Super Cellphone Deals & News: Sep 6, 2010

Monday, September 6, 2010

Verizon Wireless Adds $30/Mo Prepaid Unlimited Data Plan

Verizon Wireless Adds $30/Mo Prepaid Unlimited Data Plan
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mkodo to Offer Spin3's Platform to Its Clients

LONDON--(Marketwire - September 6, 2010) - Mobile specialist mkodo has today announced a partnership with Spin 3 , a leading provider of full service mobile gambling solutions, that will enable mkodo clients to offer Spin 3 games to their customers via their mkodo platform.
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Motorola Droid 2 ad takes dig at Apple's lack of Flash

Motorola this weekend poked fun at Apple again with another ad, this time for the Droid 2. The full-page newspaper spread riffs on Apple's "there's an app for that" iPhone spots with the simple question "Flash websites? There's a phone for that." It argues that Flash is "compromise-free" web browsing as it allegedly shows all the contents other phones, like the iPhone, might miss.... Apple ...
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Orange, T-Mobile offer joint roaming in UK

(Telecompaper) Orange and T-Mobile customers in the UK will be able to roam across both networks from 5 October, Everything Everywhere CEO Tom Alexander announced. Customers who sign up for access to both networks will benefit free of charge, with no changes to their existing tariffs or call or text charges. Once registered, should a customer lose signal on their existing network, they will then ...
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LG Optimus Series Smartphones to Feature NVIDIA Tegra 2 in Q4 2010

LG was one of the first companies to demonstrate a Moorestown based phone as recently as earlier this year. Just one hour ago however LG announced that starting in Q4 2010 it will be shipping smartphones based on NVIDIA's Tegra 2 . We first introduced you to Tegra 2 back at CES 2010 . It's NVIDIA's second generation smartphone SoC with a pair of ARM Cortex A9 cores (ARM's first out-of-order ...
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Technology notebook: Sony raises price on e-reader, adds touch-screen

Belkin has Apple's new iPod touch covered

Belkin wasn't the first accessory vendor to announce cases for Apple's latest iPod models, but it has come out with an interesting variety of cases for the new iPod touch. Belkin's case range for the 2010 iPod touch covers the bases with models that focus on grip, impact-resistance, screen protection and active users. "The iPod is a product which is carried everywhere, and therefore needs to be ...
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BlackBerry Torch 9800 gets the Colorware treatment, sees value increase infinitely

So look -- RIM's BlackBerry Torch 9800 isn't exactly the barnburner-of-a-smartphone that we were hoping it'd be, but at least it looks snazzy, right? Right 1 z Regardless of your answer to that, it's a bona fide fact that Colorware has outdone itself on this one. Usually, it's most fun to toy around with the company's endless array of hues in order to create the most hideous version of your ...
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Palm Springs Elementary School Deemed Safe Not Cancer Cluster

After over a dozen teachers complained of getting cancer, the Palm Springs School District paid big bucks to find out how safe the building really is.
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Samsung Epic 4G Review: The Fastest Android Phone

This one has been a hotly requested item from you all: a review of the Samsung Galaxy S. Samsung sent us their newest Galaxy S phone, the Epic 4G for use on Sprint's WiMAX network. It's the first 4" phone we've reviewed, the first to use Samsung's Hummingbird SoC and the first with a Super AMOLED display. The CPU performance proved to be on par with the Motorola Droid X and other 1GHz Android ...
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Pinoys favor Blackberry Messenger super application

The BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) is a super application which 70 percent of Filipino BB users of Globe Telecom Inc. favor, according to Menchi Orlina, chief marketing officer.
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Motorola Droid 2 ad takes dig at Apple's lack of Flash

Nokia bets on new smart phones for recovery

Nokia, the world's biggest cellphone maker by volume, will introduce new smart phone models next week, including, sources say, its new flagship model E7, which comes with a large touchscreen and full keyboard. Nokia - Smartphone - Mobile phone - Touchscreen - Business and Economy
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Saulog Pahalipay At 30 with Orange Brutus

The celebration mounts to more excitement with Cebuâ€™s home of the best sizzling burger steak and fresh fruit shakes as it holds a grand raffle promo for all its customers.
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Sony Ericsson debuts TD-SCDMA phone

Sony Ericsson has launched its first TD-SCDMA handset to capitalize on it expects to be the fast adoption of smartphones in the China market.
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Samsung Epic 4G Review: The Fastest Android Phone

HTC Wildfire Review

Itâ€™s a little hard to size up a smartphone like the HTC Wildfire when youâ€™ve been using its better sibling (HTC Desire) and given it good marks. Check out our full review of the HTC Wildfire after the jump. However, if you take into consideration the price point at which the Wildfire has been set, [...] Related posts: HTC Wildfire lands, gets priced Just been informed by an authorized HTC phone ...
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Sony Ericsson debuts TD-SCDMA phone

Sony Ericsson has launched its first TD-SCDMA handset to capitalize on it expects to be the fast adoption of smartphones in the China market.
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Nokia to intro E7 next week in bid to save smartphones

Nokia's plans for its in-house Nokia World expo should include its first mainstream Eseries touchscreen phone, leaks revealed on Monday. The E7, a touchscreen QWERTY model, is said by Reuters to be at the September 14 show. The tips didn't provide more details, but it may be a Symbian^3 slider somewhat reminiscent of the MeeGo-using N9.... Smartphone - Symbian - Hardware - Mobile Computing ...
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Samsung touts high-speed wireless USB chipset

Samsung has designed an advanced USB chipset that supports high-speed, low-power wireless transfers between mobile and tethered CE devices. read more
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T-Mobile pursues funds for isle service

Cell-phone service provider T-Mobile wants to become the third wireless company to get federal subsidies to expand coverage in Hawaii.
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HTC Wildfire Review

