The gadget world is buzzing today over a supposed iPhone 4G that both Engadget and Gizmodo say was discovered on a bathroom floor in a bar in California. Gizmodo says it has even procured the hardware for a more detailed hands-on overview of what we can expect from the next iPhone. We expect the iPhone …
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When Verizon released its anti-AT&T “There’s a Map for That” campaign, AT&T came out swinging with a slew of ads featuring actor Luke Wilson to respond to Verizon’s claims. The back-and-forth ad war has finally come to an end, however, at least from AT&T. AT&T to end its Luke Wilson ad campaign. The network says it plans to launch a …
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Welcome to The 411, my column dealing with all your questions about cell phones and cell phone accessories. At times, I might solicit answers from readers if I’m stumped. Send your questions and comments to me at [email protected]. If you prefer to remain anonymous, let me know. It’s been a long time since I’ve answered your questions, so let’s get …
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We were pleased to see much of our iPhone OS wish list checked off Thursday at Apple’s iPhone OS 4.0 event. Finally, we’ll have multitasking, folders, improved e-mail, and more. But just to be thorough, we have to look over the common wish list items that appear to be lacking from the iPhone OS announcement. iPhone OS 4 brought us …
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Both Microsoft and Apple have events coming up in the next week. Apple will have its iPhone OS 4 announcement on Thursday and Microsoft will reveal why “it’s time to share” next Monday. Plus we dish about new Android phones (the HTC Incredible anyone?), cheaper Palms, what we think about cell phone radiation, and more. Now playing: Watch this: Dialed …
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Even though Sprint was one the first carriers in the country to offer a femtocell solution to its customers, its Airave device was not able to support 3G service. So while your voice calls would improve, your data signal would be the same as before. (The Airave does provide coverage for the 1x network, however.) Now it seems that Sprint …
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Top 20 free iPad apps (photos) +17 more See all photos One key feature of the Apple iPad is the App Store, where you can download tens of thousands of apps designed specifically for the new device. Here are 20 of our favorite free iPad apps to get you started.
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Motorola announced the Motorola H17txt today, and no, it’s not an April Fools’ joke. The Bluetooth headset has MotoSpeak, Motorola’s name for its text-to-speech technology. It is designed to read text messages to you so you never have to take your eyes off the road. Funnily, it also promises to read out acronyms like “lol” and “l8r” as actual words. …
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New Samsung phones (photos) +2 more See all photos Samsung is one of the most prolific handsetmakers out there, with almost a new phone every month. In this gallery of new Samsung phones, we take a look at just a few that have come out in recent months. The Samsung SGH-T139 is a basic flip phone for T-Mobile that doesn’t offer …
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Sprint is really pulling out all the stops lately to differentiate itself from the rest of the big nationwide carriers. Its latest attempt is to offer a decidedly fantastic money back guarantee. Starting April 1, 2010, Sprint will give new customers 30 days to try out Sprint service, and if they are not completely satisfied, Sprint will give them a …
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