Super Cellphone Deals & News: Sep 11, 2010

Saturday, September 11, 2010

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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Cell phone policies similar in area schools

Kennedy Christensen (left) and Samantha Greene use their phones on Wednesday night at the Linden Middle School open house. They both said cell phones are necessary for communication, and most early teens have them.
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Cell phone forensics helps cops fight crime

The box is a small anvil case with connectors that hook to any type of cell phone. Coupled with software and...
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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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Samsung lines up carriers for Google-powered tablet.

LG launches LG Optimus One and LG Optimus Chic Android Phones in Virtual Event on September 14

LG announced today to launch the new LG Optimus One and LG Optimus Chic on September 14 in a virtual event. I like virtual launch events. I think they are the future, but LG has already unveiled the...
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Sanyo Xacti VPC-GH4 camcorder shoots video and stills

Sanyo's Xacti VPC-GH4 shoots 1080i video and 10 megapixel still images, and offers easy sharing with sites like YouTube and Facebook.
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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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Verizon Wireless Gets a New CFO

Andrew Davies, current CFO of Vodafone Group plc (NYSE: VOD )'s Indian unit, will take over the helm of Verizon Wireless CFO from John Townsend on November 15.
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Android desk phone spotted in the wild

A prototype Android-powered "desk phone" designed by Rockchip was recently spotted in the wilds of IFAÂ 2010. read more
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Hands On: Sanyo Pocket Camcorder Boasts Optical Zoom

The Sanyo Xacti VPC-PD2 is the first pocket camcorder we've seen with an optical zoom lens, offering 1080p video capture, 10-megapixel still shooting, and stereo audio. Camcorder - Zoom lens - 1080p - Video capture - Sanyo
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Students offer input on touch-screen devices

With the release of the original iPhone in 2007, touch-screen technology has transformed from a kiosk gimmick into an everyday convenience.
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Verizon Wireless Gets a New CFO

Andrew Davies, current CFO of Vodafone Group plc (NYSE: VOD )'s Indian unit, will take over the helm of Verizon Wireless CFO from John Townsend on November 15.
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HTC vs HTC

With confidence brimming, Taiwanese phone manufacturer HTC has released not one, but two budget smartphones onto the Thai market recently - the Wildfire and the Aria. But has the company continued the strong work with the Android platform it established with the popular Hero and Legend releases?
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Soon: 'Acoustic fingerprints' to turn keypad phones into touch screen ones!

Nokia Turns to Microsoft for New Chief

Nokia said it had appointed Stephen Elop, a Canadian who has run Microsoftâ€™s largest division, to replace Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, a 30-year Nokia veteran.
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T-Mobile officially crowns G2, its first next-gen network phone

BlackBerry Torch 9800 Phone is still on Sale for $99.99 on Amazon

The BlackBerry Torch 9800 is available at Amazon for $99.99.Phones are becoming more and more sophisticated. The technology is becoming more and more advanced so we end up with better phones. This...
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Multi-touch iPod nano stripped bare

Get your heat gun and come inside Photos Apple new sixth-generation iPod touch "is more like a Shuffle with a screen than a Nano with true multi-touch" says Kyle Wiens, CEO of iFixit , the parts-and-repairs website that glories in dissecting electronic devices to discover what makes them tick.â€¦
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Nokia dumps CEO, turns to Microsoft exec

Helsinki -- Nokia Corp. is replacing CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo with top Microsoft executive Stephen Elop as the world's top handset maker aims to regain lost ground in the fiercely competitive smartphone market.
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LG plans capacity expansion; eyes 40% GSM exports from India

LG Electronics India Pvt Ltd is all set to more than double its capacity to manufacture GSM phones at its Ranjangaon facility.
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Samsung Fascinate to Get Google Search with Android 2.2 Update

After the Samsung Fascinate launched with Bing as the search engine, The Droid Guy said Verizon Wireless was shedding Google search in favor of Microsoft Bing on its Android-based smartphones. Verizon said it's not true.
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Android Goes from Underdog to Top Dog: Watch Out Apple

The Android mobile OS is everything Google hoped it would be and everything Apple hoped it wouldn't. Google - Apple - Mobile operating system - Android - Symbian
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Samsung lines up carriers for Google-powered tablet.

