Super Cellphone Deals & News: Oct 10, 2010

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Motorola: Analysts' Upgrades, Downgrades

Motorola is downgraded at Citi to Hold from Buy. Valuation call.
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GPS On Cell Phone Photos Can Put You In Danger

Pictures posted online may contain GPS information, called geotags, that could put you in danger. CBS 2â€™s Mary Kay Kleist reports.
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Samsung introduces new line of intuitive multifunction printers

Middle East - October 10th, 2010 - Samsung Electronics, a leading name in the world of consumer electronics and information technology, recently introduced three new lines of multifunction printers (MFPs) designed to offer users a unique printing experience that maximizes output while remaining environmentally friendly.
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BlackBerry escapes UAE ban

BlackBerry services will not be suspended in the United Arab Emirates next week, the UAE's state news agency has reported.
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Samsung introduces new line of intuitive multifunction printers

T-Mobile Galaxy Tab at $399 on contract, stacked up vs. iPad

A slip of T-Mobile's marketing material for the Samsung Galaxy Tab tonight may have given away its pricing as well as T-Mobile's strategy for trying to sway iPad buyers. Similar to the Sprint leak, the device would still cost $399 with a contract and after a $50 rebate. TmoNews' copy of the dealer partner sheets would have the Android tablet cost slightly more than the 3G iPad when off-contract ...
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Motorola Droid 2 Global Specs Leak

Motorola accidentally published information about the Droid 2 Global, a dual-mode CDMA and GSM version of the Droid 2 that has a 1.2GHz processor.
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Verizon Wireless And Montana Griz Team Up To Spread Awareness

Verizon Wireless teamed up with The University Of Montana for domestic violence awareness month.
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LG Electronics WH08LS20 Blu-ray Burner

The LG WH08LS20 is a nice Blu-ray burner with great software, but its CD/DVD performance is a tad off.
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T-Mobile responds to G2 Android smartphone rooting issue

T-Mobile G2 owners have reported that their new smartphones cannot be rooted, which would allow for deeper customization of the device. T-Mobile responded to the complaints and said: "The HTC software implementation on the G2 stores some components in read-only memory as a security measure to prevent key operating system software from becoming corrupted and rendering the device inoperable. There ...
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Nokia N8 Review

It feels like weâ€™ve been talking about the Nokia N8 for a long time. February 2010 saw the first murmurings, followed by a string of leaks, rumors, semi-accurate previews and finally, around seven months later, a commercial release. In the meantime thereâ€™s been no shortage of speculation over whether Symbian^3 still has a place among the smartphone elite, how the North American market will take ...
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Samsung Shows Consumers the Path to Creating a Smarter Life at IFA 2010

Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, revealed its exciting new vision for creating a smarter life" for consumers today at its IFA 2010 press conference , unveiling the eagerly awaited GALAXY Tab and creating an exciting new category in the emerging tablet market.
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Jabra WAVE Bluetooth headset headed to Verizon Wireless

Today Jabra announced its latest Bluetooth headset, the WAVE. The WAVE will be sold exclusively through Verizon Wireless in November, and offers a number of features including voice guidance, wind-noise reduction, and DSP technology. Read the full story here.
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Instagram is a Photo-Based Social Networking Feed for iOS [Downloads]

# downloads iOS: Fans of their iPhone's camera will love social networking app Instagram, a simple "life-sharing" app based on photo feeds. Take pictures with your phone, share them with Instagram and other social networks, and follow a feed of other people's photo updates. MoreÂ Â»
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Verizon: 4G wireless coming to 36 cities

Verizon Wireless said Wednesday that its new wireless broadband network, which offers higher data speeds initially for laptop users, will be live before the end of the year in the cities on the Boston-to-Washington stretch as well as in California, Chicago, Cincinnati, Miami, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Seattle and other areas.
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Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Android Smartphone is on Sale for a Penny

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Android Phone is available at Amazon for only one Penny.If you want a cutting-edge, beautiful and fun phone the X10 is for you. The Xperia X10 has unique communication...
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Nokia N8 - green (unlocked)

The Nokia N8 excels as a camera phone, and the improvements of Symbian 3 make it one of the company's best smartphones to date. However, it still has its shortcomings and an expensive price tag, making it a hard sell for the North American market.
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New Products âº Sanyo breadmaker

Sanyo Electric Co has developed the world's first rice bread cooker. Gopan, as it is called, bakes bread from rice grain. It is easy toâ€¦
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SpiderCloud Wireless offers a solution for bad indoor cell phone reception

SpiderCloud, a Santa Clara startup, provides technology to boost indoor cell phone service. More phone news and reviews
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T-Mobile on a Roll

11:40 AM -- T-Mobile USA has been on a PR roll this week, launching its first High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA)-Plus smartphone, announcing its second HSPA+ smartphone, turning on 16 new HSPA+ markets, and prepping to carry the first Windows Phone 7 devices starting next week.
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SANYO Solar Modules Provide Renewable Power to Select IKEA Stores in Canada

