Nokia Joins Battle for Mobile Web with Novarra Acquisition
Nokia–the world’s leading manufacturer of mobile phones–announced that it is acquiring Novarra–a privately-held Chicago-based mobile Web browser developer. The purchase moves Nokia into the increasingly contentious mobile browser battle.
RIM Buys Mobile Software Developer Viigo
Research In Motion has purchased Viigo, a developer of software that delivers syndicated content to mobile phones, according to a brief note on Viigo’s Web site.
Viigo users open the software client on their phones to find a range of information such as weather reports, stock quotes, sports information, podcasts and news headlines. The software is customizable, so users can choose headlines from preferred news sources and set locations for weather information.
Apple iPad To Come With 30k Free E-books, Report Says
March 27, 2010 by admin
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Over 30,000 classic book titles will be available for free in Apple’s iBookstore when the iPad arrives on April 3, according to a report from AppAdvice. The e-books will come from Project Gutenberg’s free digital library, alongside paid titles from most major publishers.
Best Buy Gears Up for April 3 iPad Launch; AT&T Still Ignored
Mega electronics retailer Best Buy is preparing its employees for the April 3 iPad launch, according to reports. Two MacBooks and an iMac will be removed from the 673 U.S. Best Buy stores that have Apple sections in order to make room for four iPad demo units. But what’s most intriguing is that, according to leaked Best Buy planograms, the four units each have four separate SKUs, meaning the WiFi + 3G model could make an appearance.
T-Mobile HTC HD2 goes on sale, sells like hotcakes!
So, you probably already know that the T-Mobile (NYSE: DT) HTC HD2 has gone live in the US. You can now walk into any T-Mobile retail store, or hit their online store, and pick up the world’s hottest Windows Mobile 6.5 handset. Well, actually, you might be able to put the HTC HD2’s massive 4.3-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen in your pocket if you can find one. Reports are rolling in from around the web that the T-Mobile HTC HD2 has been selling like metaphorical hotcakes since it’s launch yesterday.
SouthernLINC Wireless to offer the Motorola i1, too
March 27, 2010 by admin
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Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel won’t be the only company to carry the Motorola i1 – SouthernLINC Wireless announced they are on board, too! The carrier said they’ll start selling Moto’s iDEN Android smartphone in the second quarter of the year.
Vertu unveils 4 golden phones in Japan
March 27, 2010 by admin
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Japan may not be Nokia (NYSE: NOK)’s turf anymore, but there’s Vertu – the Finnish giant’s luxury arm that not only sells its super overpriced pieces of jewelry in the Land of the rising Sun, but also operates as (again) an expensive MVNO.