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Nokia to unveil a new high-end smartphone during MWC
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Nokia will unveil at least one new high-end smartphone during the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona later this month, Forbes said Tuesday. The Finnish company announced the Lumia 900, a Windows Phone device destined for AT&T, during the Consumer Electronics Show in early January but consumers are still waiting to hear what the company will launch as a follow-up to the Lumia 800 in Europe. Early rumors suggested that Nokia was planning to announce a Lumia 910 device with HSPA+ connectivity and a 12-megapixel camera, but Nokia recently shot down rumors of the camera upgrade. BGR will be reporting live from Mobile World Congress later this month so be we’ll be sure to bring you all ...
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LightSquared gets desperate, seeks regulatory changes to satisfy GPS debacle
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If we were the betting type -- and hell, some of us really are -- we'd wager a crisp ten spot that LightSquared isn't going to assuage the FCC's concerns over those pesky GPS interference issues in the next few weeks. After previously stating that the interference test reports were rigged by GPS insiders, the upstart LTE network is now getting political with its argument and is calling on the FCC to institute new standards for GPS equipment. LightSquared contends that current GPS devices on the market are poorly designed and purposefully encroach on the company's licensed spectrum. Of course, this change would do little to remedy the millions of interference prone / (causing?) devices on the...
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Ain't she tweet! Verizon's Valentine's Day Twitter contest offers up Motorola DROID RAZR as prize
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With Valentine's Day coming next Tuesday, you want to get your significant other a brand new Motorola DROID RAZR. Even if you are short of the long green needed to make a purchase of the "impossibly thin" LTE enabled device, there still is a way to make this come true. It seems that Verizon is running a Twitter contest for Valentine's Day and the prize is a colored Motorola DROID RAZR! All you need to do is to tweet the most creative confession (not the letter you sent to Penthouse Forum) to hashtag #TweetHeart sometime on February 13th and 14th
You can send poems, pictures or write about whatever romantic moment you feel the need to confess to. And there is nothing wrong in keeping your ey...
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Samsung used low cost chip for Samsung GALAXY Nexus
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A breakdown of the Samsung GALAXY Nexus by ABI Research revealed that the Korean based manufacturer used a low cost LTE chip in Verizon's variant of the phone. The newer chip offers the same high-data performance as the older one, but at half the $23 cost according to ABI Research. It is smart purchasing like this that has enabled a company like Pantech to offer an LTE enabled phone like the Pantech Burst, for under $50 with a signed 2-year contract. And by making phones that support LTE cheaper, it helps spread the use of the technology globally.
ABI Research says that the Samsung GALAXY Nexus modem is constructed with the combination of a Via Telecom CDMA/EVDO Rev. A integrated circuit an...
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Android 4.0.4 ROM leaks for Verizon's Galaxy Nexus
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A little gem known as Android 4.0.4 wriggled its way onto the interweb last week, and while it was geared specifically for Sprint's Nexus S 4G, a similar version has just cropped up for the CDMA / LTE Galaxy Nexus from Verizon. While it's only available for tenacious users who've unlocked their bootloader, it seems that a host of improvements are on deck for the official release. First and foremost, the ROM is said to be noticeably faster, with the speed gains also extending to the web browser and the device's boot time. The release also packs a new radio file that (at least from user impressions) offers more seamless transitions between the CDMA and LTE networks. All in all, the rest of the...
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iPhone 4S A5 processor packs custom Siri “ears” chip
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Apple’s refusal to put its Siri voice control system on the iPhone 4 is not a shameless play to persuade users to upgrade to the 4S, it’s suggested, but a limitation of the Apple A5 chip found inside the newest iOS smartphone. The A5, Linley Group analyst Linley Gwennap says, was always too large simply to accommodate two Cortex A9 CPUs and a GPU, CNET reports; the extra bulk is to house an on-chip noise-reduction system sourced from specialists Audience, which revealed its deal with Apple last month.
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Russian carrier gives $5,000 vacation to its most data hungry customer
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Use more data, win more prizes. It may sound counterintuitive, but that's exactly what Russian operator MegaFon is offering to its subscribers, as part of a curious 3G promotion. It all began back in November, when the provider announced a rather straightforward contest: customers who downloaded the most data with their 3G modems would be awarded prizes worth up to one million rubles (about $33,000), including a $5,000 vacation. According to Russian news site C News, MegaFon launched the campaign in order to showcase the expanse of its data network, which apparently covers more than 80 percent of northwestern Russia and offers speeds of up to 21Mbps. The promotion came to an official close o...
