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67% Mobile Buyers Choose by Carrier, Multimedia Top Feature, Says Best Buy Mobile

Admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:49:33 +0000

A Best Buy Mobile study found that while
nearly one in four shoppers (23 percent) made their mobile phone
decision based on the mobile phone device itself, the majority of
respondents (67 percent) selected carriers as their main purchasing
influence.

They also found more than half of
American mobile phone owners do not know the month and year when their
current mobile phone contract expires. Only four in 10 say
they received a reminder notice that their contract was about to expire,
leaving many consumers in the dark about upgrade eligibility and the
plan options available.

The survey, conducted for Best Buy Mobile by GfK Roper, sheds light on
consumers’ knowledge and shopping habits around mobile plans, devices,
technology and accessories.

One in 10 selected a mobile phone based on the operating
platform, such as Google’s Android or Apple’s iPhone platforms.

Survey respondents also noted that they expect multimedia capabilities
as a primary function on a mobile device, though content interests
differ:

45 percent look for multimedia capabilities including music, video and
camera.
32 percent look for GPS navigation.
29 percent want to replace landline phone.
26 percent want to be able to access social networking sites.
26 percent want to be Wi-Fi enabled.
15 percent want to make eCommerce purchases from their mobile devices.
15 percent want to be able to download a movie.
14 percent want to be able to play games from their smart phone.

Best Buy Mobile has launched an Upgrade Checker campaign.

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Video: Windows Phone 7 LG E900 leaks out

Admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:49:18 +0000

Perhaps we’ll see this newly leaked LG E900 device hit Canada when it officially launches. Specs have this anticipated Windows Phone 7 device with a 3.7-inch, full-touchscreen that’s powered by a 1.3 GHz processor, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, integrated GPS, HD video recording/playback, miniUSB port and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The design looks nice and clean, especially [...]

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Cohen: Don’t Miss the Bus for Historic ‘One Nation’ Rally in Washington

Admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:14:49 +0000

With just five weeks until more than a quarter of a million One Nation marchers gather at the Lincoln Memorial, now’s the time to sign up for a CWA bus ride to make your voice heard.
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Netflix arrives late, but feature packed, on the iPhone

Admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:39:24 +0000

Netflix Inc. has finally released an app for the iPhone and iPod Touch that allows subscribers to stream TV episodes and movies on their device. … Read More »

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CWAers to Build Broadband ‘Anchor Network’ in California

Admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:32:55 +0000

CWA Local 9400 will gain new jobs and new members thanks to a broadband grant awarded to a union company in California. Funded by the Obama administration’s economic recovery program, the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program supports projects that build out high speed networks.
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Samsung Corby Plus released by Rogers

Admin — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:25:18 +0000

The Corby Touch is now available at Rogers and has a 3-inch touchscreen (resolution of 240 x 320), 2 megapixel camera, music player, holds up to 32GB with a microSD card. Specs sound good and this can be yours for .99 on a 3-year or .99 on a 2year. If you’re thinking about getting this [...]

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iPhone, BlackBerry Curve and Droid Top Smartphones, Android Explodes, Says Millennial Media

Admin — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 09:17:36 +0000

Android is growing exponentially according the the latest Millennial Nedia report. Although Apple’s iPhone is the top mobile phone at 24.32% it’s follwed by the BackBerry Curve and Motorola Droid. Shopping app usage increased, most likely for Back-to-School shopping and smartphones usage increased.

The Android OS continued its huge growth on the Millennial network, and grew another 47% month-over-month. Since January, Android has grown 690%. Android also officially became the number two OS on the Millennial network (surpassing RIM.)

The Motorola Droid moved into the top three in July’s Top 20 Mobile Phones with 5% impression share. The Motorola Cliq Android device also entered into the Top 20 for the first time this month.

Apple ad requests increased 24% month-over-month, but are actually down 15% since January.
iPad ad requests grew 327% month-over-month.

BlackBerry apps represented 11% of the US Developer Platform Usage
Mix. This was a increase of 9%, and represents the increased importance
app developers are placing on the RIM platform.

Shopping and retail apps entered into the top 10 Mobile App Channels, perhaps reflecting a potential back-to-school trend.

Smartphones and connected devices increased their impression share
7%, and now represent 68% of the total impression share. This is an
example of the continued demand consumers have for a rich media
experience they cannot get on a feature phone.

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Local 1298 Reaches Tentative Agreement for AT&T Workers

Admin — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 03:36:04 +0000

CWA members’ solidarity during 18 long months of bargaining paid off Wednesday night in Connecticut when Local 1298 reached a tentative agreement with AT&T that includes job protection language the company had refused to include earlier.
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Poynt will come preloaded on WIND BlackBerry devices

Admin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:38:05 +0000

Calgary-based Multiplied Media and their location based app called “Poynt” will now come preloaded on WIND Mobile BlackBerry devices. For those unfamiliar with Poynt, it’s a free app that helps you find phone numbers, addresses, directions, movie reviews & trailers, purchase movie tickets and book restaurant reservations. We’re not sure if this will be preloaded [...]

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New Android Lexicon 2 Bee from HTC: HTC Lexikon and HTC Bee

Admin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:08:20 +0000

The Android spies have been out again. This time getting information on two HTC Android OS 2.2 smartphones the HTC Lexikon and HTC Vision

The HTC Lexikon Suspected Specs
The HTC Lexikon is suspected to be available from T-Mobile, have a 3.8-inch, 800 x 480 (WVGA) touchscreen, QWERTY keyboard. It supposedly will run Android OS 2.2 (FroYo) on an 800 MHz processor, with 512 MB of memory and HTC Sense 1.6 added-on. The camera should have be 5 megapixels and there should be 4 GB of storage. It is also suspected to be a version of the HTC Vision that runs Android 2.2.

The HTC Bee Suspected Specs
The HTC Bee, is
value-priced with with a 3.2-inch 320 x 240 (QVGA) touchscreen and look
like the HTC Aria but with a higher resolutions screen. The Bee will run
Android OS 2.2 on a 528 MHz processor with 384 MB of RAM. It will also
use the HTC Sense UI It should alslo include a 5 megapixel auto-focus
camera, 2 GB microSD card, and a 1300 mAh battery.

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