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 iPhone Nears China Debut 

Apple receives license from Chinese government for prototype

Aug 27, 09 5:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Apple has won a technical license from the Chinese government to operate a version of the iPhone that could work with the country’s mobile network, the Wall Street Journal reports. The approval brings the company closer to debuting its hottest product in China’s massive mobile phone market. It’... More »

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China • iPhone • Apple • competition • smartphones • handsets

(Newser) - For BlackBerry users, the lure of the iPhone can be hard to resist, despite the Apple device's lack of a keyboard and AT&T-only service policy. The Wall Street Journal followed five BlackBerry users who switched to the iPhone and charted the highs and lows: All of them said they... More »

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iPhone • Research In Motion • Apple • BlackBerry • smartphones • mobile devices

(Newser) - 3G landed in the US in 2003. But it wasn’t until the iPhone came around five years later that “consumers finally had a device that showed them the power of mobile broadband networks,” Stephanie N. Mehta writes in Fortune. In fact, "a few executives at... More »

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Verizon • telecom • Sprint Nextel • smartphones • 3G wireless networks • wireless industry • mobile devices • hype • 4G wireless networks

(Newser) - Apple and AT&T rejected the Google Voice app for the iPhone, driving TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington to drop the mobile device entirely. Why are Apple and its carrier blocking an innovative program that has amazing call-forwarding features and transcribes voicemail into text? “Because they absolutely don’t want... More »

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technology • Internet • iPhone • Apple • smartphones • Michael Arrington • Google Android • wireless industry • AT&T • Google Voice

(Newser) - Even a gadget as good as the iPhone isn't without its annoyances, although luckily bigger geeks than you have cooked up workarounds for most of them, Jared Newman writes in PC World. Some major gripes:
  • AT&T: The carrier's stranglehold in the US is becoming even more irksome as
... More »

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iPhone • Apple • smartphones • consumer electronics • iPhone applications • PDAs • iPhone 3G

(Newser) - Apple has rejected Google’s application to distribute its Voice application through the App Store, and that shows that Apple is dead-set against innovation, Adam Pash writes on Lifehacker. The official line is that Google Voice “duplicates features already on the iPhone—namely the Phone and Messages app,”... More »

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wireless • VoIP • iPhone • Apple • innovation • smartphones • AT&T • iPhone applications • App Store • Google Voice

 Why Don't We Have Cool Japanese Cell Phones?

Makers stifled by hardware too advanced to leave country

Jul 20, 09 11:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Able to surf the internet, stand in for credit cards, and check body fat, Japan’s smartphones make ours look primitive—yet we’re sticking with what we have. That’s because Japan’s phone makers have been “a little too clever,” writes Hiroko Tabuchi in the New ... More »

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cell phones • Japan • smartphones • cell phone industry • gadget

Tech Review

You Don't Need a Smartphone

iPhones et al might have more than you need; here are some cheaper alternatives

Jul 13, 09 12:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Smartphones may be the future, but you may not need one just now, writes Marguerite Reardon of CNET. The iPhone and its pricey brethren probably have more features than the average user needs. Here are some cheaper feature phones that might meet your needs. Prices are for a 2-year contract:... More »

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Verizon • iPhone • smartphones • Sprint • AT&T • T-Mobile • mobile phones

(Newser) - For all the iPhone’s bells and whistles, it doesn’t mesh well with Gmail. While users of Palm Pre and Android smartphones get instant “push” notification of new email, iPhone users have to manually “pull” messages off Google’s server. A simple new app may finally bring... More »

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Google • email • iPhone • Apple • Gmail • application • smartphones • App Store • email push

(Newser) - Lost amid the hoopla over the new iPhone 3GS is an annoying flaw: its battery rarely gets through the day without pooping out. Apple's website now advises users to temporarily shut down certain features, including the 3G network itself, to prolong battery life, reports the Los Angeles Times. Battery life... More »

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cell phones • iPhone • Apple • battery • smartphones • iPhone 3GS

 Smartphones Dial Up 
 Etiquette Debate 

Some call tapping rude; others call it necessary

Jun 22, 09 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Most companies don’t have rules about smartphone use at work—but with more people eying their BlackBerrys during meetings, a debate is raging over smartphone conduct, the New York Times reports. Many call excessive BlackBerrying the height of rudeness, but others hold that today’s world requires constant electronic... More »

