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Samsung Convoy 2 review: Rugged, but…

Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Convoy 2 2:03 We must have said it a million times: whenever a carrier updates a handset, we expect familiarity, yes, but also improvements. Verizon’s rugged, push-to-talk Samsung Convoy 2 scores high when it comes to refreshing the look and feel of the original Samsung Convoy; but some changes, or lack thereof, left us feeling …

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Optimus Prime BlackBerry spotted, may not transform

Well if this is a BlackBerry, it’s certainly a different design from previous models. We say ‘if’ because this picture has surfaced on a Chinese website, and as we all know, China isn’t shy of a fake or two. Following the dodgy translation, it appears to be the Bold 9980, though it could be a prototype of the 9900, whose …

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A beginner’s guide to telecom jargon, part 7

The mobile world moves at a breakneck pace, and it’s difficult to keep up–even without the technical jargon most industry insiders throw around. And they do love to toss those terms around. This week, I explain what the difference between a computer chip and chipset is, the difference between regular and Enhanced 911, and why for companies, breaking up is …

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