Thursday, October 28, 2010

Which do you pick first: Carrier or phone?

When you buy a cell phone, do you choose the carrier or the phone first? Let CNET know in our poll on the Dialed In blog. Originally posted at Dialed In
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Sanyo eyes tenfold increase in lithium ion battery capacity

Automotive News reports on Sanyo's battery production.
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Leaked Photo Shows Sony Ericsson PlayStation Phone

A photo of a prototype Sony Ericsson phone has appeared, showing a slide-out device with PlayStation/PSP-style gaming controls. It purportedly will appear sometime next year with Android 3.0, aka Gingerbread.
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Verizon Wireless Settles Complaint Over Unauthorized Data Fees

The company will pay $25 million to the Treasury and a minimum of $52.8 million in refunds to its customers.
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Sprint CEO: iDEN Network to Be Shuttered

Speaking in an interview with Fierce Wireless, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said that the company eventually plans to shut down the iDEN wireless network that it acquired with the purchase of Nextel in 2004. "Over time, we'll have fewer and fewer customers on the iDEN network," he said. "That allows us to use some of that capacity on the network that is freed up and use it for CMDA. It's a gradual ...
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Listen to Verizon Wirelessâ real Test Guy now

To get the obvious question out of the way right off the bat: As he drives 50,000 miles a year throughout northern New England testing Verizon Wireless’ signal, Rodney Bushey never, ever says “Can you hear me now?” And he’d prefer that you don’t, either. “It’s not so bad, now that we’re changing the ads, but the first year on the job, I was getting really sick of hearing that,” said Bushey, an ...
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Russia Planning 25% Import Duty on GPS Enabled Phones

Russia is considering a 25% import tax on any mobile phones that are not capable of connecting to Russia's variant of the GPS navigation system, the GLONASS satellite network.
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T-Mobile to Launch Samsung Galaxy Tab⢠Nov. 10

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--T-Mobile USA, Inc. and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile), the No. 1 mobile phone provider in the United States1, today announced that T-Mobile will be the first to launch the Samsung Galaxy Tab™ in the U.S. T-Mobile’s first Android™-powered tablet, the Galaxy Tab delivers access to rich content on a seven-inch touch screen for a truly mobile ...
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LG pledges support for Football Association of Thailand from 2010 â 2013

LG Electronics (Thailand) Co., Ltd. has pledged its support for the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) from 2010 â€" 2013 in an extensive partnership that will help to uplift football in Thailand an
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Mobile Games To Be A $10 Billion Industry By 2014

Just a few years ago, if you actually downloaded a game on your phone, you were deemed either a total dork or someone who liked to throw away money (like, $10 for a crappy version of Monopoly). But...
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T-Mobile to Launch Samsung Galaxy Tab⢠Nov. 10

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--T-Mobile USA, Inc. and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile), the No. 1 mobile phone provider in the United States1, today announced that T-Mobile will be the first to launch the Samsung Galaxy Tab™ in the U.S. T-Mobile’s first Android™-powered tablet, the Galaxy Tab delivers access to rich content on a seven-inch touch screen for a truly mobile ...
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AdvanceTec Releases the AdvanceMobile⢠VX1 Fixed Mobile Phone Solution for GSM Carriers

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AdvanceTec Industries announces the release of the AdvanceMobile VX1 GSM Fixed Mobile Car Phone Solution. The VX1 is GPS enabled, provides advanced Telematics features, and full voice communications.
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T-Mobile Launching Tethering Plan

For an extra $14.99 per month, customers will be able to share their Internet connection with a 3G or HSPA+ device.
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Touch-screen voting machines ready for write-in votes

Alaska's touch-screen electronic voting machines, purchased to assist those with disabilities but available to anyone, are prepared to handle the challenge of a write-in campaign, state elections officials say.
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Galaxy Tab coming to T-Mobile first, Nov. 10

