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Rogers has released the “My Account” app for Windows Phone, with Mango support. Currently they only have the Samsung Focus but hopefully they will be one of the carriers to launch the new Nokia Lumia 800 next year. As for the app, the main features give you the ability to check your usage (Voice, Data and Messaging), account balance, inquire about other Rogers services… the app is free and you can find it by searching “Rogers” in the Windows Marketplace.

(Thanks Roy for the pics!)

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An image captured by Eldar Murtazin is making the rounds across the internet that shows an unreleased HTC Windows Phone sporting at a 12-megapixel camera (4000 x 3000 images) that shows improved camera settings such as RAW format. Having this camera capabilities will step up the megapixel game in mobile phone… hopefully the lens will be on par. No word when this device will be announced.

Source: PocketNow

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TS2R Wireless News from Wireless and Mobile News

Full news stories today reported rebooting problems with the HTC ThunderBolt and new mobile money transfer clearXchange.

Today is the release date for HTC Trophy, Sony Xperia Play, Droid X2 and LG Revolution. The HTC Merge is coming May 31.

Here’s the news that is too short to report:

Google Wallet to Pay Your Way  – Google announced Google Wallet, an Android app that makes your phone your wallet and stores virtual
versions of your existing plastic cards on your phone and allows you pay via the NFC on the MasterCard paypass system. It offers coupons and security. It will be offered first on the Nexus S 4G.

Nokia Windows Phones Every 2-3 Months – Nokia EVP Jo Harlow,  said the Windows Phones by Nokia will be launched iin a rhythm that might be every couple of months, every three months, something like that.” Nokia Windows Phone will run Mango, the latest release of Windows Phone.

Sprint ID Soccer Futbol Packs in Fans - Sprint is the sponsor of 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament,
launched an integrated campaign “Control” that offers soccer fans total
access to the game they love. From the first game in Dallas on June 5 through to the finals at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. on June 25, soccer enthusiasts won’t miss a minute with the exclusive Lo2Yo Futbol Sprint ID pack

Shazam TV  – Shazam announced Shazam
for TV will feature programs this summer from Bravo, Oxygen and
Syfy. Shazamable programs will launch Memorial Day weekend with
new shows being added throughout the coming months.

Grand Prize Winner of T-Mobile Sidekick 4G by Samsung “Kick It with the Band -The top ranked T-Mobile Sidekick 4G Champion artist is 18-year-old Jake
Miller of Weston, FL. In addition to winning marketing budgets,
Samsung Mobile announced that Jake Miller and runner-up Thomas Fiss will
appear in special music videos Facebook fans can stay tuned in to the
site for more details.

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TS2R Wireless News from Wireless and Mobile News

Full news stories today included wireless and app-propriate gifts for Mother’s Day, Motorola XPRT, HTC Bliss and Sony Xperia Play security.

Here’s the news that is too short to report:

Motorola Headquarters in Libertyville in Pursuit of Investments - Motorola Mobility, Inc. (MMI) corporate headquarters will remain located in Libertyville, Illinois.  The state is providing a business investment package to leverage private investment and to help keep approximately 3,000 jobs in Illinois.

Meffy Deadline Extended to Tuesday, May 10 - There is very little time left to submit your entries for the eighth annual Meffys Awards.  Judged by leading journalists, analysts and VCs, the Meffys span the entire mobile content & commerce spectrum, from games and apps to technology innovation and ad campaigns.

Windows Phone Market Reopens for Business – Windows Phone Marketplace was closed for technical problems on Thursday and is now reopened for downloading.

Samsung Infuse Doesn’t Lock Out Non-Market Apps – Samsung announced yesterday that the Galaxy S: Samsung Infuse 4G will have a May 15 release date, has a new feature not seen previously on AT&T Android smartphones, and you can load non-Android Market apps.

Spring 2011 Tablet Season In Japan – Wireless Watch Japan reported that spring is busting out all over with tablets from Apple, Motorola, Sony and Toshiba in Japan.

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TS2R Wireless News for March 3, 2011

AT&T iPhone Mobile Hotspot Coming 3/11 – AT&T spokesman Seth Bloom confirmed that AT&T will offer the mobile hotspot feature in iOS 4.3 for iPhones when released March 11.  It will require the DataPro 4GB/ tethering data plan.

Motorola Invests In Moblyng - Motorola Mobility Ventures has invested in cross-platform, HTML5-based games developer Moblyng.  Moblyng games have been published for Android,
Facebook, iPhone and WebOS and have been downloaded more than 9
million times.

Windows Phone 7 Update for Samsung Rolls Out Again – Microsoft resumed the update of Windows Phone 7 for Samsung smartphones.  The Microsoft engineering team pinpointed and fixed problems that were preventing
a small percentage of Windows Phones from installing the February
software patch.  Microsoft apologized for the delay.

HTC ThunderBolt News – While no official announcement has been made by Verizon, in-store displays for the ThunderBolt by HTC have been reported.  HTC has aired its own commercial for the HTC ThunderBolt that appeared on YouTube (video follows).  Read the latest HTC ThunderBolt news.

Full wireless news today includes a look at the Motorola Xoom vs the iPad2, new Nielsen smartphone research, and a new postpaid tablet data plan for AT&T with a first month free offer.

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Surplus Declaration Windows for 2011 from AT&T.
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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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Apple iPad can work on Windows 95

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The title does not hint to a possible merger of Microsoft and Apple. Just enthusiasts never stop looking for new applications for the new tablet Apple iPad.

For example, Russians Site Kama Games tried to start the operating system Windows 95 and succeeded on iPad. In this useless, but generally interesting experiment, they used modified emulator BOCHS. As shown in the clip below, Windows 95 starts quite slowly, but runs on a Apple tablet – can write simple text documents and even play OS built-in games.

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