With a roomful of journalists and a live Webcast audience as his witnesses, Verizon CEO Dan Mead officially launched the Verizon Application Innovation Center in downtown San Francisco today. “Innovation is at the very core of what Verizon does, and what we stand for,” Mead said. “LTE has become one of the signature factors driving …
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Apple According to sources disclosing information to tech industry site DigiTimes, Apple has moved orders of iPad 2 displays from LG Display to Samsung and Chimei Innolux (CMI) after quality issues with LG Display units caused shipping delays. With shipping times holding at one to two weeks for much of the year, the iPad 2 demand far out-paced LGD’s ability …
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Apple Despite all the new products constantly flowing out of Cupertino, Calif., Apple has a program to get some of its old stuff back. And it will even pay you for the pleasure. Apple has been recycling old batteries and computers at its stores for years. When I worked at an Apple Store several years ago, we would fill our …
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Verizon Communications Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo acknowledged today that he doesn’t really know what will happen once the next version of the iPhone comes out, but said he had expected it to launch sooner. The iPhone 4 has been a successful draw for Verizon, but the company expects a bigger boost when the next iPhone arrives. While the iPhone …
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On Call runs every two weeks, alternating between answering reader questions and discussing hot topics in the cell phone world. As you’ve heard many times over, a new iPhone is due from Apple by the end of the year. Depending on who you talk to, it will come in September or October, and it will be a small upgrade or …
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Mobile phones stolen in London, Birmingham and Manchester will be blocked in a matter of hours. Phone retailers and networks have confirmed they will block stolen phones, as normal, so we recommend you look carefully at the deal if you’re considering buying a second-hand phone or any kind of gadget in the wake of the riots. Electronics stores have been …
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Facebook now has its own instant messaging app, called Facebook Messenger. The app, which is available for Android and iOS devices, lets you send messages instantly to anyone in your Facebook friends list. The app will also let you send messages to people on your mobile contacts list, and send out group messages too. We