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Apple iPad sales could surpass 28M in 2011, analysts predict

September 8th, 2010 · No Comments

USB analyst Maynard Um has raised his firm’s predictions for Apple iPad sales during 2011. Um believes Apple could sell as many as 28 million units during 2011, and believes that its sales could impact notebooks PC sales, but not necessarily Apple’s own notebooks. “We see a limited threat from competition and raise our calendar […]

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MasterCard launches MoneySend mobile payment app for BlackBerry

September 8th, 2010 · No Comments

MasterCard launched a BlackBerry application for its MoneySend service today. MoneySend, similar to PayPal, now lets Blackberry users pay from or request payment to their MoneySend accounts.Read the full story here.

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No phone calls allowed: NJ Transit tests quiet car trains

September 8th, 2010 · No Comments

NJ Transit is running a 90-day trial on some of its trains in which it is creating “quiet cars,” in which riders are discouraged from placing phone calls, among other noise-creating actions.Read the full story here.

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Tapas and Wonderpod Android projects launched by former Google China exec

September 8th, 2010 · No Comments

Kau-Fu Lee, the former Google China president, has launched two new projects of his own in China. One is an operating system based upon Android, dubbed Tapas, that will launch in the coming weeks on new handsets. The second is a media distribution platform for Android smartphones that has already made its debut.Read the full […]

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Nokia N8 Symbian^3 smartphone U.K. preorders begin today

September 8th, 2010 · No Comments

Preorders for the N8, Nokia’s latest flagship smartphone, began on Nokia’s U.K. web store today. The device offers a 12 megapixel camera with LED flash, a large 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen with a 640 x 360 resolution, an FM radio, GPS, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, and more. The N8 is priced at
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T-Mobile offering Samsung Vibrant Android smartphone buy-one-get-one special

September 8th, 2010 · No Comments

In a statement detailing its new Kids Are Free family talk plans, T-Mobile USA also revealed that its Samsung Vibrant, an Android powered Galaxy S smartphone, is now available as part of a buy-one-get-one-free promotion. Customers who purchase a Samsung Vibrant will receive a second Vibrant for free after a $50 mail-in-rebate and with another […]

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Video: T-Mobile BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 video tour

September 8th, 2010 · No Comments

The BlackBerry Curve 3G for T-Mobile USA is basically a Curve 8520 that with a 3G upgrade. The phone features a QVGA resolution display, an optical trackpad controller, and a 2 megapixel camera and it is available in either gray or purple color schemes.Watch the video here.

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T-Mobile USA intros Kids Are Free family plans

September 8th, 2010 · No Comments

Today T-Mobile introduced its new Kids Are Free family plans. Under the new terms, existing and new T-Mobile customers who sign up for a new family plan between now and November 2, 2010, won’t have to pay the monthly additional line fee on up to three additional lines of their family plan until 2012. That […]

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BlackBerry App World now home to over 10,000 apps

September 8th, 2010 · No Comments

RIM, via its Twitter account, has officially announced that its BlackBerry App World application store front is now home to over 10,000 applications. While that’s a milestone, it’s still a far cry from the 250,000 applications available in the Apple iTunes App Store, and the over 70,000 applications available for Android smartphones.Read the full story […]

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Buy one Verizon Samsung Fascinate, get one free

September 8th, 2010 · No Comments

Today Verizon Wireless launched the Samsung Fascinate, an Android powered Galaxy S smartphone. Verizon Wireless is currently offering a buy-one-get-one deal if you purchase the Fascinate online. The phone is priced at $199.99 with a 2-year contract and a $100 instant rebate. The deal is limited to one per order. For more information on the […]

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