Friday, October 14, 2011

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Apple iPhone 4S smartphone now available in stores

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 05:00 AM PDT

Today is the day that Apple's next-generation iPhone, the iPhone 4S, goes on sale in stores across the world. Many retail stores are opening their doors at 8 a.m. to satisfy the demand for the popular smartphone. For the first time, the iPhone will be available to Sprint customers in addition to AT&T and Verizon Wireless users. Though the iPhone 4S looks physically the same as last year's iPhone 4, it features a new dual-core A5 processor and an upgraded 8 megapixel camera. It also sports Siri, Apple's take on voice control. The iPhone 4S is available in either black or white, and comes in 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB capacities, which cost $199, $299, and $399, respectively, with a new two-year contract.
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Android devices now number 190 million worldwide

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 02:00 PM PDT

During Google's investor call for its Q3 2011 financial results, the company revealed that there are now 190 million activated Android devices across the globe. Google's mobile business has grown 2.5 times over the past twelve months, with mobile run revenue now totaling $2.5 billion. Google is due to reveal the latest version of the Android operating system, called Ice Cream Sandwich, next week at an event in Hong Kong.
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Google rakes in $9.72 billion in revenue in Q3 2011, has $42.6 billion in the bank

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 01:21 PM PDT

Google just released its Q3 2011 financial results, and from the looks of things, it doesn't seem like the search giant will stop growing. The owner of the Android operating system brought in $9.72 billion in revenue this quarter, an increase of 33 percent over the same quarter last year.
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Google, Samsung reschedule Ice Cream Sandwich launch event for October 18 in Hong Kong

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 12:52 PM PDT

Samsung and Google have sent out updated invitations to the press asking them to come to the unveiling of a new product on October 18. In Hong Kong. The invitation shows a picture of an ice cream sandwich in the shape of the familiar Android robot mascot, so little is left to the imagination as to what the event is for.
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Box offers 50GB of cloud storage to iPhone, iPad users

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 12:33 PM PDT

Similar to the offer that was extended to users of the HP TouchPad tablet, Box will offer 50GB of cloud storage to iPhone and iPad users for free beginning tonight. Boz allows users to store various files in an online account that can then be accessed anywhere they have an internet connection.
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Google Translate for Android updated with more languages

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 11:26 AM PDT

Google has updated its Translate app for the Android platform to now support speech-to-speech translation in a total of 14 languages. The speech-to-speech feature initially supported English and Spanish only, but now can translate between a dozen other languages.
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Press Release: Pantech Licenses Patents from Intellectual Ventures

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 11:03 AM PDT

Pantech and Intellectual Ventures (IV®) announced today that they entered into a license agreement that provides Pantech with a license to segments of IV's extensive patent portfolio, which includes more than 35,000 IP assets in more than 50 technology areas.
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Microsoft signs patent-licensing agreement with another Android manufacturer

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 10:52 AM PDT

Microsoft has announced that it has inked yet another patent licensing deal with an Android manufacturer. This time the manufacturer is Quanta, a smaller supplier of Android-powered tablets and smartphones.
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Press Release: CVS Caremark Launches Android Application for Caremark.com

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 10:23 AM PDT

Android users can now access prescription drug information and CVS Caremark plan members can manage their prescriptions
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Motorola PHOTON 4G updated with Google Talk video chat, bug fixes

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 09:48 AM PDT

A software update is rolling out to the Motorola PHOTON 4G smartphone for Sprint that adds the Google Talk video chat feature that was curiously missing from the phone until now. In addition to that new feature, the PHOTON 4G gains support for Motorola's Lapdock accessory, international 3G roaming for the Wi-Fi hotspot feature, and a number of bug fixes. Users should get a notification on their phones when the update is available to download and install.
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HTC Hero S now available from U.S. Cellular for $199

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 09:16 AM PDT

U.S. Cellular has announced that the HTC Hero S smartphone is now available for purchase from its online webstore. The Hero S features a 4-inch, qHD display and runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread with HTC's Sense interface. It costs $199.99 after rebate with a new two-year agreement.
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Skyfire for iOS gets video recommendation service

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 09:02 AM PDT

Skyfire has added a new feature to its alternative browser for the iPhone and iPad that is said to intelligently recommend videos to watch based on a user's browsing activity. Skyfire compares the new service to Pandora's music recommendation feature.
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Samsung could bring its bada smartphone OS to the U.S.

