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Gameloft to cut back on Android development (Macworld.com)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:21:00 +0000

Macworld.com - Though you may think us to be iPhone fans all the time, we really do want to root for the underdog. Whether it's Google's Android or Palm's webOS, the smartphone industry could really use a David to the iPhone's Goliath to promote competition and better products all around.

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RIMM: FTN Downgrades; Competitive Worries Spread

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:37:31 +0000

FTN Capital analyst Blaine Carroll today cut his rating on Research In Motion (RIMM) to Neutral from Buy, citing evidence that the company is losing market share in the U.S. smart phone market. Carroll’s downgrade is in connection with his latest monthly survey of the U.S. smart phone market, in which he talked to 100 service reps at the four larges U.S. cellular operators. He RIMM was the best selling vendor, with about 44% market share in October, but notes that was down 10 percentage points from September. The falloff, he says, reflects a flurry of new entrants to the market. “Although we expected the company to see some pressure in our survey, the magnitude of the drop was greater than we originally thought,” he writes. “We feel that some high-end estimates may come down” in the months ahead. Meanwhile, Pacific Crest analyst James Faucette writes today that there are mounting risks to his current forecast for RIMM’s February quarter of 10 million ...

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Cisco releases Web security app for iPhone (AFP)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:56:02 +0000

AFP - Cisco on Friday announced the release of a free iPhone application for anyone who wants to stay on top of the latest trojans, worms, or other threats marauding on the Internet.

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Deutsche Telekom Reportedly Seeking Partner For T-Mobile

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:52:56 +0000

Deutsche Telekom (DT) is looking for a partner for T-Mobile , its U.S. wireless unit, according to a story in the German newspaper Handelsblatt which was picked up by Reuters . The piece says the company wants the partner to help finance a multi-billion-dollar build-out of a new 4G network, citing “unidentified people” at the company. Possible partners for the business reportedly include MetroPCS (PCS) , Clearwire (CLWR) and AT&T (T) , as well companies outside the industry. The piece also said that the German company is no longer contemplating a bid for Sprint (S) , a possibility which had been rumored earlier this year.

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Nokia To Cut 330 R&D Jobs

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:10:01 +0000

Nokia (NOK) this morning said it plans to cut 330 research and development jobs, about 2% of its global R&D staff. The cuts include up to 230 employees in Oulu, Finland, and about 100 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The company said it has over 17,000 R&D staff overall. NOK today is down 36 cents, or 2.7%, to $13.25.

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Nokia to axe 330 jobs in Finland, Denmark (AFP)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:04:22 +0000

AFP - Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, said on Friday it would shed about 330 jobs in Finland and Denmark as part of a streamlining of its research and development operations.

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Gameloft says it, others reining in Android plans (Reuters)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:04:59 +0000

Reuters - French mobile phone games company Gameloft said it and other software developers were cutting back investment in developing games and other applications for Google's Android platform.

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Foxconn to Build JIL Handset for China Mobile (PC World)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:40:12 +0000

PC World - Taiwanese electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn will make a handset for China Mobile next year that supports software developed by the Joint Innovation Lab (JIL) joint venture, according to the head of China Mobile.JIL is a joint venture established by China Mobile, Vodafone, Verizon Wireless and Softbank Mobile to develop software and services for their 1.1 billion mobile phone customers.

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Android vs. iPhone: Which Has the More Advanced Users? (PC World)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:26:00 +0000

PC World - It seems the mobile world is full of silly little battles these days. You've got the AT&T-Verizon; ad assault. There's that ever-popular Droid-iPhone rivalry. And then, of course, everyone's favorite Google Phone debate: Is there a Google Phone? If there were one, would it harm other Android phones? Or could it become -- gasp -- the elusive iPhone killer?

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Indian Eye Hospital Uses IPhone for Remote Diagnostics (PC World)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:10:20 +0000

PC World - An Indian eye hospital is piloting software that will push to doctors' iPhones retinal images collected from patients in remote locations.

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New AT&T TV Ad More Misleading Than Verizon's Claims (PC World)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:51:00 +0000

PC World - Firing back at Verizon, AT&T; has released a new ad that talks about the wonders of the iPhone--and then promotes two Samsung handsets. How misleading is that?

