Pumping out music on your cell phone or smartphone improves all the time, which is why we took another look at our list of favorite music phones. There are some old favorites that have superb tools and controls, and which continue to be a base line’s best friend. You’ll also notice a newcomer from an …
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We’ve tuned in when Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer introduced the world to the LG Quantum (LG C900), one of a crop of nine smartphones to first run the Windows Phone 7mobile operating system. We’re happy to let you know it just got the FCC’s kiss of approval, and just in time, too, for it to reach stores in time for …
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There’s a new simple Samsung messaging phone available today at MetroPCS stores. The Samsung Freeform II (Samsung SCH-r360) is a candy bar phone whose QWERTY keyboard sits below a 2.2-inch QVGA display. Unlike its ruby red predecessor, the original Samsung Freeform, this sequel comes in black. Texting and photo messaging are on board. You’ll also find a 1.3 megapixel camera, …
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Scan this, baby. Screenshot by Jessica Dolcourt/CNET As if it weren’t already a breeze to spend money on Amazon, the retail giant’s updated Amazon for iPhone app just made it even easier to instantly shell out for wares. Amazon’s new bar code scanner lets you instantly compare prices and buy. Screenshot by Jessica Dolcourt/CNET The latest version of Amazon Mobile, …
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NEW YORK–At Microsoft’s second annual “open house” press conference in New York, CEO Steve Ballmer introduced three Windows Phone 7 smartphones that will be launching exclusively with AT&T in the U.S. for the holiday season. All three phones will cost $199.99. The HTC Surround, LG Quantum, and Samsung Focus each have a capacitive touch screen, a 5-megapixel camera, and a …
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We’ve shown you the Windows Phone 7 hardware, but now it’s time to look at some of the software behind Microsoft’s launch of its new, bolder, braver operating system for mobile phones. (We list apps after the jump.) Why are these apps significant? Two reasons. The first is that Microsoft has wiped the slate clean with Windows Phone 7, adding …
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France’s SFR site on the Palm Pre 2. Screenshot by Jessica Dolcourt/CNET If the avalanche of this morning’s Windows Phone 7 news can remind us of one thing, it’s this: technology brands that are down aren’t necessarily out. In that sense, today’s news concerning a Palm Pre 2 smartphone running WebOS couldn’t have been better timed. French mobile operator SFR …
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The Samsung Focus isn’t the only Samsung handset announced today to feature the Windows Phone 7 operating system. The Samsung Omnia 7, which joins the Omnia family populated by the Omnia HD and Omnia II, will hop on over to Europe. The quad-band GSM Omnia 7 world phone packs a 4-inch Super AMOLED display that we found brilliant on all …
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NEW YORK–The three Windows Phone 7 handsets that AT&T announced this morning in New York will include AT&T’s U-verse Mobile app, the carrier said in a press release. U-verse is AT&T’s digital TV service that competes with cable and satellite in people’s homes. The mobile app lets subscribers download TV shows via Wi-Fi onto their phones at no extra charge. …
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Today Microsoft kicks off Windows Phone 7 at a press event in New York (live coverage). Hardware in the form of sleek, powerful cell phones is important, but not the sole factor in Microsoft’s quest to reinvent–or at least reinvigorate–its mobile phone presence. The user experience is also key, particularly with how mobile applications will resonate with Microsoft’s new customers. …
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