Super Cellphone Deals & News: Oct 13, 2010

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Nokia shipping C7, its second Symbian 3 phone

Following the recent launch of its N8 smartphone, Nokia is shipping the C7, its second Symbian 3 phone, with a focus on access to social networking.
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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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First Look: Verizon Droid with Google Maps GPS

Motorola and Verizon take the wraps of the Droid -- an Android 2.0 phone that packs impressive features including Google's turn-by-turn GPS service.
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A Touch Screen with Texture

Electrovibration could make for a better sensory experience on a smooth touch surface. Touch screens are ubiquitous today. But a common complaint is that the smooth surface just doesn't feel as good to use as a physical keypad. While some touch-screen devices use mechanical vibrations to enhance users' experiences of virtual keypads, the approach isn't widely used, mainly because mechanical ...
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HP Pre Palm 2 Details Leaked

SFR, France's second-largest mobile phone service provider, mistakenly posted an image of HP's Pre Palm 2 presumably under NDA, along with details of the new smartphone
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T-Mobile to push Android 2.2 to MyTouch 3G

A long-awaited Froyo update for the original T-Mobile MyTouch 3G is expected to begin its release as early as today, breathing new life into an old handset.
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Lexmark goes touch-screen happy with new business printers

A dozen new printer models across various business lines gain features like hole punch finishing and large color touchscreens. Lexmark also announced a new Web-based management portal for IT admins that can handle anywhere from a handful to 20,000 devices.
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Samsung Vibrant finally gets GPS fix

Early owners of the Vibrant, released more than three months ago, have been putting up with less than stellar GPS features. Now a fix is in. Originally posted at Android Atlas
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Verizon retailer expanding with acquisition

Concerns rise over 3G network security

VietNamNet Bridge â€" Third generation services are widely used in Viet Nam but cell phones are becoming the target of hackers. When mobile phone users connect to 3G networks, it is the equivalent of connecting to a LAN network but without an administrator.
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HTC HD7 with Windows Phone 7 on T-Mobile mid-November

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Sprint Downplays Report It Shared GPS Data With Feds

Sprint Nextel is downplaying a blog report that it provided law enforcement authorities with customer GPS location data more than eight million times.
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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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Review: Despite its bulk, G2 phone gets it right

Review: T-Mobile's G2 is the first phone that operates over the carrier's souped-up version of its existing 3G cellular network â€" which is meant to make such tasks as downloading apps, streaming videos and surfing the Web much zippier.
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Concerns rise over 3G network security

AT4 wireless improves their BQTF scope to include Bluetooth high speed automated testing

AT4 wireless have improved their Bluetooth Qualification Test Facility's (BQTF) capabilities to provide High Speed (HS) automated testing for a Bluetooth Controller.
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First Look: Verizon Droid with Google Maps GPS

Motorola and Verizon take the wraps of the Droid -- an Android 2.0 phone that packs impressive features including Google's turn-by-turn GPS service.
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LG Electronics Selects LG-Ericsson Unified Communications to Connect its 80 Offices Worldwide

SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Electronics will roll out Korea's largest-ever enterprise network project by delivering unified communications (UC) to 30,000 employees worldwide, using LG-Ericsson iPECS enterprise communications solutions to leverage the most advanced telecommunications technologies currently available. The project aims to lower telecommunications costs and ...
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T-Mobile adding data to prepaid cellphone plans

T-Mobile USA today announced that beginning on October 18 it will introduce new prepaid plans that include voice, text, and data. The new plans include a $70 monthly Unlimited Talk and Text with 2GB of data, $50 per month Unlimited Talk and Text with 100MB of data, and $30 per month 1,500 Talk and Text with 30MB of data. T-Mobile will also offer an unlimited text with $0.10 per minute voice plan ...
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Samsung, Apple more friends than enemies

HONG KONG: Apple has the iPhone and the iPad, Samsung has several smartphones and its new Galaxy Tab computer - wherever Apple goes these days, it seems, the South Korean giant is sure to follow. But, analysts say, the tech heavyweight rivals are not so much heading into battle as strolling hand in hand into an ever more profitable future. "Apple and Samsung have a very good relationship," Young ...
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Windows Phone 7 shows why device exclusivity sucks

Microsoft has finally unveiled the Windows Phone 7 platform -- including a diverse selection of ten different Windows Phone 7 smartphones right out of the gate. Despite Microsoft's struggles getting into gear in the mobile game, Windows Phone 7 looks awesome. Unfortunately, Windows Phone 7 is also a prime example of why device exclusivity is bad for all parties and handicaps the potential of the ...
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How to Buy a GPS Device

Navigating the GPS market can be tough but consumer advocate Amber Bouman can help you find your way to the perfect GPS device.
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City attempts to obtain 3G service

LG Electronics Selects LG-Ericsson Unified Communications to Connect its 80 Offices Worldwide

Android is Key to HTC, Motorola and Samsung Success: iSuppli

Android is behind the Q2 successes of HTC, Motorola, Samsung and Sony Ericsson, reports iSuppli. The majority of the fastest-growing brands now run the Google OS.
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NEWS: Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 with WaveSecure launched, priced at P11,600

