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> AT&T and Pantech announced the release of the vendor’s new “Pursuit” phone, which sports a touchscreen and Qwerty keyboard. Release

> Chinese mobile phone contract manufacturer Foxconn announced it will pay its Shenzhen employees more. Article

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> Ford Motor Company announced the addition of Google Maps to its Send to Sync service. Article

> FarmVille, Guitar Hero and Netflix are among those headed to Apple’s iPhone. Article

> Cross-platform applications storefront GetJar surpassed the 1 billion app download milestone. Article

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> Microsoft announced a series of updates to its Windows Phone Marketplace application storefront. Article

> Developers are worried that consumers may now be reluctant to download and use bandwidth-intensive applications following AT&T’s move toward usage limits. Article

> Apple’s iPhone OS now commands 28 percent of the U.S. smartphone market. Article

European Wireless News

> A European court ruled Vodafone and other European carriers will have to comply with an effort intended to cut international roaming rates for mobile subscribers. Article

> And finally… Microsoft shows off the power of its new Office.live.com offering with a screen shot from an iPhone. Post

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Verizon has announced the forthcoming launch of its variant of the BlackBerry Bold 9650 starting Thursday via its online store and June 10th via all consumer sales channels.
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Verizon is showing continued support for Android an’ Droid smartphones which are very popular.  So popular you may have to week a few weeks before getting your HTC Droid Incredible.

Tomorrow Verizon is expected launch V CAST for Droid
Incredible, Droid
Eris, Droid,
Moto
Devour, and LG
Ally.

They often pick and pull Android Apps they think Verizon customers will like.  Here are their most recent picks.

• Qik Video 2.0 allows customers to record and
  share video with friends and family via their favorite social networks,
  including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
• Twitter, the official Android app, allows customers
  to tweet; send direct messages; share photos, videos and links; search;
  and more.
• Mint.com Personal Finance is the top financial
  management app. Customers can view all of their accounts in one place,
  set budgets, track their spending and find personalized savings.

In other realms of Android an’ Droid apps they suggest:

• Mediafly Video + Audio Podcasts offers
  high-quality
  video streams of popular channels, including NBC and ESPN, and gives
  customers a way to organize and discover their podcasts and audio, video
  and radio streams.
• TuneWiki Social Media Player
  shows subtitled lyrics
  as customers listen to music, watch music videos or stream songs.
• Dropbox
  allows customers to create a Dropbox folder
  on their Android devices, which they can sync to their computers to
  browse and share files.

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