T-Mobile officially crowns G2, its first next-gen network phone

Sprint has been enjoying all the exposure it's getting with the nation's first deployed 4G network and 4G capable phones, but the tide will shift later this month when the G2 from T-Mobile hits store shelves. read more
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Multi-Touch Support Coming to Ubuntu 10.10

Canonical recently announced the release of uTouch 1.0, Ubuntu’s multi-touch and gesture stack. With Ubuntu 10.10 (the Maverick Meerkat), users and developers will have an end-to-end touch-screen framework â€" from the kernel all the way through to applications. The multi-touch development team has worked closely with the Linux kernel and X.org communities to improve drivers, add support for ...
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HTC HD3: No Dual-Core Processor

Sorry HTC fans, the mythical HD3 will not be as awesome as the initial rumors pegged it to be. This super-charged WP7 device was believed to pack a dual-core 1.5 GHz processor, the first of a new...
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Android: A Gamer's Guide

You may not realize it, but your Android-powered smartphone or tablet PC could be a gaming monster--if it's in the right hands. Here's everything you need to know about playing games on your Android gadgets. Android - Smartphone - tablet - game - IPhone
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Samsung Scores Record Q2 Profit on Chips, LCDs

Samsung Electronics reported a record operating profit in the second quarter driven by strong sales of memory chips and LCDs, it said Friday. Samsung Group - Liquid crystal display - Shopping - Sony - Asia
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T-Mobile G2 Plus HSPA+ Network Could Be a Fast Combo

The new phone is the first to take advantage of the fast speeds delivered by T-Mobile's 3.5G network--now in 55 cities. T-Mobile - Evolved HSPA - Business and Economy - High-Speed Downlink Packet Access - Telecommunications
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Motorola Reveals Three New Android Smartphones in China

Motorola announced the launch of three new Android smartphones for China on Monday Android - Smartphone - Motorola - China - Asia
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T-Mobile Unveils Its G2, the Successor to First Android Phone

T-Mobile today unveiled the G2 smartphone made by HTC. It is the successor to the first Android phone, the G1. Android - T-Mobile - HTC Corporation - Handhelds - HTC
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RIM Buys Documents To Go Maker DataViz

RIM's purchase of Documents To Go maker DataViz was reportedly valued at $50 million. The BlackBerry maker confirmed the acquisition through a statement.
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HTC offers help with phone bills

HTC is offering to help low-income families with their phone bills through a program called Lifeline.
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LG Announces Smartphones With Dual-core Processor

LG on Tuesday announced new smartphones with dual-core processors. Smartphone - processor - Hardware - Components - Multi-core processor
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Android Atlas Weekly 15: One Bing to rule them all (podcast)

Android continues to surge, Bing replaces Google search on some Verizon phones, and using your phone to jailbreak your PS3. Plus we cover the CNET News app and dig into the world of Widgets and shortcuts. This week's special guest: Senior Associate Editor, Nicole Lee! loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50092732',useCurrentPageUrl: true ...
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Neonode´s Touch Screen Technology, zForce, In New Sony Readers

Neonode Inc., the leading provider of optical touch screen solutions for hand-held and small to midsize devices, recently announced that Sony has launched its new product line of Sony Readers, which uses Neonode´s optical touch screen technology that has been customized for Sony.
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T-Mobile G2 Android phone first to use evolved HSPA service

T-Mobile G2, the successor to the first-ever Android handset, will hit shelves later this month. The G2 will use the HSPA+ high-speed network, T-Mobile says.
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Va. court upholds GPS tracking of suspect's vehicle

The same GPS technology that motorists use to get directions can be used by police without a warrant to track the movements of criminal suspects on public streets, the Virginia Court of Appeals said yesterday. In a case that prompted warnings of Orwellian snooping by the government, the court unanimously ...
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Samsung Launches Galaxy Tab

UPDATE: Samsung has finally revealed the Galaxy Tab, which will start shipping in October. Samsung Group - Android - Galaxy Tab - Verizon - Samsung Galaxy Tab
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Sprint Quietly Sells 3G Femtocell, Verizon Set to Follow

Sprint has begun offering a 3G EV-DO femtocell and Verizon plans to follow in the coming months. Sprint Nextel - Evolution-Data Optimized - Business - Verizon - Telecommunications
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Mobile banking seems to be growing as the concerns about security ease

