On Deck: RIM's BlackBerry 9800 Slider

RIM's BlackBerry 6 slider phone hopes to win a place among Apple iPhones and Google Androids.
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Sprint, Clearwire Expand WiMAX Footprint

Despite rumors that WiMAX won’t survive in the United States, Clearwire Corp . and Sprint-Nextel Corp . continue to expand the reach of real mobile broadband with the launch of 4G WiMAX service in five additional markets on Monday: Jacksonville, Fla.; Wilmington, Del.; Stockton and Modesto, Calif.; and Grand Rapids, Mich. Later this year, WiMAX will launch in Boston, Miami, New York and Los ...
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Nokia Retains Smartphone Leadership Position, but Competitors Closing the Gap

Nokia retained a substantial lead in the worldwide smart phone market in Q2 2010, achieving a 38% market share.
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Sprint's 4G Spreads: Now In 48 Areas

Sprint's 4G network is already surprisingly widespread. I've taken two cross-country trips in the last month and been able to take advantage of this next-gen network on my Evo in many different places. From California to Texas to Oregon, high speed wireles...
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Video: LG HBM-585 Bluetooth headset video tour

The LG HBM-585 is a very thin and light Bluetooth headset that ships with included car charging accessories. It features decent noise reduction capabilities, and is quite good looking. It will be available in the U.S. soon for somewhere around $60. Watch the video here.
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Nokia, Samsung lose handset market share

Nokia and Samsung - the world’s top two handset makers - both lost market share in Q2, under pressure from OEMs as well as high-end smartphones, according to IDC.
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HTC Wildfire lands, gets priced

Just been informed by an authorized HTC phone reseller that the HTC Wildfire is already available in the Philippines with a selling price of Php15,500. The HTC Wildfire is often referred to as the HTC Desire Mini for similarities in design but with slightly lower specs. HTC Wildfire specs: Qualcomm MSM 7225 528MHz processor 3.2″ [...] Related posts: Nokia Surge 6760 Slide lands, gets priced It’s ...
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Verizon Wireless Expands 3G Wireless Network in Richmond, Vermont

RICHMOND, Vt.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--To continue to stay ahead of rising demand for wireless voice, 3G multimedia and Internet access in Chittenden County, Vermont, Verizon Wireless has expanded its local network. Since 2000, the company has invested $2.6 billion into its New England network, including $192 million in 2009, and recently earned recognition from J.D. Power and Associates for “Highest ...
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New Samsung phone offers easy access to social sites

New Samsung phone offers easy access to social sites Updated Aug 2, 2010 02:50PM MDT The Samsung Intercept cell phone is designed to make texting faster, promoters say. The phone, which operates on the Sprint 3G network, features a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a 3.2-inch touch-screen, a 3.2-megapixel still/video camera and an MP3 player. Preloaded with the Android 2.1 platform and a variety of ...
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Spike in Android phone shipments

Shipments of Google's Android operating system for smartphones have rocketed by 886% in the last year, figures suggest.
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Video review: Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini and X10 mini Pro

Sony Ericsson's Xperia X10 mini and X10 mini Pro phones are distant cousins to the relatively large and high end Sony Ericsson Xpera X10 Android smartphone. As you might guess, the mini models are small, in fact quite small. ...
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NTT DoCoMo Buys Out PacketVideo

Japan's NTT DoCoMo will buy the remaining portion of San Diego-based PacketVideo Corporation from NextWave Wireless. DoCoMo currently owns 35% of PacketVideo from a deal made last year, and the carrier will spend $111.6 million to purchase the remaining ... (follow link to read)
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Nokia spent $150,000 on lobbying in second quarter

WASHINGTON (AP) - Nokia Inc., the world's largest maker of cell phones, spent $150,000 in the second quarter to lobby the U.S. federal government on patents, the use of minerals from rebel-held mines in the Congo and other issues, according to a disclosure report. That's slightly less than the $170,000 that ...
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Android smartphone shipments jump 886%

Android smartphone shipments increased by a staggering 886% in Q2 2010, with companies such as HTC, Motorola, Samsung, Sony Ericsson and LG offloading a record number of units. read more
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PopCap Games Joins Forces with EA Once Again

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EA Mobileâ„¢âˆ' a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) and the world’s leading mobile games publisher, â€" and PopCap Games Inc., the worldwide leader in casual video games, today announced a global distribution agreement for PopCap’s Zuma’s Revenge!â„¢ on mobile phones. As the global distribution partner, EA Mobile is bringing PopCap’s popular online ...
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LG announces Cookie Style touchscreen feature phone

