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iPhone Owners Pay Biggest Monthly Bills Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 08:41 AM PST iPhone owners pay more per month -- more than $100 for calls, texts and data -- than users of other smartphone platforms, a U.S. research firm says. Smartphone cases - Built to survive drops, floods - and lawsuits? Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 08:37 AM PST NEW YORK (Reuters) - The smartphone patent wars have lit up courtrooms around the world. Next up: the smartphone case wars. Big-screen 4G LG Spirit comes to MetroPCS wearing a budget price tag Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 08:12 AM PST MetroPCS has announced it's stocking a new 4G LTE smartphone, the LG Spirit. Its very reasonable price does mean it's not a top-of-the-range powerhouse, but it's still worthy of your attention. BlackBerry 10: The beginning of the end, or the end of the beginning us.news.bgr.com Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 08:10 AM PST The stage was set. The house was packed. The lights were dim. The cameras were rolling. The crowd was silent. And just as the show kicked off, a BlackBerry blogger was called upon to walk on camera and get his ponytail chopped off. Then, about an hour later, Alicia Keys was brought on stage and given an executive position at RIM (RIMM). Spectacle aside, BlackBerry â€" the smartphone vendor’s new ... RIM reboots, rebrands in bid to reinvent Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 08:10 AM PST BLACKBERRY launched its comeback effort on Wednesday with a revamped platform and a pair of sleek new handsets, along with the company name change as part of a move to reinvent the smartphone maker. Canadian-based Research in Motion said it changed its name to BlackBerry as it launched the BlackBerry 10, the new platform aimed at helping the firm regain traction in a market now dominated by ... NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) â€" Die Aktien des Smartphone-Anbieters Blackberry (ehemals Research In Motion) haben am Donnerstag ... Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 08:00 AM PST auf 12,68 US-Dollar. Am Mittwoch waren die Papiere nach der Vorstellung des neuen Betriebssystems Blackberry 10 und aktueller mobiler Geräte um zwölf Prozent eingebrochen. “Bill Shocker” Android malware hits China, infecting 620K smartphone users e27.sg Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 07:57 AM PST Security experts report that about 620,000 Android smartphones in China have recently been infected by the “Bill Shocker” malware. Android malware is on the rise, and smartphone users are warned against blindly trusting their apps. Most of the time, the payload will involve massive costs on the part of subscribers who have infected devices. In... BlackBerry launches its comeback campaign Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 07:57 AM PST The maker of the BlackBerry smartphone is promising a speedy browser, a superb typing experience and the ability to keep work and personal identities separate on the same phone. Is BlackBerry Back in the Game?: Tech Trends Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 07:57 AM PST It's been a big week for Research in Motion, which has finally unveiled its BlackBerry 10 technology. But will this be enough to get the handset maker back in the smartphone game? LG Spirit 4G brings high-level features to MetroPCS for only $199 with no contract Thu, 31 Jan, 2013 07:50 AM PST MetroPCS is pushing the boundaries of the type of smartphone people expect to find on the budget carrier, especially when one considers that the newly announced LG Spirit 4G Android smartphone costs only $199. Read the full story here.

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This week: Amazon Music Store, New iPhone Rumors, Apple Posts Earnings, Cold Weather Apps

