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Google To Challenge Apple iTunes with Music Service

Despite multiple attempts, it appears the dominance established by Apple's iTunes music service has yet to be rattled. Google thinks it has what it takes to be the first to dethrone "The Bi…


Kamra, the First Open Standards-Based Mobile Browser

The Georgia Institute of Technology has announced the release of the developer preview of Kamra, the first mobile augmented reality (AR) browser for the KHARMA (KML/HTML Augmented Reality Mobile Arc…


Symantec Takes Norton Antivirus to the Smartphone

What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word Symantec? If you answered Norton Antivirus you would be right on and the company has just unveiled a new family of products aimed…


LG’s Vu Plus Television Phone Coming to AT&T

AT&T has announced plans to launch the LG Vu Plus, a television-capable phone with a touch screen display and slide-out keyboard, starting on June 6 for $150 with a two-year contract.

LG says…


Merger To Focus on SMS Tech for Smartphones

SMS (Short Message Service) is rapidly becoming the primary method of communicating via mobile device with more than 740 billion text messages sent within the U.S. in the first half of 2009 alone! F…


Sprint to Launch new Prepaid Service Tomorrow

Next time you're buying your groceries, fishing tackle, and nail polish, you may be able to snag some of the lowest prepaid cellular minutes to date.

Sprint in a surprising move will begin ma…


Wi-Fi Coming in Faster Short-Range Configuration

Good news for Wi-Fi addicts, The Wi-Fi Alliance, a nonprofit group that promotes the wireless standard, announced a partnership with the Wireless Gigabit Alliance, or WiGig: a company which has been…


Wireless Data at the Speed of Light

Researchers at Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications have experimented with methods of using visible light to transmit data wirelessly.
"In the lab the Fraunhofer team has do…


Sony Introduces WHDI-Enabled (and Super-Thin) Bravia ZX1 HDTV

Sony Europe has announced a new 9.9mm-thick 40-inch HDTV, the Bravia ZX1.
"Boasting Wireless 1080 technology, which utilises a separate base station (a.k.a Media Receiver) to keep your lounge nic…


Google Launches FreeTheAirwaves.com

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Google this week announced the launch of FreeTheAirwaves.com, an effort to rally the public behind the company's efforts to get FCC approval for use o…