Oh, Google Nexus, you’re such a tease! Earlier today, the official Twitter account for the Google Android phone sent out a message saying that a surprise was on its way and to “Stay tuned!” We’re still waiting for the news to drop, but you know that’s not going to stop us or you from guessing. …
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After suffering a network outage that affected its customers for most of yesterday, Verizon Wireless announced via Twitter that its 4G LTE network is back up and running. The carrier acknowledged on Wednesday that it had determined the cause of the service interruption, but did not provide further explanation today as to what caused the outage. When asked for more …
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With the Samsung Fascinate finally getting its Android 2.2 update this week, the majority of the first-gen Galaxy S series devices finally have their helping of Froyo. The road to get here wasn’t very short or easy, and with each model having to go through their respective carrier’s certification testing, the updates were rolled out at different times and in …
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Remember the Samsung 4G LTE smartphone that was announced at CES 2011 for Verizon Wireless? Well, it’s finally got a new name (thank goodness) and a release date and pricing. Verizon Wireless revealed today that the Samsung Droid Charge will be available on April 28 for–brace yourselves–$299.99 with a two-year contract. The 4G-capable Droid Charge will ship running Android 2.2 …
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The Samsung Replenish is Sprint’s first eco-friendly Android smartphone. Bonnie Cha/CNET NEW YORK–Earth Day is fast approaching (April 22), and though you might not think it, there are some green tech gadgets out there. Take, for example, the Samsung Replenish. It’s Sprint’s first eco-friendly Android smartphone, and the carrier just happened to be in town yesterday to show off the …
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One of the coolest aspects about the upcoming HTC Sensation 4G is the new HTC Sense user experience, which brings a number of slick features like the enhanced lock screen. Of course, if you’re still locked into your older HTC device, you may just be green with envy, but there’s now hope that you’ll also be able to get a …
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Bound for T-Mobile this summer, the HTC Sensation 4G features a new video service by HTC and an enhanced user experience. Bonnie Cha/CNET For cell phone fanatics, there’s nothing worse than hearing about a cool new device launching overseas and having to wait to see when and if it will land in the States. Thankfully, this isn’t that kind of …
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No one likes signing their life away to cell phone contracts, but fortunately, most service providers offer some kind of prepaid solution, and they’re slowly starting to diversify their phone offerings to include smartphones. Case in point, today AT&T introduced the LG Thrive, the first smartphone to be available on its GoPhone prepaid service. The Android 2.2 device will start …
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T-Mobile G2X Nicole Lee/CNET T-Mobile announced today via Twitter that the T-Mobile G2X (aka, the LG Optimus 2X) will be available online starting April 15 and in stores on April 20 for $199.99 with a two-year contract and after a $50 mail-in rebate ($499.99 without contract). For the price, you get an Android 2.2 device with a 1GHz Nvidia Tegra …
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Boost Mobile is co-hosting an event with Samsung tonight, and as we reported yesterday, the companies are expected to unveil the Samsung Galaxy Prevail, a new, no-contract Android-based smartphone. Well, we can pretty much say that’s a sure thing now. Today, Boost posted a teaser site for the Galaxy Prevail and confirmed some of the rumored specs, including the 3.2-inch …
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