Thursday, October 20, 2011

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Nokia moves 16.8 million smartphones in Q3 2011, beats projections

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 05:07 AM PDT

Nokia has released its Q3 2011 financial results, and while the company is unsurprisingly down from where it was last year, it managed to lose less ground than analysts had predicted. Nokia sold more smartphones that it was predicted to, and it moved more feature phones than the same quarter last year, thanks to strong interest in dual-SIM phones in emerging markets.
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Microsoft opens Windows Phone 7.5 upgrade to all phones ahead of schedule

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 04:58 AM PDT

Microsoft has determined that the worldwide roll-out of the Windows Phone 7.5, nee Mango, upgrade has gone so well, that it has decided to open it up to the remainder of users who have yet to receive it, ahead of schedule. At this point, all users should have either received a notice or will receive one very shortly noting that the upgrade is ready for them to download, at which point they will need to connect their phones to a computer and use the Zune software to upgrade the device. Windows Phone 7.5 offers a number of enhancements to the platform, including multitasking, live tile support for third-party apps, and Internet Explorer 9 Mobile.
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Verizon teams with VMware to offer Android phones for work and play

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 04:33 AM PDT

Verizon Wireless has announced a new partnership with VMware that will allow it to offer software to Android smartphone users that can separate business uses from personal data on the phone. This "sandboxing" of business data is attractive to companies that let their employees use their own phones for work purposes.
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ARM introduces Cortex-A7 processors for low-cost, high-power smartphones

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 08:04 PM PDT

ARM, the company behind the processor technology that powers most every smartphone on the market, has introduced its new Cortex-A7 processor architecture, which the company claims will allow for sub-$100 smartphones by 2013.
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ASUS to upgrade Eee Pad Transformer tablet to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 03:13 PM PDT

ASUS has revealed to Pocket-lint that it intends to upgrade its Eee Pad Transformer tablet to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The Eee Pad Transformer currently runs Android 3.1 Honeycomb.
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Press Release: Sony Entertainment Network's Music Unlimited Service Cranks Up the Music on Android

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 12:47 PM PDT

Sony's Cloud-Based Music Service Offers a Global Catalogue of Over 10 Million Tracks to Sony Tablet and other Android-based Tablets
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Facebook Messenger update hits Android, BlackBerry smartphones

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 12:28 PM PDT

The updated Facebook Messenger app that hit the iPhone earlier today is now available for Android, and, for the first time, BlackBerry smartphones. The new Facebook Messenger offers the ability to see when the other person is typing a message and whether they are on a computer or mobile device. It also packs support for 12 additional languages. Facebook Messenger 1.5 is free and available in the Android Market and BlackBerry App World now.
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Netflix launches Android 3.x Honeycomb app

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 12:17 PM PDT

Netflix has expanded support for Android tablets with the release of a new app update that is compatible with the Android 3.x Honeycomb tablet operating system. Like the smartphone versions of the app, the tablet version of Netflix lets users manage their instant queues and watch streaming movies and TV shows. Netflix for Android tablets is free and available in the Android Market now.
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Google offers Wallet payments in NJ Transit terminals, buses

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 11:56 AM PDT

Google has announced a new partnership with NJ Transit that allows users to pay for their fare with the Google Wallet app on the Google Nexus S 4G smartphone. This is the first time that Google's new Wallet payment option is accepted at a public transit system. The service is available at New York Penn Station, Newark Airport Station, and select bus terminals. Google says that it will bring Wallet tap-to-pay service to other transit systems in the near future.
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Kobo Vox tablet beats Amazon Kindle Fire to the punch

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 10:59 AM PDT

Kobo has released its new Vox tablet, a 7-inch, Android 2.3 Gingerbread tablet that looks very similar in appearance to the Amazon Kindle Fire or BlackBerry PlayBook. The Vox doesn't quite have the high-end internals that those two tablets feature, but it does come in at a fairly attractive price point.
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HTC Wildfire S hits U.S. Cellular for free this Friday

