Friday, January 6, 2012

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RIM to demo BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 at CES next week

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 03:03 PM PST

According to an event invite that was distributed to press this afternoon, RIM plans on demoing version 2.0 of its BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet OS at the Consumer Electronics Show next week. RIM has promised that the updated platform, which should include native email and contacts apps as well as compatibility with Android apps, will arrive in February. It was reported earlier today that the Mobile World Congress event in late February will be the first time that anyone gets to see the new BlackBerry 10 smartphone platform, which is expected to borrow heavily from the new PlayBook operating system.
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U.S. Cellular to launch LTE tablet in March, smartphone in April

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 02:51 PM PST

According to a tweet from its official Twitter account, U.S. Cellular plans to launch its first LTE devices this spring, starting with an LTE tablet in March. A smartphone with LTE capabilities is expected to follow in April. The carrier did not say which manufacturer would be producing the devices or how much they will cost. U.S. Cellular had previously stated that it will bring 4G LTE service to Wisconsin, Maine, Iowa, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Texas in early 2012, with further expansion planned throughout the year.
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Sprint to offer Google Galaxy Nexus smartphone with LTE 4G

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 02:33 PM PST

It appears that the LTE-powered Google Galaxy Nexus is headed to Sprint based on an advertisement seen on CNET. Verizon Wireless is currently the only carrier in the U.S. that offers the Google Galaxy Nexus smartphone, but if that advertisement is to believed, it won't be that way for long.
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Barnes & Noble looking to spin off NOOK business after weak sales of Simple Touch e-reader

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 02:00 PM PST

Barnes & Noble released its fourth quarter earnings report today and shocked investors by saying that it was looking to spin off its popular NOOK business into a separate company.
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MetroPCS misses expectations, adds 196,000 subs in Q4 2011

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 01:33 PM PST

Fifth-place U.S. carrier MetroPCS recently posted its results for the last quarter of the year, and despite a low churn rate, it did not meet analyst expectations for subscriber additions.
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Sprint to deliver LTE service to Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio first

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 01:11 PM PST

Sprint has revealed that the first markets to get service on its upcoming 4G LTE network will be Atlanta, Georgia and Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, Texas. The carrier says that these markets will see LTE service by mid-2012. Sprint is far behind Verizon Wireless and even AT&T in its deployment of LTE services, but it has said that it expects to complete its network upgrade by the end of 2013, the same time that AT&T and Verizon are expected to be finished with theirs.
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EndoMondo - the Best App Ever this week

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 12:50 PM PST

In this Best App Ever installment, Michael takes a look at EndoMondo, an app for most smartphone platforms that lets you keep track of all sorts of different athletic activities with stats, maps, and a bit of social networking thrown in, for good measure.
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RIM to debut BlackBerry 10 at Mobile World Congress

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 12:20 PM PST

According to a RIM representative speaking to Pocket-lint, the company intends to use the upcoming Mobile World Congress trade show in February to showcase its new BlackBerry 10 operating system for mobile devices. RIM announced BlackBerry 10 as BBX back in October before changing its name to BlackBerry 10 because of an impending lawsuit.
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Motorola MOTOLUXE smartphone lights up your life, has room for a lanyard

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 11:52 AM PST

Alongside the new Motorola DEFY MINI, Motorola has also introduced the MOTOLUXE smartphone. The MOTOLUXE looks like your everyday slab touchscreen phone, but it also sports a unique notification light that doubles as a lanyard loop.
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Motorola's DEFY MINI offers rugged design in a pint-size package

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 11:30 AM PST

Motorola has introduced the DEFY MINI, a smaller version of the ruggedized DEFY smartphone. The DEFY MINI features the same weatherproof features as its bigger brother, but packed into a smaller form-factor.
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Samsung denied injunction against Apple iPhone 4S by Italian courts

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 11:11 AM PST

An Italian court has denied Samsung's request for an injunction against the sale of Apple's iPhone 4S in the country. Samsung faced a similar decision by French courts back in December.
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Box 1.5 for Android adds widgets, document creation, more

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 10:36 AM PST

Cloud storage provider Box has just launched a major update to its app for Android smartphones and tablets. The new Box for Android 1.5 adds a number of new features, including widgets and Office document creation.
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White Google Galaxy Nexus headed to the UK next month

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 10:17 AM PST

According to UK retailer Handtec, residents of the UK will be able to get their hands on a fancy new white version of Google's flagship Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone, the Galaxy Nexus, next month. Handtec is now taking pre-orders for the phone, which is expected to arrive the week of February 6.
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AT&T brings 4G LTE service to NYC, SF, LA, 8 other markets

