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If you haven't heard about the widget wars yet, you are about to. Last week, I moderated a panel at the Open Mobile Summit. The subject was "Apps in the Cloud," which explored the difference between accessing content through applications, which are downloaded to the phone, and content that...
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Here's another example of how Apple's process for approving applications for the iPhone doesn't make sense. One of the big rules is that Apple ( NSDQ: AAPL ) doesn't allow companies to use undocumented APIs to develop applications, and in Google's latest application release, it used...
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There are four major wireless carriers in the U.S., and all but Verizon Wireless ( NYSE: VZ ) have a default mobile search provider. Both AT&T ( NYSE: T ) and T-Mobile USA use Yahoo! ( NSDQ: YHOO ) and Sprint ( NYSE: S ) Nextel uses Google ( NSDQ: GOOG ). If Verizon Wireless chooses Yahoo!, that...
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-- HTC: 1 million G1s by end of year: HTC's CEO Peter Chou has upped the ante and is now projecting T-Mobile will sell one million G1s by the end of the year, DigiTimes reports . Last month, Chou predicted HTC would sell 600,000 G1 devices by the end of the year. T-Mobile sales appear to be growing...
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The use of the mobile internet in Britain grew eight times as fast as the growth of the wired internet, according to the latest study from research firm Nielsen Online. Of course, the actual number of Britons surfing the wired internet is still overwhelmingly higher. The Mobile Media View report found...
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Apple has not only been successful at selling millions of iPhones, but its application storefront has been a runaway hit, too. Launched in July, the App store is available in 60 countries, and is stocked with about 8,000 games, social networking sites, and other reference tools. The number of apps is...
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Palm ( NSDQ: PALM ), the maker of Centro and Treo smartphones, said it is trimming its workforce as it faces stiff competition from Apple ( NSDQ: AAPL ), Blackberry's Research In Motion and now even Google ( NSDQ: GOOG ). Reuters reported that Spokeswoman Lynn Fox said the layoffs began last week...
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In a break from traditional conference etiquette, executives from Google ( NSDQ: GOOG ), Symbian and Nokia ( NYSE: NOK ), faced off today at the Open Mobile Summit in San Francisco , and let it be known exactly how they feel about each other. They even picked on Microsoft ( NSDQ: MSFT ), despite the...
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-- Google ( NSDQ: GOOG ) Adds Contacts To Sync For BlackBerry App: BlackBerry fans with a special place in their heart for Google services rejoice. Google Sync for BlackBerry has been updated to include two-way contacts synchronization. The downloadable application previously synched users' calendars...
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It's not all bad news for Yahoo ( NSDQ: YHOO ) these days. T-Mobile USA has picked the company's OneSearch platform for its default search engine on mobile phones, InfoWorld reports . The carrier will be placing a OneSearch button on phones under a deal expected to be announced at the Open Mobile...
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NTT DoCoMo is developing an Android-based smartphone with an aim to launch it next year, a spokesperson with the Japanese operator confirmed to AFP via Business Standard. The phone could help the carrier compete with its smaller rival Softbank, which has been growing customers at a faster rate since...
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China Mobile, which has more subscribers than there are U.S. residents, is looking replicate the success of the iPhone App store on a much grander scale. At this point, there's probably very few operators and handset manufactures that aren't trying to open up a content and application store on...