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Sony and Global HID are coyly batting their eyelashes at each other over a memorandum of intent to jointly develop an embedded contactless smart card reader platform for laptops. The idea is to create a single reader compatible with Sony’s popular FeliCa solution in Japan as well as NFC, HID Global’s own iCLASS, and more. As a refresher, about 315 million FeliCa cards are in circulation worldwide with another 67 million FeliCa-capable mobile phones in Japan used for electronic payments, access, interactive advertising, and membership rewards systems. Hell, Sony’s even got a FeliCa reading remote control . The dark arts of Near Field Communication have been given a boost recently with support from Nokia and the US carriers AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile

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Sony and Global HID to unify FeliCa and NFC laptop reader technologies

If you’re looking for a cheap, second-hand phone, but are a little worried about any jibblyscruffins* hiding in the phone, waiting to grasp your throat and squeeze the life out of you**, then Sprint want to help. Sprint are now offering a limited selection of phones in second-hand “refurbished” condition at reduced prices — and just in case there are any jibblyscruffins* hiding in there, they are also giving you a 30-day return policy. But what phones are there

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Sprint now offering refurb phones for less

There’s an unsubstantiated rumor floating around that the Nokia C7, Finland’s second Symbian^3 device to start shipping , the first being the N8, has NFC capabilities built in , but due to being rushed to market the software written to support said internal hardware wasn’t included. In the future however Nokia will issue a software upgrade that will make the C7 one of the first mass market devices with near field communication built in. Now if this is true, and it may just be a PR snafu, then I’ve got to wonder what the hell Nokia was thinking. Symbian^3 was supposed to have NFC built in right from the start, but typical Nokia processes and bureaucracy meant schedules slipped and the awesome long awaited feature was pushed back to Symbian^4. Earlier this year Anssi Vanjoki himself, the guy who practically invented what Nokia is today and decided to leave the company after he wasn’t made CEO, was quoted as saying that all smartphones coming out of Nokia in 2011 will have NFC .

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Rumor: Nokia C7 ships with NFC capabilities built in, will be turned on later via software update

On the heels of our recent post on the Nike+ GPS app update , we talk about another iPhone application that does the similar thing… The outdoor social network for sports and fitness enthusiasts Map My Tracks wants its slice of the iPie, too. Their app is called OutFront and it provides “F1-style performance telemetry” for sailors, cyclists, runners and other outdoor sports. Users can track their activities, review performance and share the results live on the web — you can measure speed, pace, calories burned, elevation gain or loss and much more. Plus, there’s one unique thing about OutFront and that’s the ability to sing along Map My Tracks event management system that lets event organizers broadcast mass participation events online in real-time

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Map My Tracks’ OutFront is another iPhone app that tracks your exercise

Motorola wants to extend their smartphone market share in the mobile space just like every other smartphone manufacturer; however apparently Motorola is going to boost their efforts to grab more market share by launching their first TV advertising campaign of 2010. According to an article over on Marketing Magazine by Sarah Shearman, Motorola’s push will be by Ogilvy & Mather and will focus on the device Motorola has branded as “life-proof,” namely the new Motorola Defy smartphone

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Motorola Boosts Efforts to Grab Smartphone Market Share with TV Campaign

iSlice Golf is a brand new iPhone app for golf fans, allowing them to fix one fault in their game – the slice swing. Using the smartphone’s built-in accelerometer, the application helps users practice their golf swing and receive feedback on swing plane and clubface angles at six critical positions and finally learn what it feels like to hit powerful golf shots just like the Pros do. Speaking of Pros, along the way you’ll be video-guided by PGA Golf Professional Duncan Kegg who will show key positions and incorrect moves that cause the bad slice swing. Moreover, there are instructions that golfers can practice anywhere using nothing but their iPhone

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iSlice Golf helps iPhone owners practice their slice swing

INQ, a company that’s a small division of the huge global operator Hutchison, builds feature phones with smartphone features deeply integrated. Last year they launched several devices in the UK that had Facebook, Twitter, MSN and even Skype built in. They were cheap, but the user interface was playful and indeed easy to use.

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INQ to make Spotify and Facebook smartphones, coming to AT&T summer 2011

The GSMA mWomen Programme has been recently launched as a public-private partnership between the global mobile industry and the international development community in an effort to bring the socio-economic benefits of mobile to women in developing markets around the world. The goal is to halve the gender gap from 300 million and bring the power of mobile to more than 150 million women within three years. The initiative was formally launched by GSMA’s CEO Rob Conway, with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Cherie Blair of Cherie Blair Foundation for Women.

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GSMA launches mWomen Programme; Announces mWomen Apps Challenge

Opera Software announced its participation in the Adobe-led Open Screen Project , which consists of more than 70 industry leaders who are working together to make Flash run on an array of platforms and devices. The maker of the wildly popular Opera Mini browser said that partnership with Adobe “ensures compatibility and easy deployment for OEM and operator customers using Opera and Adobe Flash products.” And here comes the interesting part: Through its participation in the Open Screen Project, Opera is making integration even better for customers deploying both Opera and Flash Player 10.1 on their mobile phones and other devices. The result is an improved user experience and faster deployments.

