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BRIDGEWATER, New Jersey, April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- An overwhelming majority (94 percent) of U.S. consumers say that banking on their mobile device is easy and more than three quarters (77 percent) feel it is convenient, but only 42 percent cite that it is reliable, according to a new study released today by Infosys, [http://www.infosys.com ] a global leader in consulting, outsourcing and technology. The Infosys survey also found that slow speed and a lack of...

HONG KONG, April 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Concord Keystone Trading Limited will exhibit its waterproof cases, as well as its line of iPhone and smart phone chargers, battery packs, and ultra small HD Digital Video Camera kits at the Hong Kong Electronics Fair (April 13-16), Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, BOOTH 5F-B09, Hall S. Visitors to the booth will be able to see a demonstration of the iPhone sealed in the waterproof Keystone ECO(TM) MarineCase submerged in water....

BEIJING, March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- With China's continuous economic development in recent years, many national enterprises in the country are growing. Although China's mobile phone market is still dominated by several world's leading mobile phone manufacturers including Apple, Nokia and Samsung, the progress in China's domestic mobile phone brands is obvious. Smart phones with high-end configurations made by a few foreign handset manufacturers are leading the development...

CHICAGO, March 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Underscoring soaring consumer interest in use of internet and social media to aid in shopping, a new national survey by Leo J. Shapiro and Associates (LJS) found that two-thirds of owners use their smart phone to aid in their shopping, and over a third do so while actually inside traditional retail stores. While at the point of sale for an item, one in ten smart phone owners report doing price checks before they buy. These new...

NEW YORK, March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Smart phones can perform countless functions, but how many people take advantage of the time-saving and paper-saving capabilities that are offered? According to a recent Harris Poll, very few are taking advantage. Smart phones today can store information to make our lives more efficient - information that can be scanned to make a purchase, or displayed as a ticket for admission, allowing us freedom from printed confirmations or...

It’s a common fact that AT&T throttles user data speeds once they’ve used a certain amount of data, but the company was silent on when and whom was being affected with the practice, and it often appeared arbitrary. Unlimited did not equal unlimited, not in the common use of the word anyway. From now on, however, the rules for data-throttling, affecting those who subscribe to AT&T’s  “unlimited plans”, are clear, writes Roger Yu for USA Today. Customers with a 3G or 4G...

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Upstream Worldwide, Inc. d/b/a uSell.com (OTCBB: UPST), today announced it will display cash offers for consumers' smart phones and other handheld devices from three new partners: UpTradeIt.com, Technollo.com, and Depstar.com. "We're very excited about the addition of these buyers to our marketplace," said Douglas Feirstein, CEO of uSell. "There's no question that when buyers compete, consumers win. So the more reputable,...

ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Thales announced today the launch of its new end-to-end integrated and distributed Long Term Evolution (LTE) solution for the US public safety market. Thales's LTE solution is the only network with a corresponding push-to-talk smart phone that offers a fully distributed architecture for the public safety and first responder communities. The complete offering consists of a comprehensive network management system using the LTE core...

techJOYnT robotics academy offers after school classes on smart phone app programming and development. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (PRWEB) February 10, 2012 Students at techJOYnT learn app development for Android platforms and iPhone. Students will be introduced to and learn graphics, game design, and the current uses of smart phone apps. Student will explore the possibilities that smart phone apps have in today’s society and possible future uses. The course instructors will be...

New smartphone, a virtual therapist and other novel technologies to treat depression Brooding in your apartment on Saturday afternoon? A new smart phone intuits when you're depressed and will nudge you to call or go out with friends. It's the future of therapy at a new Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine center where scientists are inventing web-based, mobile and virtual technologies to treat depression and other mood disorders. The phone and similar projects bypass...