TELUS and Vox Mobile Launch Managed Mobility Services, Sony Xperia Sola Wants to Float Your Boat & Yahoo vs Facebook: Not The Next Mobile Patent War?

TELUS and Vox Mobile Launch Managed Mobility Services for the Enterprise
Last month we reported on seven trademarks that TELUS had applied for earlier this year, all of which had to do with “managed mobility services.” Today the meaning is more clear as the company has announced a joint venture with Vox Mobile called Managed Mobility Services. Aimed at the growing Bring Your Own Device enterprise market, the services will have be offered under six categories: Advise, Acquire, Adapt, Assist, Administer, Analyze.
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Sony Xperia Sola Wants to Float Your Boat
It didn’t take long for the handset codenamed the Sony Xperia Pepper, that was doing the rumour rounds earlier this week, to be made official. The handset also known as the Sony MT27i has landed as the Sony Xperia sola. The Sony Xperia sola has a 3.7-inch TFT Reality display with Sony’s Mobile Bravia engine on board (854×480 resolution), that runs via a 1GHz STE U8500 dual-core processor. It’s Android Gingerbread for now but Sony is saying that it is Ice Cream Sandwich upgradable (summer 2012).
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The Radical Growth of the App Economy
Since the launch of the first iPhone in 2007, the production and mainstream usage of smartphones has exploded. The device opened a world of innovation in mobile technology, which was soon followed by a similar boom from apps. Today, we rely on apps to do just about everything, from keeping us organized to pure entertainment. Millions of downloads later, the app economy is as strong as ever.
Mashable

Yahoo vs Facebook: Not The Next Mobile Patent War?
The lawsuit filed on Monday by Yahoo against Facebook over alleged infringements of certain “method” patents was a high profile step for Yahoo to take in the lead-up to Facebook’s IPO. But although Facebook has seen patent suits against it double in the last year, don’t necessarily take this as a sign that Yahoo will necessarily extend its fight to more jurisdictions, nor that social media will be come the next battleground, after mobile, in patent wars, says one senior patent lawyer in London.
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WIND to Release the Samsung Galaxy S 4G, Android 4.0 Update Coming Soon to 16 HTC Devices & Canada Relaxes Rules on Foreign Ownership of Wireless Companies

Canada Relaxes Rules on Foreign Ownership of Wireless Companies, Plans Spectrum Auction for First Half of 2013
The Canadian government made a major announcement on telecom policy late this afternoon, revealing a change that opens the door to more foreign ownership of wireless companies — an issue that’s been a point of contention for some time. As The Globe & Mail reports, the new rules will allow for 100 percent ownership of companies with a market share of ten percent or less — something that can then grow beyond ten percent, so long as it’s not done through mergers or takeovers. Previously, total foreign ownership in telecom companies has been restricted to 46.7 percent.
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WIND to Release the Samsung Galaxy S 4G Tomorrow for $399 Outright
WIND Mobile adding the Samsung Galaxy S 4G to their lineup. In a press release WIND stated that this will run Android OS 2.3, come with a 1 GHz processor, have a 4-inch Super AMOLED screen and “boasts performance speeds of up to 21 Mbps”. As for pricing and launch dates, this will hit stores and online starting March 15th.
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Android 4.0 Update Coming Soon to 16 HTC Devices
HTC on Wednesday confirmed that 16 of its devices will receive a “tasty treat of Ice Cream Sandwich.” An Android 4.0 update will hit the DROID Incredible 2, Amaze 4G, Desire S, Desire HD, EVO 3D, EVO Design 4G, Incredible S, Sensation, Sensation XL, Sensation 4G, Sensation XE, Raider, Rezound, Rhyme, Thunderbolt and Vivid.
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A Major Hint That The iPhone 5 Will Be A 4G Phone
From now on, all of Verizon’s new smartphones will be able to connect to the carrier’s 4G LTE network, the company’s chief technical officer said in an interview with Dow Jones Newswires. Assuming Apple plays along with Verizon’s plan, that means the next iPhone will likely have 4G LTE, just like the new iPad.
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PayPal Here Launches in Canada, Google Earth for Android and iOS Reaches Version 6.2 & Sparrow Launches Email Client for iOS With Gorgeous UI

