Samsung Wants to Double its Smartphone Market Share

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Vibrant Is T-Mobile USA's Samsung Galaxy S

T-Mobile is about to announce a new handset and has been teasing customers with a puzzle on their Mobileclue website. The handset is the Samsung Galaxy S and when it hits T-Mobile, it will be called the Vibrant. This will be the second US mobile carrier to offer up the Galaxy S, the other being [...]
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Samsung bada may bring down smartphone prices

BANGALORE, INDIA: Samsung , the Korean mobile handsets manufacturer, has the second biggest range of Android devices only next to HTC, the Taiwan handset manufacturer. And Samsung is also stated to be beefing up its Android based offering by adding more Galaxy themed smartphones.
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Cupertino turns to smart phone for locating problems in community

Cupertino leaders are hoping that a picture really is worth a thousand words. With the help of neighborhood representatives, the city recently launched a new application that lets residents alert city hall to flooded intersections, downed trees, road hazards and other problems using photographs sent in real time from their smart phones.
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BlackBerry maker's profit jumps 20%

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has posted a 20 per cent jump in net income for the most recent quarter.
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Motorola unveils Droid X Android phone in US

The Motorola Droid X Android smartphone has been announced by Google, Motorola and Verizon Wireless, although no details about a Milestone version for the UK were given
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New Route 7 cell tower is just temporary

A temporary cellular tower has been erected near Caraluzzi’s market on Danbury Road (Route 7) in Georgetown to provide seamless coverage while the original tower is dismantled and a new one erected in its place.
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Let the race to the Sprint Cup Chase begin

Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup. Date: Sunday, June 27. Race: Lenox Industrial Tools 301. Site: New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Track: 1.058-mile oval. Start time: 1:00 p.m. (et). Laps: 301. Miles: 318.458. 2009 winner: Joey Logano. Television: TNT. Radio: Performance Racing Network (PRN)/SIRIUS NASCAR Radio.
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Smart phone choices can be a consumer headache

Gene Paik, a medical equipment salesman from Fresno, bought his Motorola Droid smart phone in November. Just over half a year later, he's got big-time buyer's remorse. The reason: the Droid X. "I thought the Droid was the next big thing, and then there was... Smartphone - Motorola Droid - Droid - Motorola - Handhelds
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Market Commentary and Intraday News

(RTTNews) - A lower open is forecast for Japan's stock market on Friday, coming off of Wall Street's triple-digit losses. Japan's stock market posted a fractional gain on Thursday.
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Nokia Declares Itself a 'Software Company'

Nokia says it is now a software company, not a phone manufacturer. Nokia - Telecommunications - Business and Economy - Mobile - Services
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Let the race to the Sprint Cup Chase begin

Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup. Date: Sunday, June 27. Race: Lenox Industrial Tools 301. Site: New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Track: 1.058-mile oval. Start time: 1:00 p.m. (et). Laps: 301. Miles: 318.458. 2009 winner: Joey Logano. Television: TNT. Radio: Performance Racing Network (PRN)/SIRIUS NASCAR Radio.
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Smart phone choices can be a consumer headache

Gene Paik, a medical equipment salesman from Fresno, bought his Motorola Droid smart phone in November. Just over half a year later, he's got big-time buyer's remorse. The reason: the Droid X. "I thought the Droid was the next big thing, and then there was... Smartphone - Motorola Droid - Droid - Motorola - Handhelds
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Sony Ericsson Launches Next Vivaz(TM) Competition

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM-- (Marketwire - June 22, 2010) - Sony Ericsson has announced the launch of its next VivazT competition on the Sony Ericsson Facebook page in which users can win a new Sony Ericsson VivazT mobile phone.
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USB Bluetooth 3.0 + EDR adapters with better encryption, reduced power consumption

Cirago International has announced the launch of an exclusive line of micro USB Bluetooth adapters compliant with Bluetooth specification 3.0 for improved handling of encryption keys and better power consumption management.
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Boyd easily leads District 2 fundraising / LIST OF DONORS

