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One of the juicy tidbits that found its way into the latest Nexus One update was the synchronization of starred items in Google ( NSDQ: GOOG ) Maps between mobile and desktop. Happily, Google is offering this update to all Android users in Google Maps for Mobile 3.4. If you’ve used GMail at all, you’ll be familiar with the concept of starring – it’s basically a flag that lets you access items later quickly.

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Star Syncing Comes to Google Maps on Android

AT&T ( NYSE: T ) has just announced a new mobile app developer contest that is offering a sizable $40,000 prize pool for developers that enter the contest. The AT&T Open Call – Apps For All! contest is a re-imagining of the Fast-Pitch Platinum Awards, so if you’ve dabbled in that contest, you’ll be familiar with this contest.

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AT&T launches Open Call mobile app developer contest

The only thing keeping your Nexus One from laying the smack-down on Apple ( NSDQ: AAPL )’s iPhone is this small software update that Google ( NSDQ: GOOG ) and T-Mobile ( NYSE: DT ) are sending over-the-air (OTA). Packed inside an update no more than a couple dozen megabytes lies the power to enable multi-touch pinch zooming on your N1

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Force update your Nexus One with multi-touch pinch zooming

Nokia ( NYSE: NOK )’s Ovi Maps with free navigation has been downloaded over 1.4 million times in only 7 days. As of 31 January 2010 the top five countries downloading the new version of Ovi Maps were: China, Italy, UK, Germany and Spain. The top five most popular Nokia devices installing the download were: Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, Nokia N97 mini, Nokia N97, Nokia 5230 and Nokia E72

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Brief: Nokia Ovi Maps with free navigation reaches 1.4 million downloads in 1 week

Now if you are not able to decide between a QWERTY or touchscreen phone, Sony here gives you both with their new Aspen hybrid. This high-end phone gives you the tactility of mechanical keys and also the enhanced usability features of a touch-enabled screen. It runs on latest Windows Mobile OS and features include a 3.2 megapixel camera, and a wide range of multimedia and built-in social media features

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Sony Ericsson Aspen

Motorola XT701 is announced in Korea and will be known by the name of Motorola XT720 Motoroi. This mobile runs on Android 2.0 and will be aiming at those who prefer an ultimate smartphone experience. This will also come loaded with many Google applications and will feature 3.7-inch WVGA multi-touch display with 480 x 854 pixels, 8-megapixel camera with 720p HD video recording, Wi-Fi, GPS, 3.5mm headset jack, DMB-TV support, HDMI port, and 8GB of internal memory with microSD card expansion

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LG’s first Android device is set to be launched in UK – the LG InTouch Max GW620. There’s actually nothing new in the design of this LG GW620, and features slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 3-inch touchscreen HVGA display, 5-megapixel camera with autofocus, Wi-Fi, GPS, 3.5mm headset jack, HSDPA connectivity, and a microSD card support.

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LG InTouch Max GW620

Samsung is planning on releasing another slider phone for the Indian market. This is actually a low-to-mid end range phone. Features include a 2.1-inch screen, 3.2-megapixel camera with LED flash, FM radio with RDS, quad-band GSM connectivity, Bluetooth, media player, office documents viewer, fake call, and 50MB of internal memory, which is expandable up to 8GB.

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Samsung Metro 5200

If you’re in the market for a simple phone, then you must probably go for the Alcatel’s OT-I650 entry level handset.The OT-I650 sports a built-in accelerometer, which helps in effortlessly switch between applications by just shaking the phone, a music player, an FM radio, Bluetooth connectivity, a 1.3 megapixel camera, and an integrated flashlight at the top.

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Alcatel OT-I650: Simplicity and Functionality

USAA is “going Android” to allow Google ( NSDQ: GOOG ) OS-powered smartphone owners to deposit checks using their handsets, just like on the iPhone . Users do this by submitting an image of the front and back of an endorsed check. A device running Android 1.6 or higher is required and you can grab the app from here (and from the Android Market)

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USAA’s popular Deposit@Mobile now available for Android

JoikuSpot, the application that allows users to turn their 3G/WiFi smartphone into a hotspot, is coming soon to the Nokia ( NYSE: NOK ) N900 near you. Joikusoft announced, via their Facebook page , that the application for Maemo OS is in works. Here’s exactly what they said: For those lucky ones already having Nokia N900 we have very good news

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JoikuSpot coming soon to the Nokia N900

Cricket will be adding a new low-end clamshell to its portfolio in the near future — or at least this Cal-Comp made phone (A150) found at the FCC suggests so. It’s a basic tri-band CDMA (850/1700/1900 MHz) device, which we guess comes with Bluetooth connectivity support and probably a microSD memory card slot

