Scan this, baby. Screenshot by Jessica Dolcourt/CNET As if it weren’t already a breeze to spend money on Amazon, the retail giant’s updated Amazon for iPhone app just made it even easier to instantly shell out for wares. Amazon’s new bar code scanner lets you instantly compare prices and buy. Screenshot by Jessica Dolcourt/CNET The …
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The design of Apple’s iPhone 4 has come under renewed scrutiny, following claims that slide-on cases may cause the device’s glass back to crack. The allegations come only months after problems with the phone’s antenna were first reported. According to an article by Ryan Block, co-founder of gdgt, the problem is that slide-on cases, as opposed to cases that pop on, can trap material between the case and …
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If you live in the Midwest, or you’re a Chicago White Sox fan, there’s a good chance you’re familiar with U.S. Cellular. As the sixth largest wireless carrier in the country after the “big four” (Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, and AT&T) and MetroPCS, U.S. Cellular serves 6.1 million customers in 26 states scattered around the center of the country, New England, …
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Smart-phone makers using Android are the fastest-growing companies in terms of the number of handsets they’re shipping, according to new research from iSuppli. Catching up to Apple is great news for Google, of course, but also developers of Android apps — and the people who use them. HTC led the industry in growth, with smart phone shipments rising by a …
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Scene It? 30 Rock offers 30 episodes’ worth of fun and funny interactive trivia. Screenshot by Rick Broida Like “30 Rock”? Got two bucks to spare? Then do yourself a favor and grab Scene It? 30 Rock, a new iPhone game that’ll have you “lizzing” with joy. In case you’re not familiar with them, the Scene It? games are basically …
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The LG Optimus 7 is the latest to receive the Windows Phone 7 leak treatment. Thanks to MobileTechWorld we’ve got a pretty lengthy 20-minute walk-through of the Optimus 7, originally called the E900. Unfortunately it’s in Czech, and none of us have much experience in Eastern European languages, but you can still see the main features of Windows Phone 7, …
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The Omnia 7 GT-i8700, the first of Samsung’s Windows Phone 7 handsets, has been officially announced. Ahead of the launch of Microsoft’s new mobile operating system this afternoon, Samsung’s Russian arm revealed details about the new smart phone on its website. Video and photos of the handset have been leaked previously. The Omnia 7 looks like a goodie, with a 1GHz Qualcomm QSD8250 processor, a 4-inch Super AMOLED …
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We knew an update to add recording functionality to the Humax HD-FOX T2 was coming since before the Freeview HD receiver was even launched. We were excited about it then, and we remain pretty thrilled about it now. The free, over-the-air update will arrive in early October, allowing owners of the HD-FOX T2 to record TV programmes from the box to a …
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The iOS 4.1 software update, the first major update to iOS 4 since the operating system’s release for the iPhone 4, 3GS and 3G, should be out this Wednesday. We say ‘should’ because Engadget captured a screenshot of Apple’s UK website showing a September 8 arrival date, but that date has since been removed. It wouldn’t be a surprise if Apple …
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T-Mobile and AT&T aren’t the only U.S. carriers jumping on the Windows Phone 7 express. During Microsoft’s launch event in New York City today, we also learned that the HTC 7 Pro would come to Sprint early next year. Unlike most of the new handsets, the Pro 7 will feature a full QWERTY keyboard for messaging and e-mail. Up top …
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SPB Software SAN FRANCISCO–Generally, OEM software isn’t of particular interest to consumer product reviewers, but I couldn’t help but be drawn in by the sweet-looking user interface (UI) development being shown off by SPB Software at the CTIA Fall 2010 show. This multiplatform solution, called Mobile Shell, is currently up to version 5.0, which is compatible with Windows Mobile, Android, …
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If the HTC Mozart doesn’t launch in the next few weeks we’ll devour our headgear, because Orange now has an official page on the upcoming Windows Phone 7 mobile. We’ve seen pictures, videos and specifications leak out for the Mozart, but we didn’t know for certain whether it would come to the UK. But it appears Orange will be one …
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As we gallop towards the launch of Windows Phone 7 next month, leaks of launch phones are springing all over the place: today it’s pictures and specs of the HTC HD7. Pictures were published by WMPoweruser, while Boy Genius Report got hold of specifications. The HD7 should more literally be called the HD3 — it’s the successor to the Windows …
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We’ve told you all about the Windows Phone 7 devices headed to U.S. carriers like AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint, but just how will the revamped OS shake out around the world? Luckily, Microsoft issued this handy press release as its showcase unveiling event wound down in New York City. There are a lot of phones to follow, so we’ve listed …
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Apple TechCrunch is reporting that Apple is going to skip adding the latest in mobile technology, 4G (LTE) networks, for its annual iPhone refresh next summer in favor of a GSM/CDMA dual-mode iPhone. Of course, the big news lately is that Apple is expected to release a CDMA-only iPhone in January of 2011, preempting its normal yearly refresh of the …
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