RIM announces two new BlackBerries; Global LTE subscribers top 6.25 million

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> Amazon started shipping the Kindle Fire on Monday, a day earlier than expected. Article

> Analyst firm Maravedis reports that the worldwide LTE industry reached 6.25 million subscribers at the end of Q3 2011. Release

> Juniper Research forecasts that eReader shipments will reach 67 million by 2016, nearly triple the 25 million devices the company expects to reach the market in 2011. Release

> T-Mobile USA is hosting a star-studded event in Los Angeles tomorrow evening. Is this a coincidence or related to Google's special Android event also happening in Los Angeles Nov. 16? Article

> Research In Motion announced two new BlackBerries, the Bold 9790 and Curve 9380. Both devices run the newer BlackBerry 7 operating system and include touch screens. Article

> Sierra Wireless launched what it claims is the industry's smallest M2M module. Release

> Verizon reportedly plans to sell the Motorola Xoom 2 and Xoom 2 Media edition under the names Droid Xyboard 10.1 and Droid Xyboard 8.2. Article

Mobile Content News

> Nokia will partner with music intelligence platform The Echo Nest for MixRadio, a personalized streaming music service the manufacturer will pre-install on the Lumia 800 smartphone, one of its first two devices running Microsoft's Windows Phone 7.5 operating system. Article

> Amazon.com is introducing a new version of its Price Check comparison shopping application optimized for Google's Android operating system, enabling consumers to contrast in-store retail prices with products available from Amazon and its 2 million online merchant partners. Article

> Research In Motion issued version 3.0 of its BlackBerry Traffic navigation app via the BlackBerry Beta Zone consumer trial program, adding a new turn-by-turn voice guidance option enabling hands-free navigation. Article

> AT&T Mobility will offer Amazon's Kindle Touch 3G for $149. Release

Mobile Developer News

> Development marketplace Verious is transitioning out of beta and teaming with Elance. Article

> Google released revision 7 of its Android NDK enabling developers to get started with the new native APIs available in the new Android 4.0, a.k.a. "Ice Cream Sandwich." Article

> MobiHand is evaluating its strategic options in the face of "significant financial strain" resulting from increased competition from Android Market and BlackBerry App World. Article

And finally... Do device specs matter to consumers? Article