WOODBRIDGE, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Oct. 8, 2010) - SANYO Canada Inc. (SANYO) announced today that IKEA Canada has chosen SANYO HITÂ® technology to generate renewable energy using the roofs of three IKEA stores in the Greater Toronto Area. The project will support the use of industry-leading conversion efficiency SANYO HITÂ® Power 210A solar PV modules. The SANYO rooftop PV systems at IKEA stores ...
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Samsung Asset says China is good bet

Samsung Asset Management Co, a unit of South Korea's biggest brokerage, likes consumer stocks in China because consumption is poised to explode as disposable income rises and shopping patterns change.
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Android Continues Climbing in Smartphone OS Share

Android continued to climb this week, as comScore data for August saw Google's OS increase its market share by almost 7 percentage points.
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HTC smartphone maker to focus on Asia market next year

TAIPEI, Taiwan â€" HTC Corp. will focus more on Asia following successes in Europe and the United States, the company said yesterday at its largest product launch in Asia. HTC is the largest manufacturer of smartphones using Google's Android operating system.
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Palm giving away 500 Pre Plus phones to U.S. do-gooders

Through a Facebook-based program called Palm Connections , Palm is handing out the smart phones to groups trying to effect change in their communities.
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"Weâre Apple. We Donât Wear Suits. We Donât Even Own Suits.â

Here's a fabulous photo of Steve Jobs that's bouncing around the Internet. Jobs is with Stan Sigman, ex-CEO of Cingular, at the 2010 Wireless Hall of Fame dinner.
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New Products âº Sanyo breadmaker

Sanyo Electric Co has developed the world's first rice bread cooker. Gopan, as it is called, bakes bread from rice grain. It is easy toâ€¦
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Sony Ericsson finally launches the Xperia X8

Four months after it was announced, Sony Ericsson's Xperia X8 can't quite seem to run with most other Android phones on the market it now finds itself in.
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Video: Sanyo Innuendo by Kyocera for Sprint - unboxing and video tour

The Sanyo Innuendo for Sprint is a feature phone that sports a cool design with a hidden external touch sensitive keypad and a full hardware QWERTY keyboard inside. Other features include a 3.2 megapixel camera and social networking support. Watch the video here.
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BlackBerry averts ban in United Arab Emirates

Research In Motion Ltd. averted a ban on its BlackBerry smart phone in the United Arab Emirates after the country's phone regulator said Friday that the company's messaging services now comply with local regulations. "All BlackBerry services in the U.A.E....
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Pinned down: Palm Beach County schoolchildren subdued with risky restraint

Pinned down: Palm Beach County schoolchildren subdued with risky restraint
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Inside Windows Phone 7: ghost of Zune

Pent-up demand awaited A cinema in Manchester has formed the unlikely venue for a full-day drill-down on developing for Windows Phone 7, sponsored by Microsoft but organised by UK .NET community group DeveloperDeveloperDeveloper (seriously).â€¦ Free Whitepaper - When legitimate sites threaten your network
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Video review: Sanyo Zio by Kyocera affordable Android phone on Sprint

The just announced Sanyo Zio by Kyocera is here in house, and it's one of three Sprint phones to feature their new Sprint ID software customization services. The Zio is affordable by new smartphone standards and it sells for ...
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T-Mobile on a Roll

Village Reserves Decision on Application After the last regular meeting of the Williston Park Village Board, the board held a hearing on the installation of additional cell antennas on the Williston House at 600 Willis Avenue and it quickly turned into a marathon session, ending after midnight. Prior to the hearing the following legal notice, that appeared in the newspaper, was read ...
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Windows Phone 7 already launching on Oct. 21st in UK?

The big Windows Phone 7 launch event is on Monday Oct. 11th. The actual start of sales for the WP7 phones is expected to be in November in the United States. A leaked road map from carrier Three in...
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Nokia announces five Bluetooth headsets

Nokia has announced five new Bluetooth headsets, including the BH-109, the BH-217, the BH-218, the BH-609, and the BH-806. Some of the headsets are available now, and some will make their debut in the coming months. Read the full story here.
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Remains of the Day: Here a Gate, There a Gate

Everywhere a gate gate! The Internet loves controversy, whether it's about potentially shattering iPhone news, Steve Jobs's wardrobe choices, or the existence of...
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Verizon Wireless And Montana Griz Team Up To Spread Awareness

Verizon Wireless teamed up with The University Of Montana for domestic violence awareness month.
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Sony Ericsson Fans Vote for Their Favourite Accessories

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM-- (Marketwire - Oct. 8, 2010) - Sony Ericsson fans have voted for their favourite accessories through the official Sony Ericsson Facebook page.
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How to Use Skype Over 3G on Any Android Phone

This week, Skype finally released a version of its mobile application for Android phones. Unfortunately, the fine print revealed the new app was crippled, restricting U.S. users to Wi-Fi only calls, just as it had when the iPhone version was first launched. But now, only days after the official Android app's debut, an ingenious developer has hacked the app to work over 3G. Here's how to use it ...
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