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Wireless roundup: AT&T named Windows Phone 7 launch carrier, boosts 3G in Dallas; Verizon Wireless launches trade in program for old phones

A big ol’ sack of wireless news for you on this Friday afternoon: *AT&T will be the exclusive launch partner for Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 OS. The Wall Street Journal reported today that Microsoft will officially unveil WP7 on Oct. 11, and the first phones will go on sale from AT&T four weeks later. As [...]

Review: Sony Move technology is intriguing, but launch titles are lame

Here’s my review from today’s paper of the Sony Move controllers. I actually like the controllers and the motion-tracking technology. Move is precise and easy to use and just better than the Wii remote. It is also very accurate at tracking your movement in 3-D space. If you step forward or back, your avatar will [...]

Microsoft hopes to bury iPhone, Android

SEATTLE (Reuters) – Last month, a few hundred Microsoft Corp employees acted out their fantasy with a mock funeral for Apple Inc’s iPhone at its Redmond, Washington campus.

Facebook movie underscores cultural phenomenon

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook now counts one of every two Americans as a user, would rank behind only China and India in population if it were a country and has an estimated value of more than billion, larger than that of Starbucks.

Checking in on the smart phone shortage, only the iPhone 4 is still delayed

At the end of August, I wrote an article about the causes of the shortages of three of the newest, hottest smart phones: the HTC EVO 4G, the Motorola Droid X, and the Apple iPhone 4. While noodling around on Sprint’s website today, I noticed that the EVO 4G is back in stock and for [...]

Facebook founder survives "Social Network" so far

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Who is winning the Mark Zuckerberg PR battle?

India not able to access BlackBerry messaging

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian security agencies are not able to access Research in Motion’s BlackBerry messenger services despite being granted access, the latest twist in a months-long saga that stems from India’s concern over security issues.

New Apple TV has arrived for review

It’s always a great day when FedEx arrives early with a box from Cupertino, CA. Today I received the new Apple TV to review in the paper in a week or two. This thing is really small. It’s “drink coaster” small. If anyone has any questions they want answered in the review, let me know [...]

Nokia says starts shipping flagship N8 model

HELSINKI (Reuters) – The world’s leading cellphone maker, Nokia, said on Thursday it has started to ship its flagship smartphone model the N8, boosting its share price.

Over 60 to be charged in Zeus Trojan cybercrime

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Prosecutors plan to unveil charges against more than 60 defendants allegedly involved in a global cybercrime scheme that used the Zeus Trojan and other Internet viruses to steal millions of dollars from U.S. bank accounts.