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Apple iPhone Launches In China -- Without Key Feature
The iPhone finally goes on sale Friday in China, and Apple, along with legions of fans, industry analysts and media members, are anxious to see if the device's success continues in the biggest mobile phone market on the planet. But there are some big obstacles for mobile carrier Unicom's iPhone in China, including the lack of a crucial feature.
First, Unicom's iPhone won't have Wi-Fi capability. In a country that has an incredibly huge demand for Wi-Fi, the lack of this feature is expected to have a significant negative impact on iPhone sales. Read more...
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First, Unicom's iPhone won't have Wi-Fi capability. In a country that has an incredibly huge demand for Wi-Fi, the lack of this feature is expected to have a significant negative impact on iPhone sales. Read more...
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Google Makes Android 2.0 Official
Android 2.0, the next version of Google's operating system for smartphones, has been officially unveiled. This will include a number of enhancements, most notably support for synchronizing with Microsoft Exchange.
Support for the Exchange servers used by many businesses is one of the most requested features for this OS, and the new version will bring syncing of both e-mail and contacts. Whether this feature will be included on each model will be up to the handset manufacturer. Read more...
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Support for the Exchange servers used by many businesses is one of the most requested features for this OS, and the new version will bring syncing of both e-mail and contacts. Whether this feature will be included on each model will be up to the handset manufacturer. Read more...
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Motorola Droid Debuts, Then Disappears
The hotly anticipated Android-powered Motorola Droid smartphone made a brief and surprising visit on the Web yesterday as Motorola "accidentally" launched the phone's site. Before Motorola caught onto the mistake, blogs like Boy Genius Report and Unwired View nabbed pictures, including all of the upcoming phone's specs. Most of these specs were leaked in August and are now just being confirmed. Read more...
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Will Verizon really open its Droid?
Verizon's recent iPhone attack ad featuring its upcoming Droid smartphone has the tech world buzzing, and iPhone fans are taking notice. The iPhone Blog even posted a point-by-point reply to the commercial's claims. While most of its arguments center on minutia (see the bit about the keyboard) the iPhone Blog makes one very good point concerning open development.
"Really, Verizon, with your history, you want to play that card?" Rene Ritchie wrote. "Android is an about face for you, not a two-face. We'll wait and see on this one." Indeed, we will have to wait and see. Though the Google Android OS is all about being open, Verizon's has a long history of locking down Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS on its phone. What's more, it imposed a frustrating and poorly designed standardized menu interface across its handsets. Read more...
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"Really, Verizon, with your history, you want to play that card?" Rene Ritchie wrote. "Android is an about face for you, not a two-face. We'll wait and see on this one." Indeed, we will have to wait and see. Though the Google Android OS is all about being open, Verizon's has a long history of locking down Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS on its phone. What's more, it imposed a frustrating and poorly designed standardized menu interface across its handsets. Read more...
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Apple Allows In-App Purchases in Free iPhone Apps
iPhone owners can now purchase extra content through free iPhone apps, whereas before in-app purchasing was only available in apps that cost money.
Apple on Thursday sent e-mails to developers stating in-app purchases are now permitted in free apps. Read more...
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Apple on Thursday sent e-mails to developers stating in-app purchases are now permitted in free apps. Read more...
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An FM Radio Inside Our iPhones? Turn It On!
There is an FM radio inside our iPhone and iPod touch devices and we may soon get to use it. That's today's tasty Apple rumor and it makes sense in a "why not?" sort of way.
The FM tuner is built into the hardware and already supports the Nike+ peripherals. Adding a tuner application, supposedly now under development at Apple, would reception of FM broadcasts as well. Read more...
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The FM tuner is built into the hardware and already supports the Nike+ peripherals. Adding a tuner application, supposedly now under development at Apple, would reception of FM broadcasts as well. Read more...
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Expect AT&T, Others to Make Peace with Google Voice
Ever since its launch this summer, Google Voice has presented carriers with some potentially thorny issues.
