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The Samsung SGH-a877 Impression is now available from AT&T, featuring a full keyboard and the first commercially available 3.2-inch AMOLED touch-screen display. The phone will also include a 3-megapixel camera. It retails for $199.99 with a 2-year contract and a mail-in rebate. MobileBurn (4/7) , IntoMobile (4/7)

Nokia Executive Vice President of Markets Anssi Vanjoki says that in 2010, high-end phones will include QVGA screens, a 5- to 12-megapixel camera comparable to standalone digital cameras, touch-screen input and GPS access. All these features will become commonplace in mobile devices by 2013. The New York Times/GigaOm (4/7)

(Below) In an iPhone world, the brand is not as important as utility.  I certainly see ‘fun’ as something which falls within utility.  Publishers who attempt to make apps whose only function is to advertise the brand will find themselves falling short of expectations.

No apps from publishers like the New York Times or broadcasters like CBS appear in the top 25 downloaded apps in the Apple App Store, where external developers launch programs or tools for iPhone users, says a report by comScore. Games dominate in Apple apps. (Iwantmedia 4/8, http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/digital-downloads/mobile/e3i877cb25050675ce95d66a8ae78d066d6 4/7)

Cox Communications, the U.S. cable operator, plans to start a wireless service this year. Cox is building its own cellular network — a strategy that contrasts sharply with that of its peers, Comcast and Time Warner. Cox could attempt to exploit the nascent mobile video market. (Iwantmedia 4/8, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123915134035899477.html 4/7)

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