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Nokia 500 Continues the Symbian Legacy

Nokia 500 Continues the Symbian Legacy

George Matias January 4, 2012 0

Nokia 500 is the latest entry-level Symbian smartphone. It has a 1 GHz processor and runs on Anna Symbian version. Nokia said that it is upgradeable to the upcoming Belle. It comes with basic

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Blackberry gets rid of Applications Said to Help Drunk Drivers Avoid DUI Checkpoints

Blackberry gets rid of Applications Said to Help Drunk Drivers Avoid DUI Checkpoints

Erik Kneeland March 23, 2011 0

In a move lauded by several U.S. politicians, Research in Motion, which makes the  Blackberry smartphone, pulled and banned any application in its online store that allegedly assisted drunk drivers in evading law enforcement.

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Blackberry Playbook Launching on April 19

Blackberry Playbook Launching on April 19

Erik Kneeland March 22, 2011 0

Electronic gadget lovers will have yet another toy beginning on April 19th, as Research In Motion is set to debut their table computer the Blackberry Playbook. The table is set to cost $499 for

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Android Smartphones Overtake iPhones & BlackBerries First Time Ever

Android Smartphones Overtake iPhones & BlackBerries First Time Ever

Erik Kneeland March 5, 2011 0

Android smartphones have come out on top in sales for the very first time over iPhone and BlackBerry devices in the U.S. as shown in the most current Nielsen Co. survey done right before

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Verizon Pulling the Plug on its Unlimited Data Plans

Verizon Pulling the Plug on its Unlimited Data Plans

Patrick H. March 3, 2011 0

The sub-$30 unlimited usage data plan from Verizon wireless will soon be a thing of the past, so says CFO Fran Shammo. Once Verizon ends that option this summer, T-Mobile and Sprint Nextel will

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Intuit reports 350,000 downloads for tax prep software on smartphones

Intuit reports 350,000 downloads for tax prep software on smartphones

Erik Kneeland February 6, 2011 0

At least 350,000 copies of Intuit’s SnapTax app for Apple’s iPhone and Android-based smartphones have been downloaded since it came out in January, according to a report put out by Intuit. Most of those

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Verizon Throttles Data Throttling, Restricts Heavy Users

Verizon Throttles Data Throttling, Restricts Heavy Users

Erik Kneeland February 3, 2011 0

Verizon began selling iPhone 4 to its customers Thursday, and also has put out that they will begin to throttle the network speeds for its data users in the top five percent of its

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Best Buy Only Retailer to Sell New Nexus S

Best Buy Only Retailer to Sell New Nexus S

Erik Kneeland December 7, 2010 0

Google said yesterday that the next Android-based handset coming out for sale is the Nexsus S, which will operate with Gingerbread (Android 2.3).  Just a short time ago, the company was showing off the

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Neilson report says women prefer iPhone, men prefer Android

Neilson report says women prefer iPhone, men prefer Android

Erik Kneeland December 2, 2010 0

If you are looking to buy your wife or girlfriend a new phone for the holidays, according to a  Neilson report, women prefer the iPhone, while guys like Android based phones for their smartphone

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Verizon’s LTE 4G Network  Starts December 5

Verizon’s LTE 4G Network Starts December 5

Erik Kneeland December 2, 2010 0

Starting on Dec. 5, Verizon expects to start its LTE (Long Term Evolution) 4G network, beginning with 30 metropolitan areas in the U.S. Along with turning on their new network, Verizon will offer two

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Verizon iPhone Will Help Apple Compete

Verizon iPhone Will Help Apple Compete

Tyrone Wedel November 27, 2010 0

It is predicted that Apple will dominate the market of smartphones in 2011 by introducing a new version of iPhone which will run on the famous Verizon Wireless. Apple will mass produce the touch

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Why iPhone on Multiple Carriers in the US Might Not Hurt Android

Why iPhone on Multiple Carriers in the US Might Not Hurt Android

Tyrone Wedel November 26, 2010 3

I have seen many good charts from the past years since Android formal introduction except the periodic “State of Fragmentation” report that we got from the Google. People expect a lot from Android because

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HTC EVO 4G Review

HTC EVO 4G Review

Thi Nguyen November 1, 2010 0

The HTC EVO 4G (can only be purchased from Sprint) might not be as groundbreaking as the first smartphones to hit the market, but an arsenal of integrated tech definitely makes it a phone

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Samsung Galaxy Player Targets Apple iPod Consumers

Samsung Galaxy Player Targets Apple iPod Consumers

bobby October 25, 2010 1

There is no doubt bout the impressive weight the Apple brand carries in today’s gadget marketplace. Apple has strong holdings in both the smartphone and portable media player markets with their iPhone and iPod,

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New smartphones from HTC, runs on Windows Phone 7 – HTC 7

New smartphones from HTC, runs on Windows Phone 7 – HTC 7

Steve McBrian October 21, 2010 0

There are new videos now recently released by HTV which boasts their latest smartphones that run on Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7. All of these smartphones have 512 MB of RAM, 1 GHz Snapdragon CPU,

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HTC Evo 4G and Samsung Epic 4G for only $99.99

HTC Evo 4G and Samsung Epic 4G for only $99.99

Alfred C. October 18, 2010 0

In the U.S. most smartphones that come out pretty much maintain a fixed price for at least a year before you start seeing specials and big discounts. Until today, most new smartphones have been

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Verizon Now Ready for the iPhone – Thanks to Android

Verizon Now Ready for the iPhone – Thanks to Android

Steve McBrian October 15, 2010 5

Android, the operating system from Google Inc became part of the Verizon Wireless. This collaboration did Verizon a big favor not just by giving smartphones and other devices that would compete with Apple’s iPhone.

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Logitech Revue Media Receiver w/ Google TV preorders for $300 + free shipping

Logitech Revue Media Receiver w/ Google TV preorders for $300 + free shipping

Steve McBrian October 6, 2010 0

Beginning today, Logitech offers preorders of its new Logitech Revue Media Receiver with Google TV, model no. 970-000001, for $299.99 with free shipping. The Revue features support for the Android-based Google TV service, which

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Marvell has just released their triple-core ARM processor

Marvell has just released their triple-core ARM processor

Steve McBrian September 30, 2010 0

Marvell, also known as MRVL, has just introduced their new processor which targets the thriving market of smartphones. The Armada 628 is equipped with a triple core created by ARM. According to Weili Dai,

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Facebook Phone?  If You Believe Zuckerberg, Then No

Facebook Phone? If You Believe Zuckerberg, Then No

John Sukowaty September 19, 2010 0

Yeah, people freak a little bit every time that Facebook ends up in the news, so today shouldn’t be any different.  Talk surfaced about the possibility of a Facebook branded cellphone.  TechCrunch reported that

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