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Smartphones to make up over half of Asian sales by 2015 (AFP)AFP - Smartphones will make up over half of Asian mobile phone sales by 2015, with 477 million units likely to be sold, an industry report said Monday. Full text |
Verizon Offers Prepaid Data Plans on Top Phones (NewsFactor)
Samsung GalaxyTab brings new life to Android (Appolicious)
Stream TV Android Froyo Tablet: Sneak Peak Now, Preorders Next Week (PC World)
IPad faces new tablet challengers (Investor's Business Daily)
Verizon???s New Prepaid Plans: No Great Savings Here (PC World)
Pew: 72 Percent of Adults Now Send Text Messages (PC Magazine)
Can a Barrage of Android Tablets Endanger the iPad? (Digital Trends)
Toshiba Will Offer Android-Based Folio 100 Tablet (NewsFactor)
Verizon Adds New Prepaid Data Plans for Select 3G Phones (PC Magazine)
See what iPhone users are listening to with SongStumblr (Macworld.com)
NewsFactor - In what could be the first phase of a transformation in the way its smartphone users pay for Internet use, the nation's biggest carrier, Verizon Wireless, has introduced prepaid data plans. The no-contract plans, which go into effect Sept. 28, offer unlimited 3G access on select handsets for $30 per month, or $10 per month for 25 megabytes, with a 20-cent charge for each additional megabyte. Full text
Appolicious - This was a big week for the mobile OS wars, with previews of upcoming Android tablets emerging in the days leading up to the IFA event in Germany. Full text
PC World - For all of this year's chatter about the coming army of Android tablets, the near radio silence has been deafening. Until now. First, at consumer electronics show IFA in Berlin, came news of a global launch of the Samsung Galaxy Tab. And starting next week, you can hop onto Amazon.com to pre-order the Stream TV eLocity A7. Full text
Investor's Business Daily - Electronic giants Samsung and Toshiba each unveiled new tablet PCs running Google's (NMS:GOOG) Android OS that aim to tap consumer demand ignited by the Apple (NMS:AAPL) iPad. Samsung's Galaxy Tab features a 7-inch touch screen and WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity. Samsung said pricing will be $200-$300, depending on required 3G phone plans. Toshiba's Folio 100 features a larger 10-inch screen, but initially will only have WiFi connectivity. It'll be priced at $510. Apple rose 0.7% to 252.17. Full text
PC World - Verizon Wireless on Thursday unveiled new prepaid data plans for some multimedia and 3G smart phones, including several BlackBerry and Droid handsets. The offerings include an unlimited data package for $30 per month; and a $10 plan with a stingy 25MB monthly cap (with a 20-cents-per-megabyte overage fee). Full text
PC Magazine - Texting among adults is on the rise, with more than 72 percent of those over 18 using the technology, but their usage still pales in comparison to texting among teenagers, who send an average of five times as many texts as their adult counterparts, according to a Thursday report. Full text
Digital Trends - The iPad suddenly has competitors. Full text
NewsFactor - The rapidly growing category of tablets has a new family member. On Thursday, Toshiba announced that its Folio 100, a 10.1-inch, Android 2.2-based tablet computer, will be on sale in Europe by the end of October. Full text
PC Magazine - Verizon Wireless on Thursday introduced two new monthly pre-paid data packages for users with 3G smartphones and multi-media phones. Full text
Macworld.com - When you walk into a cafe and note the numerous iPhone-toting denizens with telltale white earbuds firmly embedded in their ears, do you wonder what they???re listening to? If so, Frimby???s new music discovery and sharing app for iOS, SongStumblr, could help you find out. Recently updated to 2.0, SongStumblr uses your iPhone???s 3G and Bluetooth abilities to let you see what others are listening to around the world as well as around the block. Full text