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Opera to participate in Open Screen Project; Flash coming to their mobile browsers?

Shape Services released a new version of its popular multi-network instant messaging app – IM+. Version 4.4 brings several handy features including VoiceOver on incoming messages with instant playback without tapping and history saving in IM+ web at plus.im

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IM+ 4.4 brings VoiceOver, UI improvements, web-based history saving and more

Research In Motion still faces a ban on BlackBerry devices in India even though Research In Motion has given the Indian intelligence agencies manual access to BlackBerry Messenger services, but that isn’t apparently enough. According to an article over on Reuters by Sumeet Chatterjee, the Economic Time has reported that the Indian government has placed a deadline of January the 31st 2011 for Research In Motion to deliver automated access to their BlackBerry Messenger service. According to India’s top interior ministry official on October the 1st said that automated access to the BlackBerry Messenger service will enable authorities to track messages in real time

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BlackBerry Access Deadline of January 31st Set by India

Walmart has confirmed that it will be offering Apple’s iPad tablet from Friday this week, the latest big-name retailer to carry the 9.7-inch slate after Best Buy and Target.  The roll-out will cover several hundred Walmart stores initially, before being broadened to around 2,300 stores by mid-November.  However, don’t go down there expecting a bargain

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iPad hits Walmart on Friday October 15

Phone Strap are no longer has hot as before in Japan, and if you look around you will quickly realize that only kids are still attaching straps to their phone.

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Elecom new iPhone 4 cases is “Strap” ready

NX10 owners rejoice, Samsung just unveiled the 1.20 firmware for this camera with i-Function lens compatibility. Thanks to i-Function will now be able to control your camera basic setting including ISO, Speed, Shutter Speed and Aperture… directly from the lens thanks to a dedicated button and then from the focus dial.

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Samsung releases NX10 1.20 firmware update with i-Function lens compatibility

Niklas Roy and Jari Suominen are at it again! I last posted about their laser etched phonographic record . Now they’ve gone and outdone themselves by building a power generating water wheel that powers other smaller fountains for personal use by visitors to Gent, Belgium’s King Albert park. The water wheel uses a Shimano bicycle hub generator to generate low voltage power. This power is then fed to three small bucket fountains which they rented out to park goers.

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Hydropower from a public fountain

11 Windows 7 Phones have been announced already, and they’re all very similar hardware-wise: all feature a Qualcomm’s 1-GHz QSD8250/8650 chipset, HSDPA 7.2, WiFi connectivity, and a 5-megapixel camera. The Samsung Focus and the Omnia 7 both sport 4″ 480 x 800 Super AMOLED screens and 8gb of storage 8 (with microSD extension possible up to 16gb for the Focus). The Focus’ design is curvy yet ultra-slim, in contrast with the Omnia 7 and its straight, lightweight look.

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Win 7 Phones: the line-up

Women love “Pink” gadgets and the last company that did so has received a tremendous support by women who commented like crazy here on Akihabara News : Samsung Galaxy S Femme, the ultimate Android phone for all women.

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Pink NEX-3, Sony’s latest camera is now “women” Ready

You’re probably wondering what a “Parallel link” robot is in the first place, and to be honest with you, until this morning I wasn’t really sure what all the fuss was about. Simply put, a parallel link robot is a three arm robot used in a factory to manipulate different object at an impressive speed and precision 24h a day. Another advantage to a Parallel Link robot arm is a 50% reduction in power consumption compare to a regular single arm robot for example. Now the most ..

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Panasonic introduces a new Parallel link robot in Japan, with Video

JSmurf deserves a shout out and thanks for this theme. Stitch is so cute, he’s one of my Disney faves. I haven’t seen a Stitch theme that captures the mischievous antics of Stitch or his cuteness and sweetness until now. And it’s a free premium theme! I saw this theme last night and had to have it. Still love Stitch

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Stitch By JSmurf: Free Premium Theme That’s Says Ohana

The media, both traditional press and bloggers, clearly have their share of journalistic work to do; many writers and reporters do this job admirably. Sometimes, in fact far too often for my taste, the facts get twisted and turned in such a way as to make a story more compelling or salacious than it would otherwise be; to compound matters, headlines are generally worded in such a way as to draw readers into the story. Sometimes neither is necessary, and sometimes both can be a bit misleading

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SCOTTEVEST vs. Delta Sky: The EXCLUSIVE Truth Behind the Contradicting Accounts

This week is a busy week for WP7 handset. There’s hardly a single publication that left alone from Windows Phone 7 production. This time our folks from SlashGear has their hands-on the HTC 7 Pro. It has a landscape slider form and is heading to Sprint on 2011. The handset factor form quite different compare HTC’s other smartphones

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HTC 7 Pro Hands On By SlashGear [Video]