mobile phones

AP – WHAT’S WRONG: The new iPhone 3G has been marred by bugs, spotty service and other oddities.

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The newest Wi-Fi protocol, 802.11r, which has become the de facto “Wireless VoIP standard”, is now a published standard of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) standards board. 802.11r has been…

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Reuters – Vimpelcom , Russia’s
second-largest mobile phone operator, said on Thursday it had
signed a distribution deal with Apple Inc. to sell
iPhone 3G in Russia.

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WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE — Xirrus, Inc., the only Wi-Fi “Power-Play” that can replace Ethernet workgroup switches with Wi-Fi as the primary network connection, announced today that the Oregon Convention…

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AFP – Kuwait on Sunday launched an initial public offering (IPO) for the emirate’s third mobile phone company which is expected to start operating later this year, officials said.

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NewsFactor – Adobe Systems has announced major updates to its Photoshop Elements suite of video- and photo-editing software, including online sharing and mobile-phone options. In beta now, the software is expected to be on retail shelves in early October.

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The much talked about Verizon Blitz was officially launched in the company’s online and retail store locations Monday. The phone is designed for text-heavy users and features a full, slide out QWERTY keyboard. The Blitz…

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The GSM Association (GSMA) announced that the number of worldwide subscribers using Mobile Broadband (HSPA) networks has topped the 50 million mark from 11 million one year ago. Wireless Intelligence expects the number of…

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NewsFactor – After lots of complaints about iPhone 3G connection issues, Apple released a firmware update Monday with hopes it would fix the issues. But early reports suggest it didn’t work as planned.

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AP – Apple Inc. has released an iPhone software update it says improves communication between the smart phone and wireless networks.

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dotMobi has announced the inclusion of Mobizoft video content adaptation data into its mobile device capabilities database, DeviceAtlas. As forecast by analyst firm Infonetics Research, the number of worldwide mobile video…

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NewsFactor – In a move that could help it avoid an iPhone 3G-like software drama, Google wants bug hunters to test its Android mobile platform. On Monday, the Android Security Team posted a message to introduce itself to the security research and vulnerability communities.

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Reuters – Deutsche Telekom’s (DTEGn.DE) T-Mobile USA will
be the first carrier to offer a mobile phone based on Google
Inc’s Android software, the New York Times reported,
citing people briefed on the company’s plans.

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AFP – T-Mobile said Monday it plans to launch a mobile phone powered by Google’s Android software, making it the first operator to do so and posing a direct threat to Apple’s popular iPhone.

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Saturday was a rather busy day for me, considering that I got almost nothing done, especially with the Medley: I spent half the day trying to get the MacBook online. Lemme ’splain…Yes, I got the MacBook online, and in 2…

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Reuters – Many Chinese unable to catch the
Olympics on television will watch national hurdling hero Liu
Xiang retain his 110 meter crown next week by simply switching
on their cellphone.

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By Jyothi Shanbhag TMCnet Contributing Editor Yahoo! is now offering oneSearch with voice recognition capabilities to customers in Canada. This feature means mobile devices users can search for information by speaking rather…

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The global banking giant may adopt iPhones as the standard mobile device for its staff, sparking an order of 200,000 Global banking giant HSBC is considering ditching the BlackBerry and adopting Apple’s iPhone as its standard…

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NewsFactor – Apple CEO Steve Jobs conceded on Monday what Apple’s customers have been saying for a few weeks now: The company’s MobileMe service, launched in conjunction with the iPhone 3G, was a failure. In an e-mail to employees, Jobs said the service, intended to allow users to sync e-mail and other apps with their [...]

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SUNNYVALE, Calif.—-Yahoo! Inc. , a leading global Internet company, today announced the general availability of Fire Eagle , an open platform that helps users take their location to the Web while giving them the ability to…

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