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After his on-stage appearance at the D: Dive Into Mobile conference, Jon Rubinstein sat down with John Paczkowski and talked further about the future of webOS. In this second interview, Rubinstein confirmed that webOS will support both LTE and HSDPA+ in the future. I am very excited to [be] getting to LTE and HSDPA+ (two…
In the future, wireless carriers could charge their customers based on application usage or usage during a specific time of day as a way of managing network data traffic. An application-based plan would provide the customer with unlimited access to an application or a group of applications. An example would be a social networking-friendly plan…
A report from Global investment banking and securities firm Nomura suggests AT&T will weather a Verizon iPhone just fine. Though AT&T stands to lose millions of customers to Verizon, the wireless carrier is expected to generate revenue from early termination fees that will offset subscriber losses. The report also suggests the loss of exclusivity with…
When a former Googler speaks, the world listens and today the world is listening to Paul Buchheit, former Google employee who was the brains behind Gmail. Via his twitter account, Buchheit made the bold prediction that Google will eventually merge Chrome OS with Android. This stinging assessment of the future of Chrome OS was delivered…
Palm is planning for a big 2011 and is expected to deliver several new handsets and a tablet. According to analyst Keith Bachman of BMO Capital Markets, this webOS tablet will debut in March 2011, a date that fits in nicely with Palm’s projected early 2011 launch. Bachman’s prediction is based on information obtained from…
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is reportedly ready to unveil a handful of tablet devices when he takes the stage to deliver his keynote presentation at CES 2011. The devices to be presented include tablets from Samsung and Dell. The Samsung device is thought to be a 10-inch device with a form factor that is slightly…
Palm was expected to deliver webOS 2.0 to its handsets by the end of 2010, but it looks like that date may have slipped. A tweet from O2 Germany suggests the update may land on current devices in early 2011. Unfortunately, early 2011 extends from January to March and the tweet does not reveal whether…
Metric after metric shows that mobile usage is on the rise so it’s not surprising to see Google chime in with its own data. Google examined its Q3 2010 search results and discovered that mobile search has grown over 130% year over year. The figure was released as part of an announcement for its new…
Want to win a Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini or the mini pro? You’re in luck, because earlier this month, Sony Ericsson launched Mini Magic, a photosharing contest and avatar creator app on its Facebook page. The Mini Magic contest lets Facebook fans upload images of things that are miniature, and the smartphone maker is…
Google’s new CR-48 notebook shows promise but its Adobe Flash performance is reportedly less than adequate. According to reports from reviewers, these Intel Atom-powered notebooks struggle with both Flash-heavy websites and Flash video playback. Adobe confirmed this issue in a recent blog post and promised it was working with Google on a fix. “Flash Player…