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Apple App Store hits 2 Billion downloads, No signs of slowing down

28. September 2009

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The Apple App Store has reached a new milestone again as it surpasses the 2 billion mark in downloads. Actually, it was well on its way to achieving this amazing feat since it already had 1.5 million downloads to its name when it turned 1 back in July. Back then, there were a total of [...]

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Microsoft ZuneHD PMP May Miss Europe This Year

10. September 2009

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This would be a big blow to our European readers. ZuneHD may take some time before arriving in Europe. The reason is the Zune Marketplace and software. Francois Ruault of Microsoft France said they have no plans yet to market the ZuneHD in the territory. Microsoft’s content products may need a lot of readjusting if [...]

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100,000 Nokia Booklet 3G mini laptops being readied by Compal

4. September 2009

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While the jury is still out as to how Nokia will fare in the netbook market, it appears that the first tall order for the Finnish company will be to sell at least 100,000 units of their Booklet 3G mini laptop. That figure stems from a report that Nokia has just ordered 100,000 netbooks from [...]

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Samsung Application Store launching on September 14th, hitting Omnia phones soon

31. August 2009

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Apple has a huge one, Palm has a little one, Nokia has a decent looking one, and Microsoft, well, we’re still waiting for them to finally reveal theirs to the public. What are we talking about? It’s app stores of course. Aside from those we’ve already mentioned, you can now also add Samsung to that [...]

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China Unicom denies ordering 5 Million iPhones

15. August 2009

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China Unicom, the carrier expected to offer up the iPhone in China, has officially denied the report that they’ve ordered 5 million iPhones from Apple. Yi Difei, China Unicom’s spokesman, officially said that the rumors are “not true” but affirms that talks between the two companies are still on-going. Tiffany Yang, meanwhile, speaking on Apple’s [...]

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Samsung sub-$100 Android phones debuting in 2010

6. August 2009

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A Samsung official made a very interesting disclosure: Samsung Android touchscreen phones will be well under the $100 mark come next year. This was the statement made by Casey Ryan, a product manager of Samsung, in a product launching event in the US. Unfortunately, he however failed to go into the specifics of the matter, [...]

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T-Mobile UK selling unlocked 3G iPhones to high-spending subscribers

4. August 2009

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If you’re on T-Mobile in the UK and want to own an iPhone 3G, all is not apparently lost for you despite the iPhone being exclusive to O2 in the country. Apparently, T-Mobile is now selling unlocked iPhone 3G units (not the iPhone 3G S) to select high-spending subscribers. This is what customers who [...]

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China Unicom Gets 3-Year iPhone Deal

30. July 2009

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Apple and China Unicom appears to have made a deal about iPhone distribution in China. The report came from Shanghai Securities News. It says that Apple will sell iPhones to China Unicom at 3,000 yuan or about $439. But China Unicom has denied that a deal has been finalized. Negotiations are underway, though, and the [...]

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Asus, Acer suspends work on new netbooks until 2010

28. July 2009

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If you’re saving up for a new Asus or Acer netbook that could be launched during the holiday season this year, we’re sorry to report that things aren’t looking too bright for you guys out there. Probably growing tired of playing around with the same technology over and over again, both Asus and Acer, the [...]

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Samsung Tegra phone confirmed in the works

24. July 2009

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Apart from the Zune HD, the impressive Nvidia Tegra chip is confirmed to be headed for use on smartphones with the earliest release date scheduled for Q4 of 2009. True to this report, Samsung has just disclosed that they are indeed working on a Tegra-based phone albeit keeping mum on its other specs and features. [...]

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