HTC held a swanky launch event in London overnight to celebrate the company’s next batch of Windows Phone handsets, a duo named Titan and Radar. The new 4.7-inch Titan beside the 3.7-inch Radar. (Credit: HTC/CBSi) Titan, reminiscent in name to the popular TyTN II, will live up to its lofty moniker with a 4.7-inch WVGA …
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The 55-inch Samsung D8000 is without question, almost certainly probably the best 3D TV in the world, but if you’ve bought one recently, prepare to kick yourself in your own head. Why? Because Samsung’s just busted out a new model with a bigger screen and even more features — the 60D8000. As you may have guessed from the name, the …
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Those mental prototype 3D glasses we brought you back at CES in January? You know, the ones that were straight out of a sci-fi flick? The ones that had everyone saying, “Sure, they look great, but get real”? Well it looks like you could be using them to watch movies in the next few months, as Sony has unveiled a …
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Apple Apple has reportedly completed a diagnostics solution for iOS that will enable users to send reports to Apple about their device remotely, obtaining useful tips and repair information when needed. French Web site Hardmac reports that Apple has made the announcement of this new tool internally. According to Hardmac, the iOS device will connect to Apple via a special …
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It’s a sign of the smartphone/tablet times that on the same day EA released Madden NFL 12 for Xbox 360, PS3, and other game consoles (read CNET’s First Take), you could also buy it for your Android or iOS phone or tablet–for considerably less money, I might add. Indeed, with price tags of just $6.99 for iPhone, $7.97 for Android, …
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Nokia is jumping even further onto the NFC bandwagon with plans to support the mobile payments technology in its latest Symbian phones and all future phones. Nokia The Finish phone maker’s current C7 handset and its new 700, 701, and 600 phones already include the NFC hardware and will fully support it by the first half of 2012, according to …
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BlackBerry Messenger has been in the news for all the wrong reasons recently, but when it isn’t being used as a “looting facilitator” it makes headlines for being a hugely successful mobile IM service. Samsung is taking it on with ChatON, a similar service that isn’t restricted to a single platform. And it’s free too. Samsung says ChatON works across …
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Since late March of this year, AT&T’s proposed $39 billion takeover of T-Mobile has dominated the U.S. wireless industry. Customers, outside interest groups, and government officials were quick to choose sides, but once AT&T filed its initial papers with the Federal Communications Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice in April, the deal was put in the hands of federal …
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The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit in federal court today that could end the $39 billion merger between AT&T and T-Mobile USA. The Justice Department said in its filing that the proposed $39 billion transaction would substantially lessen competition in the wireless market, resulting in higher prices, poorer quality services, fewer choices, and fewer innovative products. The agency …
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It was only in February that we laid our elegant hands on the Motorola Pro, but Moto has already updated the handset and given us the Pro+, a Qwerty keyboard Android phone hoping to sit sharply in a businessman’s briefcase. The Pro+ — not to be confused with the CNET UK fuel caffeine tablets of the same name — offers …
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Motorola’s souped-up hard-hitting roughty-toughty smart phone, the Defy+, will slam full-tilt into the UK in September. Based on last year’s defiant Motorola Defy, the new Defy+ is still a water-resistant, scratch-resistant and dust-proof phone, but it packs both hardware and software improvements compared to its predecessor. The most notable change in the Defy+ is its processor: the tardy 800MHz chip …
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Sprint has joined AT&T and Verizon Wireless in increasing its early termination fees (ETFs) for advanced devices. Sprint used to charge a $200 ETF for those who skip out on their contracts early; now it’s $350. However, it will be prorated depending on how many months left you have in the contract. Verizon Wireless increased its ETF for advanced devices …
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Elgato If you’ve been hoping for a live television option for your iPad 2, the prospects of realizing that dream are one step closer. Mac accessory maker Elgato has announced its EyeTV Mobile iPad 2 TV Tuner, a dongle created specifically for the iPad 2 to bring live television to your mobile lifestyle. The dongle takes advantage of the 30-pin …
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Prime, Vigor and Jetstream what are they? We’ll tell you that and a whole lot more on this week’s episode of Android Atlas Weekly. Now playing: Watch this: Ep. 63: The show where we ask, “Why?” 40:36 Podcast Your browser does not support the audio element. Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (320×180) | iTunes (640×360) | RSS (MP3) | RSS (320×180) | RSS (640×360) EPISODE 63 …
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The Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S comes with a faster processor and more entertainment options than its predecessor. Sony Ericsson In addition to showing off an Android-based Walkman prototype, Sony Ericsson took the wraps off its latest Android smartphone at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin today. The Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S is a follow-up to the Xperia …
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