Thursday, March 15, 2012

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New iPad on sale March 16 with Orange UK

Posted: 15 Mar 2012 01:04 AM PDT

Apple's new iPad will go on sale with Orange in the UK starting March 16 with pricing to start at 399 GBP. The new iPad offers a higher resolution Retina touchscreen display as its main feature as well as being equipped with a new, more powerful processor, the A5X. A new 5-megapixel iSight camera with advanced optics is also on-board.
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Google Earth for Android and iOS updated, includes Google+ social sharing and KML support

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 05:55 PM PDT

Google Earth v6.2 is now available from Google's Play Store and Apple's iTunes App Store. The update offers KML support, which allows for layered lists consisting of things like real time flights, earthquakes, and city tours to be viewed. The update also includes stability and performance enhancements. Android users are also treated to Google+ and social media sharing as well as new zooming and pinch gesturing.
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Pinterest iPad app coming soon

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 05:42 PM PDT

Users of the new social media site Pinterest will be happy to know that an iPad app is coming soon. The Pinterest app is currently available to Apple's iPhone and iPod touch users only. Pinterest CEO and co-founder Ben Silberman, while at the SBSW conference this week, said along with an upcoming iPad app, the company will also roll out new updates to users' profile pages on its website that will "make the pages look more beautiful."
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Dolphin Browser now (officially) available for the BlackBerry PlayBook

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 01:18 PM PDT

Mobotap, the developer of the popular Dolphin Browser for various mobile platforms, has announced that Dolphin Browser is now available in the BlackBerry App World for the BlackBerry PlayBook.
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Nokia granted slide-to-unlock patent as well

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 12:00 PM PDT

Apple and Google aren't the only companies looking to patent and trademark everyone's favorite gesture to unlock a smartphone, as Nokia has recently been granted a patent on its own implementation of slide-to-unlock.
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T-Mobile pleads for FCC-mandated 700MHz LTE interoperability

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 10:20 AM PDT

T-Mobile USA has petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to mandate interoperability of LTE devices that use the 700MHz spectrum used by AT&T and Verizon Wireless. This would allow devices made for either carrier to roam between the two, and would make it easier for other carriers to set up roaming agreements for LTE service.
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Verizon launches its 200th 4G LTE market on March 15

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 09:12 AM PDT

Verizon Wireless has announced that Dothan, Ala. will be the 200th market to get 4G LTE service from the carrier when it goes live on March 15.
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Press Release: NTT DOCOMO Subscribers Top 60 Million

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 07:53 AM PDT

Cricket signs wholesale 4G LTE agreement with Clearwire

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 07:52 AM PDT

Clearwire, the company that Google recently dumped its stake in at a significant loss, has now signed up Cricket in a wholesale agreement that will see Cricket using Clearwire's upcoming 4G LTE Advanced network. Clearwire's network will supplement Cricket's own LTE network, which is planned to cover two-thirds of its current footprint (25 million people). The deal between the companies is for five years, though financial terms were not disclosed.
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Press Release: T-Mobile Named Walmart "Supplier of the Year"

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 07:51 AM PDT

Walmart's Highest Recognition Awarded to T-Mobile for the Wireless Category and Overall Entertainment Division
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Verizon to launch only 4G LTE smartphones from here on out, hints at LTE iPhone

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 07:27 AM PDT

Speaking to Dow Jones Newswires, Verizon Wireless chief technical officer David Small said that the carrier plans to launch only 4G LTE capable smartphones for the rest of 2012. Since Verizon's number one smartphone is the Apple iPhone, and a new iPhone is expected to debut later this year, this statement indicates that the next iPhone will feature 4G LTE support, much like the recently refreshed iPad.
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HTC outlines Android 4.0 ICS upgrades for 16 smartphones

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 07:16 AM PDT

HTC has already said on numerous occasions that it plans to upgrade a number of its recent Android smartphones to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, but now it has released a definitive list of the models that will see the upgrade.
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AT&T seeks "quiet" settlement with lawsuit-winning customer, fails gloriously

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 06:50 AM PDT

Last month an Apple iPhone user won $850 in small claims court against AT&T after the carrier slowed down his "unlimited" data connection. Now, it appears, that AT&T is trying to reach a settlement with the man. On the down-low.
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Apple's new iPad available this Friday at 8 a.m.

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 06:35 AM PDT

The latest generation of Apple's iPad is set to go on sale this Friday, March 16, 2012 at 8 a.m. in Apple stores across the world. Customers in the U.S., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland, and the UK, as well as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, can expect Apple stores to open at 8 a.m. local time to offer the new iPad. The new iPad features an all-new, high-resolution Retina Display and a new 5 megapixel rear camera, as well as support for 4G LTE networks. A 16GB Wi-Fi-only model will cost $499, while the LTE version commands $130 more.
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HTC details Micro Arc Oxidation process in new One S smartphone

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 06:22 AM PDT

When HTC launched its new One series of smartphones at Mobile World Congress this year, it touted the Micro Arc Oxidation process that the One S featured, which gave the phone's metal frame a ceramic type of finish. Now the company has released more details concerning what makes this process so special.
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European regulators to investigate major carriers for collusion

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 05:51 AM PDT

Regulators in Europe have taken the first steps towards launching an investigation into five major telecom companies over suspected collusion practices. The officials have requested information from the discussions that took place between executives of the companies during meetings to debate problems and issues in their industry.
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T-Mobile updates BlackBerry Torch 9810, Bold 9900 to BlackBerry OS 7.1

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 05:08 AM PDT

Some BlackBerry users on T-Mobile should be happy, as the carrier has released the BlackBerry OS 7.1 update for the BlackBerry Torch 9810 and BlackBerry Bold 9900 smartphones. The update adds Wi-Fi calling, mobile hotspot and USB tethering, and BBM Music, as well as Bing search to internet search results and the Commercial Mobile Alert System for emergency alerts. A number of other bugs and performance issues have been addressed for both smartphones, as well. Users can update their phones through the Software Updates section of the Options menu, or use the BlackBerry Desktop Software to do it from a PC or Mac.
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