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40 percent of BlackBerry owners would swap to iPhone, 33 percent to Android smartphones

Todd Haselton — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:25:08 -0400

According to a new smartphone brand loyalty report by Crowd Science, 40 percent of BlackBerry prefer the iPhone as their next smartphone device choice. 32 percent of them also said that they'd be willing to swap out their phones for the Google Nexus One on T-Mobile. Meanwhile, 90% of iPhone owners won't change their brand. The report included 1,140 respondents and also found that Android and iPhone users use their devices more often for personal use, iPhone owners are more likely to pay for applications, and Android owners were typically younger and less affluent than BlackBerry or iPhone owners.
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Netflix Watch Instantly for Windows Phone 7 Series demoed

Todd Haselton — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:08:31 -0400

During the MIX conference in Las Vegas today, Microsoft showed off a Netflix application for Windows Phone 7 Series. The software is the first mobile application of its kind to offer Netflix's Watch Instantly streaming service, typically reserved for set-top boxes and the like. The application will allows user to stream movies from Netflix's Watch Instantly library.
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AT&T's Pantech Link QWERTY feature phone launches alongside Pantech Pursuit

Todd Haselton — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:58:19 -0400

Today AT&T announced the Pantech Link, a full QWERTY feature phone with aGPS support. The carrier also offered some details on its upcoming Pantech Pursuit phone.
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Microsoft: "Everyone's Windows Phone 7 Series device is a Zune"

Todd Haselton — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:01:42 -0400

At the MIX conference in Las Vegas today, Microsoft demoed some of Windows 7 Phone Series user interface, including the Zune media player, social networking contact features, and some new third-party Silverlight apps, including an Xbox Live 3D game called "The Harvest".
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Microsoft releases free Windows Phone 7 Series developer tools

Todd Haselton — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:48:09 -0400

Today during the MIX conference in Las Vegas, Microsoft released free developer tools for Windows Phone 7 Series application development. It also released some details on a new Windows Phone Marketplace.
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FCC releases National Broadband Plan details

Todd Haselton — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:55:46 -0400

A day ahead of its expected release, the Federal Communications Commission has published the Executive Summary of its National Broadband Plan.
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FCC ready to unveil National Broadband Plan tomorrow

Todd Haselton — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:06:38 -0400

The Federal Communications Commission will reveal its National Broadband Plan tomorrow. Due to Congress on March 17th, the goal of the plan is to help provide affordable broadband internet services to 93 million Americans. Possible solutions include dedicated spectrum for free wireless broadband for lower income communities, as well as a request for more spectrum from broadcast companies.
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Apple will replace iPads with dead batteries for $99

Todd Haselton — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:54:20 -0400

Apple said today that it will replace iPads with failing batteries with brand new iPads for $99 plus a $6.95 in shipping fees, providing that the device needs service "due to the battery's diminished ability to hold an electrical charge." Any data stored on the iPad will be lost. Apple's iPod and iPhone products also offer hard-to-replace batteries, and it has similar programs in place for those devices.
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Fandango Mobile Ticket Program launched in 8 markets

Todd Haselton — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:40:59 -0400

Fandango today announced a new Mobile Ticket program that lets moviegoers show up at the movie theater and use their mobile phones to gain entry. After purchasing tickets, you'll be able to display a barcode that can be scanned at theaters in eight markets, including some theaters in New York City, New Jersey, Houston, Dallas/Plano, San Diego, Bakersfield, CA, San Diego, Sonoma County, and Hawaii.
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Press Release: MasterCard Introduces 'ATM Hunter' for BlackBerry Smartphones

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:24:09 -0400

New MasterCard Application Helps BlackBerry Smartphone Users Quickly Find the Nearest ATM Anywhere in the World
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AT&T reveals Samsung SGH-a697 Sunburst touchscreen feature phone

Todd Haselton — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:03:38 -0400

Today the affordable Samsung SGH-a697 Sunburst touchscreen feature phone was announced for AT&T.
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AT&T intros Samsung SGH-a687 Strive QWERTY feature phone