Today LG announced its new family of feature phones, the Cookie Series. Among that family is the Cookie Style, a touchscreen feature phone that will launched in the U.K. i September. Read the full story here.
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LG Releases the LG Wink Series Touch Screen Phones

LG Electronics (LG) announced today the release of the LG Wink Series, a collection of vibrant colored full-touch phones designed to match the unique lifestyles of young "Generation Z" mobile consumers. The LG Wink Series consists of three full-touch ...
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HTC Wildfire lands, gets priced

Just been informed by an authorized HTC phone reseller that the HTC Wildfire is already available in the Philippines with a selling price of Php15,500. The HTC Wildfire is often referred to as the HTC Desire Mini for similarities in design but with slightly lower specs. HTC Wildfire specs: Qualcomm MSM 7225 528MHz processor 3.2″ [...] Related posts: Nokia Surge 6760 Slide lands, gets priced It’s ...
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Nokia spent $150,000 on lobbying in second quarter

WASHINGTON (AP) - Nokia Inc., the world's largest maker of cell phones, spent $150,000 in the second quarter to lobby the U.S. federal government on patents, the use of minerals from rebel-held mines in the Congo and other issues, according to a disclosure report. That's slightly less than the $170,000 that ...
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Windows Phone 7 Going to Europe First?

A Microsoft exec told analysts the company expects to launch Windows Phone 7 in Europe this October...ahead of a possible November launch in the U.S.
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Motorola names Moloney head of cell phone unit

Motorola Inc. has named Daniel M. Moloney president of its Motorola Mobility business, the cell phone unit it plans to spin off early next year, the company said on Monday.
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Motorola names Moloney head of cell phone unit

Motorola Inc. has named Daniel M. Moloney president of its Motorola Mobility business, the cell phone unit it plans to spin off early next year, the company said on Monday. Moloney, 51, will help prepare the business for its launch as a publicly traded... Motorola - Mobile phone - Business - Public company - Science and Technology
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Windows Phone 7 Going to Europe First?

A Microsoft exec told analysts the company expects to launch Windows Phone 7 in Europe this October...ahead of a possible November launch in the U.S.
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NTT DoCoMo Buys Out PacketVideo

Japan's NTT DoCoMo will buy the remaining portion of San Diego-based PacketVideo Corporation from NextWave Wireless. DoCoMo currently owns 35% of PacketVideo from a deal made last year, and the carrier will spend $111.6 million to purchase the remaining ... (follow link to read)
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AIS Introduces Low Cost Open Frame Touch Screen Monitors featuring 3M Touch Technologies Designed for Interactive ...

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AIS Introduces Low Cost Open Frame Touch Screen Monitors featuring 3M Touch Technologies Designed for Interactive Digital Signage and Kiosk Industry
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GSM Phone Hack FAQ: What You Should Know

A researcher at the Def Con security conference in Las Vegas demonstrated that he could impersonate a GSM cell tower and intercept mobile phone calls using only $1500 worth of equipment. The cost-effective solution brings mobile phone snooping to the masses, and raises some concerns for mobile phone security.
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Android smartphone shipments jump 886%

Android smartphone shipments increased by a staggering 886% in Q2 2010, with companies such as HTC, Motorola, Samsung, Sony Ericsson and LG offloading a record number of units. read more
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Android may now be largest smartphone platform in US

Android has overtaken BlackBerry and iPhone sales to hold the largest share of the smartphone market in the US, Canalys argued today. Collectively, the sales from HTC, Motorola and smaller Android producers amounted to 34 percent of American smartphones in the spring, or just enough to edge out RIM's 32.1 percent and Apple's 21.7 percent. HTC's Droid Incredible, Evo 4G and other devices ...
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Android 2.2 'FroYo' first look

Android 2.2 is landing - what does it mean for your phone? Posted by Mark Mayne
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Japan mobile phone makers to roll out 'augmented reality'

by Staff Writers Tokyo (AFP) Aug 1, 2010 The "Terminator" had it, US fighter pilots use it and it's the next hot feature on Japanese smartphones -- "augmented reality" which peppers the world around you with useful bits of information.
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T-Mobile Ranks Highest in J.D. Power Customer Care Survey

T-Mobile has come in first in the latest round of J.D. Power and Associates' latest Wireless Customer Care Performance Study. This study ranks how well carriers provide support for their customers.
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Motorola Droid Getting Android 2.2 in Early August

Motorola said in a community forum that Google's Android 2.2 operating system (Froyo) will be pushed out to the Motorola Droid beginning the week of August 2. However, there is no word yet on when the Droid X will get Froyo.
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GOP groups open new offices

