NewsFactor – Eager to be the first on your block with an iPad? Apple started taking orders for the tablets on Friday. Wi-Fi models running from $499 to $699 will be available on April 3; 3G models, costing $629 to $829, won’t be available until late April.
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NewsFactor – Verizon Wireless hopes to debut its first 4G smartphone in the middle of next year, months earlier than planned, a company executive revealed Wednesday. The new handset will debut about three to six months after its Long-Term Evolution network launches, Verizon Wireless CTO Anthony Melone told The Wall Street Journal.
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NewsFactor – The wait is over. Cisco Systems on Tuesday finally took the lid off its hype machine to reveal … a new router. Cisco is positioning its CRS-3 Carrier Routing System as the foundation of the next-generation Internet that will pave the way for rapid growth of video transmissions, mobile devices, and new online [...]
AP – A Wells Fargo analyst downgraded shares of Crown Castle International Corp. on Monday, saying there is little potential for the cell phone tower company to surpass Wall Street’s expectations for 2010.
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According to Nielsen , women were found to use their phones for social media activity 10% more than men. And while social networking is commonly thought of as something for younger users the 35-54 age group had more active mobile social networkers than any other group.
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AP – Mobile phone software developer Sybase Inc. said Friday that it has redeemed $390 million of convertible debt.
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Reuters – Microsoft Corp is aiming to launch two phones that will be sold by top U.S. mobile operator Verizon Wireless in late spring or early summer, a person briefed on the matter said on Thursday.
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NewsFactor – As Apple gets ready to ship its Pads with AT&T as the exclusive U.S. 3G carrier, the wireless giant’s CEO seems to be downplaying expectations by saying the tablet computer will be “largely a Wi-Fi-driven product.”
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AP – THE SUIT: Apple Inc. filed complaints against Taiwanese cell phone maker HTC Corp. on Tuesday, claiming many of the company’s handsets infringe on patents related to its popular iPhone.
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