LG, Verizon and Symbian all announce app stores in the same week?
It’s just Stefan and I this episode, as Will is off gallivanting at Mobile Beat 2009, but no worries, it was a pretty slow week news-wise. Although there wasn’t much happening on the device side of things, three announcements for app stores certainly caught our attention. Nokia and Sony Ericsson’s second quarter losses also got us talking about how much to blame on the recession. Of course, the bickering between Apple and Palm continue, and we talk about what the iTunes syncing blockage really means.
This week’s giveaway is for our UK readers – again, from the fine folks at O2. Ben’s been playing around with the Joggler, and now he’s got one to give away! If you haven’t caught his coverage of this device, it’s a pretty cool idea, and focuses as something of a family hub for calendar events (which sends SMS reminders as needed), and even acts as a digital picture frame with 1 GB of on-board memory and streaming from your PC over Wi-Fi. You’ve got three ways to win one of these bad boys.
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Finally, we’ve got a new poll. Will’s been having some issues with random restarts on the Palm Pre apparently due to a loose battery, and was wondering if he was alone. Most people so far aren’t having any issues whatsoever, but if you happen to be one of the unfortunate minority, let us know!
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Headlines
HD Video: AT&T has finally launched the Nokia Surge
Apple updates iTunes, no longer syncs with the Palm Pre
Live Blog: Nokia Q2 2009 financial results
LG plans to launch the world’s 176th App Store, will call it the “LG Application Store”
Yet another app store, this time from Verizon Wireless
Rumors
Bell Inks the Samsung ‘Link’ for July 30th
LG ‘Bliss’ Coming to Bell August 7th
BlackBerry Curve 8520, HTC myTouch 3G Available at Walmart August 5
LG GW600 for AT&T spotted at FCC
BlackBerry ‘Gemini’ 8520 Launch Parties Starting July 20th?
Nokia E55 is cleared by the FCC
Bluetooth SIG Outs Samsung Armani 2 Phone
Modu phones to start selling this month?
Samsung Comeback T559 for T-Mobile leaked again; Launches tomorrow?
Video: LG BL40, the next Chocolate, actually looks like a candy bar with a super wide 4 inch screen
Releases
First non-Nokia device to ship with Maemo hits the market: Optima OP5-E
Samsung Anycall Ultra S S7350H Elegant Edition unveiled in Hong Kong
LG BL40 Black Label aka Next Chocolate caught in the wild
T-Mobile Launches Samsung Highlight
NTT docomo launches the SH-08A: 8 megapixel camera, waterproof and solar powered
Sony Ericsson W518a and C905a Go Live on AT&T
Samsung Star S5230 gets more color versions, editions
Sprint Launches LG LX290 to Scattered Applause
TELUS BlackBerry Tour 9630 Now Available
HD Video: AT&T has finally launched the Nokia Surge
Philips Xenium X630 is a solid-built candybar with great battery
UK: Samsung Pixon12 to launch August 1st at Phones4U
BlackBerry Tour 9630 Now Available at Bell!
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