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Apple’s iPhone 5 Pre-Orders Starting Sept. 30th, Launch October 7

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August 16, 2011
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We heard that Apple had plans to begin selling the next-generation iPhone on Friday, October  7th; the date which was first reported by TiPB. According to our sources, Apple has deciding whether to launch the new iPhone on October 7th or October 14th but with the product’s latest stages of pre-mass-production moving along nicely, Apple is trying to shoot towards a launch on the 7th. On top of all that, Apple plans to offer pre-orders for the new iPhone.

Apple is currently planning to begin pre-orders for their next-generation smartphone in the final days of September. The company has still More >

AT&T To Sell $8 Billion In Assets To Win Merger Approval

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August 13, 2011
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The wireless service provider, AT&T has recently hired Bank of America’s Merril Lynch to help advise the company on the sale of as much as $8 billion in assets in an effort to gain the government’s approval of its planned T-Mobile acquisition. The Wall Street Journal is saying that AT&T is trying to sell off its network assets in an attempt to  water down its market power, but most of the assets could actually be T-Mobile’s holdings.”As we said on the day we announced the marger with T-Mobile USA, we anticipate there will be some divestitures, as we had in past mergers, but any speculation More >

FCC Plans To Implement SMS/MMS To Emergency Call Operators

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August 11, 2011
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Being the 911 operator probably requires the ability to put up with a lot of stress as you have to answer calls from screaming, injured, angry, crazy, dying people all day. Their job is just about to get worse as they will soon be able to receive texts, photos, and videos of the misery. The FCC just recently announced a plan to catch 911 emergency services up with current technology as they aim for standardization across U.S emergency networks which are not controlled by any one governing body. The update will allow the public to send text, photos, and videos to 911. The plan also callls More >

Spotify Continues To Grow Rapidly In The United States

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August 8, 2011
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Spotify launched in the US just a little under a month ago and it is proving to be as popular in the United States as it’s been in Europe. Two weeks after launch, the music streaming service was rumored to have hit 70,000 paying subscribers. New numbers are now being leaked revealing that the service is still growing rapidly. According to the latest figures leaked, Spotify has signed up 1.4 million users total in the U.S. It may sound impressive, but what’s more amazing is that the company also has more than doubled their paid subscriber base within the last two weeks.

The majority of More >

Microsoft’s WP General Manager Quits To Launch Startup

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August 8, 2011
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Charlie Kindel, Microsoft’s General Manager of the Windows Phone Developer Experience announced earlier today that he is leaving Microsoft to launch a start up. Kindel didn’t share any of the details regarding his new endeavor. His public profile on LinkedIn lists him as the Founder and CTO of <redacted> at A super secret stealth startup. According to Kindel, “[The start up] has to do with sports, advertising, mobile, social-networking, and, of course, the cloud,” Kindel wrote in a post on his personal blog. The soon-to-be former executive worked at Microsoft for 21 years, joining the More >

Apple To Launch Low-Cost iPhone Soon

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August 5, 2011
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Mike Abramsky, an RBC Capital analyst recently sat down in a meeting with Peter Oppenheimer (Apple’s Chief Financial Officer) and Tim Cook (Chief Operating Officer) to discuss a range of topics from Apple’s patent battles to the possibility of a budget-priced iPhone. “Apple’s primary criterion for launching a lower-end iPhone is an innovative, category-killer experience,” Abramsky wrote in a recent note to investors. The executives said that the components sector is currently a “buyers market,” which means it has the upper hand when it comes to negotiating for parts. In addition, Abramsky More >

Clearwire Plans To Adopt 4G LTE

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August 4, 2011
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Clearwire recently announced its intent to adopt LTE across its network. The 4G wholesaler is saying that it may add LTE Advanced-ready technology to its network that will provide up to 120 Mbps download speeds according to network technology trials. “Clearwire plans to raise the bar again for mobile broadband service in the United States,” said John Stanton, Clearwire’s Chairman and interim CEO, in a statement. “Our leadership in launching 4G services forced a major change in the competitive mobile data landscape. Now, we plan to bring our considerable spectrum portfolio to bear to More >

iCloud.com Released For Developers, Pricing Unveiled

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August 2, 2011
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Apple has officially launched iCloud.com for developers and has announced the pricing of extra storage for those who need more than the free 5GB that is given to every user.

As of right now, Apple’s iCloud service adopts the iOS look and feel, even going as far as using the iOS notification bubble design to inform users they don’t have a developer account when denying them access during login. The only new app for the service appears to be a Web app for iWork that outlines users iCloud-stored Keynote, Pages, and Numbers documents. Apple also unveiled the pricing of the extra storage for More >

Apple Working With LG And Samsung For Retina Display On iPad 3

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July 18, 2011
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Apple is said to be testing retina displays from Samsung and LG for the iPad 3, according to The Korea Times. The article claims that both companies are very close to signing a deal with Apple. The screens are thought to have a large resolution increase over the current iPad 2 display, which is 1024 x 768. The new panels are believed to be “Retina” displays at a resolution of 2038 x 1536 with the same 4:3 aspect ratio.

Apple’s upcoming iPad 3 will feature an improved display to support quad extended graphics (QXGA), a display resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels with a 4:3 aspect ratio to More >

Android Market Gets Redone With A Complete Overhaul

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July 14, 2011
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Google is rolling out a new version of Android Market to all handsets running Android 2.2 or higher (which now makes up a vast majority of Android users). It’s bringing a new UI, performance improvements, and a variety of features designed to help with app discovery, including lists such as “Top Grossing,” and recently trending applications. Google showed these additions off at the Google I/O press conference but hasn’t rolled them out to the mobile client until now.

Everyone in the US is going to get their hands on the long-awaited Videos application, which was showcased at Google’s I/O More >

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