PayPal Here Launches in Canada, Brings Mobile Payments to the Forefront
For the last couple years we’ve been saying that what’s really missing in Canada is something like the Square payment system. This product was created by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey and has experienced massive success in the United States. Square is a dongle that merchants can attach to their smartphone and start immediately accepting customer payments. There has been a couple Canadian companies offer a similar service, not as cool, such as Payfirma and Moneris’”PAYD”.
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Hey HTC Vivid Owners, Go Download Your Ice Cream Sandwich Update
Despite launching last October, the Ice Cream Sandwich club is still a pretty exclusive one, and even moreso in the United States. Let’s see, there’s the Galaxy Nexus… and, yeah, that’s really it. Surprisingly though, while HTC mentioned earlier this week that the Vivid would be among the devices to get the Ice Cream Sandwich update, the new software is already available to anyone who knows how to push the right buttons. Literally.
TechCrunch

Sparrow Launches Email Client for iOS With Gorgeous UI, No Push Notifications
Sparrow’s desktop email client for OS X includes a great UI and a number of great features such as multiple accounts, a unified inbox and a user-friendly layout. The company on Thursday brought those same attributes to Apple’s iPhone, iPod touch and iPad with the release of its much anticipated iOS app. Much like the desktop version, Sparrow’s mobile app features a simple, Facebook-like design that is light, responsive and easy on the eyes.
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Google Earth for Android and iOS Reaches Version 6.2, Supports Custom KML Overlays and More
Good news for fans of the iOS and Android ports of Google Earth: the apps are getting updated to version 6.2, which brings more customizable experience with it. Just like the browser and desktop variants, Keyhole Markup Language files are now accessible, meaning you’ll be able to open up information overlays you find on websites, or from the app itself now that Google Earth Gallery’s been added.
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Rogers Goes Live with Nokia Lumia 900 Pre-Orders, Apple to Announce Plans for Its $100 Billion Cash Reserves & Cellphone Radiation Causes ADHD

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Cellphone Radiation Causes ADHD in Lab Mice
Pregnant women beware: you might want to add cellphones to the list of things to stay away from during pregnancy. Researchers at Yale studied the effects of cellphone radiation on the offspring of pregnant mice and determined exposure to could result in developmental disabilities including ADHD, their study says in the March 15 issue of Scientific Reports. A silenced cellphone in active call mode was placed on top of a cage of pregnant mice. An inactive cellphone was placed on top of another cage of pregnant mice to act as a control.
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Rogers Goes Live with Nokia Lumia 900 Pre-Orders, $99.99 on a 3-Year
Rogers has officially set the pre-order live for the Nokia Lumia 900 LTE. It’s looking like the 3-year contract price is set at $99.99, but you’ll need to sign up for a monthly rate plan of $45 or more. There’s a few more details to know. Remember that “special surprise” that Rogers and Nokia promised to those who pre-ordered. Well, Rogers states that “Pre-order or reserve yours today and be entered for a chance to win a private screening of The Dark Knight Rises — in theatres July 20th”.
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Nokia CEO: Dual and Quad-Core Phones ‘Not Useful’
Stephen Elop, the Nokia CEO, thinks dual-core and quad-core processors are just a waste of battery in mobile phones and that, to the consumers, they aren’t all that useful. That’s the translation that Unwired View has from an Elop interview with the Yangcheng Evening News. Elop was speaking to the Chinese news outlet ahead of the Nokia Lumia 800’s launch in the region this month.
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Apple to Announce Plans for Its $100 Billion Cash Reserves Tomorrow Morning
A slew of successful, high margin products have left Apple sitting on an almost unimaginable amount of money — $97 billion as of its last earnings report — and led to the natural question of just what to do with it. According to a press release just issued, we’ll all find out about “the outcome of the Company’s discussions” tomorrow on a conference call with CEO Tim Cook and CFO Peter Oppenheimer at 9AM ET.
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10 Questions to Ask Before Buying Car Insurance

