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The worldwide handset market appears to be coming out of its funk, but that’s not entirely good news if you’re a phone maker. The top five worldwide manufacturers saw a combined 7 percent year-over-year decrease in handset volumes during the third quarter, according to a report from Deutsche Bank this morning, with 228 million handsets [...]

Android all around Dell is preparing to launch a Googlephone on AT&T’s iPhone-happy US wireless network.… Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn’t work Originally posted 2009-10-08 16:43:40. Republished by Old Post Promoter Share and Enjoy: Tags: Amp, Applet, Dell Preps, Googlephone, Iphone, Launch, Network Web, T Network, Wireless Web Related posts Windows 7 sells 234% [...]

Last week Apple surprised the iPhone’s developer community with the annoucement that it was finally allowing free apps to offer in-app purchases. The move will likely lead to a fundamental shift in the way developers conduct businesss on the App Store (we’ve already begun to see some changes). I sat down with SGN CEO Shervin [...]

Loopt — perhaps the largest location-based social network, a network that uses your location to recommend places to go and inform you of friends around you — announced the acquisition of GraffitiGEO this week. Several industry observers and researchers are raving about the potential of location-based social networks for businesses and advertising. “Context awareness is [...]

VentureBeat is throwing a new mini-conference and networking event, DiscoveryBeat. DiscoveryBeat addresses one of the biggest conundrums for Silicon Valley’s most dynamic startups and developers: How to get your social game or mobile application noticed in an age of noise? It will be held in the afternoon of Dec. 8 at the Automattic Lounge on [...]

Claims Jobsian outfit infringes 10 patents Nokia is suing Apple for allegedly infringing ten of the company’s patents in its iPhone device.… Offloading malware protection to the cloud Originally posted 2009-10-24 18:10:16. Republished by Old Post Promoter Share and Enjoy: Tags: Apple, Iphone, Nokia, Patents Related posts SGN’s CEO Talks About F.A.S.T. Going Free And [...]

Earlier this week, I was in Kunshan, China, to attend the 3G Industry Summit [CN], a four-day event that has attracted a few dozen speakers and an audience of over 200 people, making it one of the biggest of its kind in this country. The annual event is organized by the Kunshan government and Mobile [...]

Amazon has the OtterBox Defender Case (iPhone 3G, 3G S) for just $28.99 shipped, originally priced at $49.95. Its “silicone skin absorbs bump and shock and includes innovative retaining features to hold it in place.” Product page. Thermal formed protective clear membrane to safeguard screen and keyboard against scratching as well as dust and dirt. [...]

After weeks of speculation, followed by a real announcement, followed by more waiting, Motorola and Verizon have finally released the Droid, the supposed iPhone-killer which is the first device using version 2.0 of Google’s Android operating system. The reviews have been positive so far, with gadget king Walt Mossberg calling it “a more credible alternative [...]

Sharpcast’s SugarSync, an application that synchronizes data across desktop computers, laptops, mobile phones, and even televisions, is rolling out a service designed specifically for businesses. As people split up their digital lives across devices and the Web, allows you to back-up any kind of digital file, including videos, spreadsheets, photos and documents, in the cloud [...]