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HTC Holiday visits FCC for AT&T 4G LTE
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The HTC Holiday is expected to be AT&T’s first 4G LTE smartphone and the device has just passed through the FCC, signaling an imminent launch. Earlier this month, the handset was caught being tested on AT&T’s 4G LTE network with speeds reaching 29Mbps, faster than typical Verizon 4G LTE speeds. However, that was without real load on the network, which AT&T only plans to deploy in about 25 markets by year-end.
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BlackBerry Curve 9350 coming to Sprint on October 2
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Sprint has officially announced that the BlackBerry Curve 9350 will be hitting their network on October 2 and can be had for the affordable price of $79.99 with a new two-year activation or qualified upgrade.
The BlackBerry Curve 9350 is the latest release from RIM to run on OS 7. It’ll join the BlackBerry Bold 9930 and the BlackBerry Torch 9850 in Sprint’s smartphone stable. The Curve 9350 is considered the entry-level BlackBerry but it boasts some decent specifications.
The Curve 9350 maintains the popular form factor that has been RIM’s signature for years. It has a 2.44-inch display sitting right above a full QWERTY keyboard. There is also an optical trackpad that makes navigating the ...
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Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S available now on Vodafone UK
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Can't wait for your high-speed Xperia Arc upgrade? Well, you'll be glad to hear that Vodafone's Xperia Arc S page has now gone live, and we've confirmed with the UK phone network that the curvy smartphone will also be available in-store from tomorrow. Signing up for a two year plan at £31 per month nets you the gradient blue version for free. Aside from a new super-charged 1.4GHz processor and a "3D sweep panorama" mode, other specs are all-but identical to the original. Certainly not a deal-breaker, with an Exmor-equipped 8.1 megapixel shooter and that 4.2-inch Reality Display both squeezed into its very pocketable profile. So, please form a orderly queue at your nearest Vodafone store if t...
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iPhone 4S pops up in Apple's inventory again
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A new image suggesting Apple will soon launch an “iPhone 4S” was revealed on Thursday. 9to5Mac published a photo from Apple’s internal inventory that clearly shows the iPhone 4S moniker and suggests the 16GB iPhone 4S model number is “MD239.” Oddly, the new device is also codenamed “N94″ which was previously thought to have been reserved for the iPhone 5. 9to5Mac also said it also confirmed the phone in the system packs a dual-core A5 processor. On Wednesday we reported on a different internal inventory leak that suggested Apple will release two new 8GB iPhone models, one black and one white, in addition to a white iPod touch. While most reports have suggested Apple will reveal a thinner, li...
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How long do carriers store your data?
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Check out this very interesting infographic that answers the question of how long do the carriers store all of the data that isn’t stored directly on your phone, such as text message content and call detail records.
The one thing that people seem to do most of these days is text. This isn’t just occasional texting, but texting by the thousands. Old messages almost always get deleted, whether it is to hide evidence of a night that is best not remembered or because they simple slow the phone you’re using down. Now what if we told you that even after you delete those messages from your device, the content of those messages still lives on with your wireless carrier? Fortunately, only one of the...
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HTC Explorer Android smartphone to land on Vodafone, Three UK
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HTC the Explorer today, which is aimed at the entry level smartphone user, and both Vodafone and Three UK have followed up with statements that they will both carry the new device in their portfolios. The HTC Explorer runs Google's Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS and features a 600MHz processor, 512MB of RAM, and a colorful 3.2-inch HVGA touchscreen display.
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Sprint to discontinue 1-year contract options on October 2
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Sprint has confirmed in an email to MobileBurn that it will no longer offer a 1-year contract renewal option to customers as of October 2. Prior to this, customers had the option to renew their contract for a 1-year term and receive a $75 discount on a new device. The only options available after October 2 will be to pay full retail price for a new device or sign a 2-year contract and get a subsidized price on the new phone. Sprint points out that the 2-year contract option is the most popular among its customers. Verizon Wireless ended its 1-year contract option back in April of this year.
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Nokia to turn mobile landscape on its head with 'Meltemi' smartphone OS
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Nokia is again developing a proprietary smartphone operating system after announcing this past February that it would abandon both Symbian and MeeGo in favor of Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform. Citing multiple anonymous sources, The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday reported that Nokia’s executive vice president of mobile phones, Mary McDowell, is heading up the project. Code-named “Meltemi,” the new mobile platform is reportedly Linux-based and it is intended for use on low-end smartphones. BGR has independently confirmed the report, and we have learned additional details that paint an exciting new picture of the mobile industry should Nokia’s new OS realize its potential.
