TechWeb Mobile & Wireless Update - Monday, Mar 9, 2009
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*Review: Amazon's Kindle App For iPhone
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*Nokia: 5800 Smartphone's 3G Issues Fixed
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*Acer Wants To Offer Smartphones For Free
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*Palm Pre Will Nab iPhone Users, Says Palm Investor
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*Clearwire Chooses Cities For Mobile WiMax In 2009
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( Today's Top Story)
Review: Amazon's Kindle App For iPhone
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Amazon has introduced an iPhone and iPod Touch version of the
software that powers its Kindle e-book reader. It's a fine app,
with a great service behind it -- but it has a few rough edges.
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Apple's iTunes Store Challenged By Rogue Developers
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A developer has launched the Cydia Store, an unauthorized
alternative online market for iPhone applications. At least two
other developers have similar plans.
Ubuntu Linux Vs. Windows Vista: The Battle For Your Desktop
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Is Linux finally ready to take on Windows as a desktop OS? We
tried out both Vista and Ubuntu on individual PCs to see which
works better. Here's who won.
Pirate Bay Awaiting Court Verdict In Copyright Case
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Lawyers for the BitTorrent site argued in a Swedish court that
the business is legitimate.
Windows 7 Revealed: 24 Screen Shots Of Microsoft's Next Operating System
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Here's a first visual look at the Vista successor, as previewed
at Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles.
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InformationWeek Analytics: New Techs Aid Disaster Recovery Plans
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zeroing in on the process of matching disaster recovery products
with an organization's business continuity objectives, and
providing guidance for companies to find a path to comprehensive
protection.
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BAI Retail Delivery News: HP Sees Infrastructure as Key to Branch
Transformation
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HP launches Banking Innovation Center to show potential impact of
emerging technologies.
UBS Joins DTCC Managed Accounts Service
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The centralized platform is designed to automate and standardize
communications among sponsors, investment managers and service
providers.
DTCC Launches New ID Net Service
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The new service streamlines clearance and settlement, cuts
customer costs and reduces fails associated with affirmed
institutional equity trades, the utility said.
(Mobile News of the Week)
Nokia: 5800 Smartphone's 3G Issues Fixed
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A configuration change has fixed the 3G reception issues that
plagued its iPhone rival, Nokia said Friday.
Acer Wants To Offer Smartphones For Free
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Offering free Acer smartphones with new contracts could be a boon
for cellular operators because it would boost the adoption rate
of mobile data plans.
Palm Pre Will Nab iPhone Users, Says Palm Investor
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With the two-year anniversary of the original iPhone coming up,
Palm investor Roger McNamee predicts customers with expiring
contracts will flock to the Palm Pre.
Clearwire Chooses Cities For Mobile WiMax In 2009
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Atlanta, Chicago, and Las Vegas are among eight cities slated to
get the 4G broadband service this year.
Nokia Releases Open Source Mobile Development Framework
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Licensing terms for Nokia's Qt 4.5 apps framework for mobile
platforms could make Symbian more competitive with Google's
Android.
iPhone Pushes Mobile Gaming To $5.4 Billion
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Apple's smartphone is leading the pack, as developers and mobile
gamers are attracted to the App Store and its business model,
according to one research firm.
Palm Treo Pro Hits Alltel, Sprint
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The Windows Mobile smartphone may have a hard time getting an
audience as some Palm lovers may just wait for the Pre.
Nokia Chooses LTE
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Calling WiMax a "niche player," a Nokia executive said
the company plans to have 4G devices using Long Term Evolution
technology in 2010.
BlackBerry 'App World' Poised To Launch
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The mobile programs will be distributed later this month, with a
minimum price of $2.99 for paid apps and a bonus for developers.
Skype To Give Away Audio Codec
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By offering its Silk audio codec for free, Skype is trying to get
its VoIP service on as many devices as possible.
Google Releases Finance App For Android
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The application gives users on-the-go access to stock prices,
market data, portfolio information, and financial news on an
Android-powered smartphone.
Sweden, Korea Top U.N.'s Communication Technology Rankings
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The United States ranks 17th in the way citizens use information
and communications technology, according to a U.N. study of 154
countries.
Broadcasters Sue FCC Over White Spaces
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Two broadcast associations said the FCC's decision to allow
unlicensed use of television spectrum for Internet access is illegal.
Virgin Mobile Cuts Losses, Credits Prepaid Service Plans
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Fourth-quarter financial report is also good news for Sprint,
which provides much of Virgin Mobile's infrastructure -- and
competes with it for prepaid plan business.
100 Operators Could Launch WiMax This Year
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Since the carriers and service providers already have made some
investments, the current economic downturn shouldn't affect
deployment on a wide scale, an industry group said.
(Breaking News)
Satyam Launches Bidding Process; Stock Jumps
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Satyam Computer Services Ltd kicked off a bidding process on
Monday to sell a majority stake
in itself and two potential suitors quickly confirmed they
would join the race for the fraud-hit outsourcer.
Swiss Re Appoints Credit Suisse’s Kielholz as Chairman
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Credit Suisse chairman Walter Kielholz relinquished his post at
Switzerland's number two bank
to become chairman of troubled reinsurer Swiss Re, which has
turned to Warren Buffett for cash after a hefty loss.
Buffett Says Economy Fell Off Cliff, Fears Inflation
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Warren Buffett said Monday
the U.S. economy had "fallen off a cliff" but would
eventually recover, although a rebound could kindle inflation worse than
that experienced in the late 1970s.
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