Tuesday, August 10, 2010

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Vodafone U.K. iPhone 4 now available with pay-as-you-go plans

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 05:20 AM PDT

Vodafone's website has been updated with the iPhone as an option for its pay-as-you go plans. Vodafone offers the 32GB iPhone 4 for £570 ($900), the 16GB iPhone 4 for £480 ($758), and the 8GB iPhone 3GS for £385 ($608). Unfortunately, Vodafone U.K. is currently sold out of the iPhone 4.
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Verizon Wireless 2011 roadmap possibly leaked, shows 1.3GHz Motorola DROID Pro

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 05:12 AM PDT

Verizon Wireless' 2010 and 2011 roadmap may have been revealed to Boy Genius Report. It speculates on a host of new devices, including a Samsung Tablet and Motorola's DROID Pro.
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FCC wants to reassert net regulation power, guarantee open internet forever

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 04:48 AM PDT

Yesterday the Federal Communications Commissioner, Michael J. Copps, issued a statement in response to Verizon and Google's announcement on net neutrality. "Some will claim this announcement moves the discussion forward. That's one of its many problems. It is time to move a decision forward?a decision to reassert FCC authority over broadband telecommunications, to guarantee an open Internet now and forever, and to put the interests of consumers in front of the interests of giant corporations."
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Motorola to stop focusing on MOTOBLUR brand name

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 04:41 AM PDT

Speaking to investors during Motorola's Q2 2010 earnings call, Motorola co-CEO Sanjay Jha discussed MOTOBLUR and its importance to Motorola. "We have decided that we will focus on the value proposition of products and not MOTOBLUR as a brand name in its own right," Jha said. He added that MOTOBLUR continues to be important to Motorola, but that it's not going to be Motorola's focus going forward. MOTOBLUR has been an important part of Motorola's advertising push for its Android handsets, although the company didn't advertise the functionality in its most recent DROID X smartphone.
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BlackBerry Bold 9650 officially launching August 18 on U.S. Cellular

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 02:35 PM PDT

U.S. Cellular announced via its Facebook page that it will begin offering RIM's BlackBerry Bold 9650 smartphone starting on August 18. The 9650 offers a 2.4-inch HVGA display with an optical trackpad for navigation, a 3.2 megapixel camera/camcorder, Wi-Fi, and global roaming capabilities.
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AT&T U-verse Mobile App for Apple iPhone provides TV content over-the-air, DVR management

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 11:53 AM PDT

AT&T today released its U-verse Mobile App, a piece of software that allows AT&T U-verse subscribers to download and watch TV content on their iPhones while on the go. It also lets you manage your DVR at home, so that you can schedule shows directly from your iPhone. TV show downloads erquire a WiFi connection. The application is available from the iPhone App Store for free.
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RIM BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 headed to Bell Mobility

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 11:48 AM PDT

Research in Motion's recently announced BlackBerry Curve 3G is to be offered by Canada's Bell starting August 12, according to a tweet on Twitter. The new Curve 3G offers the obvious, 3G connectivity, and also offers support for the new BlackBerry 6 OS. Pricing of the new BlackBerry Curve 3G is yet to be announced.
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AT&T to carry Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 touchscreen Android smartphone

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 07:51 AM PDT

Today AT&T announced that it will carry the Android powered Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 beginning on August 15th for $149.99. The XPERIA X10 sports an 8.1 megapixel camera, 8GB on onboard storage, and a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor.
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T-Mobile announces BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 with support for OS6 upgrade in future

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 07:12 AM PDT

The BlackBerry Curve 3G smartphone from RIM has been announced for T-Mobile USA users. The Curve 9300 sports 3G connectivity, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, a 2 megapixel camera, GPS, and more.
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TI first licensee of ARM's next generation Cortex-A processor platform

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 07:02 AM PDT

Today Texas Instruments announced that it is the first licensee of ARM's next generation Cortex-A mobile processor platform.
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Apple orders millions of Qualcomm CDMA chipsets for possible CDMA iPhone

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 06:58 AM PDT

Sources speaking to Tech Crunch recently said that Apple has placed an order for millions of Qualcomm CDMA chipsets, which could be used in a CDMA iPhone, if the sources are correct.
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AT&T outs Samsung SGH-a597 Eternity II touchscreen messaging phone

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 06:33 AM PDT

Today Samsung and AT&T announced the SGH-a597 Eternity II, a feature phone with a 3-inch touchscreen and support for AT&T's Mobile TV service. The device will be available from AT&T beginning on August 15th.
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AT&T announces Samsung SGH-a927 Flight II QWERTY messaging phone

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 06:33 AM PDT

Today AT&T announced a new feature phone with a touchscreen and a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, the Samsung SGH-a927 Flight II. The device is available from RadioShack now.p>
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Press Release: RIM Launches the White BlackBerry Bold 9700 Smartphone in Hong Kong

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 06:26 AM PDT

New BlackBerry smartphone to be available from a wide range of retail outlets
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Microsoft paper reveals "Menlo" prototype phone platform

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 05:36 AM PDT

A new paper from Microsoft's Research division, titled "User Experiences with Activity-Based Navigation on Mobile Devices," has revealed a new prototype device running on a codenamed "Menlo" platform.
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