TechWeb Mobile & Wireless Update - Monday, April 13, 2009
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*Verizon Unveils Music, App Stores
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*Microsoft Offers Windows Live Mobile App
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*Samsung Plans Three Android Phones This Year
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*Google Pulls G1 Tethering Apps
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*Symbian Foundation Launches Beta Program
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Verizon Unveils Music, App Stores
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The carrier is taking a big swipe at Apple by offering downloadable music tracks and an over-the-air app store for its mobile phones.
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PC Failures, PC Fixes: Troubleshooting Mysterious Problems
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Our expert shares strategies for dealing with difficult-to-trace desktop computer problems stemming from Windows and hardware failures, electrical problems, and untrappable OS issues.
Sun's Future In Question As IBM Talks Collapse
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Big Blue has reportedly backed off a plan to acquire its smaller rival for $7 billion.
Web 2.0: iPhone Steering Future Of Mobile Apps
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The success of the iPhone and iTunes App Store has given some developers a great opportunity and put others behind a wall.
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.
Nintendo DSi Arrives On Store Shelves Sunday
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Nintendo's latest gadget could evolve into a competitor of the iPod Touch, which is also a gaming platform and music and video player.
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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.
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The State Of Enterprise Storage
Some enterprises have begun figuring out what they're storing, deleting unneeded data and relegating rarely used files to less expensive storage. Yes, this requires organizational buy-in and is a "personality-intensive" process that no technologist relishes. But if you haven't started on this path, there's no smarter resolution.
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(Mobile News of the Week)
Microsoft Offers Windows Live Mobile App
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The app lets Windows Mobile users get push Hotmail and provides tighter integration with other Windows Live services.
Samsung Plans Three Android Phones This Year
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HTC, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, and Asus-Garmin also are committed to releasing Android-powered smartphones this year.
Google Pulls G1 Tethering Apps
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The company yanked tethering apps from the Android Market because they violated T-Mobile's terms of service.
Symbian Foundation Launches Beta Program
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The group is picking up steam with new partners and a beta Web site where developers can check out the upcoming open source Symbian.
Unused 700MHz Spectrum Should Go To Public Safety
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Verizon Communications CEO Ivan Seidenberg suggests state and local public-safety agencies could work with local network providers to create the robust interoperable system.
Sierra Releases 3G Modem For Verizon
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The modem can double as a removable storage drive, and customers can use Verizon's 3G network without having to sign up for a long-term contract.
Verizon: Too Many Mobile Operating Systems
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CEO McAdam's remarks triggered speculation among CTIA Wireless show attendees about which operating systems would survive.
AT&T Launches 'Apps Beta' Program
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The program will let application developers test their programs and receive feedback before they're released to the public.
Deutsche Telekom Restricts Skype On iPhone
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The stance of T-Mobile's parent company, which has the exclusive right to market the iPhone in Germany, differs from other iPhone service providers in the U.S. and U.K.
Opera Teams Up With Ford, Virgin Mobile
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The company is getting its browser on multiple cell phones, as well as Ford's enterprise-grade in-car computer system.
Qwest Mulls Selling Its Nationwide Fiber Network
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Qwest struggles to compete as its traditional landline business continues to shrink. In February, it reported it had cut 1,700 jobs from company payrolls.
CTIA: Nokia Diving Into Mobile Content
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The mobile phone maker is teaming with the creator of NBC's <i>Heroes</i> to launch a multiplatform, interactive project involving geotagging, social networking, and user-generated content.
Web 2.0 Expo: Palm Opens Developer Program, Slightly
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The Palm Pre platform, WebOS, will work with a cloud service the company is developing, called Mojo Messaging Service.
Yahoo Rolls Out Mobile Apps
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It's unclear how big a role the mobile division will play under CEO Carol Bartz as it has been difficult to monetize so far.
Verizon Wireless Establishes LTE Development Center
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Located in suburban Boston, the Verizon Wireless LTE Innovation Center will test products and services designed for Verizon's 4G network.
Sprint Shows Off Instinct S30
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The successor to the popular Instinct has a sleeker design, and developers will get more access to the Java APIs to create rich applications.
HTC Brings Out Snap Smartphone
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The messaging-centric smartphone has an "Inner Circle" button that will let users open a filtered in-box to only show messages from predetermined contacts.
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Internet Banks Poised to Prosper Amid Crisis
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As consumers seek the best rates and banks look to cut costs, direct banks will enjoy a surge in deposits, TowerGroup predicts.
Facebook Quick Tip: Managing The Redesign
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Facebook's redesign puts more information in your News Feed -- sometimes too much. Here's how to block updates from the noisiest pals in your social network, without un-friending them entirely.
MajescoMastek Introduces STG Electronic Bill Payment & Presentment Module
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The solution can be used for single-billed or account-billed policies and also allows policyholders to manage their profiles online; pay by credit card, EFT or virtual check via a direct debit option; see and access prior invoices in PDF format; and view installment schedules and payment histories.
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