keyboard.
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Samsung launches Galaxy Y Pro - a low-end QWERTY smartphone

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 06:43 AM PDT

Continuing the onslaught of new Android smartphones to come from Samsung today is the Galaxy Y Pro, a low-end model that features a QWERTY keyboard in addition to a touchscreen and optical touchpad.
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Samsung Galaxy Y offers Android 2.3 Gingerbread to the low-end of the market

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 06:12 AM PDT

As part of its intentions to flood the market with Android-powered smartphones, Samsung has not ignored the low-end, and the Galaxy Y smartphone is the latest low-end smartphone from the Korean company. Featuring a smaller, lower-resolution display than higher-end models, the Galaxy Y will target young users and emerging markets.
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Samsung's Galaxy M Pro pairs QWERTY keyboard, optical touchpad with Android 2.3

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 05:57 AM PDT

Samsung has announced a new smartphone aimed towards those who prefer a traditional portrait-style QWERTY keyboard in addition to a touchscreen experience. The Galaxy M Pro also features a number of enterprise specifications that should appeal to global business users.
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