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• Intel opens app store, unveils Atom chips

  SAN FRANCISCO -- Intel kicked off the second day of its developers conference by officially launching its app store and rolling out new Atom processors.

• Apple slates China iPad launch for Friday

  Apple today announced that it will sell the iPad in China starting this Friday, 17 September.

• Intel pushes itself beyond the chip

  Intel CEO Paul Otellini kicked off the company's annual IDF conference today by announcing that Intel is on track to ship a 22-nanometer processor in 2011.

• Smartphones, other mobile devices boost social networks

  There's mounting evidence that smartphones and mobile devices are increasing the use of social networks and microblogging sites.

• Motricity launches mobile content delivery service

  Motricity on Monday announced mCore MobileCast, a service for wireless carriers and large companies that want to deliver content to smartphones based on user preferences.

• Android leaps to No. 2 mobile OS in 2010

  The Android will edge out Research In Motion's BlackBerry and Apple's iOS for all of 2010 to become the second best-selling mobile operating system globally behind Nokia's Symbian, according to market research firm Gartner.

• Windows Phone 7 to launch 11 October, report says

  Microsoft will launch Windows Phone 7 on 11 October at an event in New York, according to a report on the Pocket-lint Web site.

• AT&T boasts of billions spent on network improvements

  A letter sent Wednesday to AT&T customers and a news release issued today describing nationwide wireless network improvements are stoking speculation that the carrier is nearing the final days of its exclusive deal for the Apple iPhone in the U.S. and wants to keep its customers.

• Samsung's Fascinate goes on sale Wednesday for $US200 online

  The Samsung Fascinate smartphone goes on sale online Wednesday for $US199.99 after rebate and will be in Verizon Wireless stores on Thursday.

• Apple ships iOS 4.1, patches FaceTime flaw

  As expected, Apple today released the iOS 4.1 update for its iPhone and iPod Touch.

• IDC boosts 2010 smartphone shipment projections by 10 per cent

  IDC today said that Global smartphone shipments will jump by 55 per cent this year compared to 2009, and 10 per cent more than projections it made earlier this year.

• Apple's iOS beats Android 6:1 on the web

  Apple's iOS mobile operating system is now the third-most popular platform on the Internet, with a share nearly six times larger than Android's, a Web measurement company said Wednesday.

• New Apple TV is iPod Touch in sheep's clothing

  The inside of the new Apple TV likely resembles the interior of the iPod Touch, a move that allowed Apple to dramatically cut costs, a Canadian research company said today.

• Mobile CRM app helps construction firm diversify its business

  VCC, a nationwide retail construction company, was forced to diversify when the recession struck. The company found that giving project managers smartphone access to customer data was a big boost in attracting new business.

• Windows Phone 7 released to manufacturers

  Windows Phone 7 has been finalized and released to manufacturers, Microsoft announced in a blog today.