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March 5, 2012 • 5:49 pm 0

AT&T outlines data throttling, Windows 8 consumer preview available

Smartphone Briefs

By Chris Coleman|@PhoneKnack

After losing in court to an angry customer who’s data was throttled, AT&T has decided to outline their unlimited data throttling process to its customers. Customers lucky enough to be grandfathered in for the unlimited data plan and using 3G or 4G (HSPA+) smartphones, your data will be throttled after 3GB of usage. Customers who are using 4G (LTE) smartphones, data throttling begins at 5GB of usage.

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Filed under: General technology, Media, Microsoft, Services, Software, 4G, AT&T, Chris Coleman, consumer preview, data throttling, HSPA+, live tiles, LTE, metro, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Mobile World Congress, Smartphones, throttling process, unlimited data plan, Windows, Windows 7, windows 8, windows 8 consumer preview, Windows Phone 7, windows phones

December 2, 2011 • 7:00 am 1

TECH the HALLS

Electronics gifts don’t have to be budget-busters

by George Heymann

Technology-Headlines

Despite the downturn in the economy, early polling indicates that a majority of consumers — 52 percent — plan to spend the same or more for gifts this holiday season, according to a recent ICM Research report.

Last year, nearly a third of U.S. consumers’ holiday gift-spending budget went to consumer electronics.

I don’t know who the folks are that participated in the ICM poll, but most of my friends and associates have a more conservative budget this holiday season. Keeping in mind that many of us will need to spend less, I wanted to share my picks for hot tech gifts that won’t break the bank or your budget. Happy Holidays!

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Filed under: Android, Apple, Blackberry, General technology, Google, Hardware, Ipad, Iphone, Media, Services, Windows Phone 7, WP7, Android, Apple TV, AT&T, BlackBerry, Christmas and holiday season, E-book readers, E-ink ebook readers for less than $100, Electronic gifts, feature, featured, Freehand gloves, Google TV, high tech gifts that won't break the bank, holiday season, ICM Research, IPad, iPhone, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod Shuffle, Kindle Fire, Logitech Revue, Low cost high tech gifts, MP3 Player, Music, Nook tablet, Roku, Roku 2, Roku HD, Roku XD, Roku XD/S, Sprint, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile, The Roku Player, tv shows, Ultraviolet, UV light, Verizon, Video streaming, Violight cellphone sanitizer, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 7, windows phone mango

October 19, 2011 • 11:31 am 1

Google and Samsung officially announce the Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

by George Heymann

Technology-Headlines

Google and Samsung officially announced the Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) at its press event in Hong Kong last night and there is a lot to report.

Let’s begin with Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS), the latest version of the Android OS by Google, it looks fantastic. The user interface (UI) appears to be heavily influenced by Matias Duarte the Director of Android user experience at Google. Matias was formerly the VP of User experience at Palm and led the interface design teams at both Helio and Danger.

The ICS user interface is elegant in its simplicity, its emphasis on typography starting with ICS Roboto font and layout stands out as a divergent path in Android development. ICS unified gestures throughout the UI and applications should make navigation simpler for new and experienced users alike.

The capacitive buttons are gone, ICS uses full touch screen controls that automatically orient themselves to match the orientation of the phone. The buttons can also be adapted for specific functions that are context sensitive within application sub-menus.

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Filed under: Android, General technology, Google, Hardware, Media, Services, Software, Android, Android people app, AndroidBeam, Andy Rubin, Asia, feature, featured, Galaxy Nexus Prime, GalaxyNexus, George Heymann, Gmail, Google, Google Nexus Prime, Hong Kong, http://technology-headlines.com, ICS, Matias Duarte, People application, Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Super AMOLED, technology headlines, UI, User interface, WebOS, Wi-Fi hotspot, Windows Phone 7, WP7

August 11, 2011 • 2:52 pm 0

Feature phone apps market to almost double to $1 billion

by Anna Schmidt

Technology Market

The mobile apps market for feature phones will almost double by 2016, hitting revenues of $1 billion, after being spurred on by the success of apps in the smartphone sector, according to Ovum.

In a new report, the independent telecoms analyst claims that while the feature phone apps market has not taken off in the same way as its smartphone counterpart, it is beginning to take strides forward.

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Filed under: General technology, Services, Software, 1 billion, adoption, Anna Schmidt, barriers to entry, counterpart, developers, dillon, Distribution (business), distribution channels, Facebook, Feature phone, feature phones, handset manufacturers, http://technology-headlines.com, improvements, JavaME, Nokia, nokia web, opera, Opera Mini, phone users, Smartphone, strides, Symbian, technology, technology headlines, Technology Market, third parties, web technologies, web widgets, Windows Phone 7

July 18, 2011 • 4:26 pm 0

Amazon introduces Kindle Textbook Rental program, claims up to 80% savings over list hardcover textbook price

by George Heymann

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Amazon has introduced a Kindle Textbook rental program which it claims can save up to 80% of the list hardcover textbook price. The price will vary depending on the rental length which a user can set between 30 and 360 days. If you need to rent longer, the rental can be extended in increments as little as 1 day.

The rental program will let you access your annotations and highlights even after the rental expires. The rental can be converted to a purchase if you decide you would like to keep the ebook for future reference.

You can access your Textbook by downloading one of the free Kindle reading apps for your PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, Android device, Windows Phone 7, Blackberry, or Kindle .

You can search the Amazon Textbooks Store by title, author or ISBN number to see if a particular textbook is available.