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New iPhone Life Video Contest: Create a Parody Apple Announcement by Alex Cequea Folks, your task is clear: make the most epic Apple parody in the universe, and get featured in iPhone Life magazine! We’re calling on you, the bursting creative genius, to create a fake video announcement from Apple, post it on YouTube, and send it to us. We’ll ask our readers vote on the best ones, and we’ll feature the top 3 in the next issue of iPhone Life magazine. In addition to prominent features in all our media channels, the winners will also receive over $1,500 worth of prizes. Here are the rules: The entire video must be 30-45 seconds long, including credits.You must unveil a new fake Apple product.You must be funny.Someone must say the words “iPhone,” and “life,” although not necessarily one after the other. You must send us your video by Feb 15th, 11:59 pm. READ ALL THE RULES » Amazon Launches Music Store Optimized for iPhone By Jim Karpen You can now easily buy your music from Amazon directly via your iPhone or iPod touch, thanks to Amazon's web app announced last week. You simply point Safari or any other web browser at amazon.com/mp3, and a new site optimized for your device will appear. You can access Amazon's catalog of 22 million songs and take advantage of deals that are often better than you can find in the iTunes Store, such as albums for $5 and songs for $0.69. READ MORE » Renderings Emerge of New 5-inch iPhone. Does the Math Add Up? By Siva Om Well, everyone certtainly seems excited about the possibility of a new, larger iPhone. Recently Forbes, The Washington Post and MacRumors have all run stories detailing the rumors swirling around the new iPhone. I also really appreciated the thorough way Rene Ritchie over at iMore breaks things down with regard to the numbers and science of a nearly 5-inch iPhone screen. I know I for one, am looking forward to the eventuality of a larger iPhone -or a smaller iPad mini. The iPad mini is a bit bigger than what I'm looking for, to use wherever I go, and the iPhone 5 is a bit smaller than what I'd like for full-time use. READ MORE » Apple Posts Record Quarter, Stock Plunges By Jim Karpen On Wednesday Apple reported their earnings for the December quarter. It was their best quarter yet, and the fourth most profitable quarter of any company in history. Yet their stock plunged by 11%. It's now trading at around 450 after cresting above 700 a few months ago. What gives? In short, market analysts tend to expect Apple to be perfect. And they saw some weaknesses in Apple's report: they had expected Apple to sell at least 50 million iPhones, but Apple reported 47 million sold. Apple also sold a million fewer computers than expected.oesn't help sales that bloggers like me keep passing along rumors of the Next iPhone. READ MORE » Cold Weather Apps: For Freezing Your Tookus Off By Adam Harvey We’re in the dead of it now, iPhone Life-ers! It’s winter and it’s colder than a polar bear’s nose out there! I was walking to my car the other day, and my eyes literally iced over! I thought I might be blinded for life! I’m wearing ski goggles all the time from now on. Winter Wake Up Know what I really don’t like? Waking up at the regular time only to discover that I need a pickaxe to get my car door open. Digging out is not a fast process, so I kind of love the idea of the Winter Wake Up app. It’s a simple app that works like an alarm clock with a twist. It wakes you up earlier if there’s going to be a nasty weather surprise waiting for you. READ MORE »

WINNERS: iPhone Life's Weekly Weekend Giveaway 1/27 Thanks to everyone who entered the iPhone Life Weekly Weekend Giveaway.  290 people in 18 different countries entered this week! We have selected the winners of this giveaway. We gave away 18 apps! And the winners are... (drumroll please):Brian L, Sean C, Paul T, Lucas W, Bill B, Lewie E, Zuleyka P, Mark C, Earlyne B, Edward Y, Creighton T, William M, Josh H, Seth S, Lorena A, Kevin B, Jeff W, and Bobbi M! Didn't win this week? No worries! Next week we have 36 apps to give away! Chord Board, a slide rule that displays and plays notes necessary to form chords. Cinderella - Animated Watercolor Fairy Tale, the most beautiful of all the Cinderella stories for iPad, FaceFlipBook, Create Flips and photo collages of your friends, kids, pets, cartoons, drawings, objects, and so much more, How much you know Bangladesh, an iOS platform to promote Bangladesh through lots of informative, interesting and useful questions related to Bangladesh. iFunia DVD Creator, the best video to DVD burner application that lets anyone at home achieve a professional-looking movie in no time, Moon Majestica, an application is full of stories based on moon night and moon myths, Santas Gift, a memory game dedicated to Holy Christmas. Lets see how many gifts you can memorize..., and Type Defender, Protect your honey and earn gold by spelling out words. Defend your castle against cute puppies, radishes, octopuses, butterflies, and chameleons. Click the READ MORE link below to enter. READ MORE »