Samsung's tablet PC is getting real very fast. T-Mobile and Samsung announce today that the 7-inch tablet will come first to T-Mobile early next month. Originally posted at Android Atlas
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Android pushes Motorola into black

Company's mobile unit turns profitable in the third quarter for the first time since 2006. Motorola can thank Google's Android OS for the about-face.
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BlackBerry Bold 9780 gets official; hits T-Mobile USA on Nov 17

It’s taken them a while, but RIM has finally got around to making the BlackBerry Bold 9780 official. Another QWERTY candybar, the Bold 9780 is the first in the Bold range to come with the BlackBerry 6 OS, and also has a 5-megapixel camera, 3G and WiFi. There’s also autofocus and and an LED flash, [...]
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Sony Ericsson sees smartphone sales soar

THE INQUIRER BEANCOUNTERS at IT industry analyst Isuppli have praised Sony Ericsson for its shift to smartphones.
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Telerik Goes Mobile with RadControls for Windows Phone

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Software development tools provider Telerik unveiled RadControls for Windows Phone, an integrated suite of purpose-built components for Windows Phone that will enable Silverlight development on WP.
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Hello Everest! Mobile phone coverage for the top of the world

Kathmandu - A Nepalese mobile phone company has launched 3G service in the Mount Everest region, the highest point in the world, the company said Thursday.
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Verizon to pay $78 million over data 'mystery fees'

Verizon Wireless had already promised to pay $50 million in refunds to customers who were victims of "mystery fees" for data on their bills. To settle an FCC inquiry, it's agreed to pay a $25 million penalty and make changes to avoid a repeat.
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Sprint CEO: iDEN Network to Be Shuttered

Speaking in an interview with Fierce Wireless, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said that the company eventually plans to shut down the iDEN wireless network that it acquired with the purchase of Nextel in 2004. "Over time, we'll have fewer and fewer customers on the iDEN network," he said. "That allows us to use some of that capacity on the network that is freed up and use it for CMDA. It's a gradual ...
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Touch-screen voting machines ready for write-in votes

Alaska's touch-screen electronic voting machines, purchased to assist those with disabilities but available to anyone, are prepared to handle the challenge of a write-in campaign, state elections officials say.
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Nintendo not worried about Windows Phone 7 gaming

As Nintendo DS sales start to slump and mobile games get more headlines than ever before, how's Nintendo feeling? Answer: cool as a cucumber, at least on the outside.
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Galaxy Tab coming to T-Mobile first, Nov. 10

Samsung's tablet PC is getting real very fast. T-Mobile and Samsung announce today that the 7-inch tablet will come first to T-Mobile early next month. Originally posted at Android Atlas
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Telerik Goes Mobile with RadControls for Windows Phone

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Software development tools provider Telerik unveiled RadControls for Windows Phone, an integrated suite of purpose-built components for Windows Phone that will enable Silverlight development on WP.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab (Sprint)

The Samsung Galaxy Tab is the first truly viable Android-based competitor to the iPad.
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Telerik Goes Mobile with RadControls for Windows Phone

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Software development tools provider Telerik unveiled RadControls for Windows Phone, an integrated suite of purpose-built components for Windows Phone that will enable Silverlight development on WP.
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HTC Desire HD Review

Big screen, big specs, big appeal. HTC know how to play the Android smartphone market, and the HTC Desire HD is no exception. Announced to great fanfare â€" and alongside the new online HTCSense.com service â€" last month, the Android 2.2 Froyo handset promises to take the original HTC Desire experience to the next level. [...]
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Motorola posts 3Q sales jump

Motorola Inc on Thursday posted its first year-over-year quarterly sales rise since 2006, when its Razr phone was still cutting-edge technology.The company's phone division reported an operating profit ...
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China 3G handset market to reach 33 million units in 2010, says Digitimes Research

China's 3G handset market is projected to expand to 33-39 million units in 2010 versus 5-7 million units in 2009, according to Roger Huang, senior analyst at Digitimes Research. With telecom carriers becoming more involved in end-use device distribution, China's 3G communication market is vastly different from what it used to be during the 2G era, Huang said.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab (Sprint)