Source: Amazon

Filed under: Preview, Services, Software, Amazon, Amazon Textbooks Store, Android, Android device, author, BlackBerry, Ebook rental program, Google Android, IPad, iPhone, ISBN, ISBN number, Kindle Textbook Rentals, Mac, or Kindle, PC, Personal computer, Renting, search by title, Textbook, Textbooks up to 80% off of hardcover list price, Windows Phone 7

June 16, 2011 • 3:32 pm 2

Mobile security software will be essential for smartphone users in the near future

by George Heymann

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It’s unfortunate but the time is rapidly approaching where installing some type of mobile security software will be essential to the operation of a smartphone. Several well publicized security breaches in the news recently including attacks on Sony, Citibank, Discover have security and malware on the radar for many consumers.

On the mobile side, Google has had to remove dozens of malware applications that were introduced to the Android Market. iOS has been affected to a lesser degree but hasn’t been immune from Malware. Security experts Stonesoft and McAfee are both forecasting that sophisticated malware attacks to iOS will increase as mobile continues to grow and additional attention is focused on popular smartphones.

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Filed under: Android, Apple, Blackberry, General technology, Google, Hardware, Ipad, Iphone, Media, Microsoft, Palm, Services, Software, Symbian, WebOS, Windows Phone 7, WP7, A-GPS, Android, Android Market, Anti-Virus, Anti-virus software, Apple, BlackBerry, Download blocker, essential smartphone software, Google, Google Wallet, GPS, gps tracking, iOS, kaspersky, KasperskyLab, Malware, McAfee, McAfee family protection, mcafee security, McAffe mobile security, mobile anti-theft software, mobile antivirus software, mobile security essentials, Personal computer, phone tracking, phone-finder, remote wipe, sim card, Smartphone security, Symbian, Symbian OS, uninstall protection, virus, Website filtering, Windows, Windows Mobile, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 7

June 2, 2011 • 8:35 am 0

Hamilton Mobile Cap Tell offers free word-for-word transcriptions on Android, Blackberry and iOS

by George Heymann

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Hamilton CapTel is a free 24/7 service that delivers real-time word-for-word transcriptions of phone calls for the hearing impaired — similar to captions on a television. Cap Tell has previously been available for home and business users on specially equipped traditional counter-top telephones.

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Filed under: Android, Blackberry, Google, iOS, Ipad, Iphone, Preview, Software, Android, Android Market, App Store, BlackBerry, Blackberry World, CapTel, CapTel mobile service, captioning, Dixie Ziegler, Hamilton Mobile Cap Tel, Hamilton Mobile CapTel App, hearing impaired, iOS, iPhone, mobile application, Mobile phone, mobile phones, phone calls for hearing impaired, WiFi, Windows Phone 7, word-for-word transcription

May 24, 2011 • 4:24 pm 0

Microsoft previews next release of Windows Phone

by John Roberts

Technology Market

Microsoft today previewed the next major release of Windows Phone, code-named “Mango”, through a series of media events around the world. “Mango” will deliver more than 500 new features to push the boundaries of the smartphone experience around communications, apps and the Internet.

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Filed under: Software, Windows, Windows Phone 7, WP7, A smarter approach to Apps, andy lees, Communications, Facebook features, Handsfree, Instant messaging, John Roberts, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Strengthening the Ecosystem, Taking the Internet Beyond the Browser, techeadlines, technology, technology headlines, Technology Market, Windows Live Messenger, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 7, windows phone mango

May 6, 2011 • 10:27 am 1

Android apps to Eclipse iOS by August. Welcome your robot overlords, resistance is futile!

by George Heymann

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The two most recent reports analyzing application market trends provided by app research specialist Distimo and research2guidance concur that Android apps should surpass iOS by August.

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Filed under: Android, Apple, Google, iOS, Ipad, Iphone, Media, Android, Android Apps, Android Market, AndroidMarket, Apple, Apple App Store, Apps, AppStore, BlackBerry App World, content, content platform, Distimo, Distimo report, free apps, iOS, IPad, iPhone, Nokia Ovi Store, paid apps, r2g, research2guidance, Windows Phone 7, WP7

March 30, 2011 • 9:11 am 1

Nodo WP7 pre-update finally rolling out to T-Mobile HTC HD7

by George Heymann

techeadlines@gmail.com

After several rumors and a couple of false starts the ~~January, February, early March~~, WP7 “Nodo” pre-update has started rolling out to the T-Mobile HTC HD7. No word yet on when we will see the actual update for the Phone. Microsoft has botched these updates for WP7 to the point that I can no longer recommend the platform to readers.

Filed under: Software, Windows, Windows Phone 7, WP7, HTC HD7, Microsoft, Nodo, pre-update, T-Mobile, Update, Windows Phone 7, WP7, Zune

Technology-Headlines

AT&T outlines data throttling, Windows 8 consumer preview available

By Chris Coleman|@PhoneKnack

TECH the HALLS

Google and Samsung officially announce the Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

Feature phone apps market to almost double to $1 billion

Amazon introduces Kindle Textbook Rental program, claims up to 80% savings over list hardcover textbook price

Mobile security software will be essential for smartphone users in the near future

Hamilton Mobile Cap Tell offers free word-for-word transcriptions on Android, Blackberry and iOS

Microsoft previews next release of Windows Phone

Android apps to Eclipse iOS by August. Welcome your robot overlords, resistance is futile!

Nodo WP7 pre-update finally rolling out to T-Mobile HTC HD7

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