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WIRELESS

The much anticipated DataCase application for the iPhone launched this morning.   The app, which costs $6.99, turn your iPhone into an easy-to-use wireless storage device that can be access by any other device on your wireless network. A one way drop box can be added to a normal machine to drop files onto the iPhone, or alternatively you can set up a two-way shared drive to move files between the iPhone and a computer.  (http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/12/datacase-launches-turn-the-iphone-into-a-wireless-drive 8/12)

DataCase Demo Video

Strategy Analytics reports that the popularity of touch-screen phones has helped LG expand its U.S. market share. The company has replaced Samsung as the second-largest maker of handsets for the U.S. Financial Times (8/11)

Yahoo unveiled a mobile version of its fantasy football portal offering the ability to set your line-ups, receive injury updates and make last-minute roster changes. Yahoo’s PC-based Fantasy Football app also added some new goodies including a new draft application featuring a drag-and-drop queue and audio alerts. (Cynopsis 8/12)