Wednesday, September 8, 2010

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T-Mobile USA intros Kids Are Free family plans

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 05:21 AM PDT

Today T-Mobile introduced its new Kids Are Free family plans. Under the new terms, existing and new T-Mobile customers who sign up for a new family plan between now and November 2, 2010, won't have to pay the monthly additional line fee on up to three additional lines of their family plan until 2012. That means lines 3-5 are free until 2012, and they share the pooled family talk minutes.
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Buy one Verizon Samsung Fascinate, get one free

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 05:09 AM PDT

Today Verizon Wireless launched the Samsung Fascinate, an Android powered Galaxy S smartphone. Verizon Wireless is currently offering a buy-one-get-one deal if you purchase the Fascinate online. The phone is priced at $199.99 with a 2-year contract and a $100 instant rebate. The deal is limited to one per order. For more information on the Fascinate, check out our video review of the Samsung Fascinate for Verizon.
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Vodafone sells its share of China Mobile for $6.6 billion

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 05:01 AM PDT

Vodafone has sold its minority stake in China Mobile for $6.6 billion dollars. China Mobile is the largest wireless phone carrier in the world.
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RIM acquires software, employees from DataViz

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 04:42 AM PDT

Research in Motion (RIM) has confirmed that it has purchased "some" of the assets of DataViz, the software company that creates the popular "Documents to Go" application for opening Microsoft Office files on smartphones. Speaking to Digital Daily, a RIM spokesperson said: "RIM has acquired some of the assets of DataViz and hired the majority of its employees to focus on supporting the BlackBerry platform. Terms of the deal were not disclosed but the transaction was not material to RIM in the context of RIM's financial results."
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Samsung Fascinate Galaxy S smartphone now available from Verizon

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 04:00 AM PDT

The Samsung Fascinate, Verizon Wireless' variant of the Galaxy S smartphone, is now available. The new smartphone boasts a massive 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display and a speedy 1GHz Samsung processor. The Fascinate also features a 5 megapixel camera that can record 720p HD videos; it also runs Google's Android 2.1 operating system. The Fascinate is available online and in Verizon Wireless stores for $199.99, after a $100 mail-in rebate and with a new two-year customer agreement. For more information, check out our video review of the Samsung Fascinate for Verizon.
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Energizer intros Qi wireless inductive charging accessory for smartphones

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 01:29 PM PDT

Today Energizer introduced a new wireless inductive charging station for smartphones and other mobile devices that is compatible with the new Qi wireless charging standard.
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Video: Toshiba Folio 100 Android tablet video demo

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 12:56 PM PDT

During the IFA tradeshow in Berlin, Germany, we had time for a brief product walk through of Toshiba's new Android tablet, the Folio 100, with a Toshiba product manager. The Folio 100 features a 10-inch 1024 x 600 pixel touchscreen display and runs the latest version of Android, 2.2 Froyo.
Watch the video here.


MetroPCS ZTE Agent feature phone launched

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 09:42 AM PDT

Today MetroPCS quietly launched a new feature phone, the ZTE Agent. The Agent has a basic feature set, but offers some nice features such as threaded SMS, 6 hours of talk time, and a budget-friendly price.
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Google Voice adds missed call notifications

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 09:10 AM PDT

Today Google announced that its Google Voice client will now alert you of missed calls. The notification will appear in your Google invoice inbox, and you can also receive an email alert. To activate the missed call alert option, open the Calls tab in your Google Voice Settings menu.
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Google TV to debut this fall in the U.S.

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 08:11 AM PDT

Google's CEO, Eric Schmidt, said that Google TV will launch in the United States this fall during the IFA tradeshow in Berlin. The Google TV service runs Android 2.1 and allows users to surf the web and run Android applications (provided they're supported) on their TV. Google TV uses Google's Chrome web browser, which will also be supported on tablet computers. Sony has said that it will offer Google TV services on its televisions and Samsung could follow suit. Google TV will launch worldwide in 2011, and for more information, check out the Google TV information site.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab - $200 to $300, 10M units shipped in 2011

