Super Cellphone Deals & News: Dec 19, 2010

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Make Christmas at home more special with Samsung home appliances

Samsung Electronics Philippines Corporation (SEPCO) recently held a demo of its newest line-up of home appliances at the SM Megamall Event Center. TV and radio personality Sam Oh hosted the event, while Chef Sau Del Rosario showed the guests how to whip up a Christmas feast using the new Samsung Microwave Oven.
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BlackBerry Curve 9300 3G Review

TechPinas Gadget Reviews presents... BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 Review Overview: BlackBerry Curve 9300 3G is a mid-level full QWERTY candybar handset officially launched by Research in Motion in the Philippines last November 3, 2010. In RIM 's current handset hierarchy, BB Curve 3G sits between the best-selling BlackBerry Curve 8520 and the chic BlackBerry Bold 9700 . Looks-wise, BlackBerry Curve ...
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Lonely Planet Android Apps 99 Cents Until Christmas

Lonely Planet is offering its 25 Android Compass travel apps for 99 cents each between now and December 25. We liked them at full price ($4.99), so the 99 cent deal is definitely a good chance to grab a guide for any city youâ€™re thinking of visiting. The apps are available through the Android market.
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Leaked accessory hints WebOS tablet is near

An internal document showing a Bluetooth keyboard for HP's upcoming tablet hits the Web. The same report also says a new version of the Pre aimed at teens is on the way.
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BlackBerry's new Pearl 3G goes old-school with 14-...

Ben Patterson - What's the first thing that comes to mind when it comes to a BlackBerry? For me, it's Research In Motion's iconic QWERTY keypad, or at the very least the modified "SureType" keyboard, which crams a couple of letter keys on each number key. So it's a little jarring to get a load of RIM's new, pumped-up Pearl 3G â€" the first BlackBerry ever with a standard alphanumeric keypad, same ...
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Start of new Wave

SAMSUNG latest range of Wave phones are all part of its new strategy to provide users with affordable smartphones. Released as the â€˜entry-levelâ€™ smartphone is the Wave 575 ( right ), a small, sleek pocket dynamo.
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Blackberry Torch - A Great Looking Smartphone Packed With Specifications

The Blackberry Torch has been available since August 2010. This phone is the first to combine the Blackberry keyboard with the touch screen of the previously Blackberry Storm. It also has a trackpad for navigating the UI, an upgraded camera and the Blackberry 6 operating system.This Blackberry Torch has many "firsts." It is the first Blackberry slider, the first Blackberry to offer a proper ...
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Sanyo PLC-HF1500L large venue projector has 15K lumens

When it comes to projectors, different models are good for different things. If you have small room and want a big picture, you need a short throw projector. If you have a large room, you need a bright projector and there are all sorts of other offerings to meet needs of any user on the [...]
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Sprint Announces Winners of The Sprint 4G App Challenge

SteamBirds Wins Grand Prize At IndiePub's Mobile Games Competition

Zoo Entertainment's online independent gaming community IndiePub announced the results of its Mobile Games Competition, choosing the Android version of Steambirds as the Grand Prize winner for its overall presentation, mechanics and gameplay. Developers Spryfox and Radial Games will receive a $25,000 cash prize and the option of a future publishing deal for other platform. The acclaimed turn ...
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1-2-KNOW: Breath of fresh air

SAMSUNGâ€™s â€œVirus Doctorâ€ Plasma Ioniser should appeal to those who want to improve indoor air quality and enhance their well-being. The ioniser generates hydrogen atoms and oxygen ions to convert biological contaminants like bacteria and viruses into harmless water vapour.
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Residents of Tonganoxie, Kansas, to Benefit from Verizon Wireless Network Enhancement

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Dec. 16, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless, the wireless company with the highest customer loyalty, has activated a new cell site in Tonganoxie, Kan., which will enable more customers to use their wireless phones concurrently to make calls; send and receive email and text, picture and video messages; access the Internet; view high-quality videos; and download music ...
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HTC HD2 and Nexus One get some Gingerbread crumbs

With Gingerbread freely distributed to the open-source masses, it probably won't surprise you to hear there already a custom ROM for Google's darling Nexus One . But what if we told you Android 2.3 is now available for the HTC HD2 as well? That's right, the Windows Mobile 6.5 powerhouse can now snap off a sugary piece of the same Android code, and from what we hear in the XDA-developers forums ...
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Drive Now, Text Later

Montgomery, AL (WIAT) Distracted driving by using a cell phone or a GPS is a serious problem. At any given time more than 800,000 drivers are using a hand held device. And that teen drivers make up a healthy percentage of those drivers. Sgt. Steve Jarrett with the Alabama Department of Public Safety says, "In 2008, the National Highway Traffic Administration reported that about 20 percent of all ...
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SteamBirds Wins Grand Prize At IndiePub's Mobile Games Competition

Sony Ericsson Reaches Three Million Fans on Facebook

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - Dec. 15, 2010) - Only a matter of weeks after reaching a total of two million, Sony Ericsson has now passed the three million fan milestone on the official Sony Ericsson Facebook page.
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Be smart when you look for a smartphone - From the Poughkeepsie Journal

