Saturday, September 10, 2011

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LightSquared offers amended plan for LTE network

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 12:25 PM PDT

If you have been following the story of LightSquared's yet-to-be-approved LTE network, you would know that the company has faced intense opposition from the GPS industry, which claims that the proposed network would interfere with GPS services. LightSquared has contested these claims, and even pointed the blame at the GPS industry itself, but it still has not been given approval for its network by the authorities. In light of this, the company has proposed an amended plan that it claims will provide the least amount of interference.
Read the full story here.


Adobe Flash Media Server lets iOS devices view Flash content

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 10:35 AM PDT

Adobe has finally come up with a solution to the lack of support for Adobe Flash content on iOS devices like the iPhone and iPad. The company's new Flash Media Server will convert Flash video content into a format that iOS devices can view.
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Microsoft yanks AVG app from Windows Phone Marketplace

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 09:58 AM PDT

Microsoft has pulled the AVG anti-virus app from its Windows Phone Marketplace after reports showed that the app was collecting user data and sending it back to AVG.
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Sprint's International Mobile Hotspot offers worldwide hotspot action

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 08:36 AM PDT

Sprint has released a new mobile hotspot device that allows users to connect to the internet across the globe. The generically-named International Mobile Hotspot is built by ZTE, and appears to be a rebranding of the Fivespot released for Verizon Wireless last year.
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Consumer Cellular offers Motorola BRAVO smartphone contract-free

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 08:17 AM PDT

Consumer Cellular, the wireless provider for the AARP and the 50+ set, has announced that it will be carrying the Motorola BRAVO smartphone. The BRAVO sports a 3.7-inch, FWVGA (480 x 854 pixel) display, a 3 megapixel camera, and is powered by an 800MHz processor. Consumer Cellular did not reveal what version of Android the BRAVO would feature, but the version carried by AT&T runs Android 2.2 Froyo. Consumer Cellular will be offering the BRAVO for $200 without a contract commitment.
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Sprint to retain unlimited data plan when it gets the iPhone say sources

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 07:44 AM PDT

According to "people familiar with the matter" reporting to Bloomberg, Sprint will still offer an unlimited data plan when it gets the Apple iPhone later this year. It has been rumored that Sprint would carry the next iPhone to be released in October when AT&T and Verizon Wireless are expected to get it.
Read the full story here.


Android could pass iOS in app downloads this year

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 07:33 AM PDT

According to research firm Ovum, this could be the first year that Android passes iOS in number of app downloads. The firm expects Android users to download 35 percent more apps than iOS users this year.
Read the full story here.


Lowe's buys 42,000 iPhones to use as point-of-sale devices

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 06:51 AM PDT

Taking a page out of the Apple Store retail guidebook, Lowe's is reportedly purchasing 42,000 iPhones to be used by sales representatives in its stores.
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NBC's iPad app now offers full episode streaming

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 06:09 AM PDT

NBC has upgraded its app for the Apple iPad to now offer streaming of full episodes on the tablet. When the app was originally released in June, users could only view clips of episodes, not full-length shows.
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German court upholds ban on sales of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, again

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 05:16 AM PDT

A regional court in Dusseldorf, Germany has upheld the previous ban on sales of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in the country. This decision is the latest victory for Apple in its case against Samsung where it claims the Galaxy line of smartphones and tablets infringe on its design patents.
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