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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Verizon Wireless Names Former India, Japan Head Davies as Finance Chief

Verizon Wireless named Andrew Davies as its chief financial officer, tapping the Vodafone Group Plc veteran to run what has become the largest U.S. mobile phone carrier.
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Nokia appoints Elop as chief executive

Nokia has named Stephen Elop, a senior Microsoft executive, as its new chief executive in an attempt to combat slumping profits and an eroding market share.
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REVIEWS: Samsung Squash C5010

For an economic-ranged mobile phone, the Samsung C5010 has its share of admirable qualities. Nicknamed the "Squash," this little wonder is supposedly getting props for coming out as the first affordable multimedia 3G phone. But letâ€™s see if the hype pre-supposes the actual product. Design Before anything else, however, weâ€™d like you to take notice of its slick design and appreciate its piano ...
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LG Shows Off Four New IPS Monitors

LG has shown off some new computer monitors that all boast IPS panels . There will be four new screens in total with sizes ranging from 20 inches to 23 inches. It isn't the largest size but at least each one is benefacting from an IPS panel. The new monitors are the IPS2062T, the IPS226V, the IPS236V, and the IPS231P. All four feature LED backlighting to help generate deep blacks and even boasts ...
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In-Car 3G Audio Could Cost You--But How Much?

The future of in-car audio will revolve around plug-and-play portables--that's the take of many automakers like Ford and Kia, where voice-controlled audio and mobile-phone links are being knitted into current and future cars while old-school features like CD changes are being pruned from valuable dash space. The next step seems to be the...
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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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Mobile evens South Division playoff series with Jacksonville

Jacksonville will get a professional football-baseball doubleheader Sunday. That was assured when the Mobile BayBears scored three runs in the eighth inning Friday night, leading to a 6-2 win over the Jacksonville Suns in front of 5,352 at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville. The BayBears' win evened the South Division playoff series at one game each, with Game 3 set for 8:05 p.m. today in ...
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Android Captures No. 2 Mobile OS Spot

Despite Android's quick advance, a handful of major mobile OS players will jockey for position for several years, Gartner reports. Gartner - Android - Mobile operating system - Apple - Google
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Broadcom and Philips Team Up to Make Bluetooth-Enabled Remote Controls

Broadcom, maker of Bluetooth technologies, announced Thursday its partnership with Philips Home Control of Koninklijke Philips Electronics (PHG) to develop new remote control devices that it says will help transform the television, set-top-box and Blue-ray experience.
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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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Android to be world No. 2

SAN FRANCISCO - GOOGLE Inc's Android software will become the world's second most popular operating system for cell phones this year, leapfrogging rival offerings from Microsoft Corp, Research in Motion and Apple Inc, according to a new report. By 2014 Android will account for nearly 30 per cent of all cell phone operating system sales, according to research firm Gartner, putting it in position ...
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Windows Phone aims to bury its past (and iPhone)

At a ship party in Redmond on Friday, the Windows Phone team had a parade that included a mock funeral for the iPhone and BlackBerry. Originally posted at Beyond Binary
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Palm Beach Gardens Holocaust survivor has renewed hope of finding brother

Palm Beach Gardens Holocaust survivor has renewed hope of finding brother
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T-Mobile officially crowns G2, its first next-gen network phone

REVIEWS: Samsung Squash C5010

Motorola's Android 2.2 Rollout: What a Mess

Motorola threatens Web sites hosting the Froyo update before it supplies the official version to impatient customers. Android - Motorola - Droid - Smartphone - Handhelds
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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.â€¦
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T-Mobile G2 To Debut Next Month for $200

T-Mobile has officially unveiled its next Android OS smartphone, but has kept quiet on some of the most important details. The price and release date for the T-Mobile G2 has now been revealed, however.
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Verizon Wireless Names Former India, Japan Head Davies as Finance Chief

Verizon Wireless named Andrew Davies as its chief financial officer, tapping the Vodafone Group Plc veteran to run what has become the largest U.S. mobile phone carrier.
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Motorola outs NYXgreen super-capacitor remote

Motorolaâ€™s remote control team has been busy , looking at not only how they can speed up text entry when using the companyâ€™s IPTV set-top boxes but how we can avoid switching AA batteries every couple of months. The former problem is easier, of course â€" their NYXboard slaps a QWERTY keyboard on the reverse of a regular remote â€" while the latter rather excitingly uses super capacitors and a fast ...
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