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iPhone • BlackBerry • smartphones • texting • etiquette • e-mails

Ex-Apple Exec Takes Over
at Palm

Rubinstein will be
new CEO as company goes after iPhone

Jun 10, 09 6:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Palm shuffled its top leadership today as it continues to zero in on Apple and the iPhone. Jon Rubinstein, who led Apple's iPod division before jumping to Palm in 2007, will take over as CEO and chairman from Ed Colligan, who is resigning after 16 years. "Colligan's departure means... More »

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CEO • Apple • smartphones • Palm • Palm Pre • Jon Rubinstein

ANALYSIS

 iPhone Competitors 
 Close In on Apple 


Jun 10, 09 12:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Until recently, the iPhone ruled the smartphone roost, but a new crop of competitors could threaten Apple’s bottom line, Jon Fortt writes for Fortune. AT&T, the sole iPhone carrier, pays Apple $300 for every new customer. Until now, paying for the privilege made sense, because AT&T... More »

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iPhone • Apple • Google phone • smartphones • Google Android • AT&T • mobile phones • Palm Pre

(Newser) - The iPhone itself isn’t in a class by itself as far as smartphones are concerned, Farhad Manjoo writes for Slate—but the App Store makes it unbeatable. Apple boasts more than 50,000 applications, and the rate is increasing; Google’s Android operating system only supports 5,000. “... More »

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Internet • iPhone • Apple • smartphones • Google Android • iPhone applications • App Store • mobile phones

glossies

Your Cell Phone May Be Eavesdropping


Jun 6, 09 7:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Be careful where you leave your cell phone. All it takes is a quick download—the equivalent of loading a ringtone—to install software that wiretaps your calls and even records ambient noise when the phone is unused. Experts say a surprising number of spouses, co-workers, and parents are using... More »

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cell phones • wiretap • spying • eavesdropping • smartphones • wiretapping

TECH REVIEW

 Palm Pre 
 (Mostly) 
 Lives Up 
 to Hype 

Smartphone's superior software make it a heavyweight iPhone rival

Jun 4, 09 3:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Palm's new Pre smartphone isn't without its flaws, reviewers say, but its first-rate software and design mean it could be the iPhone's strongest rival yet.
  • Bonnie Cha, CNET: "The hardware could be better," but "Palm has developed a solid OS that not only rivals the
... More »

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iPhone • smartphones • consumer electronics • Palm Pre

(Newser) - Sprint will launch the much-ballyhooed Palm Pre smartphone June 6, two days before the annual Apple Worldwide Developers Conference. Though this year’s WWDC isn’t expected to produce any new hardware, John Biggs writes for TechCrunch, the scheduling of the Pre launch is connected … probably. Though unlikely, Biggs... More »

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iPhone • Apple • smartphones • Sprint • mobile phones • Palm Pre • Worldwide Developers Conference • product launch

 'Cahier's Check' Typo
 Sinks Fraud Scam 

Thief ordered phones
to FBI office, but
agents were waiting

May 9, 09 3:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Tennessee man is being held on two counts of forgery in a scheme that included fake cashier’s checks spelled “cahier’s” and the delivery of merchandise to an FBI office, the Monroe News Star reports. The Monroe FBI received a package of refurbished cell phones and... More »

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FBI • Tennessee • smartphones • check fraud • typographical error • stolen merchandise

Curve Grabs
Top Spot as Best-Selling Smartphone

BlackBerry zooms past iPhone with giveaways

May 5, 09 1:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Blackberry Curve has overtaken the iPhone to become America's best-selling smartphone, Ars Technica reports. First-quarter figures from research firm NPD reveal that the iPhone fell into second place for the first time since the iPhone 3G was launched last summer, according to first-quarter figures from research firm NRD. BlackBerry... More »

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Verizon • iPhone • Research In Motion • Apple • BlackBerry • smartphones • Curve 8900 • BlackBerry Curve

(Newser) - Microsoft and Verizon are in talks to launch a smartphone on the carrier’s network early next year, the Wall Street Journal reports. The phone would likely run on a souped-up version of Microsoft’s Windows Mobile operating system, and have access to Windows Marketplace, its version of Apple’s... More »

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Microsoft • wireless • Verizon • iPhone • Apple • smartphones • Windows Mobile • Windows Marketplace • competitor • Droid phones • Verizon Droid price • Verizon Droid review

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