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Sophisticated mobile phones like RIM’s BlackBerrys, Palms’ Treos, Danger’s Sidekicks and Windows Mobile devices are all smartphones which allow their users to do more than just make phone calls and take pictures. They are really pocket-size computers equipped for many functions, including e-mail, web browsing, PDA functions (contact management, calendar, etc.), and the ability [...]

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The mobile phone  can no longer simply make and receive telephone calls, but must be a multi-faceted digital tool.  Mobiles are increasingly used in a multitude of ways: as still and video cameras; as instant messenging clients; as multimedia devices capable of playing audio files or FM radio and viewing mobile video or TV; and, [...]

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1 U.S. mobile carrier, which built up its market presence with billions of dollars over the past few years, will see its brand replaced by AT&T’s starting this coming week..  AT&T took full control of Cingular with its $86 billion purchase of BellSouth last month.  In the marketing campaigns first stage, which launches on this Monday, Cingular’s orange logo of a bouncing jack will co-exist with the AT&T globe logo on everything from television ads to sales uniforms and monthly bills.  “We did not enter that decision lightly,” Wendy Clark, vice president of advertising at AT&T, said in an interview.  “We came to understand that consumer customers and business customers alike are looking for a single provider.  We heard it so consistently across the marketplace.”  AT&T ’s name and logo will eventually completely replace Cingular in a process expected to take several months The exact timing will be determined as more customer feedback comes in, Clark said.  Cingular built up a reputation among younger customers who may not easily associate with the AT&T brand.  Although, AT&T had indicated that the re-branding was a part of its strategy, as reported by Adweek, the announcement still appears strange given the recent announcement of Apple’s iPhone device which is exclusively linked to Cingular through a multi-year exclusive deal.

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A Skype executive told Reuters that the company has no plans to release a Skype client for mobile phones in the near future. While the company has signed a deal with British mobile provider “3″ to offer a mobile version of its software, it is reliant on the fact that “3″ offers a flat [...]

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MTV Networks and youth-oriented Amp’d Mobile announced Wednesday that they plan to develop original episodic shows exclusively for the Amp’d phone.
The agreement builds on two previous projects: “Lil’ Bush: Resident of the United States,” an animated series originally produced for Amp’d Mobile and now being adapted for Comedy Central later this year; and mtvU’s “Sucks [...]

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