Chances are you’ve heard of the text-to-donate system set up by the Red Cross to provide relief to quake-devastated Haiti. It seems that the ease of donating and the immediacy of the disaster have prompted a response far beyond what the Red Cross anticipated.

via MobileCrunch.

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If you’ve ever used search on your mobile phone to find something nearby while you’re out and about, chances are the process was a pain. Google’s looking to cash in on the power of combining location-based search with a mobile device, and their latest mobile

search update is a start at doing just that.

via Google Mobile Search Goes Local : Mobile Marketing Watch – The Pulse Of The Mobile Marketing Community.

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We’ve heard it all — from 7-inch to 12-inch screen sizes, with launch dates now mostly pointing to the first half of 2010, but Boy Genius claims they now know for certain just how big the mythical device will be in the end.According to their report, Apple Tablet is “definitely coming in 7? size.” This doesn’t exclude a bigger, 10” tablet although Apple simultaneously releasing two different tablets sounds highly unlikely, but Boy Genius’ source is “100%” about the 7-incher. There’s also a date attached to this rumor, with Apple supposedly set to announce the tablet in January. We won’t mind if they do.

via Apple Tablet With 7″ Screen Coming in January [RUMOR].

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See this excellent summary of the road to the Apple tablet -

Apple Tablet Timeline | Technomix | Fast Company.

AppleInsider | Apple’s iPhone OS takes 40 percent of Web market share – study.

The iPhone is the dominant platform across the globe, taking the largest share in all regions except Asia and Africa, where Nokia’s Symbian OS carries the lion’s share. But in the U.S., the iPhone and iPod touch combine for a 52 percent share of the mobile Web market, with both devices the top handsets. For smartphones only, Apple is also on top, followed by the HTC Dream and Palm Pre at two and three, respectively.