Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Galaxy S III is a looker 3:54 It’s official, Samsung’s next superphone is destined for T-Mobile and AT&T. At least, that’s what industry interest group the Bluetooth SIG seems to think. Apparently the body has approved T-Mobile and AT&T flavors of the mighty Galaxy S III. Phone blogs Gotta Be …
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Not everyone craves a cutting-edge smartphone. For many, a simple device with which to make voice calls and send quick texts will do. Virgin Mobile’s latest wireless plan directly targets this type of cell user. Called PayLo, for $40 per month the service offers a bottomless bucket of voice minutes, messages including texts and e-mail, and 50MB of Web access. …
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Having fast 4G access wherever you roam has a particularly sweet and succulent taste all its own. Committing to an onerous monthly contract, though, is a bitter pill to swallow. T-Mobile, with its new prepaid data plans, thinks it has an attractive alternative. The carrier announced today that it will sell what it calls Mobile Broadband Service Passes, which start …
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CTIA 2012 may be just a memory but that hasn’t stopped the smartphone news. Apparently an entry-level handset called the HTC Desire C popped up in a Vodafone Portugal catalog. Reported by both Engadget and GSM Arena, the Desire C won’t be an ultra-advanced device like the company’s current One line of handsets. In fact, the Desire C is powered …
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It seems like everyone is getting in on the budget wireless network business. Joining Virgin Mobile, Boost, Metro PCS, and Cricket, newcomer Voyager Mobile also has high hopes in the prepaid mobile phone market. On May 15, the company plans to provide frugal handset users access to extremely affordable service especially considering they don’t have to sign onerous contracts to …
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While we wait patiently for HTC to launch the rest of its One series smartphones in Australia, an entry-level handset called the HTC Desire C has popped up in a Vodafone Portugal catalogue. (Credit: GSM Arena) Reported by both Engadget and GSM Arena, the Desire C won’t be an ultra-advanced device like the company’s current One line of handsets. In …
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NEW ORLEANS–Much of the talk this week at CTIA has centered around the best and brightest mobile handsets poised to hit the market. These include the Samsung Galaxy S III and HTC Evo 4G LTE. Many people though still haven’t moved from their basic feature phones to smarter devices. Handset maker Unnecto believes there’s an opportunity to be had here. …
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Mobile phones weren’t the only exciting tech that dazzled me at CTIA this week. Bluetooth gizmos put on a show as well. Here are a few of the devices that piqued my interest whether for having a neat skill, good looks, or for being very well priced. I love Bluetooth accessories, not just for their gee whiz factor, but because …
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NEW ORLEANS—It feels like August in New York down in the Big Easy, but as far as HTC’s concerned there’s still a lot of frost to go around. All the cool breezes though are blowing toward the future of 3D technology on smartphones. Even though Sprint just announced it will sell a variant of the HTC Evo 3D on its …
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NEW ORLEANS—The steady drumbeat of mobile phone news picked up tempo today at CTIA. Matching the rising temperatures in the Big Easy, hot handsets were unveiled or shown to us for the first time. We also laid our hands on interesting mobile security solutions and on a collection of compelling accessories. Read on for some highlights of what the CNET …
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