Smartphones let you watch NFL games, read books, and check e-mail. Now a suite of mobile banking services is just a tap away, too. Banks have significantly expanded their mobile offerings as concerns about wireless security ease. Mobile banking - Wireless - National Football League - Bank - Mobile Computing
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Microsoft: At $15, Windows Phone 7 Is Cheaper than Free Android

Microsoft is claiming that it's less expensive for smartphone makers to put Windows Phone 7 on their phones than it is for them to put Android on it -- but it's a case of fuzzy math. Microsoft - Android - Smartphone - Windows Mobile - Windows Phone 7
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Samsung Introduces New DualView Cameras for Fall

Samsung's three new cameras offer five LCD screens between them. The DualView ST600 and ST100 offer front-facing screens to help with various shooting conditions. Samsung Group - Liquid crystal display - Photography - Camera - Shopping
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South Africa: Mobile Gamers Wave Goodbye to Consoles

As mobile phones become smarter and their memory bigger and more powerful, and screens dynamic, gamers are increasingly turning to the mini-devices to experience the thrill of the chase.
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T-Mobile Unveils Its G2, the Successor to First Android Phone

T-Mobile today unveiled the G2 smartphone made by HTC. It is the successor to the first Android phone, the G1. Android - T-Mobile - HTC Corporation - Handhelds - HTC
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Windows Phone 7 coming October 11

According to Pocket-lint’s inside sources at Redmond-based Microsoft, the Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system will be launched on October 11, 2010. That is exciting news, because the sources also report that Windows Phone 7 handsets will follow later in the month.
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LG to Make E-paper for New Generation of Devices

LG will commence production of 9.7-inch color and 19-inch flexible e-paper, which could go into next-generation e-readers, or even tablets, Electronic paper - Business - LG Group - Pulp and Paper - Materials
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Mobile Apps See Rising Demand

Games, social networking, maps are top software categories for users of iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry devices, finds Nielsen.
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Nokia Will Play by Indian Rules on Push Mail

Nokia says its push mail will be in line with Indian rules; as the government tries to tighten security and interception Nokia - Push e-mail - Government - Telecommunication - Mobile
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Palm Oil Ends Five-Day Rally Before Malaysia Holiday, Paring Weekly Gain

Palm oil dropped for the first time in six days after some investors sold ahead of a long weekend.
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Go stylishly mini with Sony Ericsson and Oxygen

STEP into the hottest shirt with the mightiest little mobile phone in your pocket. Sony Ericsson and Oxygen have launched a partnership to dress you up in the stylish new Oxygen mini tee with a special Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pocket.
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Windows Phone 7 Won't Overtake Smartphone Rivals: IDC

A leading analyst firm's latest projections for the smartphone market has both good and bad news for Microsoft and its soon-to-launch Windows Phone 7.
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BlackBerry World hits 10K apps

How do you like them , Apple? BlackBerry World now has more than 10,000 applications on its shelves. This would be more impressive if Android didn't have ten times that number, and iOS more than twice what Android's got.…
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Soon: 'Acoustic fingerprints' to turn keypad phones into touch screen ones!

London, Sept 9 : Mobile phone users who have always longed for a touch-screen phone have reason to rejoice, for new software renders the entire casing and LCD display of a standard phone sensitive to touch â€" or, rather, the sounds of touch.
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Apple's iPod Touch (2010) Review, Not a Poor Man's iPhone 4

    Last week Apple announced a complete overhaul of its iPod lineup including a new Shuffle, a new Nano (with multitouch screen) and a new iPod Touch. While the nano looks cool, it’s pricey and honestly I haven’t been interested in a dedicated MP3 player in about a decade. The new iPod Touch however piqued my interest. With many of the same specs as the iPhone 4, I wondered if the new Touch ...
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Soon: 'Acoustic fingerprints' to turn keypad phones into touch screen ones!

