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iPhone 4 Issues Emerge

iPhone 4 Issues Emerge

So you’re sitting at home (or perhaps Cloud Nine) with your new iPhone: it’s syncing, you’re delighted, and Santa Clause came to your house for an early Christmas snack.  But suddenly, everything turns yellow?  Apparently, this phenomena has already tormented a few unlucky iPhone 4 owners. According to a number of reports, it seems that [...]

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Google Voice is Now Invite-Free!

Google Voice is Now Invite-Free!

Google Voice is now available to the masses meaning you no longer need an invite. So anybody who needs a phone number to connect all their phone numbers for a low-price cost of free, it looks like you’re in luck.
Although, I didn’t have a problem sending into Google asking for an invite the day Google [...]

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The First HTC Evo 4G Ad is Here: It’s A First!

The First HTC Evo 4G Ad is Here: It’s A First!

For a phone called Evo (for evolution), an ad that talks up all of mankind’s achievements (until now of course) seems like a pretty good idea.
There’s not much more to this story other than the ensuing YouTube video, but it’s pretty cool, so you should check it out, after the break.

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Google to Halt Sales of Nexus Ones Online

Google to Halt Sales of Nexus Ones Online

Remember when Google announced the Nexus One (N1)? Do you recall that it was the fastest, most powerful Android phone available? Google fanboys exclaimed that it was “the first superphone ever!“ And then Google explained to the world that it would sell the phone exclusively online (http://www.google.com/phone)?
Well, in retrospect, it’s safe to say that the plan [...]

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Microsoft Kin: A Phone for Social Media

Microsoft Kin: A Phone for Social Media

Yesterday, Microsoft announced the Kin series of phones, formerly known as ‘Project Pink.’  The Kin One and Kin Two are the brainchildren of Microsoft’s acquisition of Danger a few years back.  These two new phones aim to “socially connect people”, specifically teenagers.  They’re based off of Windows Mobile 7, but have a special UI (much like what [...]

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Project Pink: What’s the Point?

Project Pink: What’s the Point?

I’ve been following Microsoft’s Project Pink since it was just a code name. Pink was supposed to save Microsoft’s phone division. It was supposed to be its holy grail, its fountain of youth. As it gets closer to today’s unveiling, however, it seems more and more like another Microsoft dud, another Vista, another Zune. In other [...]

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Microsoft Ditches ‘Series’

Microsoft Ditches ‘Series’

As you know, Windows Phone 7 Series is Microsoft’s new mobile OS.
But what you may not know is Microsoft’s push into the ever-expanding smartphone market just got a little less choppy: the name of the OS is now just Windows Phone 7.
To be honest,  no one really liked the old name: it was too long, [...]

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Droid Does Android 2.1

Droid Does Android 2.1

It’s finally here!  The Motorola Droid, Verizon Wireless’s flagship Android device, got the highly vaunted Android 2.1 update.  Well, some phones at least.  At noon today (March 30th), 1,000 people received a notification urging “the lucky ones” to download the update; it seems 9,000 more people will receive the notification by midnight tonight.
After those lucky [...]

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Windows Phone 7 Series OS Running On HTC HD2

Windows Phone 7 Series OS Running On HTC HD2

When the Windows Phone 7 Series (WP7S) developer tools were released, Microsoft knew that some really cool things were bound to be developed.
Today, we got a glimpse of the OS running on an HTC HD2 thanks to these tools.  The Russian developers as well as HTCPedia claim that everything works fine (except for an reprehensible [...]

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CTIA: Day One Recap

CTIA: Day One Recap

Today marked the start of CTIA 2010.
It was a long day, full of announcements, keynotes, speeches, romance… well, OK, not romance.  But if you were wondering what went down, we’ve got you covered.
The Day One Keynote featured Ralph de la Vega, CEO of AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets, who spoke about all the advancements the [...]

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Sprint Unveils HTC EVO 4G

Sprint Unveils HTC EVO 4G

If you haven’t been living under a rock for the past six months, odds are you’ve heard of the HTC Supersonic. And, if for some reason you have been living under a rock, the Supersonic is Sprint’s first 4G phone.  It’s also the world’s first 4G phone. So, when Sprint officially announced the phone today, [...]

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