Rogers Launches Exclusive BlackBerry App Called “Rogers App Zone”
Rogers has released a new app in the BlackBerry App World called the “Rogers App Zone”. We’re told that this exclusive app is only for Rogers BlackBerry customers and to download it you must have App World 3.0 or higher. As for the details of what the app does, basically organizes all the Rogers apps in one area (similar to how folders work), updates with the latest news and highlights various games. The app is free and there are no plans to create similar “app zones” for Android, Windows Phone or the iPhone.
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Sprint’s “Family-Friendly” ZTE Fury Available for $19.99
Sprint together with ZTE announced the Fury, a new budget friendly Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) powered smartphone available March 11th for under $20 with two-year agreement. Specs for the Fury consist of a 3.5-inch capacitive display, 1GHz single-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 5MP camera with LED flash, 4GB of internal storage with up to 32GB of MicroSD card support.
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Happstr, the App That Finds Your Happy Place … Literally
Looking for happiness? Now there’s a map for that. Mobile web app Happstr lets users mark the locations at which they’re happy on a map and browse for happy spots left by others nearby. Here’s how it works: When users are feeling happy, they navigate to the Happstr mobile site, where they find a huge pink button labeled “feeling happy?” Since they are feeling happy, they push the button.
Mashable
Chinese Official: We're not Issuing 4G Licenses for Another Two to Three Years
China isn't in a huge hurry get its own 4G network up and running, instead wanting to ensure the infrastructure is primed and enough compatible handsets are available before it launches. According to the head of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Miao Wei, the country needs plenty more base stations -- beyond the existing 220,000 TD-SCDMA bases and closer to 400,000 -- before the government starts offering 4G licenses.
Engadget