Todd Haselton — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:49:14 -0400

Today AT&T launched the Samsung SGH-a687 Strive, a budget friendly feature phone that sports a vertical slider form factor and a full QWERTY keyboard.
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Review of Motorola's unique BACKFLIP Android smartphone for AT&T

Michael Oryl — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:34:20 -0400

The Motorola BACKFLIP, being the first Android smartphone for AT&T, has a lot riding on it. Read our review to see if its atypical QWERTY form factor and MOTOBLUR social networking experience add up to a solid smartphone experience or not.
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Sprint Nextel releases Motorola i890 push-to-talk phone

Todd Haselton — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:34:17 -0400

Sprint Nextel introduced its latest push-to-talk device, the Motorola i890, which is available beginning today.
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Nokia asks judge to toss Apple lawsuit

Todd Haselton — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:41:11 -0500

Today Nokia asked a judge in the U.S. District Court in Delaware to toss an Apple lawsuit that claims Nokia infringed on its patents.
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ESPN Mobile TV now on Sprint TV

Todd Haselton — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:16:53 -0500

Sprint today announced that its Sprint TV service will now include the ESPN Mobile TV channel. Coverage will begin this month and the channel will broadcast over 800 live events this year. Popular Sprint TV equipped handsets include the HTC Hero, Samsung Moment, Samsung Instinct, Palm Pre, and BlackBerry Curve.
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Vodafone U.K to carry HTC Legend and HTC Desire Android powered smartphones

Todd Haselton — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:40:47 -0500

After announcing that it will carry the Google Nexus One, Vodafone today also said that it will carry the Android powered HTC Legend and HTC Desire smartphones. Vodafone will offer its own services on the devices, including Vodafone Music and MyWeb, on top of HTC's Sense user interface. The carrier did not announce pricing or availability.
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Nokia revises market share, expects no growth this year

Todd Haselton — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:49:29 -0500

Today Nokia revised its 2009 mobile phone market share from 38 percent to 34 percent and said that it does not expect an increase in market share in 2010. Nokia attributed the decrease in its 2009 market share to better market measurement methods.
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CNN Mobile lands on Qualcomm's FLO TV

Todd Haselton — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:44:32 -0500

Today Qualcomm announced a partnership with Turner Broadcasting and said that its FLO TV service will now offer the CNN Mobile channel. The channel will be avaialable on AT&T Mobile TV equipped handsets, such as the Samsung Mythic and LG Arena, as well as the FLO TV personal television device. Qualcommm said FLO TV will soon be available to iPhone and iPod Touch users through the mophie juicepack TV adapter as well.
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Apple iPad preorders start today

Todd Haselton — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:26:02 -0500

As of 5:30am Pacific Time (8:30am EST), customers interested in the Apple iPad can pre-order their devices today. The iPad is Apple's first tablet device that will run the iPhone operating system and some models will be available with AT&T data contracts. To order, visit store.apple.com. Apple expects the iPad to ship by April 3rd.
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Google Nexus One pops up at Vodafone UK

Todd Haselton — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:20:49 -0500

When the Nexus One launched in January of this year, Vodafone said that it would bring the Android powered smartphone to Europe, it was just a question of when. Today, Vodafone UK posted the phone on its website declaring that it's coming soon. An official date and pricing have not yet been announced, but it looks imminent. For more information on the Nexus One, check out our full review.
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Palm demonstrates Unreal Engine 3 on webOS

Todd Haselton — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:57:06 -0500

At the Game Developers Conference (GDC), Palm and Epic Games are showing off Palm webOS devices running Unreal Engine 3, which in the past has powered popular gaming titles from Epic including Gears of War and Unreal Tournament 3, a pretty impressive task. The engine is available for free from www.udk.com.
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Shop nearby with Google product search on iPhone, webOs, and Android

Todd Haselton — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:10:00 -0500

This afternoon Google announced that users on iPhone, webOS, and Android smartphones will see new product search features. Leveraging your position, if you search, for example, "cowboy boots" under the Shopping search, results will now offer a blue dot and the label "In stock nearby" if you can purchase the item at a store near your location. To try it, visit google.com using one of the aforementioned smartphone platforms.
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Press Release: SONY ERICSSON VIVAZ LAUNCHES ON VODAFONE UK

