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Microsoft teases a WP7 version of the Samsung Galaxy S II, plus new handsets from Fujitsu, ZTE and Acer
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Microsoft's WPC 2011 conference which we reported from yesterday is in full swing, and special time was dedicated to Windows Phone, with Redmond showing off not one or two, but four new WP handsets. While it didn't specify many details about the phones themselves, Microsoft reiterated that we will have three new manufacturers jumping on the bandwagon - Acer, Fujitsu and ZTE.
But there were actually four handsets on stage, with the fourth being none other but the Windows Phone version of the Samsung Galaxy S II, one of the best handsets money can currently buy. Samsung's phone, as well as all others that were present during the keynote, seemed to have the good ol' front-facing camera, which i...
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Cricket Announces Huawei Ascend II
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Cricket today announced the addition of the Huawei Ascend II, a new Android 2.3 smartphone that has a 3.5 inch display, 5 megapixel camera with video capture, 600MHz processor and support for microSD cards. It comes with all the stock Google services that make up most Android phones. The device will cost $179.99 and month-to-month plans for the Ascend II start at $55.
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Microsoft shows off Windows 8 tablet concept
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Microsoft on Tuesday showed off a concept tablet running an early version of its next-generation Windows 8 operating system during a Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference presentation. The company briefly showed off the mysterious tablet, which touted a user interface that looks very similar to the tech giant’s mobile operating system, Windows Phone 7. Windows Phone 7 itself will never find its way to a tablet, however, as Windows Phone boss Andy Lees stated during the show that a tablet should be able to do everything a PC can do. Microsoft’s approach with Windows 8 tablets is very different from Apple’s tablet strategy, which offers a limited experience — albeit one that has been very suc...
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AT&T updates international data roaming plans with higher caps
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AT&T has changed up its international data roaming plans for people who need internet access on their phones when out of the country. The carrier has increased the data allotment for the plans, while keeping the price the same. It's still exorbitantly expensive though.
The $24.99 per month package has been bumped up from 20MB to 50MB, the $59.99 per month/50MB plan has been scrapped for a $49.99 per month/125MB plan, the 100MB for $119.99 per month has been scrapped for a 275MB/$99.99 per month option, and finally, the old 200MB for $199.99 plan has be quadrupled in capacity to 800MB for the same price. It is nice to see an American carrier acknowledge that travelers need more data, but the ...
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HP TouchPad 4G for AT&T Announced
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The HP TouchPad 4G has just been announced for AT&T, and this version will be sporting a 1.5GHz processor, which is a pretty nice bump up from the 1.2GHz processor that the Wi-Fi-only model uses. It has 32GB of internal memory and GPS and Wi-Fi capabilities, too, so it’s a pretty solid piece of hardware overall. And while it’s called the TouchPad 4G, it’s probably in reference to AT&T’s HSPA+ network and not its soon-to-be-launched LTE solution.
If you recently purchased the HP TouchPad with webOS, you might be feeling a little burned by the fact that HP announced a slightly more powerful model just weeks later. We have no clue why HP did that, but it’s coming nonetheless and it will be able...
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BlackBerry Bold 9900 jaunts through FCC
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There’s been some worry that RIM’s next lineup of BlackBerry smartphones wouldn’t make it out the door before the back-to-school rush, but to back up rumours of a mid-August release, the Bold 9900 has recently passed through FCC filing. That’s usually a good sign that we’ll see the device within the next month, although hardly a sure bet. Some documents are dated far back as June 23, but have only been viewable recently due to the usual confidentiality period the FCC grants.
The BlackBerry Bold 9900 was announced at RIM’s annual conference this spring, and is spearheading their new OS 7 platform. It’s a slim device, has a lot of fresh style to it, while still staying within the well-establis...
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Motorola Fire XT316 brings the portrait QWERTY form factor to China now, Europe later
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There’s no kidding about it, but landscape QWERTY sliders are all too common with Android smartphones nowadays, which is evident by prominent devices like the Motorola DROID 3.
Fortunately, the good people of China are being subjected to the still rarely used portrait style QWERTY form factor with the Motorola XT316 – a device that looks similar to the Motorola DROID Pro and XPRT in the US. This affordably priced handset features a 2.8” QVGA display, 600MHz Qualcomm MSM7227-1 processor, 3-megapixel camera, 256MB of RAM, 512MB of ROM, microSD card slot, 1,420 mAh battery, HSPDA, Wi-Fi, and Moto Switch UI running on top of Android 2.2 Froyo.
Unlike its stronger and more equipped siblings, the ...
