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AT&T iPhone 4S crushes Verizon in data testing
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AT&T’s HSPA+ network is the carrier’s iPhone 4S trump card, according to data speed analysis in the US, delivering websites twice as fast as CDMA rivals like Verizon. The fifth-gen Apple smartphone bested competing carriers on page rendering, uploads and downloads, analysts Metrico Wireless found in their testing of the iPhone 4S, though Verizon proved slightly more stable when it came to connecting – and not dropping – calls.
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Google confirms Verizon's LTE Galaxy Nexus dimensions and specifications
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Four zillion new Galaxy Nexus promo videos not enough to sate your appetite for superphones? We hear ya. Google's specifications portal just went live for Verizon's looming LTE version of the world's first Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone, and as expected, it's a wee bit bigger than the HSPA+ version. We heard back in Hong Kong that the LTE model would be slightly beefier -- presumably to house a larger battery to counter that energy-sucking LTE module -- and it seems that said scenario is indeed proving true. The HSPA+ build checks in at 135.5mm (h) x 67.94mm (w) x 8.94mm (d) thick, while the LTE model measures 135.5mm (h) x 67.94mm (w) x 9.47mm (d). That's right around half a millimeter thick...
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Samsung Omnia W with North American 3G clears the FCC; Launching in Canada?
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Samsung Omnia W (model GT-I8350T) with support for WCDMA and HSPA over the 850MHz spectrum has been caught while getting FCC’s seal of approval. If there were no for the Samsung Focus Flash, we would tell you this baby is heading to AT&T. However, we can’t do that given the similarities between the two devices — i.e. they are pretty much identical. Hence, our next bet has something to do with Canada, where we think Bell or Rogers could pick this one up and offer it to their customers. Needless to say, we have nothing confirmed on this front, but it’s kinda safe to bet every major carrier will want to take part in Microsoft’s mobile game and have a Windows Phone device in its portfolio. We’ll...
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Samsung Galaxy Nexus survives a key scratch test, worries about Gorilla Glass look silly now
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We were pretty confident that Samsung has done its homework to protect the screen on the Galaxy Nexus, but when Corning said there is no Gorilla Glass on the handset, rather another type of "fortified glass", there was a lot of backlash on the Internets with people getting disappointed.
As if to prove that Gorilla Glass is just the most popular household name when it comes to toughened glass, which makes Corning, its maker, a marketing genius, the screen on the Galaxy Nexus was scratched with keys by someone the minute after they got it, demonstrating that the other tough glass makers are good too.
The result is pretty (in)visible in video, so we can now sleep tight again, knowing that it w...
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Samsung Galaxy S2 Ice Cream Sandwich update UK bound!
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The Samsung Galaxy S2 will be getting Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, the company’s UK arm has confirmed this week via Twitter.
While it should come as no surprise – even six months on, the Samsung Galaxy S2 is still just about the most powerful phone on the market, and to ignore it would be a shock – it is reassuring to see Samsung publicly committing to it.
Ice Cream Sandwich, which launches on the Galaxy Nexus today, includes many new features, including face recognition unlock, improved voice commands and dictations, an overhauled UI and better multi-taking, with screenshots of each running app.
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Motorola Razr finally lands in the UK
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The Motorola Razr is now available in the UK, with Moto announcing just where you can get the smartphone.
Although Motorola has never officially announced the exact date the Razr was coming to the UK, Clove had reported that the handset would be out at the beginning of November and then revealed that it would be delayed by at least a week.
That's all in the past now, with Moto revealing that the phone is now available from Phones4U, selected Carphone Warehouse stores and also SIM-free from Amazon.
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ZTE Tania launched in France on SFR, no ZTE branding though
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ZTE is a Chinese company that’s in the exact same boat Huawei was in just a few short years ago, and that HTC was in going as far back as the late 1990s. All three of these Asian companies make mobile phones, but their first customers weren’t people, they were the corporations we so lovingly call wireless operators. It took a lot of commitment from HTC to develop their own brand and eventually the Sense UI that differentiates them today in the Android world. The same can be said for Huawei, who just recently announced that they’re going to open up a design shop in London and will be selling their branded devices unlocked in retail stores. ZTE is still a baby in this respect. Today one of the...
