Monday, September 13, 2010

Mobile phone users enlist YouMail "digital secretary"

Ranks of mobile phone users are enlisting the services of a "digital secretary" that automatically snubs unwanted callers, transcribes messages, and gives loved ones special handling.
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Fashion GPS gets high marks at Lincoln Center

Adrianne Pasquarelli - One of the hot new trends at Fashion Week this season arrived in the form of a barcode. As part of Fashion Week's relocation to Lincoln Center, the event has undergone a technological overhaul, care of Fashion GPS, and most attendees say the electronic upgrade is working. In the past, runway show goers had to RSVP by e-mail or phone and then wait on long lines inside the ...
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Appellate judges order Lawrence zoning board to rehear cell tower application

LAWRENCE â€" Nearly three years after the township’s zoning board denied Verizon and Cingular a use variance to build a 140-foot cell tower on farm land off Route 206, the board has been ordered by New Jersey’s Appellate Divison to rehear their application.
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Windows Phone 7 folks held bizarre funeral service for iPhone and BlackBerry, did the Thriller dance

Adamant to rally up the troops and show it means business, Microsoft held a funeral service for both the iPhone and BlackBerry in celebration of the Windows Phone 7 launch. Yes, I’m afraid this one’s true. The software maker originally aimed to accompany Windows Phone 7 reaching RTM status with a private celebration, but they changed [...]
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Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Android Phone Only $29.99

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Android Phone is available at Amazon for $29.99. If you are in the market for a new phone, it can be complicated with so many to choose from. If you want a cutting-edge...
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Nokia Raised To Overweight At Barclays

Nokia Raised To Overweight At Barclays
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GPS technology could keep market research on the right track

GPS technology could soon be a must-have for market research and advertising campaigns, with researchers saying the technology could provide accurate information on people's everyday habits.
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Why telecom operators are so keen on the 3G licence

Why so much fuss about the 3G licence auction?
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Nokia Raised To Overweight At Barclays

Nokia Raised To Overweight At Barclays
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LG's THX-certified PX950 3D plasma TV eyes-on

LG is touting its plasma PX950 as the first THX-certified 3D HDTV, and while we didn't run into it at IFA , the company held a press gathering this week in New York to make up for it. So if this set meets THX's rigorous demands -- 400 bench tests and 1,000 data points spread out over 30 test categories -- how does it look to the average consumer? Well, LG certainly has done a lot to prevent ...
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Court to hear 3G case

The Administrative Court agreed yesterday to hear the motion by CAT Telecom executives for a court injunction to temporarily halt the 3G auction scheduled for Sept 20.
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Windows Phone 7 to launch Oct 11: report

Microsoft will officially launch Windows Phone 7 on October 11, according to the Pocket-lint web site, with handsets following in late October.
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Verizon CFO Killian To Retire, Successor To Be Named Shortly

Verizon CFO Killian To Retire, Successor To Be Named Shortly
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Sprint announces the Sanyo Innuendo QWERTY clamshell phone

Today Sprint announced a new QWERTY clamshell feature phone, the Sanyo Innuendo. It's available now for 49.99 with a 2 year contract after rebate. The design is reminiscent of the Sanyo Incognito, also on Sprint.Key features include: - 3.2 ...
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Sprint launches Sanyo Innuendo QWERTY feature phone

Today Sprint launched the Sanyo Innuendo, a feature phone with a clamshell form factor that offers a full QWERTY keyboard and Sprint's One Click user interface. Read the full story here.
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Microsoft bringing Windows Phone 7 to some languages without Xbox Live or Zune?

Microsoft has already gone on record saying that Windows Phone 7 will be initially launching in just five languages, all with essentially the same easy character set -- English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish -- but they're undoubtedly champing at the bit to ramp that list up to a few more. In fact, the latest word on the street is that they're going to be cutting a bunch of corners on ...
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Gate City woman allegedly steals truck, answers victim's phone when police call

When police called a cell phone left in a truck reported stolen from a Kingsport hotel, a Gate City woman answered and said she'd been waiting in the parking lot.
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Rumor: T-Mobile MyTouch HD to feature 1GHz dual processor, front-facing camera

T-Mobile continues to push its MyTouch series forward with a dual-core Android superphone. Originally posted at Android Atlas
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Motorola Defy goes to T-Mobile as dual-core Android phones are tipped

Motorola announced that its rugged, Android 2.1-based Motorola Defy phone will arrive later this year on T-Mobile USA. Meanwhile, LG announced it is developing a series of Nvidia Tegra 2-based Android smartphones, T-Mobile is rumored to be doing the same with a "MyTouch HD" phone, and Motorola's touted "2GHz Android phone" actually uses a Tegra 2 with dual 1GHz cores, say various reports.
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Sprint debuts Sanyo Innuendo

The Sanyo Innuendo for Sprint resembles the earlier Sanyo Incognito and offers many of the same features, including a full messaging keyboard. Originally posted at Dialed In
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Nokia Mobile Phone Exec Leaves After New CEO Named

Nokia top executive in mobile phones sector resigns after new CEO announcement Nokia - Mobile phone - Anssi Vanjoki - Mobile - Business and Economy
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CAT Telecom Seeks Court Ruling To Call Off 3G License Auction

CAT Telecom Seeks Court Ruling To Call Off 3G License Auction
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Samsung Apps now offered to 9 new countries