The biggest potential pitfall for carriers is that widespread adoption of Google Voice could render their networks "dumb pipes" that don't offer users any value-added services. Google Voice was designed in part to make it easier for users to change mobile carriers without sacrificing their phone numbers and also to give users several add-on features that are not offered by carriers. For example, Google Voice can provide simultaneous ringing for both landline and wireless devices using the same phone number and it can serve as a hub for SMS as it lets users send text messages from any of their devices or even right over the Web on their computer. Net neutrality proponents such as the media advocacy group Free Press have met Google Voice with enthusiasm, as they think it could give users the ability to seamlessly switch carriers if their current carrier is too restrictive of what they can and cannot use on their mobile devices. Read more...
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The biggest potential pitfall for carriers is that widespread adoption of Google Voice could render their networks "dumb pipes" that don't offer users any value-added services. Google Voice was designed in part to make it easier for users to change mobile carriers without sacrificing their phone numbers and also to give users several add-on features that are not offered by carriers. For example, Google Voice can provide simultaneous ringing for both landline and wireless devices using the same phone number and it can serve as a hub for SMS as it lets users send text messages from any of their devices or even right over the Web on their computer. Net neutrality proponents such as the media advocacy group Free Press have met Google Voice with enthusiasm, as they think it could give users the ability to seamlessly switch carriers if their current carrier is too restrictive of what they can and cannot use on their mobile devices. Read more...
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FCC says lack of wireless spectrum is a "looming crisis"
The Wall Street Journal reports that the Federal Communications Commission is looking for ways to free up wireless spectrum for cellular networks. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said at the CTIA conference in San Diego that a lack of wireless airwaves is "a looming crisis" as U.S. consumers increasingly rely on devices that require heavy data usage.
The Chairman also reiterated the agency's priority to initiatives that could further regulate the industry. The FCC has cracked down on the wireless industry in recent months with several investigations and guidelines that challenge wireless carriers. As we reported last month, the agency announced support for net neutrality across wired and mobile networks. In August, the FCC announced a public inquiry into the wireless industry that could result in more federal regulation. Read more...
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The Chairman also reiterated the agency's priority to initiatives that could further regulate the industry. The FCC has cracked down on the wireless industry in recent months with several investigations and guidelines that challenge wireless carriers. As we reported last month, the agency announced support for net neutrality across wired and mobile networks. In August, the FCC announced a public inquiry into the wireless industry that could result in more federal regulation. Read more...
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Analysts to Apple: Dump Exclusivity, Double iPhone Sales
If you think America's iPhone frenzy is at an all-time high now, just you wait.
Apple could more than double its U.S. iPhone user base by saying so-long to carrier exclusivity -- at least, according to predictions made by a Morgan Stanley analyst this week. The prophecy, published by CNN and other media outlets, suggests Apple's share of the U.S. smartphone market could shoot from 4.9 percent up to 12.2 percent were the company to add Verizon onto its roster of iPhone-approved carriers. Read more...
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Apple could more than double its U.S. iPhone user base by saying so-long to carrier exclusivity -- at least, according to predictions made by a Morgan Stanley analyst this week. The prophecy, published by CNN and other media outlets, suggests Apple's share of the U.S. smartphone market could shoot from 4.9 percent up to 12.2 percent were the company to add Verizon onto its roster of iPhone-approved carriers. Read more...
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T-Mobile Rolls Out 'Donut' Android Update
T-Mobile confirmed Thursday that the company began to roll out Android 1.6, also known as "Donut," to owners of the two T-Mobile Google Android phones, the G1 and MyTouch 3G. "The over-the-air update will be delivered to all G1 and myTouch customers in the coming days," a T-Mobile spokeswoman says.
According to Google, Android 1.6 brings several new features. There's a new integrated camera/camcorder UI that lets you quickly switch between camera and video modes. Launching the camera is now 39 percent faster. The system now tells you which applications are using the most battery. It supports VPNs. And the Android Market is easier to browse, with screenshots and top paid and free apps lists. Read more...
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According to Google, Android 1.6 brings several new features. There's a new integrated camera/camcorder UI that lets you quickly switch between camera and video modes. Launching the camera is now 39 percent faster. The system now tells you which applications are using the most battery. It supports VPNs. And the Android Market is easier to browse, with screenshots and top paid and free apps lists. Read more...
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