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mobile devices stories: 25 news summaries

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TWITTERLAND

 First Tweet-Only Device Debuts 

Interesting idea, but bloggers are skeptical it will catch on

Nov 3, 09 12:42 PM CST
(Newser) - The concept is simple: a device dedicated solely to sending and receiving tweets. TwitterPeek—made by mobile email/text gadget maker Peek—launches today at a cost of $199 with free lifetime service or $99 with a monthly charge of $7.95. Neat, writes Don Reisinger on CNET, but this idea... More »

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social networking • Internet • consumer electronics • gadget • mobile devices • Twitter • Peek • tweet • dedicated device • TwitterPeek

Hackers Are After Your Smartphone

Mobile devices, stuffed with personal data, become juicy targets

Oct 2, 09 1:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cyber criminals are beginning to devise ways to break into smartphones, an increasingly juicy source of personal information. Until recently, phones weren’t seen as worth hacking because they contained so little data, but as more and more people carry pocket-size PCs like the iPhone, the likelihood increases that hackers... More »

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cyberattack • hackers • smartphones • malware • mobile devices

(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) - Nokia is charging into the mobile computing market with its first netbook, PC World reports. The phone company’s Booklet 3G features 3G connectivity for Internet access and packs a healthy 12 hours of battery life. The tiny laptop—10 inches—runs Windows and has Nokia’s Ovi mobile... More »

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Apple • Microsoft Windows • Nokia • laptop • 3G wireless networks • Netbooks • mobile devices • computing • Booklet 3G

(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

OPINION

 Introducing Web 3.0 

Mossberg and Swisher: it's an iPhone revolution

May 27, 09 11:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Web 2.0’s a thing of the past, write Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher for All Things D. "Something major is happening at the intersection of tech and media, and we think it deserves its own new hyped-up name,” they announce. Web 3.0 is the era... More »

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technology • Internet • Web 2.0 • iPhone • Walt Mossberg • iPod Touch • web 3.0 • mobile services • mobile Internet • gadget • handhelds • mobile devices • Jay-ZTV

(Newser) - Apple is preparing a foray into the “netbook” market, AppleInsider reports. The computer company has put out feelers to parts suppliers in a bid to create a web-connected, 7- to- 10-inch tablet one analyst thinks will retail for $500-$700. “It is increasingly clear that Apple is investing more... More »

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iPhone • Apple • development • 3G wireless networks • Netbooks • mobile devices • Jay-ZTV • tablet computer

 Verizon May Get 
 iPhone in 2010 

Deal could come through when AT&T's exclusive rights expire next year

Apr 27, 09 12:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Apple is in talks about developing an iPhone for Verizon’s wireless network—with possible deployment next year, USA Today reports. Currently, the iPhone is only available on AT&T’s GSM network, which is incompatible with Verizon’s CDMA operation. AT&T has exclusive US rights to the... More »

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Verizon • iPhone • Apple • smartphones • AT&T • mobile devices • iPhone 3G • GSM • CDMA

(Newser) - The first netbook running the Google-backed Android mobile operating system could be available within 3 months for $250, ComputerWorld reports. The petite, no-frills Alpha 680 with a 7-inch wide screen will be the smallest netbook yet, weighing a dainty 1.5 pounds and meansuring 8.5 by 6 inches. It's... More »

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Android • consumer electronics • Google Android • Netbooks • mobile devices

(Newser) - Apple has a lot of nifty apps for its iPhone, but apparently the novelty wears off in a hurry. A new analysis shows that many people download them, then promptly forget about them, Apple Insider reports. Just 20% of people use free apps the day after download; at the end... More »

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Apple • paid content • ad revenue • iTunes Store • iPhone applications • mobile devices • Pinch Media

 Obama's Nightly Fix: 
 BlackBerry Games 

President plays BlackBerry game 'to unwind'

Feb 20, 09 1:33 PM CST
(Newser) - The president  uses his super-secure BlackBerry to keep in touch with pals back in Chicago. But he's also a closet gamer, Star reports. It seems Obama is a big fan of the game BrickBreaker. "He plays to unwind," an insider says. "Every night before bed, he gives... More »

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Barack Obama • BlackBerry • mobile devices • video games • Obama administration • President Obama • BrickBreaker

 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

(Newser) - Amazon is widely rumored to be releasing a new version of its Kindle e-reader next week, and the e-book industry appears to be growing, Fortune reports. Sony is pushing its own device, Google has opened up access to millions of books online and for download to mobile devices like the... More »

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technology • iPhone • Google Book Search • Kindle • Amazon.com • mobile devices • ebooks • e-readers • Sony Reader

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

ANALYSIS

Your Next Cell Phone Won't Have Any of These

iPhone makes touchscreens the big thing, but voice, image recognition coming soon

Nov 8, 08 1:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Designers are hard at work on technologies for tomorrow’s cell phones, Priya Ganapati writes for Wired, with more functional touchscreens, developing voice recognition that learns, and typepad software with fewer typos. In 5 years, Ganapati writes, “your phone will be a smooth, sleek brick—a piece of metal... More »

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cell phones • iPhone • mobile devices • voice recognition • touchscreen • typepad


 Lower-Income 
 Buyers Snatch 
 Up iPhones 

Increasingly, consumers are turning to
the iPhone for music, Web browsing and calls

Oct 30, 08 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lower-income households are snatching up iPhones at a faster rate than their more financially flush counterparts, reports the Wall Street Journal, potentially attracted by its multiple uses—and single fee. By relying on the “Swiss-Army knife kind of device” to make phone calls, listen to music, and access the... More »

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email • mobile Internet • AT&T • mobile devices • iPhone 3G

Verizon, Google Near Deal
on Mobile Search

Giants in their respective fields, the duo will offer simplified mobile search

Aug 22, 08 1:30 PM CDT
(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,... More »

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

New Site Lets Microbloggers Post Short Videos

'12 Seconds' aims to do for video what Twitter did for sentences: shorten

Jul 24, 08 5:30 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

PRODUCT REVIEW

 Mossberg Picks iPhone Apps 

Add more cowbell or find nearby restaurants

Jul 23, 08 2:22 PM CDT
(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
... More »

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

 The Best iPhone Apps 

PC Magazine gives you the scoop on the new slate of titles for Apple juggernaut

Jul 11, 08 3:23 PM CDT
(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
... More »

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

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