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 09:29 AM PST

AT&T has announced the latest expansion of its 4G LTE network, and it is now offering the high-speed service in 11 new markets, including New York City, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. AT&T's LTE service is now available in 26 markets across the country and covers 74 million residents. The carrier says that its deployment of the 4G LTE network will be "largely complete" by the end of 2013. The new markets with 4G LTE service are New York City metro area, Austin, Chapel Hill, Los Angeles, Oakland, Orlando, Phoenix, Raleigh, San Diego, San Francisco, and San Jose.
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Broadcom's new Wi-Fi chip promises 1.3Gbps speeds, carries "5G" moniker

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 08:57 AM PST

Broadcom has announced a new Wi-Fi chip for mobile devices that promises network speeds up to 1.3Gbps. The company is calling its new breakthrough "5G Wi-Fi," which will most certainly cause confusion among consumers.
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Eco-friendly Samsung Replenish smartphone heads to Boost Mobile

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 08:12 AM PST

Samsung's eco-friendly Replenish smartphone that debuted for Sprint last spring is now making its way to Boost Mobile. The Replenish is built from recycled materials and features a 2.8-inch, QVGA (240 x 320 pixel) resolution display and a QWERTY keyboard. It runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread with Boost's Mobile ID system. The Replenish will be Boost Mobile's first smartphone under $100 when it hits shelves on January 16 for $99.99
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Dolphin releases version 3.0 of its browser for iPhone, iPad

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 07:43 AM PST

Dolphin has released version 3.0 of its popular browser for the iPhone and iPad that includes some performance enhancements and new features.
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SK Telecom blends network technologies to reach new speeds

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 07:16 AM PST

SK Telecom, South Korea's largest wireless carrier, has announced a new network technology that allows users to simultaneously use different types of networks to achieve new levels of speed. The Heterogeneous Network Integration Solution combines 3G, LTE, and Wi-Fi networks to reach speeds of 100Mbps or higher.
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Sprint launches Samsung M370 low-cost flip phone

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 06:55 AM PST

Samsung and Sprint have introduced the M370, a low-cost flip phone with a camera and Bluetooth capabilities.
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White Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch headed to Sprint January 8

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 06:29 AM PST

Samsung has already released white versions of the Galaxy S II smartphone for T-Mobile and AT&T, and now Sprint's Epic 4G Touch variant is getting in on the fun. The Frost White version of the Epic 4G Touch features the same specs as the black model released back in September, including the 4.52-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, dual-core 1.2GHz Samsung Exynos processor, and Android 2.3 Gingerbread with Samsung's TouchWiz 4.0 interface. The white model will be available from Sprint on January 8, 2012 for $199.99 with a new two-year contract.
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Acer's ICONIA TAB A200 due to arrive January 15 for $329

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 06:16 AM PST

Acer has announced availability and pricing details for its upcoming ICONIA TAB A200 tablet. The 10.1-inch slate will hit shelves on January 15 and will cost a rather low $329.99. That sum will get you an Android 3.2 Honeycomb tablet powered by a dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor and 1GB of RAM. The 10.1-inch display features the familiar 1280 x 800 pixels of resolution, and there is a 2 megapixel front camera, but no rear camera. Acer says that an update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich will arrive in mid-February, about a month after the tablet goes on sale.
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Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich found on 0.6 percent of Android devices

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 05:54 AM PST

Google released the latest Android version distribution numbers this week, and despite the hype surrounding Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, the OS has made it to less than one percent of the activated devices in use.
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Google Translate for iOS updated with iPad support

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 05:35 AM PST

Google has released an update for its Translate app for the iOS platform that brings support for the larger display of the Apple iPad. All of the features that users have come to enjoy on the iPhone and iPod touch can now be had on the iPad, including text translation between 63 languages, voice-to-text translation in 17 languages, and text-to-voice translation in 24 languages. The updated Google Translate app can be downloaded for free from the iTunes App Store now.
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Samsung Replenish Android 2.3 Gingerbread update now rolling out

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 05:16 AM PST

Owners of the eco-friendly Samsung Replenish smartphone have something to cheer about, as Sprint announced that the Android 2.3 Gingerbread software update has finally arrived for the device. The upgrade offers improved performance and all of the goodies one would expect from Android 2.3, including better copy/paste functions, improved power and downloads management, and a fix for an SMS messaging bug. Users should get a notification on their handsets when the update is ready to be downloaded and installed.
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