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Incase debuts new chargers for iPod and iPhone (Macworld.com)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:31:00 +0000

Macworld.com - Accessory vendor Incase has released two new chargers for iPods and iPhones.

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Wikipedia, iPhone among decade's top 10 Internet moments (Reuters)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:54:25 +0000

Reuters - The launch of Wikipedia, emergence of the iPhone and the election of U.S. President Barack Obama were among the 10 most influential moments on the Internet in the past decade, according to the annual Webby awards.

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Nokia sees corporate interest for netbook (Reuters)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:27:59 +0000

Reuters - Top cellphone maker Nokia has seen growing interest among companies for its first netbook or mini-laptop, a company executive said on Thursday.

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Amazon Slashes Palm Pre To $79.99; Pixi Now $24.99

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:47:07 +0000

The smart phone price war rages on. In the latest example, Amazon.com (AMZN) has slashed the price of the Palm Pre to $79.99 with a two-year service plan from Sprint (S) ; they’re also throwing in free activation of the phone. And if that’s too much, you can get a Palm Pixi from Amazon for only $24.99, again with free activation. Sprint sells the Pre for $149.99 and the Pixi for $99.99.

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Apple Clears Final Hurdle To Sell iPhone in South Korea (NewsFactor)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:02:21 +0000

NewsFactor - Apple will soon begin offering its iPhones through carriers in South Korea. On Wednesday, Apple jumped its last hurdle in getting the iPhone into the hands of mobile-phone users in South Korea.

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Sony Ericsson Closing North Carolina Site; 425 Jobs Hit

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:38:25 +0000

Sony Ericsson ( SNE , ERIC ) is shutting down its North American headquarters in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, the company told employees at the site today, according to the Raleigh News & Observer . The cuts are apparently part of a plan announced earlier this year by the struggling handset maker to reduce worldwide staffing by 2,000. Sony Ericsson has 425 employees at the site. The story notes that Sony Ericsson had previously cut staffing at the site in half. Other Sony Ericsson sites expected to close, the N&O reports, include offices in Seattle, San Diego, Miami, India and Sweden. The company is moving its North American base to Atlanta.

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Nokia Launches N900; $649 At Retail; Good Luck With That

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:00:16 +0000

N900: Going it alone. Nokia (NOK) today announced that its N900 smart phone is now on sale in the U.S. through Nokia’s stores in New York and Chicago, through independent retailers and via Amazon.com - at $649. The phone, which runs on Nokia’s Linux-based Maemo operating system, certainly is powerful, with 32 GB of storage, 3G, multi-tasking, 3.5-inch touchscreen, full QWERTY keyboard, Adobe Flash support, 5 MP camera, Carl Zeiss optics and various other technical goodies. But without U.S. wireless carrier support, consumers face the prospect of an unsubsidized $649 retail price. So who is going to buy it? NOK today is up 24 cents, or 1.8%, to $13.92.

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CatPaint iPhone app adds cats to any photo (Macworld.com)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:45:00 +0000

Macworld.com - Are your photographs suffering from a decided feline shortage? There's a cat for that.

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Sony Ericsson closing NC site among global cuts (AP)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:22:54 +0000

AP - Cell phone handset maker Sony Ericsson is closing its North American headquarters in North Carolina as part of a global consolidation that will cut about 2,000 jobs worldwide.

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Google Phone: Coming Soon?

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:09:18 +0000

An Android -based Google -branded (GOOG) smart phone should be on the market by early 2010, according to TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington. Arrington writes in log post the phone will be sold directly and through retailers; the device will be built by a major phone manufacturer but have only Google branding. The piece contends that Google will completely control the design, and will be “Google’s pure vision of what a phone should be.” The reprot says once source claims HTC is building the phone - but Arrington contends the source is wrong, and the company is actually working with a Korean manufacturer, either LG or Samsung . TechCrunch also reports that Google is planning big advertising push for the device, starting as early as January. “That’s all we have for now,” Arrington writes. “We don’t yet know what the device will look like, how big it will be, or even if it has a physical keyboard. But we do know that Google is getting into the phone ...

