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  • August 2008

    • Verizon, Google Near Deal on Mobile Search

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 22, 08 1:30 PM CDT

      Verizon, Google Near Deal on Mobile Search

      (Newser) - Verizon and Google are nearing a deal that would make Google the default search tool on Verizon mobile devices, the Wall Street Journal reports, giving a boost to the under-monetized $244-million mobile search business while setting a precedent for mobile ad revenue sharing. The deal, expected to close within weeks, will simplify mobile search for users while ending a standoff between carriers and Internet heavyweights. More »

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      Google  • Verizon  • search engine  • mobile devices  • mobile advertising  • search interface

  • July 2008

    • New Site Lets Microbloggers Post Short Videos

      Mashable  |  Jul 24, 08 5:30 PM CDT

      New Site Lets Microbloggers Post Short Videos

      (Newser) - Sick of spreading your message by text alone on sites such as Twitter, but not ready to actually talk to your friends face to face? Worry not: a new site, “12 Seconds,” allows you to post video updates from home or on your mobile device, Mashable reports. The only catch? You’ve probably figured it out already: each video must be 12 second or less, which is probably just about as much as the average netizen can stand. More »

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      social networking  • blogging  • digital camera  • mobile devices  • Twitter  • web video

    • Mossberg Picks iPhone Apps

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 23, 08 2:22 PM CDT

      Mossberg Picks iPhone Apps

      (Newser) - Impressed with Apple's spread of iPhone apps, Wall Street Journal tech gurus Walt Mossberg and Katherine Boehret list their favorites. AOL Radio: The best Internet radio player for the iPhone Evernote: A good port of the elegant note-taking program Instapaper: Instantly download Web pages for offline reading. Travelocity TravelTools: Allows you to check flight schedules, gate assignments, and security wait times. More »

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      list  • Apple  • software  • AOL  • smartphones  • iPhone 3G  • iPhone applications  • iPod Touch  • mobile devices  • mobile platforms  • Internet radio

    • The Best iPhone Apps

      PC Magazine  |  Jul 11, 08 3:23 PM CDT

      The Best iPhone Apps

      (Newser) - The best part about the iPhone 3G's debut, writes PC Magazine , is the new abundance of software for the handset. Most of the apps work on the original iPhone, too. The cream of the crop: AIM: Should need no introduction, although it was a major omission from the original iPhone's slate. Bejeweled 2: A popular time-waster gets a suitably beautiful iPhone port. More »

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      Apple  • iPhone  • software  • iPhone 3G  • iPhone applications  • mobile devices  • mobile platforms

  • June 2008

    • Web Looks Different When You're Not Chained to Desk

      BusinessWeek  |  Jun 1, 08 10:44 AM CDT

      Web Looks Different When You're Not Chained to Desk

      (Newser) - Mobile web surfers are turning conventional wisdom on its head by traveling to a different constellation of sites than those visited from workday PCs, BusinessWeek reports. The “Weekend Web” relies not on Google, Yahoo, and MySpace, but rather on Craigslist, eBay, the Weather Channel and MapQuest—and don't think tech-industry and marketing giants aren't noticing. More »

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      Internet  • Google  • Yahoo  • eBay  • Craigslist  • web surfing  • mobile devices

  • May 2008
  • April 2008

    • Intel Scores on Mobile Internet Devices

      Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 2, 08 11:47 AM CDT

      Intel Scores on Mobile Internet Devices

      (Newser) - Twenty-five hardware companies will use a new Intel chip technology for mobile internet devices that are somewhere between a cellphone and a laptop computer in size, reports the Wall Street Journal . Intel hopes the gadgets they've dubbed MIDs will become a new product category, helping the company make up for missing out on the cellphone market. The devices will retail for around $500 and arrive first in Asia this summer. More »

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      Intel  • mobile devices  • chip

  • March 2008

    • Icahn Ups Ante in Motorola Battle

      Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 25, 08 6:43 AM CDT

      Icahn Ups Ante in Motorola Battle

      (Newser) - Billionaire Carl Icahn is turning up the heat on Motorola in his battle for more control, filing a lawsuit for access to board documents. The move follows his rejection of the company’s offer of two board seats—instead of the four he's seeking—and calling its refusal to seat one of his board candidates “intolerable and reprehensible,” reports the Wall Street Journal . Icahn is waging a proxy battle for the seats prior to Motorola’s May 5 shareholder meeting. More »

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      Carl Icahn  • telecommunications  • proxy battle  • Motorola  • mobile devices  • handsets

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