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Samsung launches app contest

CompareMobiles.com — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:46:47 +0000

Samsung has announced a competition to find the best application idea for its Galaxy Portal handset, with the winning choice appearing as a free download on Android Marketplace

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Royal Navy launches iPhone app

CompareMobiles.com — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:20:16 +0000

The Royal Navy has become the latest venerable institution to enter the brave
new world of Web 2.0 in an attempt to haul itself into the 21st century and
attract new members.

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Batman takes best game at Baftas

CompareMobiles.com — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:08:26 +0000

British developed Batman: Arkham Aslyum took the coveted title of best game at the 2010 Bafta video game awards.

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Windows Phone 7: Microsoft’s exercise in self restraint

CompareMobiles.com — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:10:41 +0000

Thank God for Apple

Mix10 The key difference between Windows Phone 7 and Windows Mobile is not Silverlight, the Windows Marketplace lock-in, nor the disallowing of native-code applications.…

Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn’t work

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Orange, HMV launch mobile games

CompareMobiles.com — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:40:20 +0000

Orange and HMV launch mobile games for customers on any network

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Force10 courts Cisco resellers

CompareMobiles.com — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:36:36 +0000

Force10
Networks has launched a raid on Ciscos channel in the wake of the
networking kingpins spat with former ally HP.

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Virgin Mobile fined for pushing mobile spam

CompareMobiles.com — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:13:26 +0000

Ignored Oz opt-outs

Virgin Mobile has been fined for sending spam messages to Australian mobile users who’d already opted out of receiving promotions.…

Offloading malware protection to the cloud

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MetroPCS selects Gemalto for LTE UICC Cards and Platform

CompareMobiles.com — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:26:09 +0000

MetroPCS, a provider of wireless broadband mobile services, has selected Gemalto to provide a Long Term Evolution or LTE over-the-air platform and Universal Integrated Circuit Cards for its 2010 fourth generation LTE broadband service launch.

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Sony Ericsson Vivaz now available in blue

CompareMobiles.com — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:41:03 +0000

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Free on contract from only £30 per month. With unlimited internet, 600 anytime minutes and unlimited texts.

From its spec, the Sony Ericsson Vivaz is a smartphone to rival almost anything on the market, with an 8.1 megapixel camera with image stabilisation and face detection and most notably the ability to capture video in 720p HD (ultra-sharp, minimal to zero flicker). It also offers autofocus in its video mode and a dedicated video capture key. The results can be viewed on the 3.2 inch, 640×360 touchscreen or you can even entertain friends and family by displaying your captured images on your TV with the TV out connection.

At just 12.5mm in depth, the stylish Vivaz is conventionally smartphone sized and weighs only 97g (pretty amazing considering the technology within). All the usual smartphone features are included, including HSDPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and A-GPS and the touch user interface allows you to use the handsets many functions easily and naturally.

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Windows Phone 7 Series gets Timotei rinse

CompareMobiles.com — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:52:20 +0000

Microsoft gets crunchy

Microsoft has airbrushed the Windows Phone 7 Series into a Timotei-style web commercial that glosses over the operating system’s limitations.…

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Facebook rules out ‘panic button’

CompareMobiles.com — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:08:16 +0000

Facebook says it will not install a “panic button” on its main pages for users to report suspected paedophiles, but will develop its existing reporting system.

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Defiant HTC breaks silence over Apple lawsuit

CompareMobiles.com — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:58:11 +0000

Mobile handset maker HTC has denied stealing intellectual property relating
to the Apple iPhone.

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Telmap links up with BlueSky

CompareMobiles.com — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:40:45 +0000

They really have got GPS working on a SIM!

Telmap has integrated its software with BlueSky’s GPS-on-a-SIM technology, providing location-based mapping on low-end phones just as soon as they can find a distributor.…

The power of collaboration within unified communications

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Vodafone ships another infected handset

CompareMobiles.com — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:52:55 +0000

Vodafone has distributed a second HTC handset complete with malware
pre-installed, according to security vendor Panda Research.

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HTC ‘disagrees’ with Apple patent theft claim

CompareMobiles.com — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:04:59 +0000

Response short on denials, righteous indignation

HTC has said it “disagrees” with Apple’s claim that it has ripped off the iPhone maker’s intellectual property – currently the subject of a legal battle between the two companies.…

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Matrix Telecom to acquire Excel Telecommunications

CompareMobiles.com — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:42:49 +0000

Matrix Telecom, a provider of voice and data services, and Denham Capital, an energy – and commodities-focused private equity firm, have signed a definitive agreement for Matrix to acquire substantially all the customer relationships and assets of Comtel Telcom Assets, operating as Excel Telecommunications from Denham. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Samsung B3410 now available in pink

CompareMobiles.com — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:46:07 +0000

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The Samsung B3410 is a fantastic mid-range phone for those who love to text! The slide out QWERTY keyboard has large, well-space keys allowing users to write speedy texts and emails. With built in Facebook, Flickr and MySpace applications, keeping on top of all the latest gossip on the go is easy.

There’s a 2 megapixel camera on board to take basic snaps as well as a video recorder. Connectivity wise the B3410 supports GPRS, EDGE and Bluetooth for basic web browsing and file transfers. A great feature of this touchscreen phone is its TouchWiz interface which lets you add well used application widgets to the homescreen for one touch access. Also included is a media player supporting MP3 and Mpeg4 video, plus there’s a handy 3.5mm audio jack for standard headphones.

The Samsung B3410 is a great device for those who want a stylish handset with an emphasis on messaging.

Connectivity-wise, the Nokia X6 has all the usual feature you would expect in a smartphone, 3G, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and a microUSB slot to transfer files with or without wires. To ensure you never get lost the X3 has Ovi maps 3.0 satellite navigation software pre-installed. The X6 combines style and technology to bring a fantastic, feature packed flagship phone to the X Series.

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Wimax phone said to be on the way

CompareMobiles.com — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:31:52 +0000

US carrier Sprint is reportedly preparing to launch a handset intended for
use on its Wimax wireless broadband network.

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Mobile apps to earn $17bn by 2012

CompareMobiles.com — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:43:46 +0000

As Android crowds the iPhone

The market for mobile apps – be they for smartphones, less-capable “feature phones,” or carry-alongs such as Apple’s iPad – will swell to $17.5bn by 2012.…

Offloading malware protection to the cloud

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Cisco launches new Borderless Access products

CompareMobiles.com — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:20:47 +0000

Cisco today announced the release of Cisco Borderless Access (CBA), part of
the company’s Borderless Networks architecture designed to offer a complete
overhaul of its fixed-switching portfolio of products and provide improved
business flexibility.

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