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Verizon Reportedly Cutting Over 1,000 Jobs In D.C. Area

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:26:38 +0000

Verizon (VZ) is cutting over 1,000 jobs in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, as part of a previously announced plan to cut 8,000 jobs before the end of the year, the AP reports. The story says the layoffs were disclosed by the Communications Workers of America , which represents Verizon employees; the company confirmed that there were layoffs this week, but did not confirm the number provided by the union. VZ today is down 14 cents, or 0.5%, to $30.51.

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BlackBerry Bold 9700 Hits T-Mobile Stores (PC Magazine)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:13:55 +0000

PC Magazine - T-Mobile announced Wednesday that the BlackBerry Bold 9700 with Wi-Fi Calling is now available.

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A quiet Palm releases WebOS update (InfoWorld)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:12:00 +0000

InfoWorld - Palm has stayed very quiet since its releases of the Palm Pre and Pixi devices this summer, which debuted the WebOS that was at one point seen as a key rival to Apple's iPhone. Other than back-and-forth fights with Apple on the WebOS's ability to sync to iTunes, which Apple has repeatedly disabled, and an announcement that the WebOS SDK would finally be opened up to rank-and-file developers in December, Palm has declined to talk.

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Google-Branded 'Super' Phone Expected in 2010, Report Says (PC World)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:23:00 +0000

PC World - Google phone rumors are back with a vengeance, spurred on by reports that the Internet behemoth Google is partnering with phone maker HTC on a "super" Android device thinner than the Droid and iPhone. The release date for this Google-branded phone is early 2010, according to TechCrunch's Michael Arrington, who reported a Google Phone was in the works Tuesday.

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IPhone Cleared for Sale by South Korean Regulator (PC World)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:00:13 +0000

PC World - South Korean regulators gave Apple a business license on Wednesday that would allow it to launch the iPhone in the country at any time.

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China Mobile says still in iPhone talks with Apple (AFP)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:31:36 +0000

AFP - China Mobile, the country's largest mobile operator, said Wednesday it is still in negotiations with Apple over the sale of iPhones in China.

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China Mobile Still in Talks to Sell IPhone (PC World)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:30:15 +0000

PC World - The world's largest mobile phone service provider by subscribers is still in talks with Apple about offering the iPhone in China even though rival China Unicom started selling the handsets there last month.

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South Korean regulator approves iPhone (AP)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:09:20 +0000

AP - South Korea's telecommunications regulator cleared the way Wednesday for the launch of Apple's iPhone, amid reports the hit device could reach consumers by the end of this month.

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Service Lets Users Build Own IPhone, RIM, Windows Apps (PC World)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:20:15 +0000

PC World - A startup is now offering to take the hard work out of creating mobile applications and even of porting them to the iPhone, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile platforms, all through an online service that gives novice developers simple templates for various types of businesses and organizations.

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Research In Motion: BMO Capital Cuts Rating, Trims Estimates

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:02:02 +0000

BMO Capital analyst Tim Long this afternoon cut his rating on Research In Motion (RIMM) to Market Perform from Outperform, chopping his price target on the stock to $64, from $100. He also trimmed his EPS estimate for the February 2010 fiscal year to $4.13, from $4.21; for FY 2011 he goes to $4.66, from $5.10. Long thinks the company is likely to lose market share at Verizon (VZ) , which he says accounts for about 30% of the company’s revenue, and where RIMM this year had an estimated 66% of all smart phone sales. He notes that Verizon is “clearly” promoting Android, “with a huge push” for the Motorola (MOT) Droid . The HTC Droid Eris “also seems to be getting fair promotion,” he notes. Long thinks the BlackBerry Storm 2 is an improvement over the original version, but that it lacks some features consumers want. The Tour is a “solid mid-to-high end device,” but he says that “trackball issues are limiting growth and ...

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T-Mobile Resumes Sidekick Sales Despite Costly Risk (NewsFactor)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:03:52 +0000

NewsFactor - Observers say T-Mobile's resumption of sales of the Sidekick -- which had been sidelined since last month's massive loss of customer data -- is a good start. But, they say, the incident has proven costly and points to a risky tactic that the carrier's competitors have stopped using.

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EU shuts down ringtone scam sites targeting youngsters (AFP)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:27:16 +0000

AFP - European nations have closed down over 50 Internet websites after a crackdown on mobile phone ringtone scams often targeting youngsters.

