Thursday, February 9, 2012

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Google+ for Android updated, still looks lousy on tablets

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 02:38 PM PST

Google released an update to its Google+ app for the Android platform today, promising performance enhancements and new features. Unfortunately, the app still looks awful on Android tablets running Android 3.x Honeycomb or 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, as there is a sea of white space and poor use of the larger screen real estate. The tablet complaints aside, the updated app now lets users see who +1'd a post or comment, provides access to the new What's Hot! stream, and offers other navigation enhancements. The updated Google+ app can be downloaded for free from the Android Market now.
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LightSquared's 4G LTE network faces new opposition from aviation industry

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 02:25 PM PST

LightSquared has not had it easy so far in its attempts to get its proposed 4G LTE network approved by the government and off the ground, and it doesn't look like it will be getting any easier any time soon. In addition to facing intense opposition from the GPS industry, LightSquared is now getting heat from the aviation industry, which has decided to throw its hat into the ring.
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Foursquare for iPhone, Android get updated Explore feature, restaurant menus

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 01:35 PM PST

Foursquare released a new version of its app for Android and the iPhone today that offers an updated and improved Explore feature and access to restaurant menus.
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Tweetbot Twitter app arrives for the iPad

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 12:28 PM PST

Hot on the heels of the release of Tweetbot 2.0 for the iPhone, Tapbots has now released a version of the beloved Twitter app for the iPad. The iPad version of Tweetbot is a separate app from the iPhone version (it's not universal, so it's a separate purchase/download), but it carries over many of the features that make Tweetbot one of the best Twitter apps available for iOS.
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Tweetbot 2.0 for the iPhone offers better performance, new features

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 11:09 AM PST

Tapbots has released version 2.0 of Tweetbot, one of the best Twitter apps for the iPhone. Though the overall look of the app remains the same, there are a number of performance enhancements and tweaks throughout the app.
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Verizon Wireless tweaks Usage Controls feature, adds more granularity

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 10:37 AM PST

Verizon Wireless has updated its optional Usage Controls feature for account holders in an effort to give users more granularity over the limits they can set on their accounts. Users can now limit the amount of data consumed by lines on their account, which apps and games are accessed, and block ringtone purchases. These new features join the other voice and messaging limits that were already a part of Usage Controls. The Usage Controls feature costs an additional $4.99 per line per month on top of a regular voice plan.
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HTC is the first phone maker to deliver a 4G LTE Android device in Europe

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 07:25 AM PST

According to Vodafone's German arm, the carrier plans to launch the first Android smartphone with 4G LTE service in Europe in the near future. The phone will be the HTC Velocity, a variant of the HTC Vivid LTE phone that was released for AT&T in the U.S. late last year.
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Nokia axes 4,000 jobs, moves smartphone production to Asia

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 06:55 AM PST

Nokia has announced that it is reorganizing its manufacturing business and moving production of its smartphones from its European plants to locations in Asia. The move will put Nokia's manufacturing plants closer to its component suppliers, which are all based out of Asia. A result of the reorganization will be the loss of 4,000 jobs from the three European plants that used to make Nokia's smartphones. Nokia says the job cuts will be phased in through the course of the year.
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Microsoft brings OneNote app to the Android platform

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 06:25 AM PST

Following the release of OneNote for Windows Phone, the iPhone, and the iPad, Microsoft has finally released a version of its cloud-syncing note taking and organizational app for the Android platform. The Android version of the app offers text formatting, to-do lists with clickable checkboxes, integrated photo capture with the phone's camera, access to multiple OneNote notebooks, sync with SkyDrive, offline note access, spell checking, and table editing. OneNote for Android is free for the first 500 notes created, after which it costs $4.99 for unlimited use. It is available for download from the Android Market now.
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Sprint's Q4 handset sales were 86 percent smartphones

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 06:02 AM PST

During its Q4 2011 financial results call for investors, Sprint revealed that a full 86 percent of its postpaid handset sales in the quarter were smartphones. The carrier also reported that 66 percent of its post-paid subscribers are now carrying smartphones, which gives it the highest smartphone mix among the top four carriers in the U.S. today. Sprint reported selling 1.8 million iPhones in Q4, though it still posted a $1.3 billion loss for the quarter due to the higher cost of subsidizing the iPhone and building out its network.
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Apple asks Europe to standardize FRAND patent licensing for mobile devices

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 05:43 AM PST

Apple has petitioned the European Telecommunications Standards Institute to create a set of standards by which companies must license their wireless telecommunications patents. The smartphone leader notes that the industry does not have consistent licensing agreements in place, and suggests a set of royalty amounts that all companies would follow.
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Sprint adds Kansas City, Baltimore to list of 4G LTE launch markets

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 05:20 AM PST

Sprint's Q4 2011 earnings report, released today, noted that the carrier is adding Kansas City and Baltimore to the list of markets that will see its 4G LTE service this year. The two new cities are joining Atlanta, Georgia and Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, Texas as Sprint's first markets with 4G LTE. The carrier says that its plan to launch 4G LTE service is on track for mid-2012, and it intends to have 12,000 cell sites active by the end of the year. Sprint also plans to complete the roll-out across its network by the end of 2013.
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