June 19, 2013

Announce - News


Nokia X7 Images appeared on the Net again; This Time with AT&T Brand Name

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It seems Nokia is planning a marketing splash for AT&T related activities next year, Eldar Murtazin, chief of one of the biggest mobile technology related sites just published new photos of the AT&T branded Nokia X7 on his personal blog. and seems to have unlimited access to prototypes,   photos of the X7 unit sports an [...]

Amazon Releases Kindle for the Web, Windowshop; Event taken place at “Google Chrome OS Event”

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There isn’t any doubt that Amazon’s Kindle dedicated eBook readers are a success around the world and now the online retailing giant could be looking to step up its game. After Google just launched its own eBook store, Google eBookstore, word is going around the Amazon is gearing up to launch a new web app [...]

Apple Launching “Mac App Store” on December 13th ?

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Rumor is going around that Apple might be targeting to launch the Mac App Store as early as December 13th. Jobs himself said that it would go live “within 90 days” back when the iOS-inspired App Store was announced on October 20th, that’s mid January, if the timeframe is carried to its fullest extent.Even though Apple [...]

US Cellular Comes with Three New Pre-Paid Plans; Offering Unlimited Texting

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Regional wireless provider U.S. Cellular has announced three new prepaid calling plans just in time for the holiday buying season,  each of which includes unlimited text messaging. Talk time on the three plans is 200, 400 or 1000 minutes for $29, $39 or $49 respectively. The 400 minute plan includes 5GB of monthly data. Company VP [...]

Window Phone 7 for ScoreMobile to be Released Early in 2011

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Canadian based Score Media has announced that ScoreMobile will be available for Windows Phone 7 during the first quarter of 2011. the app will be a welcome addition to any new Windows Phone 7 user looking to get the latest sporting news. Dale Fallon, director of the mobile division of Score Media, said the following: [...]

Google Editions E-Reader Service to be launched in US by the Year End

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Google Editions will launch in the US this year, with international launches to follow soon after in. Dubbed Google Editions, the new venture will take a different approach to book selling than most of its competitors, including Amazon’s Kindle or Apple’s iBookstore. Instead of relying on a single, centralized store, Google will let users buy [...]

Verizon LTE to Rollout on Dec 1st

Verizon announced today that it will be holding a press conference on December 1st to discuss its LTE rollout plans. The press conference will begin at 12:00 noon EST and is available via teleconference and on twitter (@VerizonWireless #VZW4G). The  carrier is expected to blanket 38 major metropolitan areas and more than 110 million Americans [...]

2.5 Million Kinect for Xbox 360 Sold in 25 Days: Microsoft

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According to the latest data supplied by the Redmond company, Kinect for Xbox 360 still enjoys strong momentum even as it approaches the first month after launch. Points for style, Microsoft, crossing the 2.5 million Kinect sensors sold mark a convenient 25 days into your global sales of that ever-so-hackable / sometimes-cool-for-gaming item. Kinect for [...]

Acer announced Android Smartphone with 4.8-inch 1024×480 Display

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Acer announced at its global event a 4.8-inch huge touchscreen smartphone that actually looks more like a tablet. The screen is not only larger, it offers 1024×480 high resolution with a 21:9 aspect ratio. As Acer’s next flagship, the device sports a 8 Megapixel camera with LED flash, auto-focus and  720p HD video recording capability, [...]

Sony Ericsson “Playstation Phone”-Releasing on December 9?

Sony Ericsson’s Playstation phone may be released as soon as December 9. We previously reported that the device would be launched at Mobile World Congress in Febuary 2011, but a mysterious event in France has changed this prediction. According to this leak, the screen of the Playstation Phone is described as “mind-blowing” and on par [...]

Swiftkey celebrates 500,000 Downloads on Black Friday

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Swiftkey has surpassed 500,000 downloads   on Black Friday.One of the most highly reviewed virtual keyboard apps is SwiftKey. The app doesn’t use any gimmicks like expanding and shrinking keys like ThickButtons, or allows you to swipe letters on the keyboard (Swype), but is simply a well-designed traditional keyboard. If you are bi-lingual, SwiftKey can handle [...]

“Nokia Situations” announced: make your mobile behave according to situations

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Nokia has launched new app forNokia users called Nokia Situations, which you can use to define how you want your phone to behave in different situations, like “In a meeting”, “Sleeping”, or “Playing with the kids” The applications smartly will determine a certain condition based on a variety of parameters like time, GPS location, network [...]