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Shopping on Craigslist is awesome, but sometimes it can be a pain to find the high-quality goods you’re looking for. The hidden gems tend to be buried between listings for worn-down junk, and in many cases, it can be difficult to differentiate between the two. To solve this problem, the new Mint Market app promises …

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Nokia to cut 1,000 jobs in Finland

Nokia has struck an agreement with union leaders to cut 1,000 jobs at its oldest cell phone manufacturing plant in Finland, according to news reports. Nokia said that up to 1,000 jobs would be cut from the plant in Salo, Finland. The facility will be converted to handle software customization and the phones will be manufactured in Asia. There are …

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iPhone 5 to have a 4.6

The iPhone 5 could play host to a 4.6-inch retina display, according to new reports. That would make the next iPhone’s screen over an inch larger than the current iPhone 4S’s 3.5-inch panel. Anonymous industry sources have tipped Korean newspaper Maeil Business Newspaper that Apple’s settled on the screen size of its next iPhone, and has started placing orders with …

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Citing it as an “important step to achieve competitive cost structures,” T-Mobile announced today in a press release that it will merge its call center operations, and cut its number of facilities by the end of June from 24 to 17. The seven offices, which currently employ 3,300 people, are located in Allentown, Pa.; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Frisco and Brownsville, …

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Property rights for spectrum makes more sense all the time

Has the Federal Communications Commission finally learned its lesson on spectrum management? The FCC began proceedings yesterday that could OK Dish Network’s plan to use existing spectrum to build a terrestrial 4G LTE mobile broadband network. The rulemaking follows the agency’s earlier rejection of Dish’s request for a waiver of license conditions, which prohibit using the spectrum for anything other …

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New iPad heat blamed on screen, Wi

The new iPad‘s screen could be the source of overheating complaints, according to experts. Excess heat isn’t the only problem with the Apple tablet either, as some iPadders have reported issues with its Wi-Fi signal. Some new owners are concerned about weak Wi-Fi signals, although reports vary as to the causes and circumstances. Other customers have complained their new iPad …

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Acer Iconia Tab A510 goes quad

If you’re looking for a 10-inch Android 4.0 tablet running the lastest Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core processor, we have great news. You can buy one right now for $500, and it’s called the Asus Transformer Prime. But for those of you who like having more than one option available to you (and wouldn’t mind saving a little money), Acer’s Iconia …

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AT&T deploys Android 4.0 to HTC Vivid

HTC today confirmed that an Android 4.0 update is now available for AT&T’s HTC Vivid smartphone. As one of the first handsets in the United States to see an Ice Cream Sandwich update after launch, the Vivid also benefits from HTC’s Sense 3.6 user interface and Beats Audio enhancement. Additional details include added Bluetooth options, general UI improvements, face unlock, …

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iOS 5.1 code hints new iPhone could have 4G LTE

Apple’s new iPad has been receiving much high praise for its Retina Display, the showcase feature during its unveiling earlier this month, but the inclusion of a 4G LTE-capable option has prompted quite a few discussions over whether Apple’s new iPhone will be 4G-ready. According to Krishna Sagar, a tipster writing to iDownload Blog, Apple is definitely working on a …

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