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T-Mobile has unveiled a new data plan that gives mobile broadband users up to 10GB each month and no overage costs for a price of $85. Launched yesterday, the new “10 GB Web access + Unlimited T-Mobile HotSpot” mobile broadband plan is designed for T-Mobile 3G or 4G cellular subscribers who hop onto the Internet …

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Verizon has plenty of Android to get them through the summer

With Verizon announcing the release date of the Thunderbolt earlier this morning, the focus shifts again to the horizon. What does the carrier have lined up in the future in terms of Android devices? Is it easing off Android now that it’s secured the iPhone or is it going to keep its foot on the gas? Based on numerous leaks …

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New, updated apps optimized for iPad 2

Got an iPad 2? Then get these apps. Each one takes advantage of at least one of the tablet’s new features: faster processor, built-in gyroscope, dual cameras, etc. And while you’re at it, be sure to check out 10 must-have apps for iPad 2 owners. They’re not necessarily iPad 2-optimized, but they’re awesome just the same. Apps optimized for the …

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Telstra pumps up prepaid with $99 Android

Telstra has revealed significant increases in its prepaid recharge values and sweetens the deal by offering a AU$99 Telstra-branded Android smartphone. The AU$99 Telstra Smart-Touch (Credit: Telstra) Prepaid customers on the Next G network will now get AU$220 value on a AU$30 recharge, plus 400MB of data, up from 150MB. Those who choose to top up their account with AU$100 …

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Staples to offer a host of Android tablets in 2011

Office retail giant Staples appears to be getting serious about tablets as evidenced by two leaked roadmap images. Coming from two separate sources, they confirm the company’s plan to offer at least eight Android tablets from a variety of manufacturers. While some devices are a few months old and currently offered through carriers, other products have yet to be announced …

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HTC Thunderbolt launching March 17 for $249.99

Verizon announced today that its first 4G smartphone, the HTC Thunderbolt, will be available starting March 17 for $249.99 with a two-year contract. Announced at CES 2011, the Thunderbolt has been one of the most anticipated smartphones of the year so far, as it’s the first phone to take advantage of Verizon’s LTE network, which promises download speeds of 5Mbps …

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iPad 2 sales ‘amazing’ says Apple, but some users report bleeding backlights

Apple may have sold as many as 1 million iPad 2 tablets over its launch weekend, although the company hasn’t yet announced an official milestone. Some early buyers are reporting issues with the hardware, however, with “bleeding backlight” issues leading some to seek replacements from Apple. How many iPad 2s were sold? Nobody knows for sure, and industry analyst estimates …

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Skype introduces Qik Video Connect for iPhone

One-time Skype competitor Qik has released its latest app for video communications: Qik Video Connect for iPhone. The new program expands on Qik’s work with video calling and broadcast. The app offers two-way video calls, and lets you record video mail. Qik’s live broadcasting skill is present in the feature that lets you post a live link to Facebook and …

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Steve Jobs is responsible for killing the music business, says Jon Bon Jovi

Shot through the heart, and you’re to blame: Steve Jobs gives music a bad name. That’s according to poodle-haired rocker Jon Bon Jovi, who blames the Apple boss personally for “killing the music business”. Describing his average day to The Times (paywall link), 1980s stadium-filler Bon Jovi laments how kids today are missing out on the music-buying experience of his …

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Sony SMP

One of the highlights of Sony’s TVs and Blu-ray players this year has been the inclusion of Bravia Internet Video. The service allows access to a multitude of online video on your home-cinema equipment. Now Sony has announced the SMP-N100 network media player, which offers the same service for people without any of the aforementioned hardware — and potentially for much less …

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AT&T to introduce data caps on DSL

Unlimited data will soon be a thing of the past for all AT&T customers, as the company confirms it will put a cap on data usage for its DSL and U-verse broadband services. The blog Broadband Reports confirmed over the weekend that AT&T will introduce a data cap for its broadband services. Customers who exceed a monthly limit of 150GB …

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iPad 2 prices hit £124,000 on eBay

The Apple iPad 2 has hit eBay UK and is already demanding silly money. The new iPad hit US shops on Friday, with profit-minded moneygrubbers and early adopters looking to cash in and show off. The highest we’ve seen comes from some muppet in Chicago who we won’t dignify with the publicity, offering his 16GB model for £124,000. Surely no-one …

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Samsung Galaxy S in line for Android 2.3 Gingerbread update this month

When Samsung took the wrappers off its Galaxy S II smart phone at Mobile World Congress, the Android 2.3 Gingerbread software was one of its key features. Worried that your older Galaxy S was being left out of the Gingerbread party? Fear not: the update is on its way to the latter handset this month. Well, it is in Romania. …

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The T-Mobile Sidekick as we once knew it may be gone forever, but that doesn’t mean it’s the end of the franchise. Far from it actually. T-Mobile dished out fresh details about the upcoming Sidekick 4G this evening, and the smartphone mixes a bit of the old with the new to offer something that’s both familiar to Sidekick fans and …

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iPhone, iPad and Android get wireless printing with Google Cloud Print

Forget Apple AirPrint — you can now print to any printer connected to a Windows computer from your mobile phone or tablet, including the iPhone and iPad. The bringer of this papery bounty is Google Cloud Print, which beams documents from your mobile Web browser to your printer, via you computer. To use it, install the latest version of Google’s Chrome …

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