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Nokia Lumia 800 hits UK stores, preorder demand leaves Orange UK glowing
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As Nokia's first Windows Phone lights up shop fronts across Britain, Orange has informed us that the Lumia 800 has attracted the most attention it's ever seen for a Nokia device. Based on preorders, the smartphone has trumped both the critically acclaimed N95 and the 5800, while we're sure the gratis Xbox 360 for upgraders hasn't hurt demand -- 50 percent of those looking to pick up the polycarbonate phone are already Orange customers. The carrier has told us that an Xbox-based offer for new customers looking to pick up the Nokia-coated Windows Phone is also in the pipeline -- something for UK network hoppers to get excited about.
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BlackBerry Curve 9380 headed to O2 UK
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RIM's recently announced BlackBerry Curve 9380 looks to be headed over to O2 in the UK. The new BlackBerry Curve 9380 is the first all-touchscreen smartphone in the Curve family and looks very similar to the all-touch Torch 9850/9860, though with a smaller display. Thus far, the carrier has not offered any real pricing or availability date information.
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HTC Zeta image, specs leak: 2.5GHz quad-core CPU, Android 4.0
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An image and details surrounding a purported new HTC smartphone code-named “Zeta” have been uncovered. Following BGR’s exclusive reports revealing two upcoming HTC phones set to be unveiled early next year at Mobile World Congress — the HTC Edge and HTC Ville — Engadget on Tuesday published a render of the HTC Zeta. Featuring a unique design and a near-edgeless 4.5-inch 720p display, the Zeta is rumored to sport a unibody aluminum case, quad-core 2.5GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage, Beats Audio, Bluetooth 4.0, an 8-megapixel rear camera, a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera and a 1,830 mAh battery. The phone will run Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich according to the report, lik...
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HTC, porn company tussling over Vivid name
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If you walk into an AT&T store and plan to pick up the 4G LTE-capable HTC Vivid, would you be confused into thinking this is part of a porn company? Well, Vivid Entertainment seems to think so, as it asking HTC to change the name or it will be sued.
HTC told The Verge that it doesn’t have any comments but it seems like an odd idea to me, as it’s clear to me that this device doesn’t come from the adult entertainment company, even if you can use Android for porn. Still, Vivid is very deep into technology and it too wants to protect its brands out there.
What do you think of this legal threat? Should HTC bend over to Vivid?
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T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4G gets Gingerbread
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Welcome to the club T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4G users! You are finally able to use Gingerbread and all of the goodies that brings. We know that Ice Cream Sandwich is the new hotness, but it's always nice to get an update.
The update will not only bring your Galaxy S 4G up to Gingerbread, Android 2.3.6 to be exact. The update also brings a mysterious "Google Security Patch", whatever that means, as well as camera enhancements and WiFi enhancements.
The bad news is that this update will not be available OTA, so you'll have to dig up your USB cable, hook up your phone to your computer and use the Samsung Kies Mini software to update your phone.
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HTC Mozart and HD7 go back to grade school, learn how to Internet Share
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The ability to use your Windows Phone as a mobile hotspot was originally an exclusive feature extended only to brand new Mango devices, but we're now beginning to see Internet Sharing pop up on the HTC HD7 and Mozart. We're seeing reports that it's showing up in various parts of the world, though we still haven't heard if this will include T-Mobile HD7 users in the US or if it still awaits final carrier approval first. Either way, it's probably worth clicking on that Zune icon to check for the update.
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Nokia claims Lumia sales success, “very positive about the launch”
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On the official Nokia blog Nokia spokesman has confirmed high interest from shoppers in the Nokia Lumia 800.
Haddow said: “The level of pre-orders, as well as reaction in shops today, lead us to be very positive about the launch of the Nokia Lumia 800.
Saying the handset was destined to be a huge hit he continued:
“The public have had hands on in many retail stores over the past week and were in store in abundance today, not only trying out this amazing device, but signing up for some of the great deals available.
“In addition, we’ve had lots of people saying that they intend to switch to the Nokia Lumia 800 at their next upgrade. Especially given some of the great offers available at the mo...
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SIM-based NFC gains global support from 45 mobile carriers, all huddled around GSMA's standard
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You knew that NFC hardware can be embedded into SIM cards, right? Right? Regardless of whether you've been paying attention, the practice is about to become a whole lot more common, as 45 of the world's largest mobile operators have extended their support for the GSM Association's standard. Among the networks, you'll find heavy hitters such as China Mobile and China Unicom (which account for nearly 800 million subscribers between the two), along with familiar names such as America Movil, AT&T, Deutsche Telecom, KPN, Orange, Rogers, SFR, SK Telecom, Softbank, Telus, Verizon and Vodafone. Even Isis, the unholy mobile payment lovechild of AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, has pledged its support... i...
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