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• 500 million people will be using mobile health apps by 2015

  Smartphone apps are set to become the killer health care product as a research report projects that some 500 million people will be using them within five years.

• Verizon Business service adds mobile device toolkit

  Verizon Business today announced a hosted service to help customers develop and deploy applications such as CRM software across multiple devices such as the iPhone, Symbian, Windows Phone 7 and, soon, Android.

• Verizon may revive Kin phones

  Verizon Wireless plans to resurrect thousands of retired Microsoft Kin phones as feature phones -- without wireless data capability -- later this year, according to a leaked document on a tech Web site.

• T-Mobile kicks off sales of Galaxy Tab

  The Samsung Galaxy Tab T-Mobile USA kicked off sales of Samsung's 7-in. Galaxy Tab tablet computers today, with other U.S. carriers soon to follow suit.

• IT interest in iPad surges, survey shows

  A recent survey of nearly 1,200 IT professionals found strong interest in deploying iPads and other Apple iOS products for use inside their organizations.

• Facebook updates mobile platform, says 'no' to rumoured phone

  If you were one of the many people hoping for a Facebook phone, sorry. That's not happening.

• Microsoft touts UI efficiency with WP7

  Microsoft claims its Windows Phone 7 (WP7) smartphones help users get more done in fewer steps than do rival phones.

• Are Apple's iPhone and iPad relevant to enterprises?

  The conventional wisdom is that enterprises aren't impressed by Apple's shiny iDevices, perceiving them as a consumer play. Is that a fair assessment? And if so, could it change in the foreseeable future? Let's take a look, in The Long View ...

• Galaxy Tab on sale Nov. 11 at Verizon for $600

  Verizon Wireless will put the 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab running Android 2.2 on sale Nov. 11 for $599.99, the carrier said today.

• AT&T, Verizon promote iPads and Galaxy tablets

  CHICAGO -- Tablets computers are bound to be big sellers, and the two largest U.S. wireless carriers are getting ready to embrace that trend with retail sales of the already popular iPad and the yet-to-be released Galaxy Tab later this fall.

• Proxim looks to fill 'backhaul' demand for 4G wireless networks

  As users demand faster WiMax and LTE wireless networks and devices, wireless carriers must vastly expand the network infrastructure that carries data from cell towers to central switching offices.

• NY Times revamps iPad app, slates pay wall for 2011

  The New York Times today updated its app for Apple's iPad, and said it would start charging readers for access to the digital content early next year.

• Fandango app for WP7 easy to build, developer says

  NEW YORK CITY -- Some third-party developers have been unhappy with Microsoft for complicating the ways they can port apps from Windows Mobile to the new Windows Phone 7 (WP7).

• Limited edition Droid R2-D2 smartphone goes on sale Thursday

  The special edition Droid R2-D2 smartphone goes on sale Thursday. In a galaxy far, far, away, or maybe at your nearest Verizon Wireless store, the Droid R2-D2, a special edition of the Droid 2 smartphone from Motorola, will be for sale Thursday for $249 after rebate.

• Intel: Gadgets to learn users' daily habits

  The future of computing lies in devices that are not only smarter but also more aware of the habits and day-to-day lives of their users, says Justin Rattner, Intel Corp.'s chief technology officer.