Friday, March 23, 2012

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Apple's new iPad hits shelves in 25 more countries today

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 05:04 AM PDT

After moving 3 million units in 10 countries last weekend, Apple is now offering its new iPad in 25 more countries around the world. Today, the new iPad is available for purchase in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macau, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden. The new iPad features an all-new, super high resolution Retina Display, a 5 megapixel iSight camera, and a new A5X processor with quad-core graphics.
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RIM seeking iOS developer talent for its Mobile Fusion system

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 10:36 PM PDT

Research In Motion is looking to hire an Apple iOS developer or two, but not because it plans to develop a full scale BlackBerry Enterprise Server client for Apple's platform.
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T-Mobile closes 7 call centers, displacing 3300 employees

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 08:04 PM PDT

Today in a memo to employees, T-Mobile USA president and CEO Philipp Humm announced that the company would be laying off roughly 3300 employees that work at 7 of the company's 24 call centers nationwide.
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Google Voice Android 4.0 voicemail integration not available on phones with custom interfaces

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 05:21 PM PDT

Today Google released a new version of its Google Voice app for Android smartphones that features tighter integration with the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system.
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Angry Birds Space now available for NOOK Tablet, Color users

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 04:45 PM PDT

Barnes and Noble has announced that its NOOK Tablet and NOOK Color devices are now able to download Rovio's new Angry Birds Space game. "Angry Birds titles consistently remain among our top selling NOOK Apps, and we're excited to bring the newest addition of the global phenomenon, Angry Birds Space, to our millions of NOOK Tablet and NOOK Color customers," said Jamie Iannone, President of Digital Products, at Barnes & Noble. Angry Birds Space offers users a whole new galaxy of interstellar levels plus new superhero characters.
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AT&T promises Android 4.0 ICS upgrades for 10 more smartphones, tablets

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 01:54 PM PDT

AT&T was the first U.S. carrier out of the gate to update an existing device to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with the release of the HTC Vivid's update earlier today. The carrier isn't stopping there, however, as it has announced that 10 other smartphones and tablets in its lineup will see upgrades at some point later this year. The LG Nitro, Motorola ATRIX 2, Motorola ATRIX 4G, Pantech Burst, Pantech Elementk Samsung Captivate Glide, Samsung Galaxy Note, Samsung Galaxy S II, Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket, and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 will all see updates from AT&T. Most of these devices have been promised upgrades by their respective manufacturers, but it's always nice to see second confirmation from a carrier. Unfortunately, AT&T didn't say exactly when we will see these updates arrive, other then that they will show up in the "coming months."
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Google Voice gets tighter integration with Android 4.0 ICS

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 12:38 PM PDT

Google has released an update to the Google Voice app for Android that gives it greater integration with the native dialer in Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The new integration lets Google Voice users access their Google Voice messages right from within the call log of the native dialer app. Users can control the playback speed of voicemails to speed up or slow down the message as they listen to it. The new feature can be activated by toggling the "Voicemail display" option in the settings section of the updated Google Voice app. The update is available for free from the Google Play Store now, though the new integration is only available to Android 4.0 devices.
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iOS 5.1 code suggests LTE iPhone, 4G FaceTime in development

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 12:03 PM PDT

This may not come as a surprise to many, but hints that Apple is working on an LTE version of the iPhone have been found in lines of code in iOS 5.1, the latest version of Apple's mobile operating system. Additionally, more snooping has revealed that Apple is also working on bringing FaceTime to cellular networks.
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AT&T officially releases Android 4.0 ICS update for HTC Vivid

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 10:56 AM PDT

Following the brief window of availability last week when HTC Vivid owners were able to manually force their phones to update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, AT&T has now officially announced that the upgrade is available for users to download and install.
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Acer Iconia Tab A510 tablet packs NVIDIA Tegra 3, runs Android 4.0 ICS

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 10:10 AM PDT

Acer has taken the wraps off of the Iconia Tab A510, its latest Android tablet. The Iconia Tab A510 is the first tablet from Acer to use the NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor and come with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich out of the box.
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Department of Justice takes AT&T to court over alleged IP Relay fraud

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 08:45 AM PDT

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against AT&T that claims the carrier improperly billed the government for millions of dollars worth of IP Relay phone calls.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 with 4G LTE now available from U.S. Cellular

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 08:15 AM PDT

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 4G LTE Android tablet is now available for purchase from U.S. Cellular's retail stores and website. The Galaxy Tab 10.1 is U.S. Cellular's first 4G LTE device, and it is the same model that was released for Verizon Wireless last fall. It features a 10.1-inch display, dual-core processor, and Android 3.2 Honeycomb as its operating system. Interested buyers can pick it up for $499, after rebate, with a new two-year data plan contract. It will be available for $399 after rebate for a limited time in select U.S. Cellular markets that already have 4G LTE coverage.
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Nokia explains why its nano-SIM proposal is better than Apple's

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 07:51 AM PDT

This week it was revealed that Apple is duking it out with other mobile phone manufacturers over the design specifications of the next generation SIM cards, commonly called nano-SIMs. Today Nokia provided an argument as to why its proposal is better than Apple's, and what the consequences may be if Apple's design gets adopted by regulators.
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Boost offers unlimited $30 per month shrinkage plan for a limited time

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 07:22 AM PDT

Boost Mobile has announced that it is offering a new unlimited talk and text plan that will shrink to as low as $30 per month - provided users pay their bills on time. The plan starts at $45 per month and goes down $5 per month for every six months that customers make timely bill payments, until it reaches $30 per month. The new plan will be available for a limited time from March 29 through May 31.
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Motorola teams up with Bubba Watson to launch MOTOACTV Golf Edition

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 06:58 AM PDT

Motorola has announced a special version of its Android-powered MOTOACTV wrist-worn fitness tracking device. The new MOTOACTV Golf Edition features special apps that will appeal to those that spend a lot of time trying to get a tiny ball into an equally tiny cup.
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Sony Tablet P, Tablet S to get Android 4.0 ICS upgrades next month

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 06:31 AM PDT

Sony has announced that the Tablet P and Tablet S Android tablets it released last year will be seeing upgrades to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich next month.
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Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G now available from T-Mobile

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 06:11 AM PDT

T-Mobile USA has verified to MobileBurn that it is now offering the Galaxy S Blaze 4G smartphone from Samsung in select T-Mobile stores. The device will be available online and in all T-Mobile retail stores starting March 28. The Galaxy S Blaze 4G offers a 3.97-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display and is powered by a dual-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor under its hood. The new Android smartphone is compatible with T-Mobile's 42Mbps {HSPA+} network. The price tag for the Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G smartphone is $149.99, with a two year service agreement.
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Apple eats RIM's lunch in its own backyard

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 05:47 AM PDT

According to Bloomberg, Apple has surpassed RIM to become the number one smartphone manufacturer in RIM's home country of Canada. RIM had held a strong lead in Canada for years, and is in fact Canada's largest homegrown technology company, but the popularity of the iPhone seems to be too much for RIM to overcome at this point.
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Angry Birds Space now available for iOS, Android

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 05:23 AM PDT

Angry Birds Space, the latest title in the wildly popular Angry Birds franchise, is now available for iOS and Android powered smartphones and tablets.
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Retina-tweaked Netflix for iPad available; still no HD streaming

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 05:00 AM PDT

A new version of Netflix for iPad has been released that takes advantage of the new iPad's Retina Display, but only for in-app graphics. HD video streaming is still in development.
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