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Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:54 am
Electronic Arts unveiled games tailored for Google phones running on Android open-source software.
Tetris is available for the first of what is expected to be an array of mobile telephones based on a free, open software platform created by a Google-led Open Handset Alliance.
EA said that puzzle-game "Bejeweled" and a video game version of "Monopoly" will be available for T-Mobile G1 handset in November and that more games are in development.
"Android is another exciting new platform to ... [Continue reading Electronic Arts Makes Games for Google Android Mobile Phone]
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Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:47 am
Mobile phone makers fear further weakening demand after global shipments of cell phones slipped in the third quarter due to the troubled economic situation.
Manufacturers shipped 299 million phones in the July-September period, down 0.4 percent from the second quarter, according figures IDC research reports. The third quarter normally sees a ramp-up in shipments as stores stock up ahead of the holiday season.
Sales in key European markets continued to fall in recent weeks, fears over weak ... [Continue reading Cell phone Shipments Fall, Christmas Fears Rise]
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Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:39 am
Motorola today posted a third quarter loss as revenue fell a steeper-than-expected 15 percent due to the continued troubles of its cell phone division.
The company also plans to delay the spin-off of its mobile device business, which was originally slated for third quarter 2009.
Motorola has been hit with a string of disappointments since late 2006, posting a net loss of $397 million compared with a profit of $40 million in the same period a year ago.
Sales fell 15 percent to $7.48 bill... [Continue reading Motorola Loses $397 Million in 3Q, Postpones Spinoff]
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Wed Oct 29, 2008 9:48 am
Wal-Mart Stores plans to sell the T-Mobile G1, powered by Google, for $30 less than T-Mobile, the exclusive U.S. carrier for the device.
Wal-Mart said it would start selling the touch screen phone for $148.88 on Wednesday October 29 in about 550 stores for consumers who sign up for a two-year T-Mobile contract.
T-Mobile, the No. 4 U.S. mobile service, last week kicked off sales of the device for $179.
Wal-Mart spokeswoman Melissa O'Brien said the company wanted to offer its customers th... [Continue reading Wal-Mart to Sell Google Phone for $30 Less than T-Mobile]
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Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:59 am
Verizon Wireless has settled a lawsuit over visual voice mail technology with the patent's owner, Klausner Technologies.
The companies said today that Verizon would license Klausner's patents and settle their outstanding litigation. They did not reveal terms of the agreement.
Visual voicemail lets users see on their phone screen who has left a voicemail and choose which messages to listen to, rather than navigating through a voicemail menu from a key pad. Motorola's Krave phone, recently i... [Continue reading Verizon Pays Up for Voicemail Patent]
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Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:46 am
Verizon said today earnings rose 31 percent in the third quarter as wireless did better than expected.
The telecom company also said that its acquisition of Alltel was beneficial in the long run, making it the largest U.S. carrier, surpassing AT&T.
Verizon's third-quarter profit rose to $1.67 billion, or 59 cents a share, from $1.27 billion, or 44 cents a share in the same quarter a year earlier.
Chief Executive Ivan Seidenberg said business was holding up well despite the economic ... [Continue reading Verizon 3Q Earnings Up 31 Percent Despite Economy]
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Fri Oct 24, 2008 9:46 am
Sprint today launched the HTC Touch Pro, a Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard for data entry, expandable storage with a microSD card slot and a business card scanner using the integrated 3.2-megapixel camera.
The Touch Pro is crafted to fit comfortably in the hand and has touch screen response with the a sliding five-row QWERTY keyboard. It has a 2.8-inch touch screen display. The built-in 3.2-megapixel camera has an optical auto-focus lens for clear photos. Built-... [Continue reading HTC Touch Pro Launches for Sprint]
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Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:43 am
Samsung today launched the Propel, a vertically sliding messaging phone with a large 2.2-inch display and QWERTY keyboard.
The Propel has AT&T Mobile Music with downloads from Napster Mobile and eMusic Mobile, XM Radio Mobile, and MusicID song recognition service. It includes multimedia features such as AT&T Video Share, MobiTV, CV and AT&T Navigator.
It includes a 1.3-megapixel camera with video capture, stereo Bluetooth technology and a microSD memory card slot, supporting up... [Continue reading Samsung Propel Sliding Messaging Phone Launches for AT&T]
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Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:26 am
Samsung today announced plans to bring their customizable touch screen user interface in the U.S. market.
Their new TouchWiz UI has specially designed widgets to personalize commonly used applications. Organized on the home screen, users can pick from several widgets preinstalled applications such as the web, music player, instant messaging, Bluetooth and navigation services.
"Samsung's TouchWiz interface has been a huge hit overseas and we're excited that it is coming to several new Samsu... [Continue reading Samsung to Bring TouchWiz Touch Screen Phones to U.S.]
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Wed Oct 22, 2008 9:49 am
AT&T today announced that the BlackBerry Bold smartphone will be available on Tuesday, Nov. 4th.
The BlackBerry Bold features a black exterior, chrome-finished frame and leatherette backplate with a half-VGA (480 x 320 px at 217 ppi) color display and a full QWERTY keyboard.
Inside, the Bold features built-in GPS and Wi-Fi, a powerful new 624 MHz mobile processor, 1 GB on board memory and up to 16 GB via its microSD/SDHC expansion slot.
Multimedia capabilities include an advanced me... [Continue reading BlackBerry Bold Arrives to AT&T on Nov. 4th]
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