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Samsung is getting into the market that Apple , the maker of the iPhone, RIM, the maker of the BlackBerry, and Facebook are already in. Samsung, the maker of many popular mobile phones, "smart" and otherwise, introduced it's ChatON instant messaging service. The ChatON service will allow users to send short messages to each other for free, including texts, photos, contacts, and calendar. The service will be available at first on Samsung devices running their "semi-smart" mobile operating system, called Bada . A Samsung device running Bada. The service will later come as an app on Android and iOS devices. While the users of the Bada version will get the basic capabilities mentioned above, the users of the Android and iOS app will get some more advanced features, such as commenting on their friends profile pages, create special "animation messages", and keep track of how often they instant message. Ho Soo Lee,  Head of Media Solution Center a

Motorola is known by many for it's numerous advancements in the technology of the cellular phone. For one thing, it was the creator of the first cell phone ever made. That two pound "brick" didn't last too long, and now, after Motorola created some of the most popular Android phones, Google feels the need to buy them. In a press release put out earlier today, Google said that they were going to buy Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. for $40 a share, adding up to about $12.5 billion. $12.5 billion is quite a lot of money, however, Google does have some really deep pockets. The deal will be made official at an announcement later today. Now that the facts have been said, one would have to think about the reasoning that Google would want to make such a purchase. Larry Page, Google's CEO, said the following about the purchase:         " Motorola Mobility's total commitment to Android has created a natural fit for our two companies. Together, we will

After searching for a device that hooks up to your TV that streams movies along with other content towards the large screen, you'll find a lot of choices. These devices are referred to as set-top boxes, and you can find at least 10 well know and popular devices, with costs ranging from $55 to $299. So if you happen to be seeking a very good set-top box, one that combines a relatively great price using a slick interface and excellent content selection, Apple thinks they've the device for you. The Apple TV is really a $99 device that allows you to stream content directly within the Internet. Unlike some of the other options, the Apple TV has no manufactured in storage, so, though you possibly can connect through a network to iTunes on your personal computer and stream content from there, everything else is just streaming it directly from the "cloud". The Apple TV can access and stream movies and TV shows in the iTunes store. However, there's no metho