TS2R Wireless News: .5 Million iPhone Apps, Opera Mini 6 & Text Joplin Relief

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Full news stories today reported new Droid update reports, Windows Phone Mango features, T-Mobile doubling 4G speeds in some markets, reports of the HTC Holiday and LG Revolution.

Here's the news that is too short to report:

500,000 iPhone Apps Approved -
Three years after the launch of the iOS App Store, Apple approved the 500,000th app this morning.  Approximately 36% of all apps are free, and paid apps have an average price of $3.64.
Opera Mini 6 for iPhone and iPad - Opera Mini 6 for iPhone and iPad features up to 90% compression of data traffic for speed and cost
savings, making both your patience and wallet happy on slower
connections or when roaming.

Devastation in Joplin Text Relief - Text to five different nonprofit organizations and make $10
donations by sending a text message.

  • American Red Cross Relief: Text "REDCROSS" to 90999.
  • Convoy of Hope: Text "CONVOY" to 50555.
  • Salvation Army: Text "JOPLIN" to 80888.
  • United Way - Heart of Missouri: Text "JOPLIN" to 864833.
  • World Vision, Inc.: Text "TORNADO" to 20222.