It’s funny. I was just IMing with my dear colleague Jasmine France this morning about how companies come up with product names (spurred on by the Droid Incredible announcement) when I stumbled upon this Engadget Mobile article. HTC is turning to its fans for help with picking out a name for a new device the …
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After an early slip up, HTC and Verizon Wireless officially introduced HTC’s latest Android smartphone on Thursday, the Droid Incredible. The Droid Incredible will hit stores on April 29 for $199.99 with a two-year contract and after a $100 mail-in rebate. It runs Android 2.1 and the latest version of HTC Sense. The latter includes such features as a new …
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It’s been a busy week, thanks to Apple and Microsoft. First, we raced down to Cupertino, Calif., to watch Apple CEO Steve Jobs preview iPhone OS 4, and then we zipped back up to San Francisco to catch Microsoft as it took the wraps off Project Pink and unveiled the Kin One and Kin Two. Of course, after all that, …
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For weeks, we’ve seen signs of the imminent release of the HTC Incredible on Verizon and on Wednesday, we pretty much got all but an official confirmation. For a brief moment, Verizon published a teaser site for the Incredible, officially dubbed the Droid Incredible, and learned that the availability date would be April 29. It appears the page is now …
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Nokia C6 Nokia Messaging and social networking are the focus of Nokia’s latest smartphones, and the company’s hoping the affordable price tag attached to them will draw in the masses. Ranging from $120 to $300 unlocked, the Nokia C3, C6, and E5 are certainly some of the cheaper devices we’ve seen from the company, and they don’t skimp too much …
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On Monday, Microsoft finally took the wraps off of Project Pink and revealed two new phones targeted toward the younger generation of social butterflies. The Kin One and the Kin Two will be available from Verizon Wireless starting next month, and, as CNET Reporter Ina Fried states, the phones are for men and women anywhere between the ages of 15 …
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After a very limited release, all Motorola Droid users are finally getting their Android 2.1 updates. Moto said the official rollout to Verizon customers began on Friday and will continue over the next few weeks in batches. Droid owners will receive a notification on their phones when Android 2.1 is ready for download. You can find the official release notes …
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Scream loudly enough and eventually they’ll listen. Well, Microsoft listened anyway. Responding to all the feedback (read: criticism) about the Windows Phone 7 Series name, the company revealed Friday that it’s dropping “Series” from the nomenclature, and the new mobile operating system will simply be called Windows Phone 7 from now on. Here’s Microsoft’s official statement on the matter: Customers …
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Just to be clear, this is not an April Fools’ joke, though we wouldn’t blame you for thinking so because this deal is a bit ridonkulous. Verizon Wireless announced on Thursday that customers who buy or upgrade to the Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus will get the carrier’s Mobile Hotspot feature for free, while current owners of the …
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It’s no secret that a Verizon-compatible Nexus One exists; the question now is when will it be available. Unfortunately, we didn’t hear anything official at CTIA 2010 and the previously reported March 23 launch has obviously come and gone. So now what? Well, according to the latest round of rumors, the Verizon N1 could arrive as early as next week. …
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