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Star Wars iPhone game: More fun than bagging womp rats (Macworld.com)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:53:00 +0000

Macworld.com - What kid of the â80s didnât see himself as Luke Skywalker, valiantly manuevering his X-Wing fighter down the Death Star trench, the fate of the whole galaxy resting upon him and his loyal astromech droid? Seeing as most of those â80s kids probably have an iPhone now, we imagine that THQ Wireless didnât even consider the odds of successfully navigating an asteroid field when producing the $5 Star Wars: Trench Run (iTunes link).

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Sidekick Photos Still Gone, But Sales Resume (PC Magazine)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:44:43 +0000

PC Magazine - T-Mobile said Tuesday morning that although customers still do not have access to their Sidekick photos, the handset is being sold again, albeit at a reduced price.

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Palm Rallies; Upgrades From Barclays, Kaufman

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:57:43 +0000

Palm (PALM) shares are getting a lift today from a pair of analyst upgrades. Barclays Capital analyst Amir Rozwadowski lifted his rating on the shares to Equal Weight from Underweight, with a price target of $11. “While we believe Palm faces ongoing competitive challenges, low near-term guidance and an early 2010 Verizon launch suggest further share downside is limited at current levels,” he writes in a research note. The Barclays analyst says demand for the Pre remains “tempered,” and notes that legacy product declines persist; he also says European demand levels are modest given lack of brand presence. But he also says the company’s guidance for a 30% sales decline in the current quarter likely factors in those trends. Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu upped his stance on the stock to Buy from Hold, with a price target of $16. “While we remain concerned with competition and profitability, we believe sentiment has gotten overly negative and find the ...

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T-Mobile resumes sale of Sidekicks after data loss (AP)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:57:15 +0000

AP - T-Mobile USA resumed selling Sidekick phones Tuesday, more than a month after a server meltdown at Microsoft Corp. caused contact numbers, pictures and other personal information to disappear from many of the phones.

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Google Updates Google Earth App for iPhone (PC World)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:34:00 +0000

PC World - Google today announced version 2.0 of Google Earth for the iPhone and iPod touch, just over a year after releasing the first edition of the application, a piece of software which quickly turned into the second most popular download in Apple's App Store. But the past year has also been a stormy one for both Google and Apple, as their respective wireless partners, Verizon Wireless and AT&T;, start to duke things out in court.

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Windows Marketplace Reveals Fragmentation (PC World)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:50:00 +0000

PC World - Microsoft is making its Windows Marketplace for Mobile available to phones running older versions of its mobile software, although not all of the apps may be available to all Windows Mobile users.

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The $2 Britney Spears iPhone App and 5 Other Ways to Waste Money (PC World)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:59:00 +0000

PC World - Why can't Apple's App Store overlords exercise more discretion when it counts? A $2 Britney Spears app has just approved is available for the iPhone. I thought the app called "It's Britney!" may have been some clever lip-syncing or karaoke app, but it's not. According to Britney's Web site "There really is an app for everything."

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Droid Sales and the Android Explosion (PC World)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:15:00 +0000

PC World - The Motorola Droid is doing more than just bashing the iPhone -- it's also smashing the ceiling when it comes to mainstream Android appeal. A full 250,000 people snatched up Droids during the phone's first week in stores, some newly released data suggests. That's four times the number of launch-week sales estimated for the myTouch 3G, which had previously been considered the fastest-selling Android device.

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Loopt 2.0 for iPhone brings more context to your location (Macworld.com)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:49:00 +0000

Macworld.com - Location-based social networking got a bit more interesting with the recent release ofÂ Loopt 2.0 for iPhone and iPod touch. This major new upgrade puts businesses, events, and even shopping coupons on the map, all while making it easier to stay in touch with friends and make new ones.

