Michael York

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Tag: cell phone

Verizon Limits Exculsivity Deals to Benefit Small Carriers

In a letter to Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.), Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam said today that it would let small wireless providers carry its exclusive handsets within six months and that any new exclusivity arrangement the company enters with handset makers will last no longer than six months – “for all manufacturers and all devices.”
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Palm Lets Loose Mojo SDK Beta for WebOS Developers

Today, Palm announced on its corporate blog the much-awaited public release of its Mojo SDK (although in Beta form) to mobile developers looking to create applications on the company’s best, most advanced OS yet. Along with the SDK, Palm launched a brand-new developer portal that includes Frequently Asked Questions, forums, and SDK documentation. Although there [...]

The App Store Turns 1, Celebrates 1.5 Billion Downloads

Moments ago, Apple celebrated the success of its infamous App Store via a press release congratulating the company and its community of iPhone users on the most successful mobile application distribution system in history. A single year after its launch, the App Store has tallied 1.5 billion application downloads to iPhone’s and iPod Touch’s around [...]