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Smartphone data use up 50% in just six months
Aug 10th
Data use on a typical US smartphone has shot up 50 percent in just half a year, a newly published study by analyst Chetan Sharma has discovered. In the first half of 2010, the average bandwidth used climbed to 230MB, or enough to eclipse AT&T’s cheaper plan introduced at the very end of the period. The usage is some of the heaviest in the world, as Japan and Korea have further 3G reach but use it significantly less.
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The US as a result has become “ground zero” for data use in the world and is a testbed for policies around More >
Hints back iPod touch getting Retina Display, dual cameras
Aug 10th
Rumors surrounding the next iPod touch were given fuel this evening by a seemingly off-the-cuff remark by John Gruber. In commenting on the high pricing for the Dell Streak, the tech writer stated as fact that the next iPod would have both the iPhone 4′s 960×640 Retina Display and the by now confirmed front and backcameras. They would arrive in a “few weeks.”
The statements aren’t overt attempts at seeding a rumor, but Gruber is known to have accurate sources within Apple and is known to occasionally tease leaks by mentioning them off-hand.
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An iPod touch update is virtually certain as More >