HTC is hoping a little horsepower will spark some interest in its tablet offering. The Taiwanese mobile device manufacturer is expected to unveil a quad-core-powered tablet in February at Mobile World Congress, Digitimes reports, citing a Chinese-language Commercial Times report. HTC declined to comment. In the same boat as just about everybody else in the …
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Samsung DoubleTime (photos) +5 more See all photos Samsung still isn’t releasing information about the pricing or availability of the forthcoming Samsung DoubleTime, but the company did bring the phone to our CNET offices in New York for some glamor shots. What makes this Android 2.2 Froyo handset distinct is its double-screen design. Instead of sliding out a keyboard for …
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Apple’s iOS 5 sure does have its problems, doesn’t it? (Too bad the recent iOS 5.0.1 update didn’t fix most of them.) My wife’s iPhone 4S, for example, definitely suffers from the no-audio-on-outgoing-calls bug. And my mom lost all her Camera Roll photos after installing iOS 5 a couple weeks ago. Let’s talk about the latter problem, which can definitely …
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Apparently Apple’s iPhone 5 really existed, but the company scrapped it at the last minute, according to an industry source speaking to Business Insider. The rumour goes that Apple was all set to unveil the iPhone 5 but decided to go with the iPhone 4S instead, changing its mind just three months before the phone’s official October launch. The source …
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Samsung has hit back at rumours that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus had been delayed until December, today confirming that the 4.65-inch smart phone is on track for its 17 November release. “Samsung can confirm that the UK launch date for the Galaxy Nexus is the 17th November.” the South Korean tech giant told us, in a statement as brief as …
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The NSW Department of Fair Trading has launched a Scam Buster app on iPhone and Android. With safety tips and direct scam reporting, this free app should be on every phone (especially your parents’). Scam Buster(Credit: NSW Fair Trading) Whatever Australian state you live in, the Scam Buster app has a lot to offer. There are detailed breakdowns of scams …
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A treat for modders and developers, Google has released the source code for Ice Cream Sandwich. The source code for Android 4.0–the latest version of the mobile operating system–was released today as part of the Android Open Source Project, Jean-Baptiste M. “JBQ” Queru, a software engineer in the project, said in a blog post that urged patience. “Since this is …
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AT&T said today it plans to launch its 4G LTE network in six new markets by November 20 as it races to catch up to Verizon Wireless. AT&T is working to catch up to Verizon Wireless’s broader LTE network. AT&T will turn its 4G network on in Charlotte, N.C., Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Oklahoma City, and San Juan, Puerto …
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Now playing: Watch this: Dialed In #199: We’ll miss you, Nicole 44:28 It’s a sad day in the Dialed In studio, with our beloved Nicole announcing that she’s leaving us to break new ground over at TWiT. Our hearts will go on, Celine Dione style, so make sure you watch to the end for our special tribute and two surprise …
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Sprint Nextel introduced several lower cost mobile broadband plans today in an effort to push data services beyond the smartphone. The company offers four new data plans to power tablets, mobile hot spot cards, USB cards, and connected laptops or Netbooks. The prices range between $19.99 and $79.99. The new plans don’t affect Sprint’s smartphone data offer, which remains unlimited. …
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