A great man once said, “Me want cookie.” He may well have been talking about the new LG Cookie Plus GS500 and LG Cookie Fresh GS290, two social-networking phones with names, specs and release dates newly confirmed. The GS500 (pictured above), or Cookie Plus, is a 3G handset boasting widgets, apps, push email and Web …
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The LG Cookie Fresh GS290 has been confirmed for UK launch. We’ve already done all the ‘fresh from the oven‘ puns, so we’ll skip straight to the details. The GS290 packs a 2-megapixel camera, FM tuner/recorder and 3.5mm earphone jack. It boasts a touchscreen with an updated speed-dialing home screen and 18 themes. Features include a dedicated Facebook interface and …
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Apple has released a new app to help users track lost iPhones on the go. The Find My iPhone app does what the Web application version, found on me.com, did previously, but allows users to log in from another iPhone or iPad to aid in the search on the go. True to Apple form, the interface is simple, elegant, and …
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If you’ve got an Android-powered T-Mobile MyTouch 3G Slide, voice company Vlingo wants to do you a favor–by giving you its $9.99 app for free. Speak the words and Vlingo’s voice launcher for Android will open apps on your phone, update your Twitter and Facebook status, dial contacts, and send e-mails and texts as you dictate them. You can also …
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Desperate to trouser an iPhone 4 but a little light in the wallet department? If you can’t face the £500 or £600 price tag Apple has slapped on SIM-free handsets, Groupola wants to help, offering the phone for a mere £99. Groupola arranges discount deals for its subscribers, which it says only come into effect if enough people sign up …
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The Federal Communications Commission is looking to free up spectrum allocated to satellite services as the agency moves forward on plans to get more spectrum in the market for wireless broadband services. The agency said in the National Broadband Plan issued in March that it planned to make 300MHz of spectrum available for wireless broadband use over the next five …
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There’s nothing like Apple’s iPhone to get the rumor mills churning. Today, for example, the iPhone 4 passed through the FCC’s certification database for the second week in a row. In the filing you’ll find the standard paperwork about the phone’s specific absorption rate, plus a diagram of its rear face. All things considered, it’s pretty boring stuff including the …
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The Samsung Galaxy S: Coming to an FCC near you. Kent German/CNET With all the Samsung Galaxy news this week it’s no surprise that Galaxy models are beginning to sneak through the Federal Communications Commission’s certification process. In the last few days we’ve spotted the Galaxy 3, the Galaxy Beam, and what should be an upcoming Galaxy model for T-Mobile. …
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After seeing the recent report showing the various versions of Android on today’s handsets, I began to wonder just which phones are holding the platform back. Are we simply waiting on Motorola to catchup or are there other devices responsible for the “legacy” pie chart looking this way? As of today, every Sprint and Verizon handset comes with Android 2.1, …
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This week in particular, RadioShack has shown that it is no longer just a place to pick up cables for your new HDTV. Not only did the electronics chain announce that it will sell the iPhone 4 when the handset is released next Thursday, June 24, but also it said over Twitter this week that customers can trade in a …
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If you have children between the ages of 3 and 11, there’s an app you have to get: Tales2Go. It provides on-demand access to more than 1,000 children’s audiobooks and stories–everything from “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” to “Junie B. Jones.” The app is free, but a one-year subscription costs $24.99, which is a steal in my book. However, if …
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It’s coming in white. Sarah Tew/CNET Starting July 11, Best Buy stores around the country will offer a white variant of the HTC Evo 4G. Engadget got an anonymous tip about the promotion earlier today, and we have on good authority that it’s a go. Best Buy will be the exclusive provider of the handset until August 8, at which …
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The Advertising Standards Agency is set to man up and review ‘unlimited’ ads — just as the networks are dropping the term. Mobile phone networks and Internet service providers have been abusing the word ‘unlimited’ for years, but, as the iPhone 4 arrives and data-hungry services like BBC iPlayer become more popular, companies are realising that lying to customers has become …
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We weren’t really expecting to hear anything until June 29, but we now have our first confirmed Galaxy S phone sighting and it’s been identified as the Samsung Captivate. AT&T revealed on Thursday that it will offer the Captivate in the coming months, but it didn’t provide a specific date or pricing. This announcement follows Samsung’s worldwide launch of the …
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Motorola recently updated its owner’s forum to let customers know when to expect Android 2.1 for their handsets. Aside from the Droid rollout back in March, not much has changed here in the United States since that last time we checked the forum. That list, however, has grown considerably longer with the addition of new Moto models. As the Backflip, …
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