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Cricket-bound Cal-Comp A150 found at the FCC

Citibank, which is nowadays best known as one of the biggest “users” of TARP money, is out with an updated iPhone application. The main idea is to provide Citi credit card customers with the ability to “manage their spending more wisely.” In that sense, users can check account balances and available credit with just a tap of the screen

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Citi Mobile iPhone app updated with new functionality for credit card customers

As expected , the Mobile Premier Awards has announced the 20 finalists to the Mobile Premier Awards in Innovation, as chosen by their peers in partnership with MobileMonday. The companies were selected by an international jury of recognized mobile industry experts. Now they will be able to pitch their idea, application or project at the Mobile Premier Awards event that takes place in Barcelona, at the Petit Palau of Palau de la Musica on February 15, 2010.

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Mobile Premier Awards in Innovation 20 finalists announced

Some time ago we talked about Greystripe’s unique proposal to offer free iPhone app developers guaranteed download for 99 cents per download .

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Greystripe unveils results of its 99-cent guaranteed iPhone app download program

Juniper Research is out with the latest report on mobile cloud computing. The company forecasts that the annual revenues from cloud-based mobile applications will reach nearly $9.5 billion by 2014.

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Juniper Research: Mobile cloud application revenues to hit $9.5 billion by 2014

A company called doubleTwist announced the availability a custom version of its Multimedia Sync software for T-Mobile ( NYSE: DT ) USA’s Android smartphone customers.

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T-Mobile USA offers doubleTwist’s Multimedia Sync to the Android smartphone users

Apple’s uncanny ability to hype a product, while convincing you to free yourself of rational thought and act on emotion alone, has the tech world buzzing about the new Apple ( NSDQ: AAPL ) iPad tablet. Whether or not you find yourself almost magically enamored with the iPad’s sleek design, gorgeous 10-inch multi-touch screen, and affordable price tag, there’s no denying that Apple put a lot of work into their first tablet. But, just what does it all mean for the next-generation of iPhones expected to hit market later this year?

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What does Apple’s iPad mean for the next-generation iPhone 4G?

Motorola ( NYSE: MOT )’s next Android, code-named Zeppelin, may be unveiled at the Mobile World Congress next month in Barcelona. The Zeppelin package includes a 3.1” HVGA display, Wi-Fi, GPS, HDMI out, 3.5mm headphone jack, and 5 megapixel camera with flash, all surrounding a juicy core of Android, wrapped in a thick layer of motoblur. This picture looks distinctly different than what we saw of the Zeppelin in China , but either there will be some casing changes depending on where it’s launching, or Moto’s gone with a new look since those initial models.

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Motorola Zeppelin to Show up at Mobile World Congress?

It’s official, Apple ( NSDQ: AAPL ) has just launched their first ever tablet device as the “iPad.” It seems rumors of the tablet being called the”iPad” were spot on. Details are rolling in by the minute, but we thought we’d lighten the mood with a little video reminder of what we knew as the iPad back in 2006. Enjoy! Related News from IntoMobile: Report: Apple to ship tablet in March with $1,000 price tag What does Apple’s iPad mean for the next-generation iPhone 4G?

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Apple launches iPad tablet!

HTC’s follow-up to the HD2, the Bravo, has been pictured again, and many of the specs have been confirmed: 5 megapixel camera with 720p video recording, 1 GHz processor, 512 MB of RAM, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, GPS, and Android 2.1 with HTC’s custom Sense user interface on top. There was also some confirmation about the specs on another upcoming Android handset, the HTC Legend, whose aluminum body apparently “can not be broken” – by and large, it’s looking a lot like the Bravo. Retail price for such a real bulletproof Superphone will be 2100 Polish zloty ($USD 725), In terms of who’s getting what, the Bravo will find its way to Sweden , the UK , and the US around April, and the Legend should be coming in March [ Komorkomania via AndroidArena ] Related News from IntoMobile: HTC Bravo Coming to 3 Sweden in March?

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HTC Bravo Pictured Again

Rogers ( NYSE: RCI )’ discount carrier, Fido, has just launched new CityFido PrePaid options in nine Canadian cities… Which ones? Included are Toronto, London, Ottawa/Gatineau, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and Victoria. Customers in those cities will get 1,000 in-zone anytime local minutes with unlimited incoming and outgoing SMS messages, call waiting, voicemail and call display… For $45

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CityFido Prepaid Options Now Available in 9 Canadian Cities