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT

U.S. Cellular has announced that it will offer the HTC Wildfire S smartphone starting this Friday, October 21. The Wildfire S will be free after rebate with a new two-year contract. It features a 3.2-inch HVGA (320 x 480 pixel) resolution display and Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Customers will be able to purchase phone online or in U.S. Cellular stores.
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ZTE Warp features a big screen, Android 2.3 Gingerbread for Boost Mobile

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 09:45 AM PDT

Boost Mobile has announced the new ZTE Warp, its latest Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone. The Warp features a large screen and a set of specs that you don't normally see on pre-paid smartphones.
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RIM offers DriveSafe.ly Pro as first free app for outage compensation

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 09:15 AM PDT

RIM has announced that DriveSafe.ly Pro is the first premium app to be available to BlackBerry users for free as part of the compensation for the extensive service outages from last week. DriveSafe.ly Pro can read a users' text messages and emails out loud while users are driving so that they can focus on the road and not their smartphones. It can also be used to send responses with voice dictation. DriveSafe.ly Pro normally retails for $19.99, but it will be available for free in the BlackBerry App World for the coming weeks. RIM says the other apps that were announced as being free to users earlier this week will be made available over the next four weeks.
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Dolphin Browser 7.0 for Android offers cloud syncing of bookmarks, gestures

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 08:50 AM PDT

The latest version of the Dolphin Browser for Android has been released exclusively in the GetJar app store and features all-new cloud syncing of bookmarks and gestures across multiple Android devices. The new version also offers enhancements to the Webzine magazine feature of Dolphin.
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Verizon Wireless offers $10 "Social" data plan with BlackBerry Curve 3G

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 08:40 AM PDT

Verizon Wireless has announced a new data plan option for customers of the BlackBerry Curve 3G smartphone. The new BlackBerry Social Messaging Data Package offers access to popular social networks and instant messaging services, including BlackBerry Messenger, with limited web browsing for only $10 per month.
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Facebook Messenger for iPhone updated to version 1.5

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 08:25 AM PDT

Facebook has updated its stand-alone Messenger app for the iPhone to version 1.5 and has added a number of new features while offering performance enhancements. The new version has better support for iOS 5; shows users who is online at their computer or who is on a mobile device; lets users see when the other person is typing; offers a faster way to compose messages to those that you communicate with the most; performance enhancements; and has support for 12 new languages. The Facebook Messenger app is free and available in the iTunes App Store now.
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Motorola DROID RAZR Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade to come in early 2012

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 08:25 AM PDT

Motorola has revealed that its new DROID RAZR smartphone (known simply as the RAZR in Europe) will be upgraded from its Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS to the new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS in early 2012. The company says that while the DROID RAZR was designed for and launched with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, it has already worked out a plan to bring the new OS to the phone next year.
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Google Galaxy Nexus to be offered by Vodafone UK, Three UK, O2 at launch

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 08:05 AM PDT

O2, Three UK, and Vodafone UK have all announced that they will be stocking the new Google Galaxy Nexus Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone when it is launched next month. The Galaxy Nexus features a 4.65-inch, Super AMOLED HD (1280 x 720 pixel) display, and a 1.2GHz, dual-core processor. It is the first device to hit the market with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, the latest version of Google's mobile OS. Pricing and exact release dates have yet to be announced.
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Press Release: Verizon Simplifies Remote Access to Broad Range of Entertainment Services and Customer Tools With New 'MY FiOS' Application

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 07:59 AM PDT

New Mobile App Consolidates Remote Access to Entertainment and Customer Service Tools Under One Easy-to-Use, Customer-Focused Application
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Apple iPhone 4S to be offered by regional carrier C Spire Wireless

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 07:45 AM PDT

C Spire Wireless, a regional CDMA carrier formerly known as Cellular South, has announced that it will offer the Apple iPhone 4S smartphone in the coming weeks. This marks the first time that a regional U.S. carrier has been able to offer Apple's darling smartphone. C Spire did not reveal how much the iPhone 4S will sell for, or what plans will be available to customers, but the device itself will likely end up being the usual $199 for the 16GB version, $299 for the 32GB model, and $399 for the 64GB edition. This is a pretty big milestone for regional carriers in the U.S., but boy does this have to sting for T-Mobile, which is the only national carrier that doesn't offer the iPhone.
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HTC EVO Design 4G for Sprint is the carrier's first EVO world phone

