Friday, May 7, 2010

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Review of Pantech's super easy to use BreEZe II for AT&T

Posted: 07 May 2010 04:50 AM PDT

The Pantech BreEZe II is a very simple to use entry-level cell phone for AT&T that even offers a stripped down menu mode with large fonts. Michael tested it out and found it to be a really nice phone for older users or those that just don't like complex devices. Learn more about it in this full review.
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Translation comes to Google Goggles for Android smartphones

Posted: 06 May 2010 09:25 AM PDT

Today Google announced that its Google Goggles application is capable of translating foreign language text. Simply launch the Google Goggles application, take a picture of the text (on a menu, for example), and then Google will provide the option to translate. Goggles can read English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish and can translate "many more languages." Non-latin languages, such as Chinese, Hindi, and Arabic are not yet supported but Google is working on them. Goggles is supported on Android 1.6 and newer smartphones.
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Virgin Mobile to offer BlackBerry Curve 8530 for $299.99, new feature phones

Posted: 06 May 2010 06:20 AM PDT

Today Virgin Mobile announced that it will begin carrying the BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone for $299.99 at the end of May. The device is one of the newer Curve models and offers an optical trackpad, WiFi connectivity, and a 3.2 megapixel camera. The carrier will also carry the LG Rumor Touch for $149.99, the LG Rumor 2 for $89.99, and the Kyocera Loft, a QWERTY feature phone, for $69.99.
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Virgin Mobile announces new "Beyond Talk" prepaid plans

Posted: 06 May 2010 06:07 AM PDT

Today Virgin Mobile, owned by Sprint, announced new "Beyond Talk" prepaid plans that will go into effect beginning on May 12th. The new plans include a $25 unlimited messaging, email, data, and web with 300 minutes choice, a $40 unlimited messaging, email, data, and web for 1,200 minutes option, or a $60 unlimited plan that includes everything. Virgin Mobile also said that, for the first time, customers can add BlackBerry data service for $10 more.
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Video: Microsoft KIN ONE for Verizon video tour

Posted: 06 May 2010 05:35 AM PDT

Todd gives us a look at the Microsoft KIN ONE for Verizon Wireless, a new touchscreen feature phone with a focus on social messaging. The ONE features a full QWERTY keyboard in a vertical slider form factor.
Watch the video here.


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