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HeyWire allows you to go beyond texting and Facebook chat! It lets you Tweet and move seamlessly between SMS and IM which includes AIM, Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk and Windows Live Messenger. You can keep your HeyWire phone number identity between all your devices. You can also access to your HeyWire service from your PC or Mac, allowing you to send and receive messages just like you on your mobile device.

In an effort to turn around the struggling company’s fortunes in the fiercely-competitive mobile market, Microsoft today lifted the curtain on its line of smartphones running its new operating system, dubbed “Windows Phone 7,”.

Kan.-based carrier named Overland Park, introduced a program called the “Certified Pre-Owned Device Program,” which allows users on a contract buy a new handset at a low regular price without affecting upgrade eligibility or committing to a new plan.

Your iPhone or iPad can get me sick around this time of year. It might be due to flu season, and every time you sneeze into your hands and wipe it all over your touch screen device, you could be passing on a virus when you decide to share it with someone else. I’ll be checking out your gaming high scores from afar, unless you’re immunized for the season and you keep a small bottle of Purell with you at all times. Thank you very much.

The analysts and researchers at IDC are cautiously optimistic about the chances of Windows Phone 7 in the smartphone market. However, it says that Microsoft does face a steep challenge. Microsoft showed off nine Windows Phone 7 handsets earlier this week for its new smartphone platform. To compete in a rapidly-changing smartphone environment which is filled with tough competitors like the Apple iPhone, Google Android and Research In Motion BlackBerry, the company started fresh from its Windows Mobile roots.

We no longer have to wait because the Google TV is coming and it is coming sooner than what we thought. Other people may say that the Google TV is just WebTV 2.0; still it is much more powerful than that. Those people who are interested in Google TV for the Android aspect will just have to wait to reap any benefits. The Logitech Revue may not help as it is, yet another box to put on you entertainment stand, still the box is rather small and has little setup. Google’s service will definitely be built into TVs.

A new remote management tool for sense phones is proudly announced by HTC. A host of new features to its sense user interface. The newest Android smartphones are the Desire Z and the Desire HD. HTC has also discussed a new feature on those particular phones called the “Fast Boot.” This new feature is enables the phone to automatically power-on in about ten seconds. The phone basically sleeps, and will only require a full boot that only takes about only one minute if the battery is already pulled.

The executive of Samsung’s U.S. Galaxy Tab demoed a version of Qik exclusive for Android that would allow two Galaxy Tab owners to video-chat with each other. As what the PC magazine has noted, the Qik’s software is coming to other Android devices as well. The said Qik software is expected to hit the Android market in the following months and will definitely run on devices with an ARM Cortex-A8 processor. Other Samsung’s Galaxy lines of smartphones and Android devices have met that requirement.

Teasing the long term evolution 4G network, the popular Verizon Wireless has launched its 4G teaser site. The new site being offered by the Verizon Wireless provides a significant area for users to sign up for specific alerts on when its 4G network will launch coverage, pricing, and many more. The newest offering of Verizon Wireless is for everyone all around the globe. The Verizon even re-affirmed the plan of deploying the 4G network in 30 networks by the end of the year. The newest site is located at verizonwireless.com/4G.

According to a report released with the application usage ranking, the smartphone owners in the United States still use their devices mainly for communications. According to the study conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, 82 percent of U.S. adults own mobile phones, but only 35 percent of users have programs on their handsets that enable them to find more information, play games and even listen to music. The 24 percent of users truly use them. Furthermore, eleven percent of phone users are not sure if their device is capable of such applications.