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Verizon to hand T

Composite by Joe Aimonetti/CNET Verizon has reached a deal with T-Mobile to do an an Advanced Wireless Services spectrum swap, a deal that promises to add much-needed LTE capabilities to T-Mobile’s network. The deal would be dependent on forthcoming Verizon spectrum purchases, currently being scrutinized by the FCC. But, if the deals with SpectrumCo, Cox, …

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BlackBerry ditches physical keyboard for first BB10 phone

BlackBerry 10 is ditching the signature keyboard for the next generation of phones. When the new BlackBerry software arrives, it’ll be on a touchscreen phone — a forward-looking move, but one that could alienate BlackBerry’s best customers. BlackBerry 10 is the next generation of software for BlackBerry phones, with features that drag the venerable emailers into the smart phone revolution. …

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BlackBerry’s new all touch screen better than iPhone 4S?

Purportedly leaked specs of Research in Motion’s new BlackBerry 10 line show a new all-touch smartphone that has a higher resolution screen than the Retina Display on the iPhone 4S, according to BlackBerry news site N4BB.com. The specs include details of both the BackBerry 10 L-series, an all-touch-screen device, and the N-series, which features the traditional physical QWERTY keyboard. The …

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How to avoid becoming the ‘zombie’ app

Getting your app discovered is one challenge, but how about sustaining user interest? If your smartphone is like mine, you have a lot of apps that were downloaded on a whim or a recommendation sitting in the apps folder or on the home page, completely untouched. Or perhaps you have a game, productivity, or entertainment app that you obsessively used …

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RIM poised to flog BlackBerry business, reports reckon

BlackBerry-maker RIM could be about to make the radical move of selling its handset business, a report in the Sunday Times suggests (paywall link). The ailing company is reportedly considering splitting itself into two companies, with one division handling handsets and the other taking charge of the company’s popular messaging network. RIM could then flog the device-devising department to another corporation. …

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Kogan unveils Android TV dongle and keyboard

Australian online retailer Kogan unveiled a new home-theatre peripheral today, designed to deliver a smart TV experience to sets that don’t have internet connectivity built in. The Kogan TV Android user interface. (Credit: Kogan) The Kogan Smart TV dongle plugs in to an HDMI port on a TV and launches an Android Ice Cream Sandwich platform, complete with apps, multimedia …

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Sony launches Google TV set

Sony has become the first company to launch Google TV into the Australian market, with the new Internet Player with Google TV set-top box. The box brings several solid new features to the set-top box landscape, but at launch is only available to people buying a new Sony Bravia TV. Sony’s Internet Player with Google TV (Credit: Sony) Sony’s Internet …

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