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Why Siri Will Never Officially Appear on the iPhone 4
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Since the arrival of the iPhone 4S, users of the humble iPhone 4 have been hoping for a chance to get Siri. While they can unofficially, they never will from Apple.
The iPhone 4S uses Apple's A5 processor. Which you know is more powerful than the A4 built into the iPhone 4—but it also has some weighty audio processing hardware baked into it. Specifically, the A5 is home to Audience's "EarSmart" technology, which uses a digital signal processor to remove background noise and secondary voices so phone calls sound better.
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Android 4.0.4 leaks for the Verizon Galaxy Nexus, runs noticeably faster
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Samsung Galaxy Nexus owners, here is a bit of news that might be of interest to you. An early Android 4.0.4 ROM has showed up on the XDA Developers forum, and those of you who are a bit more tech inclined are free to give it a shot.
According to the guys who have already tried it out, the leaked update brings a bunch of improvements, among which a shorter boot time, increased in-call volume, and a boost in signal strength. Besides, the new radios that come along make switching between 3G and 4G much more seamless. Overall, everything seems noticeably faster, and a number of bugs have been squashed.
Now for the tricky part, this Android 4.0.4 update will work only on the stock Verizon version...
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Samsung Galaxy S III to land in May with 7mm thin profile
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While we may not see the Samsung Galaxy S III at Mobile World Congress this year, some more details about the highly anticipated handset have been revealed that may make your geeky mouth water. Or not.
With the prospects of a quad-core Galaxy S III, the expectations for the handset are already pretty high. We can also expect something similar to the Galaxy Nexus’ display, which is a 4.65-inch Super AMOLED HD panel. Now we’re hearing that Samsung’s next flagship phone may come in at a ridiculously thin 7mm thick. While it’s impressive to say the least, this is something I’m not looking forward to.
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So how's that 'big and bulky' strategy working out for HTC?
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CFO of HTC Winston Yung admitted the company “dropped the ball” in 2011 and its high-end devices are not selling as well as expected. This is due mostly to HTC’s hardware being substantially thicker than the competition and often having poor battery life.
“While short term performance may not meet the results as expected, we have gained further experience and advancement in the areas of brand management and product innovation,” CEO Peter Chou stated in a press release. “These fundamental strengths and the groundwork we have laid will take us into 2012 with a renewed focus and determination.”
His message seems to echo the same one given by the company’s CFO: HTC shit the bed.
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Nokia unveils the white Lumia 800
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Nokia used its Conversations blog to unveil the new white Lumia 800. Under the hood, the handset is identical to the cyan, magenta and black version which launched late last year. On the surface, you will get a snowy white casing that nicely accents the curved black display. According to Nokia, this isn’t some cheap spray-on job either. Instead, the phone’s unibody polycarbonate shell is dyed all the way through. Judging from the images release by Nokia, those who prefer blanc to black will be wowed by this handset.
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Rogers announces two new LTE devices with 4G speeds up to 40Mbps
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Rogers on Monday announced two new LTE devices that will offer even faster speeds than earlier 4G modems on its network. The company will soon launch the Sierra Wireless AirCard 330U LTE Rocket stick as well as the Sierra Wireless AirCard 763S LTE Rocket mobile hotspot. Both devices utilize the 2600MHz spectrum and will offer LTE download speeds of up to 40 Mbps, compared to the 12-25Mbps offered by Rogers’s earlier devices. ”We are thrilled to offer Canada’s fastest LTE devices on Canada’s fastest and largest LTE network,” said Rogers Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer John Boynton. “We were the first to launch an LTE network in Canada and we have invested in the network t...
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Samsung GALAXY Note LTE available for preorder at AT&T and Best Buy
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If you're a smartphone fanatic, you might be watching the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl for reasons other than football. That is when Samsung's 90 second ad for the Samsung GALAXY Note LTE is supposed to run. But even better, you can now preorder the device from AT&T and Best Buy. The GALAXY Note LTE is expected to be released on February 19th and will cost $299.99 with a signed 2-year contract.
Just in case you need to know the specs, the Samsung GALAXY Note LTE has that massive 5.3 inch Super AMOLED screen with a 285ppi pixel density and resolution of 800 x 1280. Under the hood is a dual-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm MSM8660 processor with 1GB of RAM on board. 32GB of native storage is included,...
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Nokia Lumia 800 sells out in Ireland
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After going on sale on the 1st February 2012 exclusive on Vodafone Ireland, the Nokia Lumia 800 is now officially out of stock on the network.
While the event is not as indicative of strong demand as if it sold out in the first few days, it does mean that there is not a huge inventory of Nokia Lumia 800s hanging around, and should be good news for Nokia’s Q1 2012 numbers.
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