The LTE trials being run by Verizon Wireless are going well, and the company says it is still on schedule to make LTE available to 100 million Americans by the end 2010, reports “ZDNet” (http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=31508&tag=wrapper;col1).
The the real-world broadband speeds that engineers are seeing on the nascent 4G network are “way beyond what customers get on the current 3G networks (including Verizon’s),” the article adds.
Read MoreApple is emailing some iTunes Store account holders seeking feedback on how they use the Store, according to “iLounge” (http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/apple-seeking-itunes-store-feedback-from-users/).
The email, which carries the subject “Tell us how you like iTunes,” links to a survey about use of the iTunes Store. “iLounge” notes that, more specifically, the survey asks about video and movie purchase and rental, including why users purchase movies from the iTunes Store and what types of devices they typically watch them on.
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Super Talent Technology (http://www.supertalent.com), a manufacturer of Flash storage solutions and DRAM memory modules, has announced the new USB 3.0 SuperCrypt drive, which supports AES hardware encryption.
Read MoreHere are the latest iPhone/iPod touch/iPod/iPad apps announced. You can find ’em at the Apple App Store (ttp://www.itunes.com/appstore/).
3PYX has announced Budget iQ 1.0 for the iPhone and iPod touch. The US$0.99 app monitors a user’s financial picture, makes projections, and offers help for deciding whether or not a purchase is affordable.
DifferentApps has unveiled FastCalc 1.0 for iPhone and iPod touch users. It’s a $2.99 calculator that allows for copy and pasting of formulas while providing memory storage, expression display and calculating rules.
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Apple is trying to lure music labels away from Amazon’s Daily Deal, according to “Billboard” magazine (http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/magazine/upfront/e3i5207f9d259b81f62d46a894f7a55e1bd). With the Daily Deal, music labels offer Amazon new music a day before it’s sold elsewhere, and the music then gets promoted at the top of the Amazon music download page.
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