Wednesday, February 8, 2012

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Sprint sells 1.8 million iPhones in Q4 2011; adds most subscribers in six years

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 05:00 AM PST

Sprint, the nations third largest wireless carrier, released its Q4 2011 earnings today, and reported some of the best results it has seen in quite some time. The first quarter where Sprint was able to offer Apple's iPhone had the most subscriber additions in six years for the carrier, and revenue per user shot up a record amount.
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Evernote's Smart Titles feature comes to iOS

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 04:11 AM PST

An update to the Evernote app for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad was released yesterday that includes a number of new features to make creating and organizing notes easier. The Smart Titles feature that debuted on the Android app last month makes an appearance on the iOS version, and it is now easier to share notebooks, cut/copy/paste text from notes, and organize notes into stacks. The Evernote app for iOS is free and available in the iTunes App Store now.
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LightSquared wants GPS devices built to a standard

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 01:53 PM PST

LightSquared made a move today to request that the Federal Communications Commission require GPS device makers to adhere to a manufacturing standard that would keep the devices from seeing interference from LightSquared's proposed 4G LTE network. LightSquared has long argued that the receivers in GPS devices have been sloppily made and they "listen in" on frequencies outside of the range of GPS services - LightSquared's own frequencies to be exact. The GPS industry has been able to stall LightSquared from deploying its network because of the apparent interference that it would cause with current GPS devices. Of course, should the FCC adopt such a standard for GPS devices, it would take years to implement, and it would do nothing for the millions of devices already in use.
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Video: Chrome Beta for Android browser video demo

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 01:02 PM PST

The new Chrome Beta browser for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich smartphones and tablets was released today and it brings a lot of cool new functionality to Android devices. In addition to a visually appealing tab manager, users can quickly move between tabs by swiping left or right on the screen. There's also sync support with Chrome for the desktop which gives mobile users access to not only desktop bookmarks, but the tabs that the desktop browser currently has loaded, as well.
Watch the video here.


Google Voice for Android updated with ICS interface, new icon

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 12:54 PM PST

Google released an update to its Google Voice app for Android devices this afternoon that includes a new user interface for Android 3.2 Honeycomb and 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich devices as well as adding a new app icon. Voice also now supports "asynchronous SMS sending," which lets users queue up messages when they are offline to be sent once they have a network connection again. The new Google Voice app for Android is free and available in the Android Market now.
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Adobe confirms no Flash support for Chrome Beta browser for Android

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 12:41 PM PST

If you happened to download the Chrome for Android Beta that was released earlier today and were looking for Adobe Flash Player support, it seems that you are out of luck. Adobe has confirmed that Chrome for Android does not support its Flash plug-in. This doesn't come as too much of a surprise since Adobe announced last year that it would stop developing Flash Player for mobile devices. The company does note that the standard Android browser does support Flash Player for the time being.
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Google releases Chrome for Android beta for Android 4.0 ICS smartphones, tablets

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 10:08 AM PST

Today Google made the leap that many have been waiting years for: it finally released a version of Chrome for the Android platform. Chrome for Android Beta is now available for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich smartphones and tablets and brings a lot of what Chrome users love on the desktop to their mobile devices.
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Microsoft Stores will offer Nokia Lumia 800 in expensive bundle package

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 08:09 AM PST

It was announced at CES 2012 that Microsoft would offer the Nokia Lumia 800 unlocked in the U.S. in its retail store locations across the country. What we didn't know at the time was how much the unlocked Lumia 800 would cost or when it would actually be available for purchase. According to information obtained by The Verge, purchasing the Lumia 800 might demand more from prospective buyers' wallets than they initially expected.
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RIM claims big numbers and big money for the BlackBerry App World

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 07:44 AM PST

Much of the positive talk concerning app stores these days has to do with either Apple's iTunes App Store or Google's Android Market, but RIM wants everyone to know that its own BlackBerry App World is thriving, and perhaps more importantly, making money for developers.
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Dolphin Browser 3.5 for iPhone improves Connect sync, adds full-screen browsing

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 07:27 AM PST

Dolphin has updated its Browser app for the iPhone to version 3.5, adding a number of features that make browsing the web and using Dolphin on multiple devices easier. The new version includes a full screen browsing mode and screen orientation lock, and the Dolphin Connect bookmark syncing feature has been improved with the ability to use Facebook Connect logins. Dolphin Browser 3.5 for the iPhone is free and available in the iTunes App Store now.
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Samsung used lower-cost LTE chip in Galaxy Nexus

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 07:13 AM PST

As technology progresses, the cost of components usually goes down over time, and that appears to have happened with the LTE baseband chip that Samsung chose to use in the recently-launched Google Galaxy Nexus for Verizon Wireless. According to ABI Research, the new LTE chip offers the same high-speed data performance as older chips, but clocks in at just over half the original's $23 price tag. This means that it should be easier for manufacturers to bring LTE smartphones downmarket and offer them at lower price points - something we have already started to see happen with the Pantech Burst and Samsung Exhilarate for AT&T, both of which cost less than $50 on-contract.
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Verizon Wireless resurrects double 4G data promotion this Friday

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 06:44 AM PST

According to CNET, Verizon Wireless plans to bring back its double 4G data promotion this Friday. Originally offered during the holiday shopping season last year, the double data promotion offers 4G LTE smartphone customers 4GB of data for the same price that usually gets 2GB of data - $30 per month. The promotion only applies to those with 4G LTE smartphones, so 3G users (including iPhone owners) will not be able to take advantage of it. Also launching on Friday is the Motorola DROID 4, which will be eligible for the promotion. Verizon Wireless did not provide a date as to when the promotion will end, but it did say that will be available for a limited time.
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Verizon Wireless launching Motorola DROID 4 LTE smartphone this Friday for $199.99

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 06:37 AM PST

Verizon Wireless has revealed that it will launch the Motorola DROID 4 this coming Friday, February 10, for $199.99 on-contract. The DROID 4 is the latest in the line of original DROID smartphones, and is the first one to sport 4G LTE connectivity. Borrowing a number of design cues from the DROID RAZR, the DROID 4's battery is non-removable. The physical QWERTY keyboard that defines the DROID line has been redesigned with five rows of edge-lit keys for easier readability, and though the DROID 4 will launch with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, Verizon promises that an upgrade to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is coming in the near future. The DROID 4 is also compatible with Motorola's Lapdock 500 Webtop accessory that turns the smartphone into a netbook replacement. Customers can order the DROID 4 online or buy it in-store when it launches at the end of this week.
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Nokia offers Belle update for latest Symbian smartphones

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 06:14 AM PST

Nokia has finally made its Belle smartphone platform update available for a number of its previously-released Symbian smartphones. Belle includes a number of new features and enhancements, including widgets, an Android-style notification bar, and more homescreens.
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Nokia Lumia 900 up for pre-order at Microsoft Store in white or black

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 05:51 AM PST

Despite the fact that neither AT&T nor Nokia have officially announced a release date for the Lumia 900 smartphone, anxious customers can apparently head over to a Microsoft Store to place a pre-order for the highly-anticipated devices. Even more curious is that you can order the Lumia 900 in either black or white, the latter of which was not announced as a color option when the Lumia 900 was revealed at CES 2012 last month.
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Nokia Lumia 710 sports call hang-up bug; fix to arrive soon

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 05:28 AM PST

Owners of the Nokia Lumia 710 have been reporting that the smartphone has a bug that makes it appear as if calls are not terminated when the user hits the end call button on the screen. This has led many to believe that the phone is still using their plan's minutes even after they are done with a call. Nokia has acknowledged the issue, but insists it is not as serious as many are led to believe.
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