iPhone OS SDK 3.2 Gold Master released

Apple Apple has released the iPhone OS 3.2 SDK Gold Master version not long after its release of Beta 5 version last week, finalizing the company’s preparations for this Saturday’s iPad release. The Gold Master version, what Apple calls software it deems ready for public use, of the SDK is a significant milestone since it …

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Samsung’s GT

We’ve already told you about the Samsung Corby and the CorbyTXT and CorbyPro, but now Samsung has added the Corby Mate. Also called the GT-B3310, the Corby Mate has a slider design with a full QWERTY keyboard. You can get it in two color schemes: teal and black or silver and black. Features on the unlocked quad-band (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) world …

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BBC iPhone apps put on hold

The BBC Trust has suspended development of Auntie’s iPhone apps while it considers the potential effect on the market. The apps, announced last month at Mobile World Congress, would have delivered rich news and sport content direct to your iPhone. Rival media organisations, headed by the Newspaper Publishing Association, howled in protest at the mooted apps, saying they would hamper …

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Clearwire 4G launches in Houston

Houston is the latest city to get Clearwire’s 4G WiMax service, the company announced Monday. Both Clearwire and its partner, Sprint Nextel, will be offering 4G wireless service in Houston. Clearwire, which is backed by Sprint, cable giants Comcast and Time Warner Cable, as well as Intel and Google, has been building its nationwide 4G wireless network for over a …

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Five must

The free Kid Care app is a dream come true for worried parents. Self Care Decisions You know what they say about parenting: It’s the hardest job you’ll ever love. Of course, you might love it a little more if it weren’t so flippin’ hard all the time. So let’s hear it for all the iPhone apps designed to make …

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Sprint leverages Wi

Sprint Nextel is using Wi-Fi to sell its 4G WiMax wireless broadband service. The nation’s third largest wireless carrier has at least a year-and-a-half head start over its closest competitor, Verizon Wireless, when it comes to 4G. But to capitalize on that lead, the company has to win as many subscribers for its service as quickly as it can. Verizon …

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AT&T’s U

AT&T has made its fastest tier of broadband service, which tops out at 24 megabits per second, available throughout its U-verse territory, the company said Monday. In December, AT&T started offering the 24Mbps download and 3Mbps upload service available in three markets, Austin, San Antonio, and St. Louis. The service, which costs $65 a month as part of a bundle, …

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Verizon nears Fios network completion

Verizon Communications is nearly finished building its Fios fiber-to-the-home network. And now it will concentrate on expanding its customer base, say executives. Verizon, which began building its all-fiber network nearly six years ago, is quickly approaching its goal of passing 18 million homes in about 70 percent of its original customer footprint by the end of this year. Verizon took …

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Brightcove eyes iPad’s Flash void with HTML5

Brightcove, an online video platform provider, is looking to fill the Apple iPad’s Flash void with HTML5 video. The company on Monday announced the Brightcove Experience for HTML5, which allows customers to publish video for devices like Apple’s iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch (Brightcove blog, statement, background). There’s a big scrum over video formats highlighted by the back-and-forth between Apple …

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Vodafone 360 circles the HTC Legend and Sony Ericsson X10

We’re already drooling over the HTC Legend and the Sony Ericsson X10, the Android smart phones that are coming to Vodafone this April. But we’re not so hungry for Voda’s special sauce of Vodafone 360, which is going to be sprinkled over the phones’ Android deliciousness. Vodafone 360 is a cloud-based service that offers to sync your contacts and photos from your phone to the Web. …

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LG Rumor Touch gets pricing and availability

Remember the LG Rumor Touch that was announced at CES earlier this year? Well, Sprint is finally ready to release it out into the wild. The Rumor Touch was made available starting March 28 and will cost $79.99 with a new two-year service agreement and a $50 mail-in rebate. It is available in blue to start, but will be available …

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Verizon Nexus One launch imminent?

It’s no secret that a Verizon-compatible Nexus One exists; the question now is when will it be available. Unfortunately, we didn’t hear anything official at CTIA 2010 and the previously reported March 23 launch has obviously come and gone. So now what? Well, according to the latest round of rumors, the Verizon N1 could arrive as early as next week. …

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LG leads the way on TV design

LG first showed off its 2010 television range at the CES this year, and this week we spoke to one of the designers behind moving away from clunky bezels to a more minimalist look. LG designer Kim Jin with a prototype Borderless TV (Credit: Ty Pendlebury/CNET Australia) Kim Jin, vice president of LG’s HEB Design Lab, said her work is …

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Get an iPhone desktop dock

I come from a PalmPilot background. In the old days, our devices didn’t connect to our computers via a stray cable that’s always getting in the way. Our devices didn’t lay prostrate on our desks while charging or syncing. They sat upright, faced forward, and gave us something to look at. In other words, they docked. You can dock an …

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Nokia buys mobile Web browser firm

In a bid to up its smartphone game, Nokia has acquired Chicago-based mobile Web browser firm Novarra. Eleven-year-old Novarra is known for developing the Vision browser, as well as platforms to serve content, advertisements, and analytics. It previously supplied its technology to Palm and U.S. Cellular. [Official Nokia statement] The acquisition makes sense for the world’s largest phone maker, which …

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