Super Cellphone Deals & News: Nov 18, 2010

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Unlocked Palm Pre 2 available from HP today

Today HP began selling an unlocked GSM version of the Palm Pre 2 for $449.99 without any carrier contracts. The Palm Pre 2 offers a 3.1-inch glass touchscreen display with a 480 x 320 pixel resolution, the new webOS 2.0 operating system, and a 1GHz processor. We had a chance to check out the device first-hand not too long ago, and we were impressed with what we saw. HP and Palm plan to launch a ...
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Verizon adds the LG Cosmos Touch

LG and Verizon introduces the touch screen version of its LG Cosmos messaging phone, dubbed the LG Cosmos Touch. Originally posted at Dialed In
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East Rockhill zeroing in on budget with no tax hike

Thereâ€™s a little more tweaking to be done to the numbers before East Rockhill Township officially rolls out its proposed 2011 budget, but the more than $3.3 million total will be reached without hiking taxes, township officials said in reviewing the numbers at a Nov. 9 meeting.
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Nokia Ovi Store hits 3 million daily downloads

Citing higher demand for its mobile apps and new smartphones running Symbian 3, Nokia says its Ovi Store is now seeing 3 million downloads each day. Originally posted at News - Wireless
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Palm Pixi Plus budget smartphone

Phone gnome Review Following on from its Pre revamp which saw the Palm brand reinvented for the 21st Century, two recent releases have seen the brand expand with the Palm Pre Plus slider and the slimline Palm Pixi Plus. The less expensive Pixi Plus is the slimmed down in body and spec version though it still manages to cram in a Qwerty keyboard, HSDPA, social networking, GPS and a 2Mp camera.â€¦
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Samsung Galaxy Tab (T-Mobile)

T-Mobile's version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab offers more custom software than Sprint's, but still not quite enough.
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Samsungâs tablet isnât ready to take on iPad yet

Know somebody who owns a Zune? Well, Samsung Electronics Co. has created the perfect tablet computer for anyone who does.
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Palm Pre Developer Starved, Killed by Sprint

Once released by Sprint with much fanfare, the Palm Pre heralded what Palm thought would be their best effort to unseat iPhone as preeminent smartphoneâ€"but now it has fallen so far behind that Sprint is axing the line and removing it from their stores. Speculation as to the reason why the device eventually failed surmise [...] Palm Pre Developer Starved, Killed by Sprint is a post from ...
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Nokia's Ovi Store Gains Ground

Nokia's Ovi Store Gains Ground
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Safaricom Plans to Capitalize on 3G Lead With New Data Services

Safaricom Ltd., Kenyaâ€™s biggest mobile-phone company, plans to capitalize on its lead in 3G infrastructure by selling laptops and offering services to new and existing customers.
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Android Will Take 15 Percent of Tablet Market in 2011

Not content to gobble up smartphone market share, the Android operating system is poised to capture 15% of the tablet market in 2011, according to IMS Research.
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HTC Business offers enterprise smartphone support

Khidr Suleman, V3.co.uk , Thursday 18 November 2010 at 12:01:00 Manufacturer looking to capitalise on enterprise demand for high-end devices HTC has launched a business division aimed at providing enterprises with advice, support and resources about HTC smartphones and mobile platforms. HTC Business showcases the firm's latest high-end handsets running on the Google Android and Windows Phone 7 ...
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Developers Hesitant On Windows Phone 7

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- In a market where apps help make the smartphone, mobile developers are holding off on building applications for Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 platform until they see that it will sell. Windows Phone 7, which hit stores last week, is playing catch-up in the competitive, booming smartphone race led largely by Apple and Google's Android platform. Apple iOS 4 vs. Android ...
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GPS put to the test

WAUSAU (WAOW) - How many times have you found yourself driving along the road.. and wondering which way to turn?
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Verizon Wireless Expands 3G Network Coverage in Jefferson County

WATERTOWN, N.Y., Nov. 12, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless is investing in Jefferson County and expanding its local coverage with a new cell site in Pamelia. The new site improves coverage and capacity along portions of Route 81 between Exits 46 and 48, Route 11 between Court Street and Cole Road, and portions of County Routes 12F and 283 in the city of Watertown. This network expansion is ...
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Mobile deathmatch: Windows Phone 7 vs. Apple iPhone 4

You know how in monster movies, the lumbering creature always manages to outrun the frantically running victim? That seems to be Microsoft's hope in competing with Apple: Despite a late start and slow development, it will crush the iPhone out of sheer size. Microsoft's creature of choice is Windows Phone 7, available on devices from Samsung, LG, and HTC.
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Samsung chief prepares son to lead

The head of Samsung Electronics appears to be readying his son to take over the worldâ€™s top chip maker, announcing his sonâ€™s promotion to an unspecified post.
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Portrait Uplift Optimizer Improves Retention by 2.4 Percentage Points
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T-Mobile introduces new tethering plan, plus promotional packages

T-Mobile introduces a $14.99-a-month tethering and mobile hot-spot plan, plus two promotional packages for the holidays. Originally posted at Dialed In
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GSLO: Sprintâs ZTE Peel Not Apple-to-Apple with Peel 520

NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Despite its similar name and use, the ZTE PEEL device currently available to Sprint customers lacks the built-in phone and SMS functionality of GoSolarUSAâ€™s (PinkSheets: GSLO) Peel 520. The ZTE PEEL is designed to give iPod Touch users â€œanywhere, anytimeâ€ access to the Internet via Sprintâ€™s (NYSE: S) 3G network. According to Sprint, the ZTE PEEL hardware that ...
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East Rockhill zeroing in on budget with no tax hike

GPS-enabled smartphones putting squeeze on GPS makers

"Would you like to upgrade your car with a GPS?" "No thanks, I have my phone." That was the exchange I had while renting a car recently (right after I declined an upgrade to a Hummer). It made me wonder whether sales of dedicated navigation devices were suffering thanks to smartphones with GPS capabilities. According to a new report from industry research firm Berg Insight, that is exactly what ...
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LG 50PX950 Infinia 50-inch Plasma HDTV, $261 Off

Use a LogicBUY coupon to get the 50-inch 3D-Ready LG 50PX950 Infinia HDTV for $1289 and free shipping.
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RIM calls news reports from India 'inaccurate'

BlackBerry maker says news reports from India that RIM is close to providing lawful access to and monitoring of data in the country are "inaccurate" and "misleading."
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Nokia Ovi Store hits 3 million daily downloads

Citing higher demand for its mobile apps and new smartphones running Symbian 3, Nokia says its Ovi Store is now seeing 3 million downloads each day. Originally posted at News - Wireless
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T-Mobile USA Awarded IRS Contract

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--T-Mobile USA, Inc. today announced that the company has been awarded a multi-year blanket purchase agreement (BPA) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
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Sony Ericsson Introduces Gold X10 Mini to Competitions Tab

Sony Ericsson is now offering its Facebook fans the unique opportunity to win a gold X10 Mini through a new competitions tab on the Official Sony Ericsson Facebook page. (PRWeb November 12, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/11/prweb4772344.htm
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GPS-enabled smartphones putting squeeze on GPS makers

Android, Slow Down and Give Consumers a Break

There have already been two Android OS releases this year. The rapid release cycle makes it hard for consumers and app makers to keep up.
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Top 5 Alternatives to iPhone or Android Smartphone

The top 5 alternatives to iPhone or Android smartphones. In this article you will find the top phone from each of 5 alternate operating systems. Palm OS, Symbian, Windows, Hiptop and RIM. Contributor: Nicholas Ward Published: Nov 10, 2010
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New Blackberry Curve 3G: Speed and accessibility

RESEARCH In Motion (RIM) launched its newest addition to the Blackberry Curve Line with the release of its first ever 3G-capable smartphone, the BlackBerry Curve 3G.
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1m Chinese smartphones reported to be infected with pay-per-text malware

Has the custom version of Android been hacked, or are malware writers targeting Symbian's S60? Photo by opensourceway on Flickr. Some rights reserved Unconfirmed reports suggest that a mobile phone virus is spreading like a zombie plague among Chinese smartphone users - and that it has so affected 1m phones which are costing their users a total of around 2m yuan (Â£150,000) per day as they send ...
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BlackBerry to allow Indian government to monitor messages

Research In Motion's move could permit officials to lawfully access corporate customers' communications BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) is ready to allow Indian authorities access to the emails and messages of its most high-profile corporate customers, according to a ministry official in the country. The secure communications of India's 400,000 BlackBerry owners could soon be lawfully ...
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Nokia's Ovi Store Gains Ground

Nokia's Ovi Store Gains Ground
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Sprint 4G Continues to Stake Its Claim in California with Sacramento Launch

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sprint today announced that its lightning-fast 4G wireless service is available now in the California state capital of Sacramento.
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GSLO: Sprintâs ZTE Peel Not Apple-to-Apple with Peel 520

Samsung Galaxy Tab hit in new Android patent lawsuit

Samsung and LG accused of patent infringement in Android phones Android faces a new threat with a lawsuit that Vertical Computer Systems filed Monday against Samsung and LG.
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Is Windows Phone 7 about to be jailbroken?

An Australian coder has posted explanations and videos showing a way to access some private, unmanaged dynamic link libraries on his Samsung Windows Phone 7 handset, and the registry and file system. The announcement is sparking widespread speculation that Microsoft's mobile OS will soon be "jailbroken," allowing users to load applications of their choice, outside of those officially approved on ...
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When we first spotted the Bose Bluetooth Headset last month, we said it would have to do a lot in order to live up to both the $150 price tag and the PR hyperbole. It seems Bose took that as a challenge, since as of today the headset is fresh to the SlashGear test bench. [...]
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More cases of tax evasion in cross border deals

The government said it has identified a few more cross-border merger and acquisition cases, including Barclays-Intelnet deal, for possible tax evasion after slapping Rs 11,000-crore (Rs 110 billion) tax notice on Vodafone for Hutchison Essar deal.
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New Blackberry Curve 3G: Speed and accessibility

RESEARCH In Motion (RIM) launched its newest addition to the Blackberry Curve Line with the release of its first ever 3G-capable smartphone, the BlackBerry Curve 3G.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab (T-Mobile)

T-Mobile's version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab offers more custom software than Sprint's, but still not quite enough.
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Verizon Business announces iPhone, Windows Phone 7, Android app toolkit

Mobile software tools to help develop and deploy across multiple platforms Verizon Business today announced a hosted service to help customers develop and deploy applications such as CRM software across multiple devices such as the iPhone, Symbian, Windows Phone 7 and soon Android.
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