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September 3, 2010

Baidu unveils app store

Filed under: App Store,Baidu,China,Daily News,Mobile Apps and Content,mobile phones — fmmonteverde @ 6:09 am

Chinese search engine Baidu has unveiled a web-based app store, the Box Computing Open Platform.
 
The platform will carry games, videos, e-books and other applications, accessible directly through the Baidu site using any web browser, WSJ.com said.&nb

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Wireless charging tech gets first standard

Wireless inductive charging technology is set to surge with the release of the first industry standard for wireless chargers for mobile phones and other gadgets.
 
The Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) announced the Qi 1.0 spec, an open standard finalized in July that covers low-power charging up to 5

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Sony takes on Apple with video, music services

Sony is making a play for a slice of the online entertainment market with new TV and music offerings designed to trump the best that Apple has to offer.
 
The consumer electronics giant promised its new video on demand service would deliver “hundreds of box office hits” from big-name studios, and said its

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September 2, 2010

Apple, Amazon join web TV war

Apple has upped the stakes in the web loungeroom battle by slashing the price of its TV device and announcing 99-cent downloads for shows.
 
Hours after Steve Jobs unveiled Apple’s new pitch Wednesday, online retailer

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Sony Ericsson Elm is rated greenest phone

The Sony Ericsson Elm phone has been named the most sustainable handset in the UK by mobile operator O2.
 
The cellco awarded the Elm 4.3 out of 5 for its green credentials, using a methodology developed in partner

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AlcaLu gets x-platform firm OpenPlug

Alcatel Lucent has bought cross-platform mobile software firm OpenPlug – its second addition to its app development capabilities in three months.
 
OpenPlug allows developers to write an application once and then convert it into native software for Apple’s iOS, Android, Symbian, Windows Mobile or Linux.
 
AlcaLu said it

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BRICI market web users to double by 2015

Web users in BRICI countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China and Indonesia – will almost double in the next five years, as PC and smartphone penetration grows, analysts say.
 
The number of subscribers accessing the web in the five markets will grow from 610 million in 2009 to 1.2 billion in 2015, Boston Consulting Group predicts, as PC penetration doubles

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Gartner warns of lower PC, chip sales

In another sign of slowing global demand, Gartner has cut its global PC outlook and warns of likely lower chip sales.
 
The research firm trimmed its PC outlook by two percentage points for the second half on lower consumer demand in the US and Western Europe, and

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September 1, 2010

Sony Ericsson debuts TD-SCDMA phone

Sony Ericsson has launched its first TD-SCDMA handset to capitalize on it expects to be the fast adoption of smartphones in the China market.
 
The handset vendor yesterday unveiled the Sony Ericsson A8i, a touchscre

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China requires mobile customers to show ID

After years of trying, China has launched its “real-name registration system” for telecom customers.
 
From today, customers will be required to show their ID when buying a prepaid mobile phone service from one of the three carriers, China Daily has reported

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