After months of waiting, the Samsung Behold II is finally leaving Android 1.5 Cupcake behind. Unfortunately, however, this update only takes the phone as far as 1.6 Donut. And that’s all it’s going to get. Yes, you read that right. Though most Android owners are concerned about 2.1 Eclair and even 2.2 Froyo, this T-Mobile …
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Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming a major part of wireless operators’ strategy to deliver mobile broadband services as wireless data traffic explodes. A sign of the growing importance of Wi-Fi to carriers is the fact that earlier this week AT&T and Verizon Wireless, the two largest mobile-phone companies in the U.S., joined the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), a group that since …
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There’s a reason I commute in tennis shoes–the days I literally make a mad dash for the soon-to-be departing train or bus. Sure, there are localized apps for getting schedules, but it’s also convenient that public transportation scheduling is one of a handful of enhanced features in Google Maps for Android version 4.3, new on Tuesday. Schedules toe their way …
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If you’re planning on stumping up the cash for an unlocked iPhone 4 and running giggling into the sunset, cool your retros. You still need a SIM card, and not just any SIM card: the iPhone 4 uses the cut-down micro SIM card also used by the iPad. That’s right: the little rectangular chip familiar to most UK phone users …
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SlingPlayer Mobile has hit the Android market. Sling Media’s $29.99 app, released Tuesday, lets Android users with Slingbox devices control their home TVs and DVRs to watch live or recorded content on their smartphones. Users must have a Slingbox Solo, Pro, or Pro-HD device and can connect through a 3G, 4G, or Wi-Fi network. The new Android version of SlingPlayer …
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Want to score some top-rated games on the cheap? Now’s your chance: Electronic Arts Mobile is having a pretty big sale on 14 popular, high-profile titles. Games that originally sold for as much as $9.99 are now available for just 99 cents. Here’s the complete list of sale titles. FIFA 10 Tiger Woods PGA Tour Madden NFL 10 NBA Live …
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Two days before the iPhone 4 launch, reviews and photos of it are popping up. CNET Even though the official launch date for the Apple iPhone 4 will be this Thursday, June 24, some people have already received their phones either via preorder or because they are members of the preferred press. Of course, this means reviews and first-hand photos …
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We aren’t expecting a symphony of sympathetic violins here, but there are times when reviewing consumer electronics is hard. Take, for example, a really great product like the Panasonic DMR-BW880. It’s a Blu-ray recorder, with twin Freeview HD tuners and a 500GB hard drive for recording up 130 hours of HD TV. It’s the perfect PVR, surely? Well, yes, apart …
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Apple has sold more than half a million Apple iPhone 4 handsets before it even hits shops. More than 600,000 early adopters will get the phone direct from Apple on 24 June, the worldwide release date, in a round of frenzied pre-ordering that’s seen Apple apologise for problems with its Web site. Anyone ordering now will have to wait an …
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The commitment seemed like a good idea — until a better deal came along, and now if you want to escape your vows it’ll cost you a crippling divorce. No, we’re not talking about Ashley Cole; we’re talking about unlucky Britons stuck with a lengthy broadband or landline contract that no longer measures up. The good news is Ofcom has …
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The MobileMe service still isn’t free, but at least you can save about 33 percent on a one-year subscription. Apple Well, Apple never did make MobileMe free, despite the rumors. However, at least you don’t have to pay the usual $99 for a year of service. That’s because Amazon currently has MobileMe Individual for $66.98 shipped. (Yep, that’s the boxed, …
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Australian Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has managed a real, tangible win-win outcome with Sunday’s deal between Telstra and the National Broadband Network Co., according to telecommunications analysts. Sunday, Telstra revealed it had signed a preliminary $11 billion (Australian, or $9.6 billion U.S.) deal with NBN Co. that would see the telecommunications company migrate its telephone and broadband customers onto the …
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Update at 9:10 a.m. PDT: The iOS 4 update is not yet available. We expect it to go live about 10 a.m. PDT. Update at 10:10 a.m. PDT: The iOS 4 update is now available for download. As the iPhone 4’s Thursday release inches closer, Apple whets our appetite Monday with the release of its latest iPhone and iPod Touch …
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It’s taken Microsoft a long time to produce an IM app for the iPhone. Now it has, hours before Apple released the fourth version of its iPhone operating system, we might add. Windows Live Messenger for iPhone has many of the features we’d expect to see in an IM app, plus other social networking and e-mail extras. One screen is …
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Welcome to The 411, my new Q&A column answering all your questions about cell phones and cell phone accessories. I receive plenty of questions about these subjects via e-mail, so I figured many of you might have the same questions, too. At times, I might solicit answers from readers if I’m stumped. Send your questions and comments to me at …
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