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> MetroPCS will start a mail in promotion in March. Article

> Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 7.7 is now available through Verizon Wireless. Release

> Verizon Wireless is offering 0 off all its LTE smartphones for one day. Page

> Huawei said it will build phones using the Tizen platform. Article

> Hewlett-Packard cut another 275 workers from its webOS staff. Article

Mobile Content News

> Nokia and Microsoft’s maps are unifying their appearance. Article

> Sprint Nextel’s Sprint TV service is launching on iOS. Post

> Samsung Electronics plans to “significantly” increase investment in its bada smartphone operating system, pitching the platform as an alternative to Google’s Android. Article

> Cloud services provider Brightcove unveiled the latest edition of its App Cloud content platform here at Mobile World Congress 2012. Article

> Images stored on devices running Apple’s iOS mobile operating system are vulnerable to downloaded applications that can copy the user’s entire photo library without any further notification or warning, The New York Times reports. Article

> A new report indicates iOS developers can gain unapproved access to iPhone and iPad users’ photos and videos. Article

> Marvel graphic novels are now on sale in the Apple iBooks bookstore. Article

Broadband Wireless News

> The first Qualcomm Gobi modem chipsets to support LTE Advanced will begin sampling in the fourth quarter of 2012 and will feature carrier-aggregation capability. Article

> Sunil Mittal, chairman and managing director of Bharti Airtel, called for the GSM Association to launch an ultra-low-cost smartphone program to help build mobile broadband in the developing world. Article

European Wireless News

> Wireless operators suffering from sluggish revenues and increasing threats from the likes of Facebook and Amazon should invest in customer-friendly cloud services to win the hearts of consumers, explained Rene Obermann, the chairman and CEO of Deutsche Telekom. Article

And finally… BlackBerry lost another customer to iPhone, this time the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Article

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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.

WIRELESS AND MOBILE NEWS

Quick news from around the Web:

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> AT&T Mobility received top marks from PCMag.com for having the fastest mobile broadband network; however, it was also the least consistent, according to the tests. Article

> Hewlett-Packard felt the need to take back some comments CEO Mark Hurd made, and said that the company is excited to produce webOS smartphones. Article

> Samsung is reportedly working on its own tablet device, tentatively called the sPad, according to the Korea Herald. Article

> By 2015, 75 percent of WCDMA base stations will have been upgraded to HSPA+, according to ABI Research. Release

Mobile Content News

> MasterCard introduced its new MoneySend offering for the iPhone and iPad. Article

> Velti acquired mobile advertising firm Media Cannon. Article

> Foursquare was blocked in China on the Tiananmen Square anniversary. Article

And finally… AT&T has apologized to a customer who was threatened with a potential cease and desist letter after he sent an email to AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson. Article

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