Monday, December 19, 2011

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AT&T reportedly having difficulties selling T-Mobile assets

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 05:14 AM PST

According to sources reporting to the Wall Street Journal, AT&T has hit yet another snag in its efforts to acquire T-Mobile, as it is now having difficulty selling T-Mobile assets to other carriers. This selling of assets, also known as divesting, is crucial for AT&T, as it may be the only way for it to gain regulatory approval for the purchase.
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Facebook for iPhone updated with Timeline support, performance fixes

Posted: 18 Dec 2011 10:24 AM PST

Just a few days after the Facebook for Android app and the mobile Facebook website were updated with support for the new Timeline feature, Facebook has released a update for the iPhone version of its app that also provides access to Timeline. In addition to the Timeline feature, Facebook for iPhone version 4.1 also adds access to friend lists, subscribers, and subscriptions; has faster, more reliable performance; and makes it easier to view, comment on, and upload photos. Facebook says that the Timeline feature will be coming to the iPad version of the app in the near future. Facebook for iPhone version 4.1 is free and available in the iTunes App Store now.
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Nokia discontinues Ovi Contacts backup service

Posted: 18 Dec 2011 08:58 AM PST

Following Sony Ericsson's lead, Nokia announced last week that it too would be discontinuing its home-grown contact backup service. Ovi Contacts allowed users to upload their contacts stored on mobile phones to Nokia's servers, and then access them from the web. The service will be officially discontinued on January 24, 2012, but Nokia is providing existing users with the option to export their contacts that are still stored there to other services, even after Ovi Contacts goes dark. Nokia says that it is canceling the Ovi Contacts service because of its shift in focus to the Windows Phone smartphone platform.
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Sprint releases BlackBerry OS 7.1 upgrade for Bold 9930, Torch 9850

Posted: 18 Dec 2011 08:08 AM PST

It appears that Sprint is the first major U.S. carrier out of the gate to provide an upgrade to BlackBerry OS 7.1 for the BlackBerry Bold 9930 and Torch 9850 smartphones. Following reports from last week that users were getting notifications that the update was ready to be downloaded and installed on their devices, Sprint and RIM have now posted the update online for all to download and install. The update is contained within a Windows executable file, so Mac users will have to wait for the over-the-air upgrade for now. The upgrade to BlackBerry OS 7.1 doesn't have that much to offer over BlackBerry 7, but it does add mobile hotspot functionality - a first for BlackBerry smartphones. Head on over to RIM's site to download the update package and enjoy the new mobile hotspot capabilities. We don't have any info on when the update will be available from other carriers, but we assume that it won't be too long before all Bold 9900/9930 and Torch 9850/9860 owners will be able to use the mobile hotspot function.
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Video: Google Galaxy Nexus (Verizon) video tour - part 2

Posted: 18 Dec 2011 06:29 AM PST

Here's part two of our look at the new Google Galaxy Nexus for Verizon Wireless. The Samsung-built 4G LTE smartphone features a 4.65-inch Super AMOLED HD 720p resolution touchscreen and is the first device on the market to run Google's new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. ICS offers users a brand new user interface that blends some of the elements of Honeycomb for tablets into a new, far more user friendly system.
Watch the video here.


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