MAME Returns to the App Store This Time Hidden in a Game Called Gridlee A new game has been released in the App Store that offers a little more than meets the eye. Gridlee was a game that was originally developed for the arcade back in 1982 and never released; that is until now. It is a really simple game as you would imagine as it dates back to 1982; what’s interesting here however is that it is built on the MAME4iOS engine. The information comes from Touch Arcade whose eagle eyed forum members made the discovery. READ MORE » Unauthorized Unlocking of New Phones to be Illegal in US Have you been thinking about unlocking your iPhone? Unlocking is the process that allows your iPhone to work on multiple networks that use the same wireless standard, so it's perfect for international travelers who buy SIM cards from local carriers instead of being tied to international roaming charges. Other folks love the ability to switch carriers on a whim. Well, effective January 26, 2013 -- tomorrow -- unauthorized unlocking of new phones becomes illegal in the US. If you want an unlocked iPhone, there are several legal workarounds. For example, if you buy an iPhone 5 from Verizon, it's unlocked out of the box. READ MORE » Rock Center Looks at iPhone as the Future of Medicine Dr. Eric Topol, chief academic officer of Scripps Health, is a well-known cardiologist who is at the forefront of wireless medicine. In a segment on NBC News' Rock Center, Topol talks about how he is prescribing apps instead of medicine to treat his patients. Topol believes we are at the forefront of a medical revolution that'll be driven by smartphone-enabled medical devices. He shows off a handheld ultrasound machine and an iPhone-connected EKG machine that he uses to treat his patients. Topol claims wireless devices will streamline medicine and reduce costs because procedures will be conducted in the primary care physician's office or even at home. READ MORE » Could the iPhone 6 Feature a Slide-Out Keyboard? [Rumor] The iPhone is famous for many things: fast operation, high functionality and an interface that is, quite frankly, to die for. What it’s also famous for is not having a slide-out keyboard. That could change, however, with the introduction of the iPhone 6. While such a thing is only a rumor at this time, the rumor is enough to give one pause. What would the iPhone be like if it had a slide-out keyboard? An article posted by The News Tribe features an artist’s rendering of what the device would look like if such a feature were to be added, along with breathless support for the concept. READ MORE »

Get Happy – Ways to Increase Your Happiness Lisa Patterson-Kane, $0.99 by Alex Paul The Get Happy app was designed by a practicing clinical psychologist to give its users useful tips and advice to help them improve their overall happiness in their life. This is done using evidence-based advice known to be effective for a wide range of different people. As you get the advice each day you can rate it on how well it applies to your specific life so that the app can better tailor future tips to you. While this app cannot replace the advice of a professional therapist, it does a great job at giving you small reminders to keep working on the improvement of your life. How It Works When you buy this app you’ll have access to hundreds of different tips which have been proven to be effective by clinical psychologists. The tips are pushed to your mobile device each day from one of four different categories which have the biggest impact in people’s lives. These categories are relationships, personal growth, leisure and work/education. When you start the app for the first time you can set how happy you are in each of these four categories so that the app will provide you with tips in the areas where you need the most advice. You can adjust the settings on each of these areas as time passes as well so the app will always be best suited for the situation you are in at the time. You can also go through and manually read the tips if you have some extra time and are looking to get some information quickly. Whether you search through one category or you use the search feature to find any advice on a specific topic, this is a great way to get a jump start into improving your happiness. Each tip has a main subject and then a paragraph or two of information about what the tip is and how you can put it into action in your life. When you receive your daily tip you can read through it and learn what it is saying in just a few minutes which make this a simple way to help guide your life in the right direction. If you find any specific tips which you believe are very helpful to yourself, or you know someone who could benefit from a particular tip you can share it using email, Twitter or Facebook quickly and easily. This is a great little feature which helps this app become even more useful to yourself and others you know. While this app is great for people who are unhappy as it can help lead them slowly toward happiness in their life, it is also perfect for people who are already quite happy and just looking to improve. The app is full of great tips which can make small, but significant changes in anyone’s life. The app is for people of all ages though some of the concepts might be too complex for the youngest users. This app is not intended to replace any professional therapy you may be seeking.

