Tuesday, October 23, 2012

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Google Wallet adds support for MetroPCS, hints non-Android support coming

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 02:09 PM PDT

Google has announced that MetroPCS has joined Sprint as the second carrier to fully support its Google Wallet initiative. Google also changed its website to indicate that more changes are on the way.
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LG executive prematurely confirms Nexus 4 ahead of press event

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 01:30 PM PDT

At its New York press event scheduled for one week from today, Google is expected to announce a new version of Android that will debut on an LG Nexus 4 phone. Though speculation has suggested that would be the case for several weeks, an LG executive may have provided confirmation one week too early.
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U.S. Immigration agency abandons BlackBerry because it no longer keeps up with its needs

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 12:10 PM PDT

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has decided to cease using RIM BlackBerry phones, opting to migrate thousands of employees to Apple iPhone devices instead.
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T-Mobile will sell LG Optimus L9 for $79.99 beginning Oct. 31

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 09:28 AM PDT

T-Mobile has announced that it will sell the LG Optimus L9 at the surprising price of just $79.99 on a two-year agreement. The previously-announced Optimus L9 - which features a 4.5-inch display, a 1 GHz dual-core processor, a 5 megapixel camera with LED Flash, and a 2,150 mAh battery - will be sold for $79.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate. The device is also eligible for T-Mobile's Equipment Installment Plan that breaks payments for the phone into portions added on to a monthly bill. The phone will go on sale October 31.
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Sprint flips 4G LTE switch in Chicagoland, Kansas, Mass., and Texas areas

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 07:40 AM PDT

Sprint has expanded its small but growing 4G LTE footprint into new markets today. The carrier announced that LTE service is now available in Hutchinson and McPherson, Kan.; New Bedford/Fall River, Mass.; and Wichita Falls, Texas. It also launched in several communities in the Chicagoland area, including Gary, Ind.; and Addison, Bolingbrook, Des Plaines, Downers Grove, Kankakee, Rockford, Joliet, Naperville, Palatine, and Plainfield, Ill. Sprint says the new markets are part of an effort to connect more than 115 additional cities to 4G LTE by the end of 2013.
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Motorola offers $100 trade-up vouchers to customers with phones not getting Android 4.1

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 07:10 AM PDT

Will my phone get Android 4.1 Jelly Bean? If the answer is no, Motorola may offer a $100 rebate towards the purchase of a new device that will be upgraded to Android 4.1.
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Isis Mobile Wallet launches for AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon as trial begins in Austin and Salt Lake City

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 06:48 AM PDT

Mobile payment service Isis - a joint venture between AT&T, T-Mobile USA, and Verizon - has begun its trial launch period in Austin and Salt Lake City today, and an app to make purchases on Android phones has emerged for each carrier.
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Best Buy reveals prices for AT&T HTC Windows Phone 8X and Nokia Lumia 920

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 05:53 AM PDT

Nokia and HTC debuted their Windows Phone 8 products months before either company was willing to discuss anything besides the devices' hardware specs. Pricing details have finally emerged courtesy of Best Buy taking pre-orders for the HTC Windows Phone 8X and Nokia Lumia 920, finally revealing critical details on price.
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