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 07:37 AM PDT

HTC and Sprint have announced the new EVO Design 4G smartphone, the carrier's first EVO smartphone that has global roaming capabilities. In addition to its world-traveler status, the EVO Design 4G features 4G WiMAX connectivity and Android 2.3 Gingerbread.
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Judge dismisses some of Apple's patent claims against Samsung

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 07:31 AM PDT

Samsung seems to have caught a break from a California judge, as the court has dismissed some of Apple's claims of patent infringement against the company. Samsung has not had such luck in other parts of the world, where Apple has repeatedly won court decisions.
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HTC still contemplating Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade path

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 07:12 AM PDT

Samsung was given the honor of being the first manufacturer with an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich device to hit the market, but that doesn't mean it will be the only player in the game. HTC is a prolific Android manufacturer, though its custom of modifying the underlying Android platform with its own Sense user interface may slow it down when it comes time to upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich.
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Video: Motorola MOTOACTV exercise accessory live hands-on

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 07:10 AM PDT

Here's a live first look at the new Motorola MOTOACTV, an Android-powered accessory for the active. The device tracks a user's activity in various sports activities, keeps gobs of data for later browsing, and includes up to 16GB of storage for music and offers an FM radio, as well. When paired up with Motorola's new SF700 stereo Bluetooth headphones, the MOTOACTV can even track the user's heart rate.
Watch the video here.


Press Release: Plantronics Celebrates the Simpler, Smarter Mobile Communications Experience

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 06:52 AM PDT

The Affordable M50 Boosts Plantronics' New Mobile Fall Line-up
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Microsoft's Ballmer confirms Nokia Windows Phone devices for next week

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 06:44 AM PDT

Speaking at the Web 2.0 Summit conference yesterday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said that new Windows Phone 7.5 smartphones would certainly be revealed by Nokia at the Nokia World conference next week. These new smartphones will be the first offspring of the partnership between Microsoft and Nokia that was formed earlier this year.
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Google claims 6 million Android tablets in use

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 06:25 AM PDT

During the AsiaD conference held by All Things D, Google vice president of mobile Andy Rubin claimed that there were currently 6 million Android tablets in use across the world. It is interesting to note that he just said "Android" and not Honeycomb tablets specifically, as there are likely many Android tablets in use that do not have the tablet-optimized version of the Android operating system. Six million sounds like a lot, but it pales in comparison to the number of iPads out there (40 million according to Apple) and is a small fraction of the 190 million Android devices that are active across the globe.
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Remember the Milk offers integration with Siri on Apple iPhone 4S

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 05:57 AM PDT

Popular task management/to-do service Remember the Milk seems to be the first third-party service to figure out a way to integrate with the Siri voice commands found in the Apple iPhone 4S. By following a simple setup procedure, Remember the Milk users can add tasks and reminders to their accounts through the Siri system.
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Google updates Nexus website with more looks at Galaxy Nexus

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 05:27 AM PDT

Google has updated its google.com/nexus webpage with more looks at the new Galaxy Nexus smartphone and its Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich features. The site explains the new Face Unlock, Android Beam, and Voice Typing features, and offers visitors the option to register for more news about the Galaxy Nexus when it becomes available. The Galaxy Nexus is Google's latest flagship smartphone, and it is the first device to run the new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. It is expected to be available in global markets in November.
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Google execs offer more details about Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich rollout

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 05:19 AM PDT

While everyone has been gushing over the new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system that was revealed alongside the Google Galaxy Nexus smartphone last night, the question of when or if the new version of Android would make it to existing Android devices has been burning in our minds. During the announcement, Google revealed little information on this matter, but some company executives have given us more details as to when we might see a widespread roll-out of Ice Cream Sandwich.
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