When it comes to picking car insurance, sometimes it's just easiest to go with what your friends use, or the company whose commercial you've seen the most on TV lately. But that's probably not the best idea. Like any business, insurance companies all have different rates, plus they can vary greatly in everything from their coverage to their office hours to the speed of their claims service. So, shopping around is essential to getting a good deal, and the proper coverage and service for you.

But don't walk into the process blindly. You have to know what questions to ask when you're shopping around, because not every agent you speak with will give you in-depth info on their coverage and all of your options. The good ones will do that, but the not-so-good agents will only cover the basics. It's up to you to ask a wide range of questions so you can truly compare plans.

If you're like most people, though, you're not an expert and don't even know what you need to know about insurance (how's that for confusing?). Keeping the following list of 10 questions close by can keep you on track while researching insurance companies and will help you choose the policy that's right for you.

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How Sleeve-valve Engines Work

During World War II, engineers within the Nazi regime devised some of the best and most-advanced aerial weaponry of the era. One German fighter plane, the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, for a time outperformed anything the Allies could put in the air.

Fortunately for the Allies, engineering on their side eventually swung the air superiority pendulum to their advantage. A rugged, unconventional engine that many people today have probably never even heard of helped to neutralize the Fw 190 and the rest of the Luftwaffe. In its own way, an engine helped propel the Allies to victory [source: Rickard].

The sleeve-valve engine, which has been used on both automobiles and airplanes, powered speedy British fighters such as the Hawker Typhoon and Hawker Tempest. With their brute horsepower, they helped the Allies control the skies, provide air support for ground forces and eventually win the war.

But what exactly is a sleeve-valve engine, and what's with the funny name? And why don't we see or hear much about them today?

The engine gets its name from the thin-walled, metal sleeve that slides up and down within each cylinder during the combustion process. Typically, holes in the sleeve and in the cylinder containing it line up at predictable intervals to expel exhaust gases and suck in fresh air.

Despite its honorable armed services record, the complex sleeve valve setup lost out to what we use in internal combustion engines today, tappet valves. In airplanes, of course, piston-driven powerplants of all types largely gave way to jet engines.

But hold on -- don't dismiss the sleeve valve as a useless historical relic just yet.

At least one company is seeking to bring the venerable sleeve valve engine back into action, but with a few modern twists.

In the next few pages, we'll take a look at just what makes the sleeve-valve engine turn. We'll also examine why it fell out of favor, along with the reasons it's being called up now, more than a century after its invention, to serve in a different kind of "fight."

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How the Samsung Galaxy S III Will Work

Twenty million. That's the number of Galaxy S II phones Samsung sold in less than a year, from its launch in May 2011 to early 2012 [source: TheVerge]. Samsung's original Galaxy S, which debuted in the summer of 2010, sold more than 10 million units before the second phone took its place in the market [source: Bloomberg]. Despite some very stiff competition from other brands such as HTC, Motorola and LG, Samsung's Galaxy phones have become some of the most popular devices on the Android market.

The Galaxy S II seized a larger market than its predecessor by slimming down and packing in some of the most competitive components available at the time, and the Galaxy S III will make similar improvements on the S II. Surely, Samsung hopes for a similar boost in market share. Rumors are flying about what kind of hardware Samsung has in store for the S III, but one thing's for sure -- it'll be the most advanced Galaxy phone yet.

But does that mean the Galaxy S III will be the fastest Android phone on the market when it launches? And when will it be available worldwide? If the rumored specs are correct, the Galaxy S III will be one impressive phone, with a quad-core processor and 1080p screen surpassing nearly every phone on the market as of early 2012.

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