Super Cellphone Deals & News: Sep 17, 2010

Friday, September 17, 2010

Most Mobile Phone Owners Don't Use Mobile Apps

New and more compelling mobile applications are driving the ravenous demand for new smartphones but most mobile phone users aren't even using the apps they already have.
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Sprint 4G WiMAX network spreads to Nashville, Tennessee

Today Sprint announced that its 4G WiMAX network is now available in Nashville, Tennessee. Sprint's 4G network is now available in over 40 cities across the United States. Sprint customers in Nashville can purchase the Samsung Epic 4G, the HTC EVO 4G, or a host of Sprint's 4G mobile broadband modems to take advantage of the network. Read the full story here.
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Windows Phone 7 is just around the corner and Microsoft is taking major steps to ensure developers are on board. They posted a video showing some key apps, like Twitter and Netflix.
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Thai Mobile-Phone Stocks Fall as Court Halts 3G Bids

Thai mobile-phone companies slumped in Bangkok trading after a court issued an injunction last night to stop an auction of licenses to provide high-speed mobile- phone services.
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Win an Xperia X10 mini from Sony Ericsson

All this week in the Xfm office weâ€™ve been playing around with the new X10 mini and itâ€™s safe to say we think itâ€™s ace. Itâ€™s small and compact, but it packs a serious punch too.
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LAWRENCE: Court sends cell tower case back to zoners

The township Zoning Board of Adjustment has been ordered to reconsider the Cellco PartnershipÃ¢s application for a use variance to build a cell tower on the PetersonÃ¢s Nursery property on Route 206.
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Most Mobile Phone Owners Don't Use Mobile Apps

New and more compelling mobile applications are driving the ravenous demand for new smartphones but most mobile phone users aren't even using the apps they already have.
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Smart Phone Snapshot: Will Sullivan's go-to Android apps

Welcome to the first installment of an occasional feature on the Mobile Media blog: "Smart phone Snapshot." The premise is simple: I ask people working in journalism why they have certain apps on the home screen of their smart phones.
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Android gains market share

WASHINGTON - GOOGLE'S Android operating system gained US smartphone market share in the quarter which ended in July while Blackberry maker Research in Motion, Apple and Microsoft lost ground, digital tracking firm comScore said. Canada's RIM remained the leading smartphone platform in the United States with a 39.3 per cent share of US smartphone subscribers, comScore said, but its share fell 1.8 ...
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T-Mobile Extends Android Lineup With Its First Mobile Tablet, Samsung Galaxy Tabâ¢

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--T-Mobile USA, Inc. and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile), the No. 1 mobile phone provider in the United States1, today announced the first mobile tablet in T-Mobileâ€™s Androidâ„¢ portfolio, the Samsung Galaxy Tabâ„¢. A powerful, entertainment device ideal for home or on the go, the Galaxy Tab features a vibrant seven-inch touch screen, speedy ...
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Nokia almost promoted Star Trek with incredible retro sci-fi communicator flip phone

Back in 2009, Nokia teamed up with Paramount for a cute little moment in J.J. Abramsâ€™ Star Trek reboot, in which a young James T. Kirk â€" driving a stolen car and being chased by the police â€" is called by his mother mid-pursuit. The ringâ€™s the thing: Kirk appears to be a Nokia man, [...]
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LG Elec names new CEO as mobile business struggles

LG Elec names new CEO as mobile business struggles
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Sanyo Innuendo On Sale from Sprint

Sprint recently began offering the Sanyo Innuendo for sale from its web site. The Innuendo is a sideways clamshell that has a 2.8-inch internal display and a full QWERTY keyboard for messaging. The Innuendo also has a touch-based external dial-pad with haptic feedback and a proximity sensor that deactivates the screen when it is held close for phone calls. Other features include a 3.2 megapixel ...
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Sanyo Innuendo On Sale from Sprint

Sprintâs First Android-Powered Mobile Tablet, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Available This Fall

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sprint and Samsung announced the upcoming arrival of Samsung Galaxy Tab to the Sprint 3G network this fall. This new tablet combines the Android platform and data features of the Samsung Galaxy S.
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BlackBerry CEO optimistic on resolving surveillance disputes

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. believes it will successfully resolve disputes with India, the United Arab Emirates and other countries over data security and avert their threats to ban services, the company's co-CEO said Thursday.
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Motorola buys locator software developer Aloqa

US telecom giant Motorola said Thursday it has acquired Aloqa GmbH, a developer of location-based programs for smartphone users.
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Android Took Share from Apple, RIM, Microsoft: comScore

Android grew its U.S. smartphone market share from 12 percent to 17 percent in the three-month period ending in July, vaulting over Microsoft's Windows Mobile and nibbling at RIM's and Apple's pieces of the pie.
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Verizon Wireless Makes Android Portfolio Enterprise Ready

Verizon Wireless has teamed up with Good Technology to make their Android smartphones enterprise ready.
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SPB Software Brings its SPB Mobile Shell for Symbian to Sony Ericsson's Vivaz(TM) and Vivaz ...

