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Verizon puts DROID and DROID Eris up for sale

Mobilewhack.com | November 6th 2009

Those who have been waiting to purchase Motorola’s DROID for Verizon can wait no longer as it has just been put up for sale. The Android 2.0, 5mp camera touting DROID will set you back $299.99 with a 2-year contract. Additionally, those lookin read more

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Sony launches size zero – ultra slim ‘Vaio X’ notebook

Gadget18 - UR Technology guide | November 6th 2009 by Amit Singh

Sony has introduced its size zero new ulta slim light weight Sony ‘Vaio X’ series laptops in India. Touted as the world’s slimmest and lightest ultraportable laptop, VAIO X weighs merely 655gms and is about half an inch thin. It co read more

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Mobile money roundup: NFC, Indian unbanked, Fiserv and Xcellink

GoMo News | November 5th 2009 by Bena Roberts

Fiserv continues to spread mobile to smaller American banks. Indian Corporation Bank is using mobile to provide commerce services to 2,000 unbanked villages. Xcellink has secured an important mobile transactions patent in China. Twinlinx and Inside read more

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Mobile Barcodes: woabi buys mobile barcode business barcoo

GoMo News | November 5th 2009 by Bena Roberts

Hot news in the German press. Checkitmobile, the owners of mobile barcode services woabi just received its second round in financing and has bought barcode scanner business barcoo. The following is in German but an interview and update coming shortl read more

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Wanted – an external keyboard for the iPhone

CompareMobiles.com/ | November 5th 2009

Simon King wonders why there isn’t an external keyboard for the iPhone Why isn’t there an external keyboard for the iPhone? It seems like a logical product to offer.Simon King There have been fold-up keyboards for pocket-sized PDA read more

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Is Blackberry 8530 really that new? Both Sprint and Verizon think…

GoMo News | November 5th 2009 by Bena Roberts

With the ever-heating press coverage of Android vs. iPhone raging along, it’s good to see another smartphone manufacturer getting its foot in. Yesterday and today have seen two releases from RIM, maker of the Blackberry. We covered the 9700 las read more

Apple App Store has 100,000 Apps Already

Mobilewhack.com | November 5th 2009

Apple’s App Store has established yet another record. We’ve seen the store reach one billion downloads followed quickly by the two million mark. And now the App Store has reached another remarkable number. The store houses at this time 100,000 ap read more

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Motorola Droid Vs Blackberry Storm 2 Vs iPhone 3GS -Video compari…

Tech Mania | November 5th 2009 by Siddanth

Just found out these videos comparing the Motorola Droid with Blackberry Storm 2 and one more video of Droid with a iPhone 3GS.Check it out and let me know which one are you a fanboy and which one are you going to buy. Droid Vs BB Storm 2 Click here read more

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Opera in top secret iPhone talks?

CompareMobiles.com/ | November 5th 2009

We didn’t approach them…’at that time’ OpenMobileSummit  Opera boss Jon von Tetzchner says that one day Apple’s iPhone will run third-party browsers. But he won’t be drawn on whether the company is poised t read more

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Google and Best Buy application deal is perfect for lazy mobile u…

GoMo News | November 5th 2009 by Bena Roberts

Just one week after Best Buy bought digital content retailer Napster for a cool $120 million, it has announced a mobile retail deal with Google. Along with the new mobile focus of Napster, this shows how real the drive is from Best Buy to pull mobile read more

Calculator concepts modeled after virtual counterparts

Mobilewhack.com | November 5th 2009

Now here’s something cool that would find a nice home in any OS fan boy’s collection — What you see above are real life calculator concepts that mimic the virtual ones found in both Mac OS X and Windows. The Mintpass designer has do read more

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Is Orange and T-Mobile venture really as final as it looks?

GoMo News | November 5th 2009 by Bena Roberts

So here it is. We have received “final confirmation” of the joint-venture that is to be launched in the UK between France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom - merging their UK operations Orange and T-Mobile. After months of speculation, the dec read more

AT&T looking to launch 8GB iPhone 3GS for $99?

