This week, we tell you what we thought of the Xperia Play’s gaming controls. We also discuss T-Mobile shutting down the Danger service, the latest HTC phones, Android news, and the continuing debate over radiation. Also, yes, we do talk a little about the latest Apple announcement. Now playing: Watch this: Dialed In 164: Mashing …
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After a lot of hype and an awkward Super Bowl ad, Sony Ericsson finally introduced the Xperia Play to the world at Mobile World Congress 2011. Since then, however, we’ve yet to get a proper gaming impression of the phone, at least until this afternoon, when a few CNET editors headed over to a Sony event to get their hands …
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Welcome to the 411, my column answering all your questions about cell phones and cell phone accessories. I receive plenty of questions about these subjects via e-mail, so I figured many of you might have similar queries, too. At times, I might solicit answers from readers if I’m stumped. Send your questions and comments to me at [email protected]. If you …
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If you ever find yourself wanting an alternative to the Amazon MP3 Store on Android (though we can’t quite imagine why), you can now consider the V Cast Music application if you’re a Verizon customer. You can get both full song downloads and ring tones, and song prices range from $0.69 to $1.29 for DRM-free MP3s. You can get song …
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Consumer Cellular pushed out a new basic phone on Presidents Day, dubbed the Motorola WX345. As the carrier is known for its senior-friendly phones, the WX345 is suitably simple, with large keys and a bright screen. It offers pretty decent features for a basic phone; they include a speakerphone, a camera, an MP3 player, an FM radio, and Bluetooth. It’s …
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Even as Nokia makes its deal with Microsoft, it still has older Nokia phones to sell. This Nokia X2, for example, is a candy bar QWERTY phone that still runs on Series 40, and has just showed up on T-Mobile USA’s prepaid site. Features include a 2.4-inch display, text and multimedia messaging, e-mail, Opera Mini, a microSD card slot, and …
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Welcome to The 411, my column answering all your questions about cell phones and cell phone accessories. I receive plenty of questions about these subjects via e-mail, so I figured many of you might have similar queries, too. At times, I might solicit answers from readers if I’m stumped. Send your questions and comments to me at [email protected]. If you …
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Despite the Nokia and Microsoft headlines at the start of the show, this year’s Mobile World Congress was definitely dominated by Android. Most of the 15 or so smartphones that were announced in Barcelona, Spain, sported either 2.2 Froyo or 2.3 Gingerbread, which is music to our ears. Here’s a list of all of the smartphones that were announced at …
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The T-Mobile G-Slate is the U.S. version of the LG Optimus Pad. Bonnie Cha/CNET It’s not just handsets and smartphones at this year’s Mobile World Congress; tablets made their way to Barcelona, Spain, as well, despite some people’s opinion that tablets aren’t really mobile. As an echo to CES this year, Mobile World Congress proved once again that 2011 is …
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The second day of Mobile World Congress has come to a close, and while it’s a little slower than the last few days, there was still plenty to see in Barcelona. The big news of the day was from HTC, which introduced several new phones including the so-called “Facebook phones”–the HTC ChaCha and the HTC Salsa–which apparently might have Android …
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