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BlackBerry Users
Get an App Store

RIM hopes it'll draw more customers

Apr 1, 09 5:28 PM CDT

(Newser) - RIM's latest effort to quench their Blackberry users' iPhone envy is an application store, the Wall Street Journal reports. The company expects about 1,000 applications to be posted at the new App World this week—still a trickle compared to Apple's 15,000. Those now available include apps for... More »

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technology • cell phones • Research In Motion • BlackBerry • smartphones • iPhone applications

Skype Expands
to iPhone, iPod
Tomorrow

Internet phone
service plans May
Blackberry launch

Mar 30, 09 2:25 AM CDT

(Newser) - Skype is launching service for the iPhone tomorrow, expanding its popular internet phone operation from computers to the lucrative mobile market. Users of iPhones as well as iPod Touches—which have wifi but no cell connection—will be able to make free calls to fellow Skype users and pay for... More »

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cell phones • VoIP • iPhone • Skype • iPod Touch • smartphones

Microsoft
Muscles Into
Cell Market
With New OS

Firm will offer Windows Mobile on 50 smartphones

Feb 16, 09 5:41 PM CST

(Newser) - Microsoft is pushing deeper into the cellphone market with a deal to put a new operating system on 50 LG smartphones, the New York Times reports. The company unveiled a more user-friendly OS—"We were dinged for not having a friendly consumer interface," an exec says—and... More »

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Microsoft • cell phones • software • smartphones • operating system • LG Electronics • mobile devices • mobile phones

Banks Turn Phone Into New Automated Teller

Banking via mobile device grew by 2.7M users in 2008

Feb 3, 09 11:54 AM CST

(Newser) - Customers worried about pinching pennies have more ways than ever to manage their finances through mobile devices, the Wall Street Journal reports. In 2008, 3.1 million people used mobile banking services, up from 400,000 in ‘07—and that number is expected to reach 7 million this year... More »

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iPhone • BlackBerry • smartphones • banking • iPhone applications • mobile devices • financial crisis • online banking

Dell May Launch Smartphone

Jan 29, 09 9:42 PM CST

(Newser) - Dell is considering a move into the smartphone business, the Wall Street Journal reports. The computer company has had engineers working on models for more than a year and could launch a competitor to the iPhone or Blackberry as early as next month. CEO Michael Dell also could pull the... More »

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Dell • cell phones • iPhone • Research In Motion • BlackBerry • Michael Dell • smartphones

product review

New BlackBerry Lands in
a Sweet Spot

Physical keyboard, just-right size make Curve 8900 a winner

Jan 28, 09 9:57 AM CST

(Newser) - Research in Motion’s newest BlackBerry, the Curve 8900, is "a satisfying combination of high-end features, ideal size, and good looks," writes Katherine Boehret for the Wall Street Journal. Unlike the high-profile Storm, the new smartphone has a real keyboard that's "a dream for thumbs," she... More »

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Research In Motion • BlackBerry • smartphones • T-Mobile • BlackBerry Bold • BlackBerry Storm • touchscreen • Curve 8900

Virtual Desktops Brings Work Close to Home

Citrix, Intel system
may make it easier to leave office behind

Jan 25, 09 4:10 PM CST

(Newser) - The line between work and home keeps getting blurrier. Citrix and Intel are teaming to create a system that will make it easier for people to access work files from their personal laptops or home computers, the Miami Herald reports. The files wouldn't be on the personal computer's hard drive,... More »

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technology • software • smartphones • information technology • virtualization software • Intel Corp • computers

Prez Will Keep His BlackBerry

Spy-proof smartphone tech means Obama won't have to give up beloved 'BarackBerry'

Jan 22, 09 4:13 AM CST

(Newser) - Security agents aren't going to have to pry the BlackBerry out of Barack Obama's hands after all, Marc Ambinder reports in the Atlantic. A government agency has added super-encryption technology to a standard BlackBerry, which the president will be allowed to use for routine and personal messages. It's not known... More »

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Barack Obama • email • BlackBerry • smartphones • encryption • Obama administration • President Obama

Why This Recession Won't
Be Another Dot-Com Bust

Despite layoffs, companies are better prepared

Jan 17, 09 10:03 AM CST

(Newser) - The tech industry is going through tough times, including widespread layoffs, but it's not going to be another dot-com bust, predicts the Economist, laying out the differences between 2001 and 2009. In 2000, technology companies grew nearly 16%, only to contract by 6% a year later. “The... More »

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technology • Internet • Microsoft • IBM • recession • smartphones • Intel Corp

PRODUCT REVIEW

Palm Pre Gets Big Thumbs Up

Demo of new smartphone has revi

Jan 9, 09 4:54 AM CST

(Newser) - Palm's new Pre smartphone is the hottest product at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show by a long stretch, a smitten Lance Ulanoff writes at PC Magazine. Ulanoff heard a lot about the Pre before yesterday's rollout, but was still blown away by the smartphone's impressive specs, fresh interface, and groundbreaking... More »

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cell phones • Treo • smartphones • cell phone industry • operating system • Palm • Consumer Electronics Show

Palm Unveils 'Pre' Smartphone

Jan 8, 09 6:03 PM CST

(Newser) - Palm unveiled a new smartphone today, the Pre, which it hopes will compete with the iPhone and restore the company’s place in the market, the New York Times reports. Industry experts say it won't be easy. The Pre has a touchscreen, 8 gigs of storage, and a new... More »

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Internet • iPhone • BlackBerry • smartphones • cell phone industry • operating system • Palm • Palm Pre

NEW RELEASE

Nokia Unveils Widgety Smartphone

N97, for release in 2009, has iPhone-like touchscreen, BlackBerry-like keypad, too

Dec 2, 08 9:38 AM CST

(Newser) - Nokia showed off its latest high-end smartphone today, touting a lush array of Internet features and top-notch specs. Taking pages from competitors (including iPhone and BlackBerry), the N97 sports a large touchscreen face, which slides up to reveal a full keyboard. That screen will be covered with a customizable set... More »