TALLAHASSEE â€" Locals will have 10 candidates to choose from in the race for District 2 U.S. Representative, but in the race to raise money, incumbent Allen Boyd has pulled away from the pack. The Democrat had raised almost $1.3 million by the end...
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Sony Ericsson X10 Mini teardown reveals densely packed, tiny hardware

The crew at iFixit were jonesing for something to disassemble recently, and Sony Ericsson's X10 Mini seems to have been the nearest thing they could lay hand and screwdriver upon. We'll admit HTC has us kind of spoiled with the colorful interiors of its phones, so we were a little underwhelmed by the demureness of the X10 Mini. Everything is packed into the utilitarian logic board, and although ...
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Windows Phone 7 Still Too Little, Too Late

Microsoft sends PR hounds after Gary Krakow when he says Microsoft shouldn't bother with Windows Phone 7.
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VERIZON WIRELESS CUSTOMERS EXCITED FOR DROID X

Detroit - Customers visiting a New York City Verizon Wireless Communications Store on June 23 got an added perk: a sneak peek of the just-announced DROID X. The next generation of DROID, which customers called “the fastest phone I’ve seen so far” and “easy to use,” arrives on July 15.
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Nokia Ditching Symbian for N-Series Phones [Nokia]

# nokia Symbian is being retired for Nokia's flagship range of phones, with the 720p-shooting N8 being the last phone to see the dated OS running on its little body. From now on, it's MeeGo all the way. More »
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Samsung Wants to Double its Smartphone Market Share

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Palm Oil Futures Gain on Rebound in Soybean Prices, Bad Weather Concerns

Palm oil gained for a second day, driven by a rebound in soybean prices and concern that oilseed harvests from Canada and China may be hurt by bad weather, potentially tightening global supplies.
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HTC Droid Incredible (Verizon Wireless)

The HTC Droid Incredible is blazingly fast, thanks to Verizon's 3G network. HTC Sense enhances the features of Android 2.1, and the smartphone features an 8-megapixel camera and 8GB of internal memory. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and 3G are all onboard.
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HTC Legend on Vodafone: Review

The HTC Legend is smaller and less powerful than the HTC Desire but the handset surpassed my expectations. It is a great little phone in it's own right.
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Cirago unveils new USB Bluetooth 3.0 adapters

Cirago has unveiled a new line of micro USB Bluetooth adapters, the Class 2 BTA3310and Class 1 BTA6310. Both items run on the newer Bluetooth 3.0 technology, and include EDR support for both 2Mbps and 3Mbps speeds. The newer technology brings improved power consumption management and better handling of encryption keys. T... Bluetooth - Universal Serial Bus - Wireless - Data Communications ...
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Boyd easily leads District 2 fundraising / LIST OF DONORS

TALLAHASSEE â€" Locals will have 10 candidates to choose from in the race for District 2 U.S. Representative, but in the race to raise money, incumbent Allen Boyd has pulled away from the pack. The Democrat had raised almost $1.3 million by the end...
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Android 2.2 Froyo for x86 coming this summer

Intel expect to release a version of Android 2.2 suitable for x86 based devices such as Atom tablets and netbooks within the next few months, in the expectation that the popular OS’ availability will encourage use of their own chips rather than those of rival ARM in netbooks and tablets. Speaking to APC , Intel VP of software and services, Renee James, explained that “our expectation is that ...
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GPS Helps Track Down Man Lost in Fog

A man lost in the water because of heavy fog is safe this morning. Charlevoix County deputies got a call from Richard Napont Tuesday morning. He had run out of gas on his boat and couldn't see through the fog.
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LG Goes Android With Optimus Q

LG Electronics has been riding on the success of its “Chocolate” slider phone for years, but since the device's 2005 launch, it's struggled to come up with a popular follow-up.
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Will your cell phone give you away?

Lawmakers consider tougher privacy rules for location data collected by mobile devices.
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Symbian^3 reviewed in exquisite and ruthless detail by Eldar Murtazin

No folks, those mythical N8 review units still aren't on our doorsteps, but we can offer you the next best thing: a thorough (we mean thorough ) overview of the Symbian^3 environment that will be front and center on Nokia's next great phone. Eldar Murtazin of mobile-review reports on everything from the sophisticated handling of contacts and caller ID pictures, through the noticeable speed ...
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Nokia's 'very special' weapon in iPhone battle

Nokia's chief in Australia has shown off the 'very special' weapon up his sleeve that he believes will arrest the seemingly inexorable march of smartphone users to the iPhone.
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New Route 7 cell tower is temporary

A second, temporary cellular tower has been erected near Caraluzzi’s market on Danbury Road (Route 7) to provide seamless coverage while the original tower is dismantled and a new one erected in its place.
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Will your cell phone give you away?