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Nokia slashes 3,500 more jobs, shutters factory
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Nokia has announced it is slashing its workforce by 3,500, shutting its Romanian production facility by the end of the year while also shuttering the Location & Commerce sites in Bonn, Germany and Malvern, US. The reductions – which are expected to be completed by the end of 2012 – are described by Nokia CEO Stephen Elop as “painful, yet necessary, steps to align our workforce and operations with our path forward,” and come before the company has even officially unveiled its first Windows Phone handset. The company suggests that the Romanian manufacturing plant was unable to keep up with the high-volume production from its Asian plants, hence the marching orders for the staff there. Meanwhil...
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Jays One+ headphones add one-button inline remote
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Swedish headphone maker Jays has updated its a-Jays One earphones. The new One+ model maintains the same basic design, but adds a single-button inline remote and microphone that enables users to switch between music and phone calls when the earphones are connected to smartphones. The remote/mic combo is compatible with a wide range of platforms, including iOS, Android, Windows Phone and BlackBerry.
The One+ also features Jays' characteristic "tangle-free" flat cable, along with five pairs of silicone flanges for different ear sizes. The 16 Ohm, 8.6mm drivers are claimed to provide a frequency response of 20 Hz to 18 kHz.
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Gang producing iPhone knockoffs with real parts busted in China
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According to a police report filed by Chinese authorities, fake iPhones assembled with genuine parts have been discovered circulating the local cell phone market. The well-organized gang behind the scheme found a way to get their hands on some essential components from Apple's suppliers, assemble the devices in a sort of a DIY fashion, and even make the handsets appear more or less indistinguishable from the real deal to the average Joe.
Apparently, business for the guys was going well as an iPhone knockoff cost them about 2,000 yuan (roughly $310) worth of components, yet sold for about twice as much on the market. In comparison, a genuine iPhone can be bought from an official Apple store...
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Skype video calling hits the Honeycomb tabs
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Skype for Android has received a major new update, adding a further 14 devices to the video calling party - including the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the Motorola Xoom.
The mobile video calling option landed for Android in June, but only on four handsets - the HTC Desire S, Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro and the Google Nexus S.
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Samsung Stratosphere spec's revealed, and phone is compared to other Verizon models
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The first of Verizon's sliders with LTE connectivity will soon launch on October 5th as the Samsung Stratosphere. Droid Life has obtained a couple of Verizon charts that compares the Stratosphere with other Verizon 4G LTE devices and other Verizon sliders. First, let's delve into the official stats of the phone. According to Verizon, the Samsung Stratosphere will have a single-core 1GHz processor and 512MB of RAM aboard. There are two cameras with a 5MP shooter on back capturing video at 480p and a 1.3MP one on front. The screen is a 4 inch WVGA Super AMOLED display. Samsung's TouchWiz runs over Android 2.3.
On the comparison chart showing other LTE devices (except the Motorola DROID BIONIC ...
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Hack to enable internet sharing on the Samsung Omnia 7 now available
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Thanks to XDA-Developer member OndraSterthere is now a hack available to enable internet sharing on Samsung Omnia 7’s running Mango.
Interestingly the hack confirms Microsoft’s assertion about drivers, as the hack does not work on HTC handsets. The hack also reveals that there is vestigial support for Bluetooth tethering, but that this does not work.
The hack also disables the phone from checking for carrier provisioning for tethering, but this of course does not mean you will still not be charged.
The hack is a bit too complex to explain here, involving unlocking the handset, provisioning the device, replacing files and editing the registry, so really only for expert users.
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Google Nexus Prime should show at CTIA
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Well, it looks like we were right about the Nexus Prime showing up at CTIA Oct. 11, as we’ve just received an invite from Samsung which will give us a “look at what’s new from Android.”
While Samsung doesn’t go outright and say this is the Nexus Prime or Galaxy Prime or Droid Prime or whatever, it does have the Android logo in it and this times up nicely with previous statements. The Nexus Prime is supposed to be the showcase device for Android Ice Cream Sandwich, which Google’s Eric Schmidt said would come in October or November.
Previous rumors suggested that this would have a 720p HD screen and we could easily see this as another version of the Galaxy S II HD LTE, which was announced with...
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