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Archive | August, 2008

Winners of the Android Developer Challenge I Announced

by Kim Poh Liaw on 29. Aug, 2008 in archive

Google has announced the winner of the Android Developer Challenge I. Out of 50 teams of finalists, 10 teams received a $275,000 award each and 10 teams received a $100,000 award each. Check out the list of applications here.

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RadioShack Now Sells Sprint’s Samsung Instinct Nationwide

by Kim Poh Liaw on 28. Aug, 2008 in archive

RadioShack will launch Sprint’s Samsung Instinct nationwide this Labor Day weekend. As part of the nationwide launch, RadioShack will be offering a 4-day exclusive retail price of $99.99. The special pricing will be available to new Sprint customers only starting Friday, August 29 and running through Labor Day weekend.

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Android Market Announced for Android OS Applications

by Kim Poh Liaw on 28. Aug, 2008 in archive, featured

Google has unveiled Android Market for the first time, which is an open content distribution system for Android OS users. When available, you can find, purchase, download and install various types of content directly on your Android devices. Feedback and rating system will be created too.

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Option ships HSPA ExpressCard designed exclusively for Vodafone

by Kim Poh Liaw on 28. Aug, 2008 in archive

Option today announced that it started shipping a new wireless broadband ExpressCard to Vodafone. Exclusively developed for the Vodafone Group, the new ExpressCard is designed to achieve peak HSDPA download speeds of 7.2 Mbps with HSUPA uploads at up to 5.76 Mbps. Initial shipments have been delivered to Elisa, the Vodafone partner network in Finland and [...]

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Rumor: BlackBerry Thunder is BlackBerry Storm 9530 for Verizon Wireless

by Kim Poh Liaw on 28. Aug, 2008 in archive, featured

Early this month BoyGeniusReport has revealed that the upcoming BlackBerry Thunder will be named as BlackBerry 9530. More information is available today with the packaging box leaked on engadgetmobile. Apparently it will be called BlackBerry Storm 9530 for Verizon Wireless, comes with 3.5mm headset jack, pre-installed sim card and without WiFi. Verizon Wireless is generous [...]

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DataViz Releases Documents To Go for Windows Mobile Pocket PC Devices

by Kim Poh Liaw on 27. Aug, 2008 in archive

Other features include support for password protected Word and Excel files, InTact Technology for retaining 100% file formatting when editing files on the device, the ability to view, edit and create Excel charts and decompress, zip and send e-mail attachments. Documents To Go is available for a wide variety of Windows Mobile Pocket PC devices [...]

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ATT to Introduce New iPhone Data Plan for International Roaming

by Kim Poh Liaw on 26. Aug, 2008 in archive

Beginning tomorrow, AT&T will offer two new plans for iPhone customers’ when they are traveling abroad. For discounted international data usage in 67 countries, the 100 MB iPhone plan is available for an additional $119.99 a month, while the 200 MB plan costs an additional $199.99 a month. There are no long-term commitments required, so customers [...]

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New HTC S740 Joining the Touch Diamond Family

by Kim Poh Liaw on 26. Aug, 2008 in archive, featured

HTC today announced the introduction of the HTC S740, a slim and compact smartphone that provides the traditional 12-keypad as well as a sliding QWERTY keyboard for optimal messaging. The HTC S740 will be available across Europe from September 2008.

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