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:54:46 -0500

Available In Venus Ruby Exclusively For Vodafone Customers
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T-Mobile USA joins WaveMarket's Veriplace location aggregation platform initiative

Todd Haselton — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:30:43 -0500

Today T-Mobile announced that it has joined WaveMarket's Veriplace Location Aggregation Platform initiative. The platform provides developers with tools create location based web, mobile web, SMS, and voice applications. Also used by AT&T and Sprint, the service offers developers access to over 150 million handsets. Veriplace's platform is available for free at developer.veriplace.com.
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Mobile ticketing with American Airlines now available in 27 airports

Todd Haselton — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:15:56 -0500

American Airlines added 19 new airports to its list of airports that will accept its mobile boarding passes. You can now check in with American Airlines using your mobile phone at 27 airports.
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Apple iPhone OS 4.0 to offer multitasking?

Todd Haselton — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:03:33 -0500

Rumor has it that Apple's next iPhone operating system, version 4.0, could offer third-party multitasking support, a feature other platforms already offer.
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Video: Motorola BACKFLIP for AT&T video review - part 1 of 2

Michael Oryl — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:58:34 -0500

Part 1 of our 2 part video look at the unique Motorola BACKFLIP for AT&T, an Android-powered smartphone for AT&T that features Motorola's MOTOBLUR social networking software as well as a reverse-folding full QWERTY keyboard.
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We've upgraded our mobile website!

Michael Oryl — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:13:58 -0500

We've revamped our mobile formatted website to better support devices like the iPhone and all of the Android smartphones with nice WebKit-based browsers. But even older phones get some new mobile goodies, too.
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Android Amazon Kindle ereader app on its way?

Todd Haselton — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:44:06 -0500

Leaked documents of the Dell Mini 5 show an Amazon Kindle ereader app for Android, among other services, like video streaming.
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Opera Mini 5 beta available for Android smartphones

Todd Haselton — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:32:48 -0500

Opera software today announced that its Opera Mini 5 web browser is now available for Android powered smartphones. The browser offers speed dial (a feature for accessing your favorite pages), tabbed browsing, password management, and bookmarks. The app is available today at m.opera.com/next.
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AmazonWireless increases T-Mobile offering

Todd Haselton — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:12:49 -0500

AmazonWireless, an Amazon website, announced that it has expanded its portfolio of T-Mobile devices. Customers buying T-Mobile phones now through March 14th will not have to pay an activation fee. The site also offers free two-day shipping.
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Casio G'zOne Brigade phone now available at Verizon Wireless

Todd Haselton — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:07:48 -0500

The Casio G'zOne Brigade phone is available at Verizon Wireless today for $249.99. The device sports a rugged body and a full QWERTY keyboard, among a host of other features.
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Press Release: Vodafone eBooks - this Friday, over GBP37 worth of top stories for free, straight to your mobile from Vodafone UK

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:59:41 -0500

This Friday, over GBP37 worth of top stories for free straight to your mobile from Vodafone UK
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YouTube Mobile for Windows Mobile and S60 phones refreshed

Todd Haselton — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:51:34 -0500

Google has announced version 2.4 of its YouTube application for Symbian S60 and Windows Mobile devices. The new version adds search query suggestions, account support, and a homescreen user interface that caters to larger displays. Favorites and playlists are also displayed on the home screen. The app is available at m.youtube.com/app.
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Motorola implementing Microsoft Bing on Chinese Android handsets

Todd Haselton — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:46:27 -0500

Motorola and Microsoft have announced a partnership in China where Motorola will implement Bing search on its upcoming Android handsets.
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Verizon Wireless 4G LTE phone due in 2011

Todd Haselton — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:30:54 -0500

Verizon Wireless chief technology officer, Anthony Melone, said that the carrier expects to launch its first 4G phone in 2011, three to six months after the carrier begins deploying its LTE network.
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T-Mobile updates webConnect mobile broadband pricing

Todd Haselton — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:13:31 -0500

Today T-Mobile updated the pricing on its webConnect mobile broadband plans. The carrier also announced the release date of its first HSPA+ USB laptop stick, the webConnect Rocket.
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Walmart selling Verizon Wireless Palm Pre Plus for $30, Pixi Plus for free

