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Motorola Electrify set to sizzle at U.S. Cellular for $199.99

Keeping up with its promise to deliver eight smartphones this year, including one from Motorola, U.S. Cellular unveiled that it will offer the Motorola Electrify later this month for $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate. Similar to the Motorola Photon 4G for Sprint, the Electrify features a 4.3-inch qHD display, a dual-core 1GHz processor, 16GB …

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Watch free full

Your iPad just took two big steps closer to replacing your TV–or at least your Hulu Plus subscription. Last week, NBC released an updated version of its iPad app, allowing users to view full-length episodes of pretty much every show in its lineup. That means you can stream “30 Rock,” “America’s Got Talent,” “Community,” “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” and, …

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iPhone 5 set to be a minor redesign, similar to iPhone 4

New reports concerning Apple’s much-anticipated iPhone 5 suggest that the new version of the smart phone will be almost identical to the existing iPhone 4. According to MacRumours, Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reckons the fifth iteration of the Jesus-phone will feature the same size screen as the iPhone 4, a very similar camera module (suggesting that the phone won’t be any thinner) …

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Net neutrality rules move closer to implementation

The White House’s Office of Management and Budget has signed off on the Federal Communications Commission’s Net neutrality rules, which means the rules could go into effect in two to three months’ time–barring legal challenges. The OMB signed off on Friday, Reuters reports. The next step will be publication in the Federal Register, which usually takes anywhere from one to …

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Obama’s jobs bill includes something for wireless

President Obama included authorization for incentive wireless spectrum auctions and spectrum reallocation for public safety as part of his American Jobs Act. On Monday, the White House released a fact-sheet detailing President Obama’s jobs bill, which he first talked about last week in his address to Congress. As part of this legislation, he is calling for wireless auctions that would …

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Ford E

The last thing you need when you’re feeling the wind in your hair and the flies in your teeth is to root around in your pocket to take a call. Well Ford has an solution for cyclists everywhere, with its E-Bike Concept. And the shocker? It’s on display with a Samsung Galaxy S2 instead of an iPhone. The Samsung blower is …

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AT&T intros Windows Phone Mango devices from Samsung, HTC

Today, AT&T announced plans to bring three new Windows Phone 7.5 Mango devices to its lineup this fall, the HTC Titan, Samsung Focus S, and Samsung Focus Flash. The carrier did not reveal specific release dates and pricing for the smartphones at this time, but here’s a preview of each device. First introduced in Europe, the HTC Titan offers a …

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Jelly Bean emerges as next version of Android

As Google’s Eric Schmidt tells us, we are still weeks, perhaps even months, away from seeing the first devices to run Android Ice Cream Sandwich. Expected to launch as Android 4.0, the next build of the platform will combine features from both the Gingerbread and Honeycomb builds. Though we wait for official announcements, the rumor mill has already churned out …

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How HTML5 may become the standard for apps (Inside Apps)

The mass adoption of HTML5 as a way to create applications may be coming sooner than you think. Rob Chandhok, president of Internet services at Qualcomm. Qualcomm At least, that’s what Rob Chandhok, president of Qualcomm’s Internet services division, thinks. He recently sat down with CNET to talk about where apps are headed. And the direction solidly points to HTML5. …

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AT&T to add new $25 GoPhone prepaid plan

In addition to unveiling three new Windows Phone Mango devices today, AT&T announced that it will offer a new $25-per-month GoPhone prepaid plan. The plan includes 250 nationwide voice minutes and unlimited nationwide messaging every 30 days, and launches on September 18. On that day, the carrier will also offer GoPhone customers a new international long-distance calling feature that gives …

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