The best-selling tech item around the world is a cell phone and, for the past two years, it's been all about the smart phone, the device that puts the Internet in your pocket. But unlike computers, which give you two main choices, Windows or Mac, smart phones come in four distinct varieties offered by several different wireless carriers.
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Blackberry Torch - A Great Looking Smartphone Packed With Specifications

The Mobile Phone Gift Giverâs Checklist

Our 12 days of perfect Christmas planning today tackles one of the more common present options: giving a mobile phone. Itâ€™s a popular and often welcome choice, but make sure it really is the gift that keeps on giving by working through this checklist. (moreâ€¦)
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Verizon Wireless Expands 3G Wireless Network in Whitman, Massachusetts

WHITMAN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--To continue to stay ahead of rising demand for wireless voice, 3G multimedia and Internet access in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Verizon Wireless has expanded its local network. Earlier this year the company earned recognition from J.D. Power and Associates for â€œHighest Call Quality Performance among Wireless Cell Phone Users in the Northeastâ€ *. Consumer ...
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Android GPS Mobile Vehicle Tracking App Launched Alongside Fleet Tracking Management Software

Vehicle Tracking Solutionsâ€™ Android App, â€œSilent Passengerâ€, Gives Customers Fleet Management Access On-the-Go (PRWeb December 19, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/12/prweb4909744.htm
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Bluetooth SIG Announces Finalists for Best of CES Awards

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group SIG today announced ten finalists for its 6th Annual Best of CES 2011 Awards. The program, developed to highlight the most innovative Bluetooth enabled devices of the year, will announce category winners and an overall winner at the Tweet House It Wont Stay in Vegas party the evening of Friday, Jan. 7, during the 2011...
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Bluetooth SIG Announces Finalists for Best of CES Awards

KIRKLAND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) today announced ten finalists for its 6th Annual Best of CES 2011 Awards.
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Bluetooth SIG Announces Finalists for Best of CES Awards

KIRKLAND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) today announced ten finalists for its 6th Annual Best of CES 2011 Awards.
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Sprint Nextel Gets a Debt Ratings Downgrade from Fitch

Fitch Ratings has downgraded Sprint Nextel debt ratings to 'BB-' from 'BB' - just one notch above Highly Speculative in the rankings - and said that the outlook looks negative for the company.
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LG Optimus 2X SU660 : Specs, Features - Beats Samsung Galaxy S in Screen Refresh Rate Test!

LG's 2011 flagship Android phone, LG Star P990 , will come in another name once it sees release in Asian markets. If LG will bother (or perhaps more appropriately, risk) bringing LG Star in the Philippines early next year, the phone will be called LG Optimus 2X -- Once it gets released, LG Optimus 2X will be the very first smartphone to be powered by a dual core chip, 1 Ghz Dual-Core NVIDIA ...
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An Android phone that is designed by 'Google'

As the year winds down, we've all got problems. Economic slump. Wars. Unemployment.
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BlackBerry Curve 9300 3G Review

Sprint Kicks-off the Holiday Season in New York City with Gowalla

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sprint and Gowalla bring users in New York City the chance to start off the New Year by giving away Epic 4G phones with all the advantages that Sprintâ€™s new 4G network has to offer.
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Apple and Android Apps Transmitting Personal Data Without Permission - Report

An examination of 101 popular smartphone apps by the newspaper showed that 56 transmitted the phone's unique device ID to other companies without users' awareness or consent. Forty-seven apps transmitted the phone's location in some way.
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Android GPS Mobile Vehicle Tracking App Launched Alongside Fleet Tracking Management Software

Miami Officer Busted for Selling Stolen Bluetooth Headsets

MIAMIÂ --- A Miami police officer has been charged with trying to sell a shipment of stolen Bluetooth headsets.
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HTC HD7 Review

The HD7 is HTCâ€™s top-of-the-line Windows Phone 7 smarpthone. Itâ€™s the WP7 equivalent of the Android-packing Desire HD with a slight retouches on the exterior design. Weâ€™ve got a good 2 weeks to play with the handset so check our full review of the HTC HD7 after the jump. The HTC HD7 copies some of [...] Related posts: New Windows Mobile 7 looks Zune-y Today at Mobile World Congress 2010 ...
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City pursues historic designation for downtown

The city of Newton is one step closer to getting its downtown district on the National Register of Historical Places.The city council on Tuesday night approved a contract with Acme Preservation Services for $8,863.79. Acme will prepare and submit an application to the N.C. State Historic Preservation Office and prepare a nomination for the National Register of Historical Places.
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Reliance Communication launches 3G services in four cities

New Delhi, Dec 13 : Reliance Communications, a part of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, Monday launched its third generation (3G) mobile phone services in Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata and Chandigarh with wider applications choice at much greater speeds.
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GPS leads to robbery suspect

A cell phone equipped with a tracking system has led to the arrest of a man accused in two recent robberies in Stafford, police said. Both robberies occurred earlier this month in the England Run area. Both involved teenagers who had just left the same party and took place within an hour of each other....
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HTC HD7 Review

LG Optimus 2X SU660 : Specs, Features - Beats Samsung Galaxy S in Screen Refresh Rate Test!

Nokia C7 goes super fast and super social, with du

Dubai, UAE, 19 December 2010 - Nokia, the world leader in mobile communications, in partnership with UAE's integrated telecom service provider - du, have announced a new proposition for users who want to keep in touch with their contacts and social networks on the go.
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