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Motorola unveils its two new products

Posted January 6, 2009 by Saad Ali Abbasi

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Motorola unveiled two new products up its sleeves: MOTO W233 Renew – a mobile phone made using recycled water bottle plastics, and MOTOSURF A3100 – a high-speed touch tablet added with the feature of a fully customizable home screen. The products are set to release at the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Motorola has aimed its part in showing social responsibility with the invention of MOTO W233 Renew, made from plastics comprised of recycled water bottles and is 100 percent recyclable. Not only that but the mobile phone is the first carbon neutral phone in the world. Jeremy Dale , Motorola Mobile Device’s corporate vice president, global marketing states:

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2010 – The Year for Android Netbooks and the Victory of Opensource ???

Posted January 2, 2009 by Sam

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We all thought that  Android was only only for mobiles phones right? Well Google has something else in mind and is planning to use Android for any device. Yes I mean any device most importantly as an OS on netbooks! Now that is something awesome!! You see a Asus EEEPC 1000H running the Android OS in the picture above.

We all know Netbooks are basically small-scale PCs, but are one of the tech industries hottest selling cupcakes. And no wonder if the Android OS comes alive, Microsoft could really face a serious threat. Combined together, Linux and Android platforms could lead to the end of Microsoft’s monopoly in the OS market as well. Let alone we have seen already a drop in the browser market share of IE due to Google’s own Chrome Browser and Mozilla Firefox.

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Telcos look to gain from broadband funding

Posted December 31, 2008 by Saad Ali Abbasi

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Telcos have got a something to think about now as there are talks of a national broadband infrastructure. Plans are underway to bring wireless/landline services to regions with less or no service. Congress and the new government plan to spread communications accessibility throughout the country, whereas cable companies wait to see what broadband download speed the FCC puts forward. This is particularly because telcos would receive tax credits for increasing their infrastructure.

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Cowon S9 firmware v2.06 brings Bluetooth speaker support

Posted December 26, 2008 by Saad Ali Abbasi

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Cowon S9 smartphone has its second firmware update out now (v2.06). The update brings JPG album art support, and fixes some bugs. Though the important update of Bluetooth speaker support now allows users to stream tunes to sound systems (that support Bluetooth).

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Nokia rolls out its Mail service

Posted December 22, 2008 by Sardar Mohkim Khan

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Nokia launched its Mail in beta version based on Ovi service. This would enable users to directly signup for email accounts using Nokia’s series 40 sets and is available more than a dozen language. Nokia’s Mail provides all functionalities of web based email services and it appears that Nokia is trying to push more services for users of its handsets, given the advent of other more powerful devices like the iPhone and G1.

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Mobile Social Network Loopt now available on AT&T phones

Posted December 19, 2008 by Saad Ali Abbasi

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Loopt is now available on three AT&T phones. The mobile social network is available (in the U.S.) on: Sprint, Verizon, Metro PCS, T-Mobile and Boost. As technology evolves further, mobile is the future of social networking and Loopt is doing great job at it, as the top social networks are slow to notice and work on this department.

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Pandora comes to Sprint; this time for free!

Posted December 19, 2008 by Sardar Mohkim Khan

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Many of the mobile users must have envied those with an iPhone for having free music streaming via Pandora. Envy no more as Sprint brings the same offer for those cells that support the app. This is definitely a big news for music lovers who previously paid $2.99 a month. With this portable music discovery comes to more cell phones without a price tag, no need to carry your music collection or feel left out of the crowd if your phone cant store music.

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Vodafone gets Last.fm Scrobbler

Posted December 18, 2008 by Sardar Mohkim Khan

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Vodafone is bringing music to your mobile phone with the Last.fm application. This is an addition to their already existing MusicStation service, the service will however be limited to Nokia sets (N78, 95,96 and 6210). Users in Germany (alone presently) can also use the app to buy their favorite tracks from Vodafone’s online store. Vodafone is working hard to bring the service to other handsets as well.

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Pandora releases its client for Windows Mobile

Posted December 17, 2008 by Sardar Mohkim Khan

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Pandora after taking ages has finally released its Windows Mobile client. Users can download the client but it is presently available  for HTV Touch and Motorola Q9c. The client is fully functional on both the touchscreen and the basic versions, meaning that various Windows mobile handsets will readily adopt it.

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Mobiles will be the dominant web tools

Posted December 15, 2008 by Sardar Mohkim Khan

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A recent survey reported that the most dominant web tool in the next decade would be the mobile phone. It was conducted by activists and analysts from Pew Internet and American Life Project in collaboration with Elon University in North Carolina that also hinted at the rapid influence of artificial and virtual life on the real one. The Pew survey stated:

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