Today Samsung announced that its Samsung Apps store, which launched a year ago today, is now available in nine new countries. Samsung Apps is launching in Costa Rica, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Iceland, Nicaragua, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, and Sudan. Samsung Apps is now available in 109 markets. Nokia also announced that there have been 14 million ...
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Samsung SMX-C20 Review

Build and design Samsung SMX-C20 is one of Samsung’s newest digital camcorder in the market today. It has a compact and lightweight design which makes it easy to carry around and fit in your pocket. The Samsung SMX-C20 uses SDHC or SD memory card and supports 512MB up to 32GB memory. It has a 2.7 [...]
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HTC teams with T-Mobile to launch G2 smartphone in the US

HTC and T-Mobile will team up to introduce the G2, which is the first Android-based smartphone supporting HSPA+ technology. The device, which is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM 7230 processor, will officially launch in October 2010 with pre-sales available in the second half of September.
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Verizon Wireless Sale Talk Resurfaces With Vodafone Reorg

British wireless operator Vodafone Group has instituted a major reorganization that appears to signal a sale of the company’s 45-percent stake in U.S.-based Verizon Wireless â€" a move that would delight Vodafone shareholders hungry for dividends and a more streamlined business model.
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Why T-Mobile is Sprint's best hope

With Clearwire experiencing growing pains, Sprint's best option for 4G expansion might be turning to a rival competitor for cash.
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Nokia's Mobile Solutions Head Vanjoki Resigns

Nokia's Mobile Solutions Head Vanjoki Resigns
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Court orders township to reconsider tower site

TRENTON -- As neighbors continue their legal battle to block a 160-foot cellphone tower from being built on Carter Road, an appellate court has ordered Lawrence Township to reconsider an alternative tower site at a location the residents prefer.
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Scientists invent 'e-skin' that could give sense of touch back to patients with artificial limbs

A touch-sensitive artificial skin would let robots be able to adapt the amount of force needed to hold and manipulate a wide range of objects.
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Samsung, SK Cut Yield Forecasts After BOK Surprise

Samsung Securities Co., SK Securities Co. and Hyundai Securities Co. cut forecasts for government bond yields after the Bank of Korea surprised the market by leaving interest rates unchanged last week.
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No statute against using GPS, but...

I have a question for you. Let's say you were on a road trip and using your cell phone's GPS application with a Bluetooth. Technically, it is no longer a cell phone, but a GPS. Is it legal to use when driving?
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Banking on the go: Mobile options many for customers

Smart phones let you watch NFL games, read books and check e-mail. Now a full suite of mobile banking services is just a tap away too.
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Nokia Raised To Overweight At Barclays

Nokia Raised To Overweight At Barclays
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Sony Ericsson Opens New Americas HQ in Atlanta

Sony Ericsson hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the official move of its new Americas headquarters to Atlanta.
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61% of smartphone owners play mobile games

Smartphone users gobbling up game apps Smartphone users are increasingly stuffing their mobile phones with apps, with games leading the way and productivity apps in the middle of the pack.
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Blackberry giveaway winner

The winner of the Business Herald Blackberry giveaway is Derek Mihaere of Avondale. The Blackberry Curve 8520 has a qwerty keyboard and touch-sensitive trackpad for reliable typing and navigation. It is Wi-Fi-enabled and...
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Callpod Vetro Bluetooth Headset Review

“Sophisticated Elegance” is what Callpod calls their Vetro Bluetooth headset. According to Callpod, vetro means “glass” in Italian. That raised my eyebrow a bit. I’d never seen a Bluetooth headset that looked like this before, so I had to give it a try. … [visit site to read more] Filed in categories: Bluetooth Gear, ReviewsTagged: [...] Filed in categories: Bluetooth Gear , Reviews Tagged ...
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Richmond Recap

Greg Biffle and Clint Bowyer have secured their spots in the ten race Chase which starts next week at New Hampshire. Buddy Pittman explains which owner has the edge
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Palm Springs man sentenced to life without parole for guard slaying

A Palm Springs gang member who was 17 when he took part in the fatal beating and robbery of a security guard was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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Samsung Marks First Anniversary of its Apps Store

Samsung Electronics has marked the first anniversary of its own apps store, by announcing the service has expanded to cover 109 countries.
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Sony Reader Touch and Amazon Kindle 3 go head to head

THE INQUIRER Review It's an e-reader off
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T-Mobile G2 To Debut Next Month for $200

T-Mobile has officially unveiled its next Android OS smartphone, but has kept quiet on some of the most important details. The price and release date for the T-Mobile G2 has now been revealed, however.
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id Mobile hiring Android programmer

[Image Credit: Engadget ] Android may not have the same games catalog as iOS, but it's definitely starting to grow. id -- developers of the DOOM RPG and upcoming Rage for iPhone -- has placed a job listing for an Android programmer, suggesting the team is looking to expand to Google's mobile platform. According to the listing, "id Software is looking for a talented and experienced programmer to ...
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Games village to have soft opening Thursday

The Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Saturday announced that the Games Village will have a soft opening Thursday.
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Samsung SMX-C20 Review

Build and design Samsung SMX-C20 is one of Samsung’s newest digital camcorder in the market today. It has a compact and lightweight design which makes it easy to carry around and also fit in your pocket. The Samsung SMX-C20 uses SDHC or SD memory card and supports 512MB up to 32GB memory. It has a [...]
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Verizon Wireless Names Former India, Japan Head Davies as Finance Chief

Verizon Wireless named Andrew Davies as its chief financial officer, tapping the Vodafone Group Plc veteran to run what has become the largest U.S. mobile phone carrier.
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