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Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:21 pm | By Allen Tsai
BlackBerry maker Research in Motion plans to release a Mac-compatible version of its desktop software -- able to synchronize devices to iTunes playlists, calendars, contacts, notes and tasks -- in September.
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Sat Jul 18, 2009 9:58 pm | By Allen Tsai
Nokia, the world's leading handset maker, said it will sell the N86 8MP -- a smartphone with an 8.0-megapixel auto-focus camera and Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens -- in the United States in the coming weeks.
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Fri Jul 17, 2009 4:20 pm | By Allen Tsai
Verizon Wireless, largest U.S. wireless provider, said it will limit the time it holds on exclusive handset deals, allowing small carriers to sell the same devices after six months.
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Thu Jul 16, 2009 7:54 pm | By Allen Tsai
Verizon Wireless today released an automatic software update for the Samsung Omnia, unlocking its GPS to use with other location-based services such as Google Maps.
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Thu Jul 16, 2009 5:13 am | By Allen Tsai
Nokia, the world's top handset maker, today reported second-quarter earnings fell 66 percent as the economic downturn sapped demand.
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Wed Jul 15, 2009 6:55 pm | By Allen Tsai
Top corrections official from more than two dozen states have appealed to a Senate committee to make signal-jamming technology legal inside state prisons to thwart inmates' forbidden mobile phone calls.
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Wed Jul 15, 2009 6:39 am | By Allen Tsai
AT&T plans to launch the Sony Ericsson C905a, an 8.1-megapixel camera phone, and the W518a, a stylish clamshell with interactive music controls and Facebook access, starting July 19.
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Wed Jul 15, 2009 3:41 am | By Allen Tsai
T-Mobile, the fourth-largest U.S. carrier, today released the Samsung Highlight, a touch screen smartphone running Samsung's TouchWiz technology.
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Tue Jul 14, 2009 4:23 pm | By Allen Tsai
Smartphone maker Research In Motion has launched a new social network service for its BlackBerry App World store -- hoping to help grow its online marketplace virally and gain ground on rival Apple's popular App Store.
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Mon Jul 13, 2009 9:36 am | By Allen Tsai
AT&T, the second-largest U.S. carrier, announced that the Nokia Surge, a new QWERTY slider focused on social networking, will be released next week.
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Mon Jul 13, 2009 4:30 am | By Allen Tsai
South Korean LG Electronics is launching an online apps store in Asia tomorrow with plans to expand it globally by year-end -- in an attempt to follow the success of rival Apple's App Store.
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Fri Jul 10, 2009 8:49 pm | By Allen Tsai
Sprint said it will now require its smartphone have Wi-Fi -- including an updated version of the BlackBerry Tour to be released next year -- to keep up with rivals AT&T and T-Mobile, who have embraced the wireless technology.
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Fri Jul 10, 2009 6:17 pm | By Allen Tsai
Search giant Google said its Android operating system -- initially developed to power higher-end smartphones -- could eventually support non-computer devices such as household appliances.
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Thu Jul 09, 2009 5:42 am | By Allen Tsai
Nokia, the world's top phone maker, today unveiled the 3720 Classic, a new rugged waterproof handset.
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Wed Jul 08, 2009 11:31 am | By Allen Tsai
Struggling wireless carrier T-Mobile today started pre-selling the MyTouch 3G, its second Google-powered smartphone, as it attempts to keep pace with other high-profile device launches from its rivals.
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Tue Jul 07, 2009 6:23 pm | By Allen Tsai
Palm said its Pre smartphone will be available on the O2 network in the U.K., Ireland and Germany and Movistar in Spain in time for the Christmas holiday season.
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Tue Jul 07, 2009 5:58 pm | By Allen Tsai
LG Electronics, the world's third-largest phone maker, is developing the BL40, the next-generation version of its highly-successful Chocolate handset.
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Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:51 am | By Allen Tsai
The Justice Department is reviewing whether U.S. carriers such as AT&T and Verizon have engaged in anticompetitive behavior.
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