Archive for August 28th, 2010
Google Brings Free Calls to U.S., Canada, to Challenge Skype
August 28th, 2010 | 
Author: Google today introduced a feature within Gmail that allows users to make calls through the Web to landlines and mobile phones, expanding its business beyond search to Internet-calling services similar to Skype.
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Apple Plans Music-Themed Event
Apple is holding a music-themed event next Wednesday, prompting speculation that the company may unveil a snazzier line of iPods or revamp its long-neglected Apple TV project.
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Apple Executive Stashed $150,000 in Shoe Boxes
Federal agents seized over $150,000 in cash, hidden in shoe boxes, from the house of Apple executive Paul Shin Devine, who is being charged with selling company secrets and taking over $1 million in kickbacks from iPhone accessory suppliers in Asia.
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Mobile Group Chat Startup Raises $850,000
GroupMe has raised $850,000 from investors to develop an application that enables group chat through text messaging and voice calls from any phone in the world.
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Target Adds Mobile Phone Centers to Stores
Target will add mobile phone centers to about 850 of its 1,743 stores by December, with a nationwide rollout expected by the middle of next year.
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Angry Birds Adds Toy Line, Possible Movie Deal
Popular iPhone game “Angry Birds” will now have its own toy line and possible movie deal, as it expands to merchandise its brand.
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Droid Incredible Gets Android 2.2 Update
Verizon is rolling out an Android 2.2 update for the Droid Incredible today, with the first group of owners receiving an over-the-air download and others getting it in the next few days.
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Four Major Carriers Dominate Wireless Market
AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile control 90 percent of the wireless market, making it hard for smaller companies to compete, according to government report.
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RIM Seeks Patent for New Keyboard Design
Scientists at Research in Motion have filed a U.S. patent application for a new way to change between numeric and QWERTY keyboards, and portrait and landscape layouts — by sliding, twisting and rotating the device.
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Deal gives boost to cell-phone coupons – WPRI
NEW YORK (AP) – The nation’s biggest mall operator is teaming up with a Silicon Valley startup to reward smart-phone-equipped shoppers for walking into its shopping centers. The partnership between Simon Continue Reading About Cell Phones
The UK has started up its own green ranking system for mobile handsets , but Apple wants [...]
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