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Bluetooth 4.0 Approved, Will Reach Devices This Year

The Bluetooth 4.0 low-power wireless networking specification has been approved, and the technology will start appearing in devices such as smart meters and laptops later this year, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group said on Wednesday. Chips with the Bluetooth 4.0 standard have gone through a rigorous testing process, and the technology is being certified and licensed for use in chips and devices,... [Read more]

RIM previews upcoming BlackBerry App World 2.0 beta, introduces carrier billing, BlackBerry ID, more

Research in Motion’s BlackBerry App World brought the popular line of business smartphones into the business of mobile apps early last year. This week, the company unveiled App World 2.0, which introduces a number of new features that improve the user experience. Read the full story at Betanews  Read More →

Apple throws Adobe a bone — on the Mac

Adobe’s Flash Player has never performed as well in Mac OS X as it does on Windows-running PCs. The traditionally poor performance of Adobe’s plugin on the Mac has led many iPhone and iPad users to support Apple’s decision to keep Flash off of its mobile devices. While the upcoming Flash 10.1 does boast some significant performance improvements over its predecessors, the performance... [Read more]

Google could be your next ISP

Internet behemoth Google now boasts a network that’s bigger than all but two of the world’s ISPs, and telcos fear the search giant is just one step away from becoming an ISP itself. US network measurement expert Arbor Networks this week released a new report claiming that, if Google were an ISP, it would be the fastest growing carrier in the world and the third largest globally. “Based... [Read more]

Apple Races to Strike Content Deals Ahead of iPad Release

Apple Inc. is still working to secure content for the iPad with just weeks to go before the tablet computer’s release, said people familiar with the matter, as the company tempers some of its initial ambitions for the much-hyped device. Since the iPad became available for pre-order last Friday, Apple has sold hundreds of thousands of the device, say people familiar with the matter. One of... [Read more]