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iPhone 5: iOS 5 beta version issued to developers.

Mobile Data Group — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 01:43:52 +0000

By Matthew Shaer / August 8, 2011

iOS 5, the latest iteration of Apple’s mobile operating system, has been dished out in beta version to developers, and judging by the early reports, the upgrade over iOS 4 won’t be particularly enormous. There are bunch of bug fixes – and hat tip here to Boy Genius Report, which has published a sheaf of iOS 5 details – and full compatibility with iCloud. Also on the docket (maybe): Some sort of text-to-speech function.

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Mobile connections skyrocketing, Android winning battle so far

Mobile Data Group — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 01:30:18 +0000

As more consumers trade in feature phones for smartphones, adopt tablets and make Internet connections at home, during the morning commute and in the office, savvy marketers wonder when and how these consumers are connecting. According to several reports, Android is beginning to push more consumers online, but Apple’s iOS continues to win the ad war. How do the numbers breakdown?

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Warning Over Taxi App

Mobile Data Group — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:26:40 +0000

A NSW government-funded iPhone app is revolutionising taxi bookings by allowing people to track booked cabs on a real-time GPS map, but the NSW Taxi Council says the unauthorised app could put passengers’ safety at risk.

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Android Is Making Its Mark In SmartMarket

Mobile Data Group — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 23:18:35 +0000

Android, which Google acquired in 2005 and launched on phones in 2008, is used by almost all the major phone makers including HTC, LG, Motorola and Samsung.

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Huge Numbers Walk From Vodafone

Mobile Data Group — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 23:38:44 +0000

Vodafone lost 375,000 customers in the first six months of this year as customers abandoned the telecommunications company because of poor mobile reception.

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Tracking Down Your Stolen iPhone

Mobile Data Group — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 23:11:10 +0000

Emily Kitson thought her iPhone 4 was gone forever when it was stolen from beneath a cash register while she was at work.

Her partner, Josh, was beginning to think so too after dealing with what he said was an unhelpful police officer.

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NSW Live Traffic App Released

Mobile Data Group — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 23:41:34 +0000

NSW Roads Minister Duncan Gay today unveiled the new app, which through a built-in GPS function can pinpoint a motorist’s location and give them real time information about nearby traffic incidents.

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goCatch

Mobile Data Group — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 22:59:25 +0000

How it works

While it is currently only available on iPhones, goCatch’s creators plan to make it available on Android, Blackberry and Microsoft’s Phone 7 systems within months.

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Is Your iPhone Your New Security Blankie?

Mobile Data Group — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 23:23:41 +0000

You gave it a pet name. It knows more about you than your mother does. Sometimes you even sleep with it. In fact, you’re so attached to it that being separated for only a few minutes could send you into a panic.

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Samsung Android Sales Making Ground On Apple iPhones

Mobile Data Group — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:16:09 +0000

Samsung, maker of the popular Galaxy S mobile phone line, may have surpassed Nokia and Apple in smartphone sales for the first time on demand for its Android devices, a research company said.

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