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 07:36 AM PDT

During an interview with The Wall Street Journal, a Samsung product executive, Hankil Yoon, said that he expects Samsung's new Android powered Galaxy Tab tablet to retail for $200-$300. That price could vary depending on carrier subsidies. Samsung is expecting to ship as many as 10 million of the devices globally next year. For more on the Samsung Galaxy Tab, check out our hands-on videos and photos, which we grabbed during the IFA trade show in Berlin, Germany, last week.
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BlackBerry 9670 Style QWERTY flip phone videos leaked

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 07:06 AM PDT

Videos of what appear to be the BlackBerry 9670 Style QWERTY flip phone have been leaked. The short clips go over some of the features of the device, which offers a full QWERTY keyboard, an external touchscreen display, and the BlackBerry 6 operating system. Read on to view the three quick clips.
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Press Release: Motorola Solutions and Ericsson enter alliance to provide LTE-based solution for Next Generation Public Safety Broadband

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 06:48 AM PDT

HTC Desire Android 2.2 Froyo update halted by O2

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 06:27 AM PDT

O2 in the UK has halted all downloads of its recently released Android 2.2 Froyo update for the HTC Desire smartphone. A small number of users have reported issues installing the new Froyo update and others have complained of the phone hanging while displaying the O2 logo during the power-on sequence.
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Samsung reveals high-performance moviNAND embedded flash for smartphones

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 06:21 AM PDT

Today Samsung announced new high-performance embedded NAND flash chips for smartphones, dubbed "moviNAND." The chips are available in 8GB and 16GB modules and enable more efficient processing. They are also the first to be fully compatible with the new high-performance e-MMC v4.41 industry specification. Samsung began producing 8GB moviNAND chips using 30 nanometer class 32 gigabit NAND chips in July, and plans to begin producing 16GB models this month using 20nm NAND chips.
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Press Release: Samsung Expands its 'Green Memory' Initiative

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 06:12 AM PDT

Video: Samsung Fascinate for Verizon video tour - part 1 of 2

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 06:04 AM PDT

The Samsung Fascinate is the 4th Galaxy S class Android smartphone to be launched on a major U.S. carrier. It features a gorgeous Super AMOLED display and a 5 megapixel camera with flash that can record 720p HD video. It also comes equipped with the full Microsoft Bing suite of services pre-loaded.
Watch the video here.


Video: Samsung Fascinate for Verizon video tour - part 2 of 2

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 06:04 AM PDT

Part 2 of our look at the Samsung Fascinate, the 4th Galaxy S class Android smartphone to be launched on a major U.S. carrier. It features a gorgeous Super AMOLED display and a 5 megapixel camera with flash that can record 720p HD video. It also comes equipped with the full Microsoft Bing suite of services pre-loaded.
Watch the video here.


Samsung boosts mobile display production by 10 times with new plant

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 05:57 AM PDT

Samsung's Mobile Display unit, which makes the touchscreens used in many phones, has said that a new manufacturing plant that goes online in July of 2011 will increase its production capacity tenfold from 3 million to 30 million units per month. Shortages of Samsung's AMOLED and Super AMOLED touchscreen displays have caused problems for companies like HTC, which has been unable to meet demand for some of its smartphones and has been forced to switch over to competing displays by Sony on some models.
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Samsung announces 5 megapixel smartphone CMOS imager for 30fps real-time video

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 05:54 AM PDT

This morning Samsung announced two new 1.4 micron CMOS imagers for mobile devices, including smartphones, digital cameras, and video cameras. The SK4E5, which was developed specifically for smartphones, sports a 5 megapixel CMOS image sensor designed for full resolution real-time video at 30 frames per second. It's designed for slim, small form factor smartphones. That chip is available now and mass production will begin during the fourth quarter of this yaer.
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Video: Sony Ericsson Vivaz for AT&T video tour

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 05:29 AM PDT

The Sony Ericsson Vivaz is an S60 based smartphone that will be offered by AT&T. It features an nHD resolution resistive touchscreen and an 8.1 megapixel camera that can record 720p HD video.
Watch the video here.


Samsung introduces Orion dual-core 1GHz ARM Cortex A9 processor

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 05:26 AM PDT

Today Samsung announced a new processor currently codenamed "Orion." The processor offers two ARM Cortext A9 cores clocked at 1GHz, as well as support for recording 1080p video, multiple displays, and more. Samsung will use the processor in smartphones, tablets, and netbooks.
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