Music players are losing out in popularity to phones that pull double-duty, according to a market research report released Monday.

More than 500 million music phones were shipped worldwide in 2007, which puts that category of device 300 million units ahead of regular old portable music players, according to the …

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While working in the press room at CTIA 2007, I had an interesting conversation with one of my media colleagues. While talking about the lack of high-profile news in Orlando, he theorized that CTIA is just at the wrong time of year. He argued that since it follows both CES …

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Virgin Mobile USA today announced changes to its monthly plans that give customers expanded off-peak calling options. Besides the customary 400 anytime minutes, customers of the $49.99 per month plans will now get unlimited nights and weekends starting at 7 p.m. Previously, the same plan was $44.99 …

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Toshiba may not be the best-known manufacturer of mobile phones, but it certainly keeps things interesting. When it’s not making Transformer wannabes, it’s churning out peculiar combo devices with strange circular dial pads.

So it really should come as little surprise that its latest offering is …

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Start screen for Golf.com Course Finder
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When it comes to mobile applications, simple can be good. Golf.com’s new one for select Windows Mobile 5 and 6 phones makes it easy for links-lovers to find all the course location and details they could want while …

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The new location-based service FindMe is a straightforward app that uses cell phone towers to broadcast your general whereabouts to Facebook friends, saving you from updating Facebook manually with places you frequently travel. In beta, FindMe installs on your cell phone and updates your Facebook status when it senses you’…

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RIM BlackBerry 8820 for T-Mobile
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Spring has arrived and the flowers are blooming, and apparently so are the BlackBerrys. Just last week, RIM released the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 for AT&T, and now T-Mobile is getting the RIM BlackBerry 8820. It isn’t the …

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Mobile applications are turning into big business, and Nokia is looking to launch a few start-ups on their way.
Nokia’s developer arm, Forum Nokia, announced the results of its Mobile Rules contest Wednesday night at San Jose City Hall. Nine companies were chosen, representing four application categories, best business …

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Could satellite TV provider Dish Network be planning to build a mobile TV service with its newly won 700Mhz spectrum?

That’s the question that many analysts were asking after it was disclosed this week that the company, also known as EchoStar Communications, spent $711 million for a block of …

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Users will no longer have to hack their Helio to use Opera Mini.
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For mobile service Helio, it’s a sure sign you’re doing something wrong if the most popular app among your user community is a hack. For Opera Software, the fact that it’s …

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Adobe Systems CEO Shantanu Narayen said the company intends to bring its Flash Player to Apple’s iPhone.

During a conference call to announce Adobe’s first-quarter earnings on Tuesday, Narayen said Adobe “will work with Apple” to make sure that Flash applications can run on the iPhone.

Adobe CEO …

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The way things are going, someone might eventually try to cram a supercomputer into a Nintendo DS. Just as we were discussing a project to develop a synthesizer for the handheld, a new product comes along to teach Japanese calligraphy on it.

Bimoji Training (translation: Beautiful Letter Training…

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