Lawmakers consider tougher privacy rules for location data collected by mobile devices.
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Cirago unveils new tiny Bluetooth 3.0 USB adapters

Bluetooth connectivity is ubiquitous today with cars, computers, and game consoles all sporting the connectivity option. Despite how common Bluetooth is in consumer products, there are still a number thin and cheap notebooks and netbooks that ship lacking Bluetooth. The best way to add Bluetooth to machines lacking the feature or to machines with older Bluetooth specifications is with a small ...
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HTC Legend vs. HTC Desire

Two very new Android devices from HTC are competing to grab our attention â€" the HTC Legend and the HTC Desire, both priced quietly close to each other. The HTC Legend sports a solid and sturdy aluminum unibody design in a nice silver-black color tone while the HTC Desire a bigger screen and more powerful processor. Here’s [...] Related posts: HTC Legend coming out next week! Been asked about ...
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Verizon Wireless, Motorola Unveil Droid X; Google Upgrades Android Sales Estimates

Verizon Wireless, Motorola Unveil Droid X; Google Upgrades Android Sales Estimates
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HTC Droid Incredible (Verizon Wireless)

The HTC Droid Incredible is blazingly fast, thanks to Verizon's 3G network. HTC Sense enhances the features of Android 2.1, and the smartphone features an 8-megapixel camera and 8GB of internal memory. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and 3G are all onboard.
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Case closed, police say

PALM BAY â€" A man's jealousy over watching another raise his newborn child led him to kidnap, kill and finally burn the remains of the romantic rival early last year, the police said Wednesday.
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Motorola unveils second-gen Droid

Motorola and Verizon Wireless announced one of two expected high-end successors to the popular Motorola Droid phone.
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Music WithMe BlackBerry App Syncs iTunes Over Wi-Fi, Sigh [Blackberryapps]

# blackberryapps On the eve of giving up my BlackBerry for a shiny new iPhone 4 ( hopefully ), along comes Music WithMe, an app that syncs iTunes playlists to BlackBerry devices over Wi-Fi or 3G. Dammit, that sounds convenient. More »
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Android 2.2 Froyo Available Today [Android]

# android Andy Rubin just announced on stage at the Droid X event that Android 2.2 is open sourced and available as of today. Today's when everybodyâ€"from HTC to you and meâ€"gets their hands on it. [ source.android.com ] More »
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Sprint gets first Mac-ready 3G/4G USB modem

Sprint on Tuesday began offering the 3G/4G USB 250U mobile broadband modem from Sierra Wireless. The hybrid modem is the first of its kind for Sprint to support Mac OS X and has a 180-degree rotating hinge for an obstruction-free fit even on notebooks like the MacBook Air. The modem also has an integrated GPS feature that brings navigation and mapping info when connected to Sprint's 3G network ...
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Sony Ericsson Launches Android-Powered Xperia X8

It took Sony Ericsson a while to get into the Android game, but it is now making up for lost time in a big way: the Xperia X8, the company's fourth Android phone in the last year, is now a finished product....
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Mobile phone throw, donkey vault at "Paddy Games"

TOKYO - With an events list including mobile phone throwing and the backwards 100 meters, the inaugural "Paddy Games" being held in Ireland in August looks set to break new records -- but not many conventional ones.
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Samsung outs eco-friendly 50-Series monitors

Samsung on Wednesday announced the near release of four upcoming 50-series monitors. The LED-backlit monitors include the 20-inch BX2050, 21.5-inch BX2250, 23-inch BX2350 and 24-inch BX2450. All are just under three quarters of an inch thick and deliver just under 95 percent coverage of the sRGB color gamut.... Samsung Group - Backlight - SRGB - Display - Hardware
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