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Real Google Phone to Launch: the GPhone is Real!

18. November 2009

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Many have thought that after the announcement of Google Android, it would be the last we’ve heard of the Google Gphone. Apparently, the GPhone is not only software but also hardware. More precisely, Google is actually making a phone. Techcrunch is saying that the Google Phone will be more exciting than the Motorola Droid and even [...]

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BlackBerry App World ditching PayPal for Carrier Billing in 2010, New BlackBerry Theme Studio in the works

14. November 2009

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One thing I seriously don’t like with the BlackBerry App World is that it’s limited to PayPal account owners only. It’s a prerequisite before you can start downloading apps from the App World, which to be honest, is quite a hassle. Fortunately though, RIM big boss Jim Balsillies has just announced that their planning to [...]

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Apple, RIM posts significant growth in Global Smartphone market share

13. November 2009

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It’s not surprising to see Nokia dominating the global smartphone market scene, but what is interesting to see is how both RIM and Apple posted huge growth this past quarter. Aside from HTC, they are the only two other phone makers who managed to improve on their performance last year and by a significant margin at [...]

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Apple iPhone Beats all Nokia Phones in Profitability

11. November 2009

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Frankly, I’m surprised this is news at all. The summary from Strategy Analytics: Apple became the world’s most profitable handset vendor in Q3 2009. Fueled by strong volumes, high wholesale prices and tight cost controls, the PC vendor has successfully broken into the mobile phone market in just two years. What can Nokia do to regain [...]

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HTC netbook a looming possibility for the future

9. November 2009

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Nokia has bravely taken the leap from simply being a phone maker to netbook maker as well with the launch of their Booklet 3G mini laptop. While I can’t recall of any other phone manufacturer making such a bold move in recent history, it looks like HTC may join Nokia in the not-so-distant future. Peter [...]

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iPhone Apps are Addicting

2. November 2009

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Mobile Applications can be addicting, so says the numbers. But the numbers don’t mean any single application or type of applications, they mean all applications. The numbers came from Flurry, a mobile analytics company. I understand the addiction. It’s a lot of fun downloading and trying out various applications, especially when many of them are [...]

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iPhone Amnesty Program launched in China

25. October 2009

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Both the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3G S will officially be available in China by the end of this month courtesy of China Unicom. However, it seems that they’re not quite content in just nabbing new iPhone owners in the country, but are also keen on cashing in on those who already own an iPhone [...]

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Nokia sues Apple, iPhone for Patent Infringement

22. October 2009

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With regards to suing other people for patent infringement, Apple is usually on the throwing end rather than the receiving end, but today, the tables have turned and Apple is the one being sued this time around by no less than the top dog in the mobile phone biz, Nokia. Citing that Apple Infringed on [...]

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Verizon iPhone Ad Burns Bridges W/ Apple: DroidDoes

20. October 2009

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And to think we were all pretty stoked about the Apple iPhone finally coming to the biggest and most reliable wireless company in the U.S. Now here comes Verizon with an anti-iPhone ad (”everything iDon’t Droid Does”) that may just mean good-bye to a Verizon iPhone in 2010. It’s not just business when you’re taking [...]

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Free iPhone apps can now feature in-app purchases

15. October 2009

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Don’t be surprised if one day you’ll no longer see Lite or Free versions of certain apps listed in the App Store. This is because Apple has finally lifted the restriction on free iPhone apps and in-app purchases. It used to be that paid apps where the only ones that were allowed to provide in-app [...]

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