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Facebook Launches New App For Certain Feature Phones

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On Wednesday, January 19, Facebook launched a new mobile application. The new app is designed to facilitate data-free access with more than 12 phone carriers for 3 months. The application is called Facebook for Feature Phones. According to Facebook’s blog press release, the app is compatible with over 2,500 mobile devices from major companies like [...]

Is Number Portability Coming To Google Voice

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Rumors are circulating the Internet on Thursday, January 20, that Google has launched number porting to its Voice customers. The move has not been made public yet, but the search engine has said that they are conducting a test on the option today. In a statement, Google said that they constantly trying to improve their [...]

Apple iOS4.3 Goes Social

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Apple’s mobile operating system is soon to be updated and with that update comes new surprises. After releasing the second version of the beta of iOS 4.3 on Wednesday, developers have been discovering many new little interesting features. A developer by the name of 9to5mac found a file named “Media Stream”. It took a little [...]

Apple Reports Record Earnings

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On Wednesday, January 19, Apple Inc. shares soared after the company announced its record figures for the December period and predicted strong results for the current quarter. Trading was restrained due to worries of Apple’s CEO, Steve Jobs, who announced he was taking a leave of absence on medical grounds. Apple and Jobs have not [...]

Starbucks Launches Smartphone Payment System

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On Wednesday, January 19, Starbucks launched their new mobile system for payment. The system is now available to Blackberry and Apple iOS customers in the U.S. This payment option can be used in conjunction with a Starbucks Card Mobile App. The application is downloadable from the Apple Store. It can also be downloaded from the [...]

Sprint Raises Data Plan Pricing By $10

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A $10 charge per month is being added to Sprint Nextel’s new Smartphone as of the end of January. Sprint is the third-biggest carrier in the US. The charge is called a Premium Data add-on. Many believe that this add-on charge was inevitable considering that Sprint is the US’s cheapest carrier for unlimited plans. The [...]

Criminal Charges For iPad Data Theft

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The US District Attorney for New Jersey has announced that criminal charges will be brought against attackers who stole information from iPad users on the AT&T network. The U.S. Department of Justice will be filing the claims, and the case will be seen in the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the District of New Jersey. The [...]

What Will Happen To Apple Without Steve Jobs

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The news that Apple’s CEO, Steve Jobs, is taking a medical leave of absence has rocked the technology industry. This is Jobs second leave of absence, and that doesn’t bode well for the computing giant. There has been an outpouring of well wishes and support for Jobs. Apple has released a statement that Jobs will continue as [...]

Tablet Success May Cause Component Shortage

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Apple has upped the ante for tablet makers and the word on the street is that every manufacturer will be coming out with a tablet of their own this year. But the increase in tablet production is straining the capabilities of component manufacturers. These manufacturers are warning about disruptions in worldwide supplies. The DigiTimes of [...]

Verizon Gets iPhone As Widely Anticipated

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Verizon Wireless has won the contract for the iPhone and AT&T has lost its major advantage over the market, a shift in dynamics that will make 2011 any carriers game. Apple is the clear winner, their partnership will give them 93 million Verizon Wireless customers. This increase doubles Apple’s user base. Verizon President, Lowell McAdams [...]