Saturday, April 16, 2011

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Virgin gets eco-friendly Samsung Restore messaging phone

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 01:43 PM PDT

Sprint has announced the Samsung Restore, an eco-friendly messaging phone destined for the carrier's pre-paid Virgin Mobile brand. The Restore is constructed with recycled plastics and the phone itself is 83 percent recyclable.
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Kyocera Echo available for purchase to Sprint Premiere Customers

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 12:58 PM PDT

Even though the official launch date isn't until the April 17, Sprint has made the Kyocera Echo available for purchase to Sprint Premiere customers. Those in the special club can plunk down $199.99 with a new two-year agreement to get the world's first dual-touchscreen Android smartphone. We have an Echo review unit in house that we will be giving a full rundown shortly, but if you can't wait and are a Sprint Premiere member, head on over to Sprint to get yourself an Echo.
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Samsung Replenish eco Android smartphone for Sprint made official

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 12:46 PM PDT

After a brief leak yesterday, Sprint has taken the wraps off of its first eco-friendly Android smartphone, the Samsung Replenish. The Replenish has a unusual (for Android phones at least) portrait QWERTY form factor with a 2.8-inch touchscreen above it.
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Apple caught in class-action suit over in-app purchases on iPhone

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 10:45 AM PDT

Apple has been hit with a class-action lawsuit that cites the in-app purchase system on the iPhone was flawed and allowed children to rack up a great amount of unauthorized charges. Apple has since fixed the issue by requiring a password for every purchase, but that hasn't stopped the lawsuit from moving forward.
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Video: RIM BlackBerry PlayBook (16GB Wi-Fi) video tour - part 1 of 2

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 10:05 AM PDT

The BlackBerry PlayBook is the new 7-inch tablet coming out April 19 from RIM. It is powered by the all-new BlackBerry Tablet OS and has a 1GHz dual-core processor and a full 1GB of RAM. It is also equipped with cameras on the front and rear that are capable of recording HD video. In this video we take a look at the retail packaging and included accessories and tour the hardware before taking a look at the pre-installed applications and OS.
Watch the video here.


Pricing for upcoming Android smartphones on Verizon leaks out

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 09:51 AM PDT

A pricing table has leaked out to the internet that lists the supposed pricing for a number of unannounced Android smartphones that are expected to come out for Verizon Wireless.
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AT&T, T-Mobile plan to file FCC paperwork next week

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 09:20 AM PDT

AT&T and T-Mobile USA have confirmed plans to file paperwork regarding their proposed $39 billion merger with the Federal Communications Commission next week. "We plan to file our public interest statement at the FCC around April 21," said Michael Balmoris of AT&T in an email. Since the announcement of this merger, everyone from state senators to FCC members to the New York Attorney General have been up in arms opposing the deal. Along with an FCC review that ensures the deal is in the public interest, AT&T filed for a Department of Justice review last Friday, which will ensure the carriers' proposition does not violate antitrust law. The review process could take over a year, and if approval is granted, 80 percent of the U.S. wireless industry would be concentrated between AT&T/T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless.
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iPad magazine app Flipboard headed to iPhone, Android devices

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 08:56 AM PDT

Popular iPad app Flipboard just recently secured a $50 million investment that will allow the company to expand and develop its app for the iPhone and, eventually, Android devices. Flipboard offers a magazine style view of news feeds, complete with fancy animations and sharing functions.
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Nokia releases Ovi Maps 3.7 beta

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 08:24 AM PDT

Shortly after making version 3.06 of Ovi Maps official, Nokia has released a beta of the next version, 3.7, through its Beta Labs distribution channel.
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Motorola to offer rugged Android tablet

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 08:02 AM PDT

According to an anonymous tipster, Motorola seems to be cooking up a tablet fit for the enterprise, which should run Android 2.3 Gingerbread and enter beta testing in October.
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RIM hints at PlayBook email client for early May

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 07:38 AM PDT

Research In Motion co-CEO Jim Balsillie responded to Bloomberg about some of the negative reviews that his company's BlackBerry PlayBook has recieved so far. When pressed a bit about the lack of some core features for non-BlackBerry smartphone consumers, Balsillie offered a hint that we can expect a stand-alone email client for the PlayBook very soon.
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Korean search firms cry foul at Google on Android

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 07:35 AM PDT

Two of South Korea's top Internet search companies, Daum and NHN Corp, have filed complaints with the Korea Fair Trade Commission, claiming that Google is destroying the competition within South Korea's mobile search industry by pre-loading its search engine on local smartphones that run Android OS. The companies stated that having Google's search pre-loaded on local smartphones limits access of local search engines to smartphones running Android.
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Sony Ericsson to launch MW600 Stereo Bluetooth Headset

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 07:18 AM PDT

Sony Ericsson recently announced the launch of the MW600 Stereo Bluetooth Headset, which not only offers Bluetooth connectivity to the user's smartphone, but also gives the user wireless access to FM radio stations. The new headset features an OLED display that shows the incoming caller's phone number, the time, station identification, and program information for the headset's FM radio, and control options for the headset. The MW600 supports a connection to two devices at the same time, and will be available at AT&T on April 17 for $59.99.
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TweetBot for iPhone: hands-on demo

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 06:56 AM PDT

The TweetBot for iPhone app by TapBot recently launched in the App Store, and caused quite a stir, as Twitter has specifically asked developers to stop making third-party client apps for Twitter. Despite Twitter's grumbling, TapBot has put forward a strong competitor to the Twitter for iPhone application, as TweetBot totally streamlines the Twitter experience.
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LG possibly looking at MeeGo for smartphones

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 06:37 AM PDT

It appears that LG might be looking to capitalize on Nokia's move away from the MeeGo operating system. This week LG joined a MeeGo working group that is tasked with creating a version of the Linux-based OS for smartphones. Reuters quotes a MeeGo technical steering group member, Intel's Valtteri Halla, as saying that Nokia's departure is "opening opportunities for the others to come in. Discussions are taking place. You'll see things coming out this year, pretty soon." Halla previously worked for Nokia, but left the company after Nokia announced its deal with Microsoft to use Windows Phone 7.
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Microsoft updates Windows Phone 7 spec with new processors

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 06:13 AM PDT

Yesterday at its MIX 2011 event, Microsoft revealed a slightly updated chassis spec for its Windows Phone 7 smartphone platform. Microsoft is sticking to the WVGA screen resolution requirement, but has added support for Qualcomm's new MSM7X30 and MSM8x55 chipsets and has made a gyroscope sensor an optional component. It's worth noting that both of the supported chipsets feature Qualcomm's newer Adreno 205 graphics processor, which is also found in Sony Ericsson's Xperia PLAY and arc smartphones.
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Google News for Opera Mini updated

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 05:41 AM PDT

Google has updated its Google News website for Opera Mini users on basic phones. The new Google News site offers a richer experience for all 29 languages and 70 editions of Google News when viewed by the Opera Mini browser.
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