Google Announces Nexus One With AT&T-Flavored 3G

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Google:

Starting today, an additional version of the Nexus One is available from the Google web store that is compatible with AT&T?s 3G network. This new model can be purchased as an unlocked device without a service plan. In addition to AT&T?s 3G network, this device will also run on Rogers Wireless in Canada. And like the first version of the Nexus One, it can be used with most GSM operators globally.

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Jeffrey Zeldman on IE9 and Microsofts Enforced
Bragging

post from Daring Fireball on 16 March 2010 01:06:00 PM. © Daring Fireball

Astute as always, especially with regard to the what-if scenario of Microsoft switching to WebKit.

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Pogoplug adds media streaming, remote backup

post from MacNN | The Macintosh News Network on 16 March 2010 01:00:00 PM. © MacNN | The Macintosh News Network

Pogoplug today launched a pair of upgrades for its eponymous network drive sharing device. The adap...

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Polycom adds Mac support to video conferencing
products

post from MacNN | The Macintosh News Network on 16 March 2010 12:40:00 PM. © MacNN | The Macintosh News Network

Polycom has updated its CMA Desktop software, adding Mac support amongst other new features. CMA Des...

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BlackBerry to Lose More Ground to iPhone,
Android: Survey

post from TheAppleBlog on 16 March 2010 12:25:00 PM. © TheAppleBlog

A new survey by research firm Crowd Science brings bad news for BlackBerry maker RIM, and some good news for Apple. The company that comes out best of all, though, is Google, whose Android operating system seems poised to see some major growth in the near future.

The survey, which Crowd Science performs semi-annually, addresses smartphone brand loyalty. This time around, it found that iPhone and Android customers were well satisfied with their choice of smartphone, but that BlackBerry is hemorrhaging users badly to both of those primary competitors.

A little over 90 percent of both iPhone and Android smartphone owners plan to stay with that OS when they purchase their next device, while nearly 40 percent of BlackBerry owners said they would opt for an iPhone next time around, and 34 percent said they’d go with Android instead of a RIM device.

It’s bad news for the Waterloo-based BlackBerry maker, and this latest survey shows that Apple isn’t exclusively to blame for the company’s steady decline. According to Crowd Science CEO John Martin:

These results show that the restlessness of Blackberry users with their current brand hasn’t just been driven by the allure of iPhone. Rather, Blackberry as a brand just isn’t garnering the loyalty seen with other mobile operating systems.

For me, the real surprise is not that many are dissatisfied with RIM, which seems to have done very little but make incremental cosmetic upgrades with its devices over the last couple of years, but that Android is nearly matching the iPhone in terms of consumer awareness and desire.

Apple still has the advantage in terms of who its customers are and what kind of money they’re willing to spend, and on what, though. iPhone owners tend to be slightly older and more affluent, and are much more likely to buy paid applications compared to other smartphone users. Android owners skew younger and less affluent, and accordingly are much less likely to spend money on paid applications. They do download more free apps than any other user group, though.

Finally, the Nexus One is making a big splash, even if it isn’t selling in droves. Android awareness in general jumped six percentage points to 66 percent since the last survey period, and 32 percent of BlackBerry owners would swap their current devices for a Nexus One right away, given the chance. That number jumps to 60 percent for users of smartphones not made by Apple or BlackBerry.

While RIM is the company that should really be scared by the results of this survey, Apple shouldn’t exactly be patting themselves on the back, either. Android is making steady gains, especially among current smartphone users, and they seem to have scored a special place in the hearts of young consumers, which, when combined with the 90 percent plus brand loyalty result, could pay off huge going forward.

Related GigaOM Pro Research: Report: Surveying the Mobile App Store Landscape

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Microsoft delivers webcams with 720p, dynamic
color

post from MacNN | The Macintosh News Network on 16 March 2010 12:15:00 PM. © MacNN | The Macintosh News Network

Microsoft at mid-day launched a trio of webcams that all bring the company into the HD era. The HD-...

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Sponsor post: LogMeIn Pro2 for Mac Is Here

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In case you haven?t seen our banners — above this post, to the right of it and down along the bottom of the page — or noticed the custom wallpaper, it?s worth repeating:

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Marvell shows 10-inch Android tablet prototype

Marvell at the Future of Publishing Summit on Tuesday showed a prototype of a 10-inch tablet running...

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James Associates releases iHikeGPS 1.1 - Make
tracks on the iPhone

Colorado based James Associates has released iHikeGPS 1.1, its GPS application for iPhone and iPod[...]

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AirStash Wi-Fi flash drive ships, promises iPad
streaming

Wearable after a notable delay began shipping the AirStash wireless flash drive. As unveiled earlie...

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