The Samsung Galaxy Tab is the first truly viable Android-based competitor to the iPad.
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Seals Technologies unveils VR7 rugged GSM phone with GPS

A UK company called Seals Technology has unveiled a new rugged mobile phone that has GPS integrated designed to survive some harsh climates. The new phone is called the Seals VR7 and is an IP-67 rated GSM mobile phone. The maker claims that the phone is impervious to dust, dirt, shocks and drops. The VR7 is waterproof to a depth of one meter for 30 minutes and can withstand pressure to 400KGS ...
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Why 3G won't solve India's connectivity problems

  India, with 700 million mobile phone users, has not been able to replicate the same kind of success with broadband and Internet as other countries. It is hard to understand why the country adopted the mobile phone with gusto, but not the Internet and the computer. India has 50-80 million Internet users and 10 million broadband connections. With less than 1 percent internet penetration India is ...
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Sanyo unveils green energy solutions

KASAI CITY, Japanâ€"Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd opened here last week a new Green Energy Park to showcase and further test what it says is the best solution so far to the problem of instability in solar power generation.
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Palm Beach County schools chief broke law with fliers touting tax referendum, complaint to state Elections Commission ...

Palm Beach County schools chief broke law with fliers touting tax referendum, complaint to state Elections Commission says
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Sprint CEO: iDEN Network to Be Shuttered

Speaking in an interview with Fierce Wireless, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said that the company eventually plans to shut down the iDEN wireless network that it acquired with the purchase of Nextel in 2004. "Over time, we'll have fewer and fewer customers on the iDEN network," he said. "That allows us to use some of that capacity on the network that is freed up and use it for CMDA. It's a gradual ...
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Sprint to shut down iDEN network

In an interview Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said the carrier is moving toward shutting down the iDEN network it inherited form its 2005 purchase of Nextel.
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Sony Ericsson sees smartphone sales soar

THE INQUIRER BEANCOUNTERS at IT industry analyst Isuppli have praised Sony Ericsson for its shift to smartphones.
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Sanyo Electric brand to end in '12

OSAKA (Kyodo) The Sanyo Electric Co. brand will be terminated in principle in April 2012 after the company becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Panasonic Corp. next April, sources said Saturday. Under Panasonic's business reorganization plan, it will also stop making less-competitive Sanyo products after its acquisition of the Osaka-based electronics firm, the sources said.
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BlackBerry Bold 9780 gets official; hits T-Mobile USA on Nov 17

It’s taken them a while, but RIM has finally got around to making the BlackBerry Bold 9780 official. Another QWERTY candybar, the Bold 9780 is the first in the Bold range to come with the BlackBerry 6 OS, and also has a 5-megapixel camera, 3G and WiFi. There’s also autofocus and and an LED flash, [...]
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Sprint CEO: iDEN Network to Be Shuttered

Speaking in an interview with Fierce Wireless, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said that the company eventually plans to shut down the iDEN wireless network that it acquired with the purchase of Nextel in 2004. "Over time, we'll have fewer and fewer customers on the iDEN network," he said. "That allows us to use some of that capacity on the network that is freed up and use it for CMDA. It's a gradual ...
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First Windows Phone 7 apps share OS strengths, weaknesses

Straightforward visual style, with tricky navigation Much of the success of any mobile operating system comes down to one thing: It's the apps, stupid. The first crop of Windows Phone 7 apps mirror some of the strengths and weaknesses of the OS itself. They have an uncluttered and visually interesting design, but they can sometimes be a hassle to navigate.
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Motorola to aid Customs communications

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Motorola, Inc. will provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection authorities with secure voice and communications connectivity under a $30 million contract.
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Motorola to aid Customs communications

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Motorola, Inc. will provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection authorities with secure voice and communications connectivity under a $30 million contract.
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