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Consider reality – the world around you – automatically augmented by real-time information as you walk down the street or sit on a subway. It used to be the stuff of science fiction, conjured up alongside future visions of flying cars and teleportation. Well, the future, or at least an early version of it, is here and making its way to your smartphone. Read More

Launching alongside Windows Mobile 6.5, Microsoft's free My Phone service made its official debut today. Similar to Apple's iPhone-compatible MobileMe service ($99/year), My Phone offers users the ability to backup content and access it online as well as save and share photos. A premium service ($5 for 7 days of access) offers subscribers a number of options to recover a lost device. Read More

According to the fine folks at TmoNews, your G1 or myTouch 3G is likely to receive an over-the-air update to Android 1.6 (aka Donut) in the next couple of days -- perhaps while you're fast asleep. Read More

Dish Network(R) and NFL Network today announced a free preview of NFL RedZone for all DISH Network customers on Sunday, October 4, 2009. Read More

Mac users have long been only able to dream about harnessing the power of the BlackBerry desktop management tool that their Windows-running counterparts have long taken for granted. Well, come October 2nd, the dreams of Mac users everywhere will come to fruition with the release of BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac. Read More

The wait may finally be over for Palm Pre users. Expected to hit handsets at some point this week (just don't hold your breath), webOS version 1.2.1 will reportedly bring more than 70 improvements to Palm's flagship smartphone. Read More

Despite reports earlier from TheStreet.com that Verizon had pulled the plug on plans to bring the Palm Pre to the carrier's smart phone lineup, it now appears that there is no cause for alarm for those waiting to pick up a Pre stamped with a Verizon logo. Read More

In what could be a second major blow to Palm in almost as many days, TheStreet.com is reporting that Verizon Wireless is passing on the Pre. Read More

Delivering a hearty blow to Palm, the USB Implementers Forum is siding with Apple after Palm appealed to the organization in an effort to bar Apple from preventing the Pre smartphone from syncing with iTunes. The USB-IF, the organization tasked with overseeing and promoting universal serial bus technology, also charged that Palm's alleged use of Apple's vendor identification number is a violation of the organization's policy. Read More

Contradicting Apple's response to an Federal Communications Commission inquiry last month, Google says that the manufacturer of the blockbuster iPhone rejected its Google Voice app for inclusion in the App Store. Read More