India's Reliance, GTL abandon tower business

MUMBAI: Indian telecom infrastructure firm GTL Infrastructure scrapped yesterday a proposed deal with tycoon Anil Ambani's mobile phone firm Reliance Communications (RCom) to merge their telecom tower businesses. The announcement deals a blow to plans by Reliance Communications to cut its US$6.2 billion (US$1 = RM3.11) debt, including the US$1.8 billion it raised to purchase 3G (third-generation ...
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Samsung: demand for Windows Phone 7 'specialised'

Demand for Symbian is 'invisible' Samsung is focus on Android and Bada for its smartphones after claiming there is no demand for Symbian phones and only "specialised" demand for Windows Phone 7.â€¦
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Wireless Prices Lower Despite Industry Consolidation, GAO Finds

Although the wireless industry in the United States has significantly consolidated over the past decade, the Government Accountability Office has found that prices have steadily declined over the same period.
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Sanyo VPC-CA102 Waterproof Video Camera Price Reduced

The Sanyo VPC-CA102 is available at Amazon for $322.17. If you are in the market for a great video camera that can take crisp clear still photos then this may be just what you are looking for. With...
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Motorola phone offers Android on prepaid plan

Product: Boost Motorola i1, a no-contract touch-screen Android smart phone. Features: Runs Android 1.5 operating system with Opera Mini Web browser and nationwide walkie-talkie on Nextel's network. Has a 5-megapixel camera with a flash and 4X digital zoom.
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LG's Optimus 7 Windows Phone Will Have One-Touch DLNA Support [Windows Phone 7]

# windowsphone7 Shown off rather unofficially at IFA was LG's Windows Phone 7 handset, the Optimus 7 , aka the E900, a QWERTY slider with the company's new DLNA support for sharing media to the TVs or home audio systems. MoreÂ Â»
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Nokia Hires Pamela Anderson to Promote the N8

Nokia is the worldâ€™s largest cell phone manufacturer, but when it comes to smartphones, itâ€™s losing ground to iPhone and Android-based devices. Thus, the expectations for its next high-end, Symbian^3-based device, the Nokia N8 , are through the roof.â€¦
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Shipments of Bluetooth, NFC, UWB, 802.15.4 and Wi-Fi ICs to 20% in 2010

The market for short range wireless ICs is forecast to expand this year; total shipments of Bluetooth, NFC, UWB, 802.15.4 and Wi-Fi ICs will increase approximately 20% compared to 2009. â€œBluetooth ICs still lead the short-range wireless IC market,â€ says ABI Research industry analyst Celia Bo. â€œUnit shipments are expected to exceed 58% of the total short-range wireless IC shipments in 2010. Wi-Fi ...
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Samsung to sell 25m smartphones this year

Samsung to sell 25m smartphones this year
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KBC News

Mobile application developers now have a chance to sell their products internationally after Google launched the Android mobile market.
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Bluetrek announces the Metal Evolution Bluetooth Headset for iPhone

Bluetrek has announced the launch of their Metal Evolution Bluetooth headset designed especially for the Apple iPhone 4 and 3GS. It has a brushed metallic finish on a reinforced aluminium casing that matches the look of your favorite smartphone. The Bluetooth chipset used in this Bluetrek headset is from the same maker as the one [...] Filed in categories: Bluetooth Gear , News , Spotlight ...
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The Hawaii of China

Pearl River Garden Hotel, right above the boardwalk on Dadong Hai beach, is a Chinese-style four-star hotel. Writer Tony Atherton says that means the beds are about as comfortable as a sheet of plywood.
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Android Share Of Mobile Web Use Soaring, iPhone Falling

The latest mobile-web-browsing numbers from Quantcast show that Android continues to grab mobile share from the iPhone and RIM. Importantly, these numbers don't include the iPad , which may be helping Apple maintain more share than this chart suggests.
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Swim. Bike. Run. Use MI-SPORT VBT Bluetooth Stereo headset

Sports enthusiasts commonly have difficulty looking for a good pair of headset. There is no doubt that sports headphones have high portability, but most of them fall short in durability. Now, you can have a waterproof, sweatproof and wireless bluetooth stereo headset and MP3 player all in one device. The Mi-Sport VBT is a Bluetooth stereo headset with a built-in MP3 player that is expertly ...
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Mudslinging starts with animated ad

With the Labor Day weekend traditionally marking a turning point for fall campaign efforts, Rep. Mary Bono Mack and Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet will really start spending the $3 million-plus that their campaigns have raised.
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BlackBerry Torch already selling for half-off

The BlackBerry Torch isn't setting the smartphone world ablaze.
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Intellectual Property

Android: 25% Of Mobile Web

Android has reached another major milestone today. Phandroid reports that Quantcast has just put up their new mobile web share numbers. Android saw its greatest gains since November of 2009, and is...
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Sony Ericsson Doesnât Fear Chinese Knock-off Phones

Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson doesnâ€™t think knock-off Chinese phones are harming its market share, but Chinese handset makers will be â€œseriousâ€ competitors long-term, the companyâ€™s chief executive said in Beijing this week.
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HTC iPhone's 'quiet' challenger

EAST Asia is the world's electronics factory, yet unless they are Japanese, producers are largely anonymous. Now HTC Corp, a Taiwanese maker of smart phones, is moving out of the shadows and trying to establish its own brand name as it competes with Apple's iPhone.
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T-Mobile USA may offer Huawei's IDEOS Android-powered smartphone

According the WSJ, T-Mobile USA may be in talks to bring Huawei's affordable Android IDEOS smartphone to its customers. The newly announced IDEOS is a touchscreen device that offers the latest version of the Android operating system, 2.2 Froyo. Read the full story here.
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