Those of you who want to catch RIM’s BlackBerry 10 action tomorrow can tune in to a live Webcast. Scheduled to start at 7 a.m. PT/10 a.m. ET tomorrow, the event will run simultaneously in New York, Toronto, London, Paris, Dubai, Johannesburg, Jakarta, and Delhi. People who can’t make the trip to any of those …
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The U.S. Department of Justice has asked the Federal Communications Commission to defer a proposed deal in which Japan-based Softbank would acquire a 70 percent stake in Sprint. In a letter sent to the FCC and dated yesterday, attorney advisor Jennifer Rockoff, with the Justice Department’s National Security Division, asked that the deal be put on ice for now. The DOJ, the Department …
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Google’s Nexus 4 smartphone is back in stock in the Google Play Store in Germany, making it one of the few locations where people can currently order the phone. Related stories: Nexus 4 shortage? It’s LG’s fault, Google exec says Nexus 4 to be back in stock today in U.K., Germany CNET’s take on the Nexus 4 A Google spokeswoman …
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Need a way to surf almost anywhere without relying on sketchy public Wi-Fi? Verizon sure thinks you do and hopes to entice subscribers with a new Jetpack mobile hot spot. Called the Jetpack 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot MiFi 5510L and made by Novatel Wireless, this gadget ships January 31 for $19.99 and continues the carrier’s line of portable 4G sharing …
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Correction, 2:55 p.m. and 6:55 PT: CNET incorrectly stated that the Justice Department had sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission today and implied there was additional concern about the national security implications of that deal. There have been no additional concerns raised, and the review is part of a standard process when a foreign company is involved in …
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Yes, it’s true. After several frustrating delays, Research In Motion is ready to formally pull back the curtain on its next-generation BlackBerry 10 operating system and its first wholly new BlackBerry in a year and a half. Whether RIM has enough up its sleeves to really wow the public remains to be seen. But there’s no question that the company …
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With the long-awaited unveiling of BlackBerry 10 finally coming later this week, it’s no surprise that we are hearing a lot of chatter about app developers planning to bring their work to the new platform. The latest to join the club is OoVoo, the free voice, video, and text-messaging app that has for some time been available on Android and …
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Feeling the storage crunch on your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad? A free utility may be able to help. Last summer, CNET’s Matthew Elliott took iMobie’s PhoneClean for a test drive. The utility provides a “digital colonic” (Matt’s words), cleansing any iOS device of useless and unnecessary files that might be consuming valuable space. However, Matt wasn’t willing to subject …
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HTC will reveal its next generation of smart phones on 19 February — the week before its mobile rivals gather to show off their new kit. HTC’s press conference kicks off in London at 3pm on Tuesday 19 February, with a simultaneous event also taking place in New York. That’s a few days before the start of MWC, the industry …
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Wi-Fi on the Tube costs money from today, unless you’re on Virgin Media, Vodafone or EE. Everyone else has to pay to connect on the commute from now on, starting at around 50p per day. Virgin Media has been providing free Wi-Fi at London Underground stations to all tube travellers since the Olympics. It’s business as usual if you’re a …
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