SPB Software, a leading mobile software developer announces that Sony Ericsson's Vivaz(TM) and Vivaz pro(TM) come bundled with customized SPB Mobile Shell user interface in APAC region. As part of the strategic partnership between Sony Ericsson and SPB Software, SPB offered the unique version of SPB Mobile Shell optimized for Vivaz(TM) and Vivaz pro(TM) devices. The powerful combination of the ...
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HTC not content with simply making phones

The Taiwanese handset maker has slowly been evolving beyond smartphones. Today's announcements confirms its ambitions.
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Samsung launches Galaxy tablet for U.S. market

Samsung Electronics has struck deals with four U.S. carriers to begin selling a Google Android-powered tablet computer during the coming holiday season, taking on Apple Inc's iPad on its home turf. Apple - Samsung Electronics - Android - IPad - Google
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Time for FCC chair to man up

Net neutrality doesn't have a middle path and Genachowski needs to "man up".
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T-Mobile U.K. to offer HTC Desire HD smartphone

Today T-Mobile U.K. said that it will begin to offer the newly announced HTC Desire HD beginning in October. Via Twitter, the carrier said that the HTC Desire HD will be free with a Â£40 ($62) per month 2-year contract. The Desire HD offers a 4.2-inch touchscreen, an 8 megapixel camera, a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, and more. T-Mobile U.K. wasn't specific on the exact date of the device's ...
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Samsung launches Galaxy tablet for U.S. market

SANYO Arranges Exclusive Cold Chain Discount At the 3rd Makro Retailer Alliance during September 16-19

SANYO (Thailand) Co., Ltd., would like invite grocery stores that look for business development and distribution opportunity, as well as general audiences to enjoy SANYO commercial cold chain promotio
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tyPad Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard Case for iPad Review

After 5 months Iâ€™m still loving my iPad and will be taking it with me on vacation next month instead of my normal traveling companion, my 15â€³ Macbook Pro. Using the on-screen keyboard isnâ€™t a problem, but for long typing sessions, I prefer a physical keyboard. Thatâ€™s why I have been considering a small Bluetooth [...] Filed in categories: Bluetooth Gear , Reviews , iPhone, iPad, iPod related ...
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Cell Phone App For Distracted Driving

Many parents worry about their children being distracted when they start driving. One company has come up with a phone application that could help eliminate these cell phone distractions.
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Sanyo Innuendo On Sale from Sprint

5 Reasons Bluetooth Streaming is a Passing Fad

Bluetooth streaming is a passing fad, and we're here to tell you why. The solution to in-car audio seems brilliant, at first. Your Bluetooth-equipped car is already connecting your device for phone calls. Why can't it also connect the music player so you don't have to fiddle with a jumble of wires and inconveniently placed USB ports? It turns out...
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Sanyo HIT Cells Hit 21.1% Efficiency

The New N Series HIT module, to be shipped in Europe this month, has a 18.6 percent module efficiency, gained through the use of 21.1 percent efficiency HIT cells along with a new tab design and anti-reflection coated glass, according to its manufacturer, Sanyo Component Europe GmbH.
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Motorola's Android Tablet Coming Next Year?

Motorola exec says the company "hopes" to deliver a tablet in 2011. Will the time be just right, or will Motorola miss out on all the tablet hype? Android - Motorola - tablet - Apple - Handhelds
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Nokia Plug and Touch turns any display into a touchscreen [Video]

While Nokia had three new devices to show at Nokia World this week â€" the E7 , C7 and C6 â€" the companyâ€™s researchers also had some concepts not quite ready for primetime. The Nokia Blog spotted â€œPlug and Touchâ€ running on the Nokia N8 , an app which basically turns any HDMI-connected display (whether HDTV, projector or something else) into a huge touchscreen. Video demo after the cut The app ...
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Screen Talk: The tale of Healey's human touch

Hollywood loves a good human- rights story. As long as it has box office potential. So it is no surprise that the story of human-rights activist Jack Healey has attracted heavyweight backing for its transition to the big screen.
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Verizon Wireless to not offer Widows Phone 7 OS when it debuts

Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe Verizon Wireless logo in this 2008 file photo. Verizon Wireless, the largest U.S. mobile-phone carrier, wonâ€™t sell handsets with Microsoft Corp.â€™s Windows Phone 7 operating system when it debuts this year, a blow to the software makerâ€™s...
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LG Electronics chief resigns over poor phone sales

LG Electronics CEO Nam Yong resigned today to take responsibility for poor phone sales. The executive will leave as of October 1 and will be replaced by early company veteran and LG International head Koo Bon-joon. Replacements normally wait until the end of the year, but the company wanted to give Bon-joon time to prepare for the next year, LG said.... Apple - Shopping - IPhone - MacNN ...
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HTC not content with simply making phones

The Taiwanese handset maker has slowly been evolving beyond smartphones. Today's announcements confirms its ambitions.
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Ansca Mobile Launches Corona SDK and Corona Game Edition Toolkits for Cross-Platform Mobile App Development

PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Ansca Mobile today launched the upgraded Corona SDK and Corona Game Edition toolkits for mobile app and game development. Corona SDK (software development kit) adds cross-platform capabilities to the previously iPhone-only Corona toolkit. Developers now can use Corona to build apps for iOS and Android devices from the same set of code, saving ...
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