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 08:43 AM PDT

Samsung has revealed that it could bring its home-grown bada smartphone operating system to the U.S. market in the near future. Prior to this, bada was only available in Korea, Europe, and limited other parts of the world.
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Apple said to be bringing movies to iCloud service

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 08:11 AM PDT

The LA Times is reporting that Apple is currently in talks with Hollywood to bring movies to its new iCloud service, which would allow them to be streamed to iOS devices like the iPad and iPhone. The movies would be purchased through iTunes, and then beamed out to any Apple device.
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AT&T's 4G LTE phones to be lighter, thinner than competition

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 07:45 AM PDT

Speaking to CNET this week, AT&T CEO Ralph de la Vega claimed that its upcoming 4G LTE smartphones will be thinner and more power efficient that those offered by competing carriers (read: Verizon Wireless). De la Vega said that AT&T has had to wait longer to launch its phones because the new LTE chipset technology wasn't ready, but that it was "worth the wait."
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RIM says all BlackBerry services have been restored

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 07:15 AM PDT

During another press call this morning to address the worldwide BlackBerry service outage, RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis announced that all BlackBerry services have been restored across the world, including internet, email, and BlackBerry Messenger. He reiterated the company's earlier statements that a hardware failure in Europe is what caused the outage, and that failure caused a backup in the system, creating service problems for users in other parts of the world. RIM pointed out that its services have had 99.97 percent uptime over the past 18 months, though that fact is probably not all that comforting to the users who have experienced outages for nearly four days.
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Video: Video: Samsung Galaxy S II (T-Mobile) tour - part 1 of 2

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 07:03 AM PDT

The T-Mobile version of Samsung's Galaxy S II features a number of changes from the original, global market device. The 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus display is larger, the 1.5GHz dual-core processor is faster, and the 1850mAh battery is larger - among other more minor changes. All of this adds up to a fast, beautiful Android 2.3 Gingerbread device that is a pleasure to use.
Watch the video here.


Nokia Luna Bluetooth headset features NFC pairing, charging pod

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 06:54 AM PDT

Nokia has released the new Luna Bluetooth headset that offers quick and easy pairing with its NFC-equipped smartphones. Additionally, the Luna comes in a variety of colors and has a charging pod that it snaps in to.
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HP webOS smartphones get TouchPad's Bing-based Maps app

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 06:34 AM PDT

Of the many faults found in the webOS operating system on HP and Palm smartphones, the standard Maps app was probably one of the worst. Based on Google Maps, the original app was very slow and lacked the functionality found on other platforms. HP seems to be interested in righting that, however, as it has released the much-improved TouchPad tablet's Bing-based Maps app for use on webOS smartphones.
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Nokia's 603 is the latest Symbian Belle smartphone from Espoo

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 06:08 AM PDT

Nokia may be hard at work behind the scenes on its Windows Phone smartphones that are expected to debut before the year is out, but it hasn't stopped producing Symbian smartphones, and the 603 is the latest Symbian effort from the company. The Nokia 603 features an all-touch interface and the latest Symbian Belle operating system.
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RIM apologizes for BlackBerry outage, doesn't know when service will be fully restored

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 05:29 AM PDT

RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis has taken to video to personally apologize for the downtime that BlackBerry users have suffered this week, and promises that RIM is working around the clock to bring the service back to its fully operational state. Though he points out that service is coming back in parts of the world, RIM still does not know exactly when it will be fully restored.
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