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by Jason Giacchino on January 30, 2009
They say in times of tough economic conditions, only companies prepared to adapt will survive. Computer manufacturing giant Dell has confirmed this tactic in their latest announcement that beginning ...
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by Jason Giacchino on January 28, 2009
T-Mobile has in its latest smartphone, the Shadow, potentially changed the way we think of cell phone service. Rather than use standard cellular signal, which requires a vast network of booster tower...
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by Jason Giacchino on January 26, 2009
A few months ago I posted about femtocells and their potential use in the cell phone industry. Verizon has begun selling these units, which they label "Network Extenders". Verizon's Net...
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by Jason Giacchino on January 24, 2009
htc's latest smartphone, the Touch Cruise, looks to offer some nice goodies such as GPS and HTC Footprints, an application that geotags images and creates digital postcards right on the phone.
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by Jason Giacchino on January 21, 2009
Xumii, the free mobile social address book, has been named one of the 42 nominees for the 2009 MobileMonday Mobile Peer Awards. Industry visionaries, developers and influencers selected Xumii base...
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by Jason Giacchino on January 19, 2009
Cell phones are being used for more and more applications seemingly by the minute and based on movie rental giant Blockbuster's latest announcement, renting flicks could be the latest.
The ...
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by Jason Giacchino on January 16, 2009
I really don't like to come on and post about the depressing economic situation, but the reality is that no market is immune to the downturn. In that reasoning, electronics giant Motorola has ann...
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by Jason Giacchino on January 14, 2009
Verizon and CBS have announced an expanded deal to carry CBS television shows like "CSI" and "Survivor" on the VCAST video service.
The companies said Verizon has broadened and ex...
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by Jason Giacchino on January 12, 2009
Verizon Wireless announced it has completed the $5.9 billion purchase of Alltel, making Verizon the nation's top wireless carrier in terms of subscribers.
Verizon said it will also take on $22.2...
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by Jason Giacchino on January 9, 2009
A lot of insiders and consumers alike have asked the question of late, "Where has palm been?" With all of the action surrounding Apple's red-hot iPhone and RIM's ever-evolving Black...
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by Jason Giacchino on January 7, 2009
Sling Media has just demonstrated its latest highly anticipated iPhone application, the SlingPlayer Mobile; an application that lets users watch TV on the Apple iPhone, including local channels, loca...
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by Jason Giacchino on January 5, 2009
When you really stop to think about it, the year 2009 really sounds advanced doesn't it? Those of us old enough to remember the 1970s and 80s, thoughts of the year 2009 usually inspired flying...
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by Jason Giacchino on January 2, 2009
In my last post, I brought up the possibility of Wal-Mart selling a $99 4GB iPhone. While that rumor has yet to be confirmed, AT&T has begun offering refurbished iPhone 3Gs for $149 (for a black ...
