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Kik Messenger returns to BlackBerry despite lawsuit

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Kik Interactive, an instant messaging service startup against which Research In Motion launched a lawsuit last year, is testing a new version of software that can be used on RIM's BlackBerry smartphones, Kik's founder said on Thursday.
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iPhone 5 Release: Has AT&T’s Stock Bottomed at $27? - Stock Review

The speculated release of the iPhone 5 smartphone by Apple (AAPL) will likely juice the shares of AT&T's (T) by attracting hundreds of thousands of younger adult subscribers to AT&T's stable. Those extra subscribers should also help T improve its network quicker -- something the company needs to do.
AT&T and the iPhone 5

With iPhone 5 Release, is AT&T Headed to $35 and Beyond in 2012?

The speculated release of the iPhone 5 smartphone by Apple (AAPL) will likely juice the shares of AT&T's (T) by attracting hundreds of thousands of younger adult subscribers to AT&T's stable. Those extra subscribers should also help T improve its network quicker -- something the company needs to do.
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More Money Flowing to Targeted Media

U.S. companies will spend nearly $200 billion this year on targeted media such as direct mail, text messages or product placement in video games in a major push to concentrate on narrow, valuable groups of consumers, a new study shows.
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Microsoft Unveils Windows Phone 7.5 Mango

Microsoft has begun to roll out updates for its Windows Phone 7.5 Mango, the latest set of software upgrades, with over 500 changes, making it the biggest update yet for the mobile platform.
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Will QR Codes Take Over Advertising?

Have you been noticing square blocks while driving by billboards, flipping through newspaper ads, or even receiving a tech-saavy friend's business card? Short for Quick Response codes, it's a new form of barcode-like technology that lots of marketing agencies are paying attention to now.
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Huawei and Discovery team up to make waterproof phone

Huawei Technologies Co Ltd , the world's No.2 network equipment maker, and Discovery Communications Inc , whose cable networks include Discovery Channel, TLC, and Animal Planet, have inked an agreement to develop a co-branded mobile phone targeted at outdoor enthusiasts.
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Amazon Kindle Fire: Different Approach From Predecessors May Make New 7-Inch Android Tablet a Contender

With Amazon's announcement Monday that its new Kindle Fire tablet will be unveiled this Wednesday in New York, the online marketplace has been rife with speculation about the threat this most recent contender will pose to the indomitable iPad. In large part, the upcoming showdown between the Kindle Fire and the iPad this holiday season will be interesting because of how the focal points of the two companies differ.

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