London, Sept 9 : Mobile phone users who have always longed for a touch-screen phone have reason to rejoice, for new software renders the entire casing and LCD display of a standard phone sensitive to touch â€" or, rather, the sounds of touch.
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Va. court upholds GPS tracking of suspect's vehicle

The same GPS technology that motorists use to get directions can be used by police without a warrant to track the movements of criminal suspects on public streets, the Virginia Court of Appeals said yesterday. In a case that prompted warnings of Orwellian snooping by the government, the court unanimously ...
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BlackBerry World hits 10K apps

How do you like them , Apple? BlackBerry World now has more than 10,000 applications on its shelves. This would be more impressive if Android didn't have ten times that number, and iOS more than twice what Android's got.…
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Apple's iPod Touch (2010) Review, Not a Poor Man's iPhone 4

    Last week Apple announced a complete overhaul of its iPod lineup including a new Shuffle, a new Nano (with multitouch screen) and a new iPod Touch. While the nano looks cool, it’s pricey and honestly I haven’t been interested in a dedicated MP3 player in about a decade. The new iPod Touch however piqued my interest. With many of the same specs as the iPhone 4, I wondered if the new Touch ...
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Nokia Siemens Networks Launches Mobile TV Client Based on Nokia Qt

Nokia Siemens Networks is launching a new software client for 'any device with a screen' that allows people to watch TV via any network. The Multiscreen TV client integrates "Over the Top" (Internet) TV and broadcast TV with the web and social network access.
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Samsung may use Google TV to chase Apple, Sony

Samsung admitted at a forum today that the company was considering developing Google TV hardware. TV group leader Yoon Boo Keun told the media Samsung was "reviewing" the prospect of using the Android-based shell but was anxious about support in South Korea. Media producers would have to get behind Google's platform in Samsung's home country for it to make sense, Keun told Bloomberg and others ...
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iPhone 3G Doesn't Make the Cut for Apple's Game Center

Apple's Game Center - part of the company's iOS 4.1 update - excludes the older iPhone from its hardware compatibility list, even though the phone can theoretically run Apple's latest iOS version.
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LG announces smartphones with dual-core processor

LG Electronics on Tuesday announced a new series of smartphones with next-generation dual-core processors, which should provide a big leap in performance while maintaining device battery life.
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T-Mobile Details the Upcoming G2, Pre-orders Later This Month

Earlier today T-Mobile USA twittered a cryptic binary message alerting followers that information on the G2 would be coming soon. At midnight ET, T-Mobile released information on the upcoming successor to the G1. (More: And This is What the T-Mobile G2 Looks Like) T-Mobile has confirmed that the G2 will be made by HTC and [...]
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Nokia Siemens Invests In UK-Based OpenCloud

Nokia Siemens Invests In UK-Based OpenCloud
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Samsung's Fascinate goes on sale Wednesday for $US200 online

The Samsung Fascinate smartphone goes on sale online Wednesday for $US199.99 after rebate and will be in Verizon Wireless stores on Thursday.
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Off-base festivities

JAPAN RUGBY TOP LEAGUE 2010-2011 (Tokyo): Sept. 11, 5 p.m., Kubota Spears vs. NEC Green Rockets; 7 p.m., Toshiba Brave Lupus vs. NTT Communications Shining Arcs; Sept. 17, 7:30 p.m., NTT Communications Shining Arcs vs. Kubota Spears; Sept. 18, 5 p.m., Ricoh Black Rams vs. Fukuoka Sanix Blues; 7 p.m., Sanyo Electric Co. Wild Knights vs. Yamaha Jubilo; Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m., NEC Green Rockets vs ...
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Motorola Droid 2 review: Everything you need to know

The Motorola Droid 2 is more of a good thing for Droid fans. Learn where it's been updated, where it excels, and the caveats that could lead you toward a different Android device instead.
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Sanyo waist warmer does almost irreparable damage to Eneloop's good name

Oh Sanyo, you do like to flirt with our Crapgadget label, don't you? Having already given the world battery-powered neck and hand warmers it never asked for, Sanyo is today expanding the Eneloop warmer family with a slinky new waist furnace. Thin film heaters are embedded inside that dashing-looking velcro belt above and power is drawn from the Eneloop mobile booster on the side, perhaps the ...
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Research firm has low expectations for Windows Phone 7

In the smart-phone world, Microsoft is in fifth place now and it will be in fifth place in 2014, a research firm said Tuesday, even with the release of Windows Phone 7 this fall.
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Research firm has low expectations for Windows Phone 7

In the smart-phone world, Microsoft is in fifth place now and it will be in fifth place in 2014, a research firm said Tuesday, even with the release of Windows Phone 7 this fall.
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