Apple is holding a special Mac-focused media event on October 20th at 10:00 AM Pacific Time.

Could "Lion" be the name of a new version of Mac OS?

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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will be taking the wraps off the company's highly anticipated new mobile operating system at an event in New York on October 11th.

Read more at: Yahoo! News - Microsoft pinning mobile hopes on new operating system

Mozilla has announced the public launch of Firefox 4 Beta for Mobile. For Mobile uses the same foundation as the desktop client, but is optimized for browsing from your mobile phone. Firefox 4 Mobile allows you to sync your desktop with your mobile phone using Add-ons, Firefox Sync, and the Awesome Bar.


The mobile Beta takes advantage of JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, and pinch to zoom to deliver the best browsing experience to users. You can download Firefox 4 Beta for Mobile for your Android and Maemo powered devices through their respective application stores or by using the link below.

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Read more on Mozilla's blog.

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Verizon Wireless plans to cover 110 million people in 38 major metro areas with its LTE network by the end of this year; Verizon president and chief operating officer Lowell McAdam announced today.

See the planned areas and read more at: Verizon Wireless

It is official! Two unlimited prepaid carriers that were once competitors have now officially been aligned. Pocket Communication’s assets have are now part of Cricket, a Leap Wireless company. The new venture will target markets in McAllen, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, Brownsville and Harlingen. Pocket customers will now have access to data services and the coverage area of Cricket according to Leap representatives. They will also be able to buy phones currently offered by Cricket.

“Obviously, there’s going to be a big increase in our network,” said Frank Vos, Cricket’s director for Upper Valley operations. “Pocket customers will have nationwide talk and text, which they didn’t have before.”

Cricket currently holds 76% stakes in the joint venture with Pocket holding the other 24. The pocket brand will be phased out in the next 6 to eight months. Customers will start noticing changes by the end of the year but should not see any increase in price.

Visual searching is now available on your iPhone with the Google Goggles app. Visual search technology uses the iPhone camera to take a picture of landmarks, logo, and covers of books, DVDs and games and provide information about that item though Google search. Check out the video above to see Google Goggles in action.

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Wal-mart sells everything from caskets to toilet paper. Now they will be adding no-contract wireless to the vast selection of goods and services already offered. The service, Wal-Mart Family Mobile, will run on T-Mobile USA’s network. Pricing can be found in the above image or on Wal-Mart's website. There are already five devices planned for launch this week. Motorola Cliq XT, Samsung Highlight, Samsung T139, Nokia1661, and Samsung T369 will all be sold at any of the 2,500 Wal-Mart's expected to launch the new service Monday.

For more information visit: Wal-Mart Family Mobile

What's different from the previous release (v3.04)?

We have made a few major improvements to Ovi Maps in this release. These include:

* Visually refreshed main menu and icons,
* New maps with public transport lines (as a new map layer) for subways, trams and trains in 80+ cities around the world. Just click the map toolbox icon and select Transit lines,
* Improved search experience - find places and addresses around you - or anywhere in the world - fast and easily. Browse places or enter a keyword in the search box. Now with suggestions and "did you mean?" functionality,
* New place pages with description, reviews, pictures and places nearby. Interact with places in a whole new way - you can check in, contact, navigate, save, rate, share, report or see place on the map,
* Share a place - send a place to your friends via SMS or Email. The SMS contains the address and a link to the place page with description, ratings, contact, URL and a mini map. The link opens up on the mobile browser (also on non-Nokia devices),
* Check in - keep your friends up-to-date with where you are and what you're up to. Check in to places and share it with your friends on Facebook and many more social networks. See places you’ve been to in your check in history,
* New Drive assistance mode with live traffic flow - after clicking Drive, you're instantly in drive assistance mode with live traffic flow and more. Once you start moving, get safety camera alerts and speed limit warnings,
* More folder with many rich content services relevant to your location. Personalise your Ovi Maps by selecting the services you'd like to keep on your main menu for instant access.

See: http://betalabs.nokia.com/apps/ovi-maps-306

Walmart announced today a branded wireless service that will run on T-Mobile USA's network.

Read more: AP via Yahoo! News