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Sony Ericsson to Ditch Symbian, Possibly Exclusively Android?
It seems that Sony Ericsson is going to ditch the Symbian operating system for its mobile phones entirely. It appears that its future phones will exclusively use Google's Android operating system which would be a pretty big blow to Symbian. It does reflect the current interest level in Symbian though, which is not favorable. The only phone company really using the Symbian OS is Nokia and it doesn't exactly have the largest market share in the US. However, even Nokia is slowly switching over to the Linux-based MeeGo while keeping Symbian on more budget friendly devices. The problem with Symbian is that it cannot compete with the likes of Apple's iOS or Google's Android, the latter of which offers some really visually impressive interfaces. With Sony Ericsson now ditching Symbian, it is the first move for the company to gain ground in the market share dominated by RIM, Apple, Motorola, and Samsung. The Xperia X10 line is the latest Android phone from Sony Ericsson but it runs on Android 1.6 while the majority of Android phones are on 2.1 or 2.2. The X10 line will be getting an upgrade to Android 2.1 later this year but no word on when the 2.2 update will roll out. Hopefully Sony Ericsson can build more devices to use newer versions of Android and possibly even give us the often rumored PlayStation Portable phone that everyone likes to talk about. In any case, the move to ditch Symbian can only benefit Sony Ericsson since Motorola did a similar move in 2008 and it is now a big player in the mobile phone world.
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Verizon CEO Confirms Tiered 3G Data Plans
It had been rumored for some time and now it is finally official as the CEO of Verizon confirmed that tiered 3G data plans are on the way. The new plans will start to roll out in the next four to six months with different tiers that the customers can choose depending on their data usage. This only affects 3G right now since Verizon's 4G network hasn't officially rolled out, and even when it does there won't be a monthly cap. AT&T also ditched its unlimited 3G data plans earlier this year and switched to a 200MB or 2GB monthly limit. The 200MB costs $15 a month while the 2GB is $25 a month, though overage can get rather pricey. Verizon did not reveal exactly what its tiered plans would be like but did say it would be different than what AT&T offers. I'm hopeful the limits are larger than AT&T's and not smaller, though since Verizon users consume more data than AT&T, time will tell. Sprint already has a cap on its 3G service but that is 5GB a month. Its 4G network has no caps and reports show that people using that are consuming about 7GB a month. So, for those on Verizon, what are your thoughts on the new tiered data plans and will it affect you in any way?
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Verizon CEO Disputes iPhone Rumors
There has been a lot of talk lately about the possibility of the iPhone coming to Verizon. A survey by Credit Suisse reported that 23% of iPhone users would switch from AT&T to Verizon if given the chance, though most would wait until their current contract was up. Apple is rumored to have placed an order for millions of CDMA chipsets from Qualcomm. The Verizon network is CDMA based, so that seems to be as good of a sign as you could find. However, the CEO of Verizon made no mention of the iPhone coming to Verizon on the CDMA network at a Goldman Sachs conference. He did state his hope that Apple would make an iPhone compatible with its 4G LTE network, and Apple has reportedly been testing them in Boston recently. Customers don't care what technology it comes out for, they have spoken and they want the iPhone on Verizon. There is no reason Apple can't make a phone to work on existing and future networks.
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Microsoft Starts a New Bing Rewards Program
Ever since the Bing Cashback program was discontinued, Microsoft apparently hasn't been sitting idle on the idea of that. With that in mind, Microsoft's new Bing rewards preview program is going to take up its place. All you need to do is download and install a toolbar and then use Bing to earn credits. You can search via Bing, setting your homepage to it, or trying out new features in order to earn these credits. Once you have gotten enough credits, you can redeem them for a variety of rewards including gift cards, electronics, dining, entertainment, and even Bing-branded gear. A Bing flash drive is 1100 credits, a DVD is 3528, and an Amazon.com gift card starts at 541 credits. Shipping on everything will be free. The only catch is that the program is available only in the US, requires Internet Explorer, and will run until September 30, 2011 with credits expiring by the end of 2011. So, will anyone here give it a try?
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