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Touch-screen BlackBerry coming soon?

Tom Krazit — Thu, 15 May 2008 20:06:00 GMT

RIM just released the BlackBerry Bold shown here, but could have a touch-screen model coming soon.

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Research in Motion has a touch-screen BlackBerry in the works that should be out in the third quarter, according to a report Thursday.

The Wall Street Journal has echoed a previous report ...

Intel denies report of Atom-based iPhone in the pipeline

Tom Krazit — Thu, 15 May 2008 17:50:00 GMT

Intel has emphatically denied a report that Apple is planning to use its Atom processor in a future version of the iPhone.

Don't expect to see an Atom-based iPhone anytime soon.

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On Wednesday, our sister site ZDNet.de reported that the head of Intel's German operations told reporters that Apple ...

One iPhone to live: Today's episode

Tom Krazit — Wed, 14 May 2008 22:11:00 GMT

In the interest of brevity, here's today's roundup of iPhone news and rumors.

Telefonica CEO Matthew Kay told reporters in the U.K. that Apple and the telecom company would be making a joint announcement in "the coming weeks," reviving the never-quite-dead speculation that Apple is about to

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Intel Germany executive reportedly confirms Atom-based iPhone

Tom Krazit — Wed, 14 May 2008 21:41:00 GMT

In what might be a high-profile case of career suicide, an Intel Germany executive has reportedly confirmed that Apple plans to use Intel's Atom processor in a future iPhone.

The report, from our sister site ZDNet.de, is in German. I don't speak German. Google's translation service ...

IBM putting Lotus Connections on BlackBerry

Tom Krazit — Wed, 14 May 2008 18:00:00 GMT

IBM and Research in Motion are expanding the reach of IBM's Lotus software onto BlackBerry handsets.

BlackBerry users can now access the Lotus Connections software right from their handhelds.

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BlackBerry users in companies committed to IBM's Lotus suite of software can now access the Lotus Connections ...

Verizon, Mozilla to join LiMo Foundation

Tom Krazit — Wed, 14 May 2008 13:30:00 GMT

Updated 10:00am PT with detail from Verizon's conference call.

The LiMo Foundation is adding several well-known entities to its roster of mobile phone players, including Verizon and Mozilla.

A total of eight companies have agreed to join forces with LiMo to work on a Linux-based operating system for ...

RIM to hold BlackBerry developer conference

Tom Krazit — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:59:00 GMT

Research in Motion will hold its own conference for smartphone developers later this year, as interest in mobile development continues to grow.

Developers will learn more about creating apps for the BlackBerry Bold later this year.

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Electronista spotted a Web page advertising the BlackBerry Developer Conference, scheduled for ...

Google chooses 50 finalists in Android Developer Challenge

Tom Krazit — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:11:00 GMT

Google has chosen 50 finalists in the Android Developer Challenge, doling out $1.25 million in the process.

As part of a bid to heighten interest in Android, Google's forthcoming mobile operating system, the company has been running a contest for prospective Android developers to submit their ideas for ...

AMD shuffles executives, creates new engineering group

Tom Krazit — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:50:00 GMT

Advanced Micro Devices finalized a major reorganization Monday, promoting a senior executive into a new role and waving goodbye to two others.

Randy Allen, the new head of AMD's Computing Solutions Group.

(Credit: AMD)

Randy Allen, formerly head of AMD's server business, will take on a new ...

HBO to Apple: Bada Bing?

Tom Krazit — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:59:00 GMT

HBO might soon be selling the old exploits of Tony Soprano on iTunes.

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Apple may be getting ready to announce a content deal that would put old episodes of The Sopranos on iTunes.

Citing HBO insiders, Portfolio reported on Monday that Apple and HBO are getting ready to ...