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HTC Vigor surfaces in pictures

A pair of images surfaced over the weekend for the HTC Vigor, an unannounced Verizon Wireless handset rumored for October. While the pictures show HTC’s branding and a mention of Sense UI, we don’t see Verizon’s logo or a mention of 4G LTE. Considering that we’re a month or more from the expected release, this …

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Hurricane Irene hits the East Coast (roundup)

The storm makes its presence felt with fierce winds and torrential downpours. The latest on Irene, from CBS News CBS News brings you breaking news and complete coverage on Hurricane Irene as the storm sweeps along the East Coast. Irene downgraded to tropical storm Hurricane knocks out power to 4 million people and blamed for the deaths of at least …

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Verizon Wireless most reliable carrier, says J.D. Power

Verizon Wireless is once again the most reliable carrier throughout the U.S., according to a study out yesterday from J.D. Power and Associates. Based on a customer survey, J.D. Power’s “U.S. 2011 Wireless Network Quality Performance Study–Volume 2” ranked Verizon as the top carrier in the Northeast for the 14th time in a row. Compared with other carriers, Verizon saw …

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iPhone won’t make or break AT&T

There’s a curious line of thinking going around that suggests that if Sprint lands the next iPhone as rumored, the handset would undercut the carrier’s push to stop the proposed AT&T and T-Mobile merger. As Frost & Sullivan analyst Brent Iadarola puts it in a recent CNN Money post, the win of an iPhone would “weaken Sprint’s core argument that …

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HTC Omega flaunts Windows Phone Mango, Skype camera

HTC’s new phone — the Omega — has turned up on website PocketNow flaunting what appears to be Windows Phone Mango and a front-facing camera for all kinds of Skype video calling fun. We heard earlier this week about the Omega and its massive 4.5-inch screen from a source at the company. The same source also gave word about HTC’s …

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Apple will be fine without Steve Jobs, our poll reckons

Steve Jobs has stepped down as CEO of Apple, but the results of our Facebook poll suggest there’s widespread confidence the company he founded 35 years ago will manage just fine without him. Yesterday we posed the question on our Facebook page, ‘Will Apple succeed without Steve Jobs at the helm?’ Of the 166 people who responded, 96 of you …

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Government won’t boot rioters off social networks

The Home Office has ditched plans to ban suspected rioters from social networks during times of unrest. Yesterday representatives from Facebook, Twitter and BlackBerry maker RIM met with the home secretary, Theresa May. The Guardian reports that the government wasn’t looking to restrict Internet services or close them down. The Home Office said: “The discussions looked at how law enforcement and the …

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Samsung to unveil refreshed Galaxy S II at IFA

Samsung is expected to unveil a refreshed iteration of its popular Galaxy S II at next week’s IFA trade show, improving the handset on numerous fronts. According to information passed on to SammyHub, the revamped Galaxy S II will feature a larger 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, a faster dual-core 1.5GHz processor, and added support for LTE. The inclusion of …

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