25 percent of Americans use smartphones, not computers, for web browsing

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As more and more people are using smartphones, we’re relying on them for more of our Web surfing.  Twenty-five percent of Americans say they’re now doing most of their Internet browsing on their phones instead of a computer, according to a new report from the Pew Internet Project.

 

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Google Snags PushLife (for music on your Android phone?)

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At last year’s Google I/O we were tantalizingly teased with the idea of music streaming to our mobile devices. Since then, there have been hints and leaks, but nothing official from Google on when or how this new service would be rolled out. Well, now we can add a big piece to that puzzle with the news that Google has acquired mobile entertainment company PushLife, which has been developing a music app of its own for the Android and BlackBerry platforms…

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26% of Mobile Apps Are Opened Only Once

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The statistics show it all.

With 300,000 iPhone apps and 200,000 Android apps available for download, consumers aren’t willing to tolerate apps that at first sight don’t meet their standards.

Twenty-six percent of apps are only opened once after download, according to a study by software company Localytics…

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Lawmakers to Allow iPads and Other Devices on Capitol Hill

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iPads and other devices will soon be permitted on Capitol Hill.

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill will soon be permitted to use iPads, iPhones and Blackberry devices on the House floor according to a recent report. Current rules ban the use of these devices, though incoming House speaker John A. Boehmer, the Republican Member for Ohio, is working on plans to relax these measures.

 

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Microsoft Employees Celebrate iPhone and Blackberry Funerals

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Microsoft employees celebrate release of Windows Phone 7.

These people work at Microsoft. To celebrate the release to manufacturing of Windows Phone 7—which means it’s now market-ready—they took the streets carrying a dead giant iPhone and BlackBerry, followed by a parade. Update: And they danced Thriller. (Video)

 

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Over a Million Blackberry Users in the UAE and Saudi Arabia Face Being Cut Off Due to ‘Security Concerns’

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The UAE said it would suspend BlackBerry Messenger, email and web browser services from October 11.

The United Arab Emirates is to block sending emails, accessing the internet, and delivering instant messages to other Blackberry handsets.

 

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