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Google Nexus One Sales Reach 135000 After 74 Days

ITProPortal Staff — Tue, 16 Mar 2010

Mobile phone analytics company Flurry Inc. has revealed that Google's Nexus One Android based smartphone is selling at a much slower rate as compared to the first iPhone device.

Apple Sells More Mac Computers Than Ever Before

ITProPortal Staff — Tue, 16 Mar 2010

According to recently released retail sales data by the NDP Group, Apple Inc. has registered an year-on-year increase of 43 percent in Mac sales for the month of February.

Opera Mobile 10, Mini 5 Browsers Launched

ITProPortal Staff — Tue, 16 Mar 2010

Leading mobile web browser company Opera Software has moved the Opera Mini 5 and Mobile 10 smartphone browsers out of the beta stage, a week prior to the CTIA mobile phone trade show and conference which will take place in Las Vegas, USA.

USTO Declines Google's Nexus One Trademark Application

Desire Athow — Tue, 16 Mar 2010

Things going from bad to worse for Google Superphone it seems as its application to trademark the name Nexus One has been rejected on the 10th of December by the US Trademark Office.

Microsoft Flashes Bits Of Internet Explorer 9 To MIX2010 Audience

Desire Athow — Tue, 16 Mar 2010

Microsoft has finally unveiled the Windows Internet Explorer Platform Preview (IEPP) to a global audience which will help users understand what they can expect from the next version of Internet Explorer 9.

Microsoft Reveals More Details About Windows Phone 7 Series Smartphones

Desire Athow — Tue, 16 Mar 2010

Microsoft has released more information about the standardised hardware foundation on which Windows Phone 7 Series will work; these will apparently be the minimum requirements for a device to get the WP7S approval.

Twitter Put Service On 3rd Party Website With @Anywhere

ITProPortal Staff — Tue, 16 Mar 2010

In an apparent bid to extend its reach across the web, Twitter on Monday announced a novel feature that would enable Twitter users to exchange tweets while they are surfing through other websites.

Facebook Surpasses Google In US Says Hitwise

ITProPortal Staff — Tue, 16 Mar 2010

In what serves as the indication of ascending influence of online social networking on Americans, Facebook Inc. has edged Google out in terms of the number of page views during the last week in the US.

Sky Splashes Out On 15,000 3D LG Television Sets

Desire Athow — Tue, 16 Mar 2010

Sky has purchased 15,000 3D-ready television sets from Korean manufacturer LG and plans to roll them out in pubs and other public places across United Kingdom.

Virgin Media Showcases Cheap HD Set-top Box

Desire Athow — Tue, 16 Mar 2010

Virgin Media has revealed a new set-top box that, it hopes, will kick start the conversion of its customers from standard definition to high definition.

Intel Launches New Xeon CPUs, Mac Pro Refresh Next

Desire Athow — Tue, 16 Mar 2010

Semiconductor giant Intel has released a number of Xeon server chips, which it reckons, could pay back for themselves within five months and boost performance improvements of up to 60 percent compared to the previous generation.

More than 150,000 iPad Sold During Weekend According To Estimates

ITProPortal Staff — Tue, 16 Mar 2010

According to the data released by Investor Village's AAPL Sanity Board, Apple's iPad tablet device has received around 152,000 pre-orders during the first weekend of its release; the device is not currently on pre-order outside the US.

Apple Brings Wearable Computing Expert Onboard

ITProPortal Staff — Tue, 16 Mar 2010

Popular technology website Computer World reports that iPhone maker Apple Inc. has hired wearable technology specialist Richard DeVaul as the 'Senior Prototype Engineer', indicating that the company is venturing deep into the mobile computing technology by working on wearable gadgets.

Microsoft Unveils Windows Phone 7 Mobile Dev Tools

ITProPortal Staff — Tue, 16 Mar 2010

As promised during the launch of Windows Phone 7 back in February, Microsoft Corp. has unveiled first batch of the developer tools and software development kit for the newly released mobile platform on the very first day of MIX 10 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.

MOG Rolls Out Music Solution For iPhone, Android Platforms

ITProPortal Staff — Tue, 16 Mar 2010

Leading online music streaming service, Mog, has announced that it will be launching a music application for the iPhone and Android based devices. Mog All Access for Mobile was unveiled at the South by Southwest interactive music festival by the company's founder and CEO David Hymon.

XML Co-Founder Joins Google As Developer Advocate

ITProPortal Staff — Tue, 16 Mar 2010

Tim Bray, a former Sun Microsystems employee and the co-founder of XML language, has announced on his blog that he has secured the post of 'Developer Advocate' in Google, with his role being focused around the Android mobile phone operating system.

LG Adds Fresh & Plus To Cookie Family

Desire Athow — Tue, 16 Mar 2010

LG's entry level range of handsets now consists of two more models, the Cookie Plus (LG GS500) and Cookie Fresh (LG GS290), both of which complement the popular original model.

3 Networks Bets Big On Android Platforms With Six Handsets In 2010

Desire Athow — Tue, 16 Mar 2010

The smallest of the independent mobile network operators, Hutchinson Whampoa's 3 Network, has confirmed that it will be bringing significantly more Android smartphones to the market in 2010.