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Sprint, Clearwire Expand NYC WiMax Footprint
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Sprint and Clearwire today announced a significant expansion of their joint WiMax network in the New York City metro area. The companies say that the regional network has grown by 21%, and now covers 11.93 million people between New Jersey and Long Island. Some of the new areas now covered by WiMax include: Alpine, Bayonne, Elizabeth, Fair Lawn, Newark, Paramus, Secaucus, and Union, N.J.; and Hartsdale, New Rochelle, New York, Rockville Centre, and Yonkers, N.Y. Sprint and Clearwire have slowed down the number of new market launches this year as Clearwire seeks more funding.
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LG Optimus Pro C660: BlackBerry clone running Android, not worth it
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Walk into any phone shop and you’ll be faced with identical slabs of glass from every handset maker on the planet. Kind of boring, right? With the exception of Nokia, and most obviously Research in Motion, nearly no one else even bothers to launch devices with a physical QWERTY keyboard anymore. They might do one or two per year, but for the most part you’re kind of screwed if you’re the type who likes to hit little plastic buttons while vomiting out what’s on your mind to your Twitter followers. Enter the LG Optimus Pro C660, which looks like a clone of Motorola’s Droid Pro and the Samsung Replenish, the former on Verizon, the latter on Sprint. It’s said to be coming to the Italian market “...
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Analyst calls for RIM to break apart handset, network businesses
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With Research In Motion’s annual shareholder meeting scheduled to take place later today, one popular RIM-focused analyst is calling for the company to split its handset and network businesses into two separate companies. “RIM’s organization, like its handsets, needs modernization. By acting now, splitting RIM into network and handset businesses may target opportunities and unlock significant shareholder value,” RBC Capital Markets Managing Director Mike Abramsky wrote in a note to investors on Tuesday. “RIM’s end-to-end solution was conceived when data devices and networks were nascent — but times have changed,” the analyst continued. Abramsky believes the standalone network business can ta...
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LG Cosmos 2 Reaches for the Sky (Again) at Verizon
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Verizon Wireless today announced the LG Cosmos 2, a new messaging phone that has a full QWERTY keyboard, built-in social media applications, and a new email client. The Cosmos 2 includes a 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, media player, document viewer, and support for rudimentary group messaging. The Cosmos 2 has a 3.5mm headset jack, and accepts microSD cards up to 32GB. It goes on sale Juiy 14 for $29.99 after rebates with new agreement.
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Google Offers Launches in NYC and the Bay Area
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Google today announced that its Groupon-like daily deals service, Offers, has launched the in the New York City and San Francisco Bay Area markets. The service, which is still in beta, allows users to take advantage of local deals at select retailers and other businesses. Google said that it will expand Google Offers into the Austin, Boston, Denver, Seattle, and Washington, D.C., markets next, though it didn't say when. In conjunction with the expansion of Google Offers, Google today also announced a new version of the Google Shopper application for the Android platform. Google Shopper 2.0 make it easier to find local deals through the use of three tabs, which offer quick access to the day's...
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AT&T and Sprint Subpoenaed by 9 States Over T-Mobile
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A group of nine states, including Arizona, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington, have sent subpoenas to both AT&T and Sprint regarding AT&T's proposed acquisition of T-Mobile. The states have requested that Sprint send them all the same materials that Sprint has so far submitted to the Federal Communications Commission this year regarding the acquisition. Sprint has opposed the acquisition from day one and has delivered reams of material to the FCC in hopes of dissuading the FCC from approving the deal. The same states sent subpoenas to AT&T as well, though the nature of those subpoenas was not made clear by AT&T. Individual U.S. states do not h...
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Microsoft Windows 7 license sales reach 400 million
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During his Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference keynote on Monday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced that the company has now sold 400 million Windows 7 licenses to date. Microsoft’s current operating system was first launched in October 2009, and it was welcomed with open arms as customers were eager to dump Vista following its troubled introduction. Despite an impressive 20 months for Windows 7, it is still far from being the world’s most used operating system. Windows XP’s share was near double Windows 7′s in June, though Microsoft did confirm on Monday that it would stop supporting the operating system 1,000 days from now. According to Net Applications, Microsoft’s Windows 7 operat...
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Id's John Carmack predicts mobile devices as powerful as today's consoles in two years
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One of the most influential people in the gaming industry, John Carmack, the person behind Wolfenstein, Doom and Quake, predicted that mobile devices will be comparable in power to what today's consoles offer.
"It’s unquestionable that within a very short time, we’re going to have portable cell phones that are more powerful than the current-gen consoles," Carmack said in an interview for IndustryGamers. "People have exaggerated the relative powers - the iPad2 is not more powerful than the 360. It’s still a factor of a couple weaker. But the fact that it’s gotten that close that fast - that means that almost certainly, 2 years from now, there will be mobile devices more powerful than what we...
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