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Keyword: [Smartphone ]: New BlackBerry touchscreen model to launch in Canada on Feb. 5

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New BlackBerry touchscreen model to launch in Canada on Feb. 5 Wed, 30 Jan, 2013 08:40 AM PST The newly unveiled BlackBerry Z10 smartphone -- a touchscreen model -- will be available in Canada next Tuesday. TELUS Launches BlackBerry Z10 Smartphone powered by BlackBerry 10 in Canada Wed, 30 Jan, 2013 08:38 AM PST TORONTO, Jan. 30, 2013 /CNW/ - TELUS today launched the new BlackBerry® Z10 smartphone powered by BlackBerry® 10 in Canada. The new BlackBerry Z10 is the first smartphone to launch with the re-designed, re-engineered and re-invented BlackBerry 10 platform, giving customers... Here’s How the BlackBerry Z10 Stacks Up With Competitors Wed, 30 Jan, 2013 08:37 AM PST BlackBerry -- the company formerly known as Research in Motion -- announced on Wednesday the arrival of its new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone, which has the potential to brighten the future of the struggling company. The sleek device is a lightweight beauty and packs a whole slew of bells and whistles. But could the BlackBerry Z10 truly compete against the big hitters in mobile tech once again? SEE ... AT&T Plans to Launch BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10 Smartphones Powered by BlackBerry 10, for Consumer and Business ... Wed, 30 Jan, 2013 08:36 AM PST DALLAS, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* today announced plans to offer the new BlackBerry® Z10 and BlackBerry® Q10 smartphones powered by BlackBerry® 10. The new BlackBerry Z10 is the first smartphone to launch with the re-designed, re-engineered and re-invented... Bell taking pre-orders for the new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone powered by BlackBerry 10 at Bell.ca/BlackBerry10 Wed, 30 Jan, 2013 08:36 AM PST BlackBerry Z10 launches February 5 with Bell Mobility on Canada's largest 4G LTE network MONTREAL, Jan. 30, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Bell today announced the new BlackBerry® Z10 smartphone powered by BlackBerry® 10, is now available for pre-order at Bell.ca/blackberry10. The... Critical, long-overdue BlackBerry makeover arrives Wed, 30 Jan, 2013 08:36 AM PST Research In Motion is changing its name to BlackBerry as it rolls out a new version of the smartphone after lengthy delays that saw the company fall behind its rivals in the mobile computing market. Rogers launches BlackBerry Z10 smartphone and announces availability of BlackBerry Q10 Wed, 30 Jan, 2013 08:35 AM PST BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10 to be powered by the Rogers LTE Network - Canada's fastest wireless internet; Customers will be among first in the world to pre-register for a QWERTY style BlackBerry Q10 on the Rogers Reservation System; BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10 certified... Koodo Mobile Launches BlackBerry Z10 Smartphone Powered by BlackBerry 10 in Canada Wed, 30 Jan, 2013 08:35 AM PST TORONTO, Jan. 30, 2013 /CNW/ - Koodo Mobile today launched the new BlackBerry® Z10 smartphone powered by BlackBerry® 10 in Canada. The new BlackBerry® Z10 is the first BlackBerry smartphone to launch with the re-designed, re-engineered and re-invented BlackBerry 10... BlackBerry Z10 and Q10 smartphones make their debut Wed, 30 Jan, 2013 08:34 AM PST The Z10 sports a full touchscreen, while the Q10 includes a keyboard like older versions of the smartphone. Verizon says it will sell the Z10 for $199.99 with a two-year contract, and other carriers will be announcing plans soon. [Read more] Virgin Mobile launches the new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone powered by BlackBerry 10 with the hottest Member benefits prnewswire.com Wed, 30 Jan, 2013 08:33 AM PST Pre-orders for the BlackBerry Z10 start today at virginmobile.ca/blackberry TORONTO, Jan. 30, 2013 /CNW/ - Virgin Mobile Canada today launched the new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone powered by BlackBerry® 10. ...

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