And so the Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 has been officially outed in the Philippines sporting a cheaper-than-expected price tag of P11,600. More than just the phone itself, however, the X8 will ship with a free 3-month subscription to McAffee WaveSecure, a remote tracking/backup software which gives you the ability to erase sensitive data at the touch of a button. Sony Ericsson X8 specs Network 2G ...
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Monster iClarityHD Precision Micro Bluetooth Speaker 100

The Monster iClarityHD Precision Micro Bluetooth Speaker 100 delivers excellent quality sound and even includes a microphone for hands-free teleconferencing with a Bluetooth smartphone, but we can't recommend a $120 accessory when Logitech and Creative offer a similar product for less.
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Lexmark goes touch-screen happy with new business printers

Sony-Ericsson Xperia X8 launched

Sony-Ericsson Philippines today launched the Xperia X8 â€" its most affordable Android handset in the Xperia line by far with a suggested retail price of Php11,600. The Xperia X8 looks like the smaller sibling of the flagship Xperia X10 of Sony-Ericsson. Sony-Ericsson Xperia X8 specs: Qualcomm MSM7227 600MHz processor 128MB internal storage 168MB RAM up [...] Related posts: Sony-Ericsson Xperia X8 ...
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India mobile phone subscriptions set to explode

India mobile phone subscriptions set to explode
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Reliance 3G Bond Risk Tumbles as Loans Fund Binge: India Credit

Reliance Communications Ltd.â€™s creditworthiness is improving at the fastest pace since June as it refinances $1.9 billion of debt and investors gain confidence in the ability of Indian cell phone companies to fund record spending.
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BlackBerry gets extension from India

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has been given an extended deadline to satisfy demands by the Indian government to have access to its encrypted email and instant messaging services, according to a report.
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Samsung starts mass production of densest NAND flash memory

Computerworld - Samsung is now mass producing the industry's first 3-bit-per cell, 64Gbit NAND flash chip, which uses circuitry that's about 14% smaller than before. The new chips pack twice as many bits as Samsung's current NAND flash offering.
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T-Mobile G2 Available at a Discount for New T-Mobile Customers

The regular price for the T-Mobile G2 is $200 with contract, but those who are willing to switch to T-Mobile can get this Android OS smartphone for half that. The recently-released G2 is a slider with a large touchscreen, fast processor, and other high-end features.
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T-Mobile G2 Available at a Discount for New T-Mobile Customers

HTC HD7 announced â like HD2 on Win 7

HTCâ€™s newest Windows Phone 7 is aptly called the HTC HD7 and has almost the same look and form factor as its predecessor, the HTC HD2. Initially released for T-Mobile, it should be out in the market before end of November this year. HTC HD7 specs: 4.3â€³ display @ 480Ã—800 pixels Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 1 [...] Related posts: Samsung i9000 Galaxy S announced Samsungâ€™s got its own 1GHz CPU plus ...
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BlackBerry Torch 9800 Review

Blackberry has always appealed to a class of people, chiefly the upper strata of the society. Blackberry has mainly catered to the host of corporate houses, ensuring quality service for the corporate people. Blackberry is a sophisticated name in terms of designing and look of the mobile phones and RIMs new Torch 9800 is not an exception. It looks very appealing and is made in such a way that ...
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Verizon Wireless Appearance Gives Students Tips, Chance to Win Free Concert

Verizon Wireless sent employees to the CCSU campus last week to discuss rÃ©sumÃ© tips and career opportunities, giveaway free gifts and also give students the opportunity to enter a contest for a chance to win a free concert from hip-hop artist B.O.B.
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Palm Pre 2 Detailed

More mobile phone news! Rumours of an upcoming Palm Pre 2 have been swirling for a while, but now a French carrier has jumped the gun and spilled all the beans. Clearly a transitional device to bridge the gap between the first true HP devices, the devices updates and streamlines the Palm Pre Plus with an updated case, display, and internals. Also, it will pack webOS 2.0.
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Samsung WEP870 Stereo Bluetooth headset

Samsung's WEP870--a mono Bluetooth headset that converts into a stereo unit--tries to give you the best of both worlds, but it's awkward.
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SVOA offers 'Digital Touch'

Attempting to enter the blue ocean market in the digital signage industry, local computer maker SVOA has teamed up with Microsoft and FireOneOne to offer the "Digital Touch" solution to the Thai market.
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Palm Gives WebOS Homebrew Hackers a Little Love

Palm has released documentation for WebOS homebrew hacking.
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Nokia shipping C7, its second Symbian 3 phone

Following the recent launch of its N8 smartphone, Nokia is shipping the C7, its second Symbian 3 phone, with a focus on access to social networking.
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Poll: Which Windows Phone 7 device is the coolest?

Part of Monday's big Windows Phone announcement was the unveiling of nine new smart phones that are launching Microsoft's new mobile operating system. During development, Microsoft worked closely with hardware manufacturers to make sure the handsets complied with the software company's requirements for Windows Phone 7 devices -- a new business approach for Microsoft.
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