Mobilewhack.com | November 5th 2009

Before you read on please make note that this is only a rumor and has not been confirmed in any way shape or form — BGR brings us news that AT&T and Apple are pondering whether or not to launch an 8GB iPhone 3GS for $99 that would be presum read more

BlackBerry Curve 8530 coming to Sprint as well

Mobilewhack.com | November 5th 2009

Earlier today we let you know that the BlackBerry 8530 would be hitting Verizon on November 20th and now we have news of the same device hitting Sprint. There wasn’t an exact release date announced but a Sprint spokesperson said that it will be read more

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Local news take heed - AP and Verve are showing how it’s done i…

GoMo News | November 5th 2009 by Bena Roberts

Maybe one of the biggest success stories in publishing news content on mobile is AP Mobile. The mobile channel of the worldwide Associated Press news network, AP Mobile has over 1,000 local news sources on board. The app has been downloaded by over 2 read more

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Preorder Nokia N900 Unlocked for $442 [Gadget Deals]

Techie Buzz | November 5th 2009 by Keith Dsouza

If you are waiting to buy the Nokia N900, which has been delayed till November end, here is a really good deal. Nokia N900 usually retails for $600, however you can preorder Nokia N900 for only $442 till Friday, 6th November 2009. Dell Small Busin read more

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BT launches Ribbit Mobile

CompareMobiles.com/ | November 5th 2009

Telecoms provider launches web-based mobile synching tool, following acquisition of Ribbit Corporation last year Read Full Story… (Source Mobile News CWP) read more

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EU sanctions ‘three strikes’ rule for illegal file sharers

CompareMobiles.com/ | November 5th 2009

The European Union has finally agreed the last details of the Telecom Reform Package, and decided that citizens’ internet access can be restricted if necessary, but only after a “fair and impartial procedure including the user̵ read more

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T-Mobile backs into Android Marketplace

CompareMobiles.com/ | November 5th 2009

One bill to rule them all T-Mobile USA is to integrate Android application purchases into its billing platform, proving there’s still value in the operator-customer relationship.… What is your recession sales strategy? Read Full Stor read more

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European ‘internet freedom’ law agreed

CompareMobiles.com/ | November 5th 2009

Lawmakers agree to protect internet users from disconnection without due process, a move that means a raft of EU telecoms reforms can pass into law Read Full Story… (Source ZDNet UK) read more

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Stocks trim losses after ECB and Bank 

CompareMobiles.com/ | November 5th 2009

PARIS (Reuters) – European stocks were down 0.3 percent by early afternoon on Thursday, with banks and miners among the biggest losers. Read Full Story… (Source Yahoo UK News) read more

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T-Mobile reports 16.6m customers

CompareMobiles.com/ | November 5th 2009

T-Mobile customers down 1.2 per cent from Q3 last year but EBITDA up 18.7 per cent from Q2 this year Read Full Story… (Source Mobile News CWP) read more

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Gov’t mobile working project saved from axe

CompareMobiles.com/ | November 5th 2009

Project Nomad, the local government scheme to support mobile and flexible working, has been protected from closure Read Full Story… (Source ZDNet UK) read more

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Fifth of iPhone users watching porn

CompareMobiles.com/ | November 5th 2009

Quarter have left physical partner over mobile use Shopping site Retrevo has been talking to iPhone users and has discovered that they prefer cool gadgets to degrees, but still consider themselves intellectual.… Web threats: Why conventiona read more

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Apple reaches 100,000 apps

CompareMobiles.com/ | November 5th 2009

Apple developers have created 100,000 apps to date, with two billion downloads Read Full Story… (Source Mobile News CWP) read more

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Mobile device round-up: Blackberry, iPhone, Twitter and HTC

GoMo News | November 5th 2009 by Bena Roberts

Here’s a few interesting headlines about mobile devices pulled from the days news. iPhone update: the Chinese still don’t want it. The just-announced 9700 from Blackberry will be shipping with the new Blackberry OS 5.0. HTC has made a sur read more

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Meet Sony Ericsson new XPERIA X10 with RACHAEL Android interface

100 Cute - Celebrities and Gadgets Gossip | November 4th 2009 by Nadia

  Powered by 1 GHz Snapdragon, 4-inch big scratch-resistant TFT touchscreen, 8.1 Megapixel camera with intelligent face recognition features, pre-loaded smart apps like Timescape and Mediascape, 8 GB memory card, (more…) No Tags read more

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M-Parking: mobile commerce makes parking more profitable

GoMo News | November 4th 2009 by Bena Roberts

At the Mobile Commerce World event in San Francisco today there was a great presentation about the effect of mobile technologies on parking management (it doesn’t sound too fascinating from the description I know, but bear with me). The case st read more

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GoMo 1-to-1: the future of mobile payments with OpenMarket

GoMo News | November 4th 2009 by Bena Roberts

I interviewed Jay Emmet from mobile communications hub OpenMarket at Mobile Commerce World in San Francisco. We had a great interview, covering “second wave” app stores;  the unique position that telcos are in to push mobile commerce for read more

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Mobile Commerce World: how mobile payment can revolutionise publi…

GoMo News | November 4th 2009 by Bena Roberts

At Mobile Commerce World in San Francisco, we heard a great talk from David L deKozan, VP of Worldwide Business Development for Cubic. Now, Cubic is one of those companies that you’ve probably never heard of… but chances are you use their read more