Following a pattern similar to the 2008 campaign cycle, local Republicans are revving up voter outreach efforts through temporary election offices.
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Social Networking and Games Leap in Web Use

Nielsen finds that U.S. Internet users are spending more time on social networks and gamesâ€"and less on e-mail and traditional Web portals
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T-Mobile Ranks Highest in J.D. Power Customer Care Survey

T-Mobile has come in first in the latest round of J.D. Power and Associates' latest Wireless Customer Care Performance Study. This study ranks how well carriers provide support for their customers.
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Nokia Retains Smartphone Leadership Position, but Competitors Closing the Gap

Nokia retained a substantial lead in the worldwide smart phone market in Q2 2010, achieving a 38% market share.
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Samsung maximizes style and technology with the ST5000

Samsung Electronics Philippines (SEPCO), has unveiled the ST5000, a stylish, 14.2 mega-pixel digital camera that is fully loaded with an array of impressive features that can truly enhance digital imaging experience for consumers. Highlighted by ergonomic and elegant designs, the new ST5000 is ideal for the consumer-on-the-go looking for a camera that can do it all. Additionally, the ST5000 ...
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HTC releases Froyo update for Desire mobile phone

HTC will begin rolling out its Android 2.2 update to unlocked Desire handsets this weekend.
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Motorola Sage: Android 2.1, Sliding Keyboard

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Windows Phone 7 draws big crowd at 'gdgt' Seattle

Sang Cho/seattlepi.comRaleigh Paenitz of Microsoft gives the "gdgt live" crowd a Windows Phone 7 demo. · View photo gallery The star of the "gdgt live" gadget show Tuesday in Seattle wasn't the latest Android phone from HTC, wasn't the slick Web-TV aggregator Boxee, wasn't the iPhone-controlled multi-room music system from Sonos. It was Windows Phone 7.
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LG Optimus Z launched in Korea

Two days after we had a face-to-face with the LG Optimus GT540 its big brother, the Optimus Z (LG-SU950/KU9500) was also released in Korea. The Korean model will even have it’s own over-the-air TV receiver (which will be absent once it hits global distribution): With the 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon at its core, Optimus Z is [...] Related posts: LG Optimus GT540: Android for cheap LG Philippines ...
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Video review: Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini and X10 mini Pro

Sony Ericsson's Xperia X10 mini and X10 mini Pro phones are distant cousins to the relatively large and high end Sony Ericsson Xpera X10 Android smartphone. As you might guess, the mini models are small, in fact quite small. ...
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Nokia spent $150,000 on lobbying in second quarter

WASHINGTON (AP) - Nokia Inc., the world's largest maker of cell phones, spent $150,000 in the second quarter to lobby the U.S. federal government on patents, the use of minerals from rebel-held mines in the Congo and other issues, according to a disclosure report. That's slightly less than the $170,000 that ...
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HTC-RCom tie up to launch âAndroidâ smart-phone

NEW DELHI: Taiwan based handset maker HTC today entered into an exclusive partnership with cellular operator Reliance Communications to launch a 3G-enabled smart-phone in the Indian market, priced at Rs 16,590.
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Verizon Wireless' Samsung Haven: A Sanctuary Of Features And Simplicity

Verizon Wireless and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) announced that the Samsung Havenâ„¢ is available for order. The Samsung Haven has earned the prestigious Good Housekeeping Seal and is ideal for customers who want an easy-to-use wireless phone packed with features.
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Jeff Greene's path to Senate campaign shows he is uncompromising, sometimes to a fault

By Adam C. Smith, Times Political Editor Saturday, July 31, 2010 PALM BEACH â€" Send Jeff Greene to the U.S. Senate, and what do you get? Maybe you've elected a self-made success story who doesn't owe anyone anything, a tough man who couldn't care less about special interest campaign checks or endorsements, and only wants to do what's right. "You're very lucky to have him in Florida. It's not very ...
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A 2.4 GHz radio solution for Bluetooth and wireless home networking

The initial part of this paper concentrates on the system requirements of transceivers used in the 2.4GHz ISM band including Bluetooth, HomeRF, and upbanded DECT standards. The subsequent sections present details of the various circuit blocks in a complete 2.4GHz ISM transceiver solution.
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Android 2.2 Download Now Available For HTC EVO [Android]

# android Android 2.2 is supposed to roll out to the Sprint EVO next week , but it looks like there's a direct download already available through HTC. Here's how to get it. Update: A warning from HTC. More »
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