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RIMM: Auriga Launches With Hold Rating

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:22:46 +0000

Auriga USA analyst Chandan Sarkar this morning launched coverage of Research In Motion (RIMM) with a Hold rating and $66 price target, modestly above Friday’s close at $62.69. On the one hand, Sarkar writes, “RIMM is well-positioned…to take advantage of the ongoing worldwide growth of smart phones - a market that…should grow significantly faster than the overall cell phone market as the spread of all-you-can-eat data pricing plans continues to drive the high end of that market.” But he says that is counter balanced by increasing competitive pressure from Google , Apple , Windows Mobile and others. “Thus, we consider the overall risk/reward ratio well-balanced in the current stock price,” he writes. RIMM today is down 94 cents, or 1.5%, to $61.74.

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Apple: Will They Produce Their Own iPhone Games?

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:38:52 +0000

Apple (AAPL) has shaken up the video game industry, with the emergence of the iPhone and iPod Touch as an attractive platform for game developers. So far, though, almost all of those games come from outside developers. (They do offer a version of Texas Hold ‘Em .) But that could change. As AppleInsider noted on Friday , the company has posted a job seeking to higher a game and media software engineers for the iPhone/Touch team, “perhaps signaling that the company intends to expand its first-party software offerings.” The post notes that the company ways a “passionate gamer” to help design “interactive multimedia experiences” on the iPhone and Touch. Apple today is up $2.85, or 1.4%, to $207.27.

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Apple reverses decision, approves iPhone political caricature app (Macworld.com)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:50:00 +0000

Macworld.com - I debated whether the headline for this story should be about the fact that Apple has now approved Bobble-Rep, an app that the company had previously rejected. The other option was to make the headline "Macworld contributor Lex Friedman can predict the future."

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Sprint Soars; Credit Suisse Turns Bullish

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:17:36 +0000

Sprint Nextel (S) shares are sharply higher this morning after Credit Suisse analyst Jonathan Chaplin this morning upped his rating on the stock to Outperform from Neutral, while lifting his price target to $6, from $4. The stock closed Friday at $3.10. Chaplin writes that he had previous warned of two risks to the stock: new pricing plans from T-Mobile and overly bullish 2010 consensus EBITDA estimates. But T-Mobile has now unveiled revised pricing, and he says there is improved visibility into margin trends for 2010. “We believe it is the right time to own Sprint,” he writes. Credit Suisse also added the stock to its U.S. Focus List. In a separate note, the firm noted that “while we rarely add turnaround stories to the Focus List and fully recognize the degree of risk and volatility involved in this case, the Investment Policy Committee believes that Sprint is one of the few stocks in our coverage universe with a legitimate chance of doubling over ...

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AT&T's Verizon Ad Battle: Who's Being Hurt Worse? (PC World)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:19:00 +0000

PC World - Cell phone lovers, get ready to rumble: AT&T; and Verizon are duking it out in an ad-based battle, and the fight isn't showing any signs of slowing down. Now, some new data suggests the public is starting to take notice.

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id Software's John Carmack talks iPhone games, Doom (Macworld.com)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:23:00 +0000

Macworld.com - John Carmack didnât need a lot of time to figure out whether he wanted to develop for the iPhone. It âwasnât a major strategic decision,â the game maker says. âI just really like my iPhone.â

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Palm Shrs Rally On Speculation Nokia Could Bid

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:56:56 +0000

Palm (PALM) shares are trading higher this morning on what Briefing.com describes as “NOK for PALM” chatter. While there’s not a lot to go on here, I would note that there’s certainly a case to be made for Nokia (NOK) buying Palm; the Finnish mobile phone giant has lately seen its share of the smart phone market sag, as buyers pass on the company’s Symbian -based phones for models based on more modern mobile operating systems. Buying Palm would give the company control of the well-regarded Web OS software, which certainly offers a more compelling user experience than Symbian. Palm has a $1.7 billion market cap; throw in debt, preferred shares and a healthy premium and you might get a price tag close to $4 billion. A lot for Palm? Maybe. But too much for a $50 billion market cap company that needs to fix its huge but stumbling business? Maybe not. Would Nokia actually concede that maybe Symbian is less than ideal? We’ll see. PALM today is up 63 cents, ...

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Online calculator helps you choose the best smartphone (InfoWorld)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +0000

InfoWorld - As the number of truly smart smartphones continues to grow, choosing the right device for your personal or business use is increasingly difficult. It's no longer a clear choice betwen Apple's consumer-oriented iPhone and Research in Motion's enterprise-oriented BlackBerry.

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