Todd Haselton — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:13:54 -0500

Verizon Wireless' webOS powered Palm Pre Plus smartphone is now available at Walmart for $30 with a 2-year contract. The Palm Pixi Plus is free with a 2-year Verizon Wireless contract.
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Review of LG's Lotus Elite QWERTY messaging phone for Sprint

Todd Haselton — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:01:13 -0500

The LG Lotus Elite is an interesting looking full-QWERTY clamshell messaging feature phone that adds a touchscreen to the design of the original Lotus for Sprint. Todd tests it out for us and shares his thought in this hands-on review.
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Video: Motorola CLIQ XT (QUENCH) video review

Michael Oryl — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:44:43 -0500

Here's Todd's quick look at the Motorola CLIQ XT for T-Mobile that we just received. Known as the QUENCH in other markets, this smartphone shares much with the original CLIQ, but lacks a QWERTY keyboard. Expect a full written review soon.
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T-Mobile's HTC HD2 Windows Mobile smartphone to launch March 24 for $199?

Todd Haselton — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:30:15 -0500

T-Mobile may launch its HTC HD2 smartphone on March 24th for $199 with a 2-year contract. Rumor has it that the Windows Mobile 6.5 device will not be upgraded to Windows Phone 7 Series.
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Apple, AT&T, RIM, others, accused of patent infringement by SmartPhone Technologies LLC

Todd Haselton — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:16:20 -0500

A company called SmartPhone Technologies LLC filed a complaint with the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Texas against Apple, AT&T, LG, Motorola, Research in Motion (RIM), Samsung, and Sanyo. The company claims all have violated at least one of its its patents related Bluetooth connectivity and/or email synchronization. SmartPhone Technologies is seeking costs, damages, and expenses from all of the firms.
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Motorola, RIM rule U.S. mobile market, Google sees greatest growth

Todd Haselton — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:36:19 -0500

comScore released its January 2010 U.S. Mobile Subscriber Share report today. Motorola maintained its top spot in the overall mobile phone market, and Research in Motion (RIM) held its top spot in smart phones. Google's Android operating system saw the greatest growth.
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Verizon Wireless sees opportunity in Apple iPad

Todd Haselton — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:56:57 -0500

Verizon Wireless may be using the WiFi-only Apple iPad as a means for selling 3G data plans, according to documents leaked to Engadget. In one promotional image, that may have been provided to employees, Verizon Wireless says "The iPad is an opportunity for VZW!" suggesting that it can sell 3G enabled MiFi devices to owners of the WiFi-only version of the iPad. The document also calls AT&T's network "overloaded with limited coverage."
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Google launches mobile ads on YouTube mobile websites

Todd Haselton — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:41:31 -0500

Today Google announced that it is launching advertisements on mobile YouTube sites (m.youtube.com) in the United States and in Japan. The ads will be served on the home, search, and browse pages. Google said initial tests showed strong click-through and brand awareness results.
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Google Maps now offers bike friendly routing, mobile version planned

Todd Haselton — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:33:15 -0500

Google today announced that Google Maps now includes bike-friendly routing. That means you can get directions from one place to another with routing along bike trails, bike-friendly roads, or bike lanes, where possible. The feature only exists on the desktop for now, but Google says a mobile version is planned
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IBM teams up with universities to make elderly friendly cell phones

Todd Haselton — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:28:02 -0500

IBM said today that it is partnering with the National Institute of Design of India and the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Tokyo to research ways of making phones more accessible to the illiterate and elderly.
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Press Release: Samsung Mobile secures #1 U.S. market share leadership for all of 2009

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:23:32 -0500

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Apple iPhone owners most likely make repeat purchase from Apple

Todd Haselton — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:51:48 -0500

According to a new study by Strategy Analytics, Apple iPhone owners are so satisfied with their phones, that they're most likely to buy their next device from Apple as well. The report titled "iPhone Owners Most Satisfied and Likely to Repeat Purchase," also found that QWERTY keyboard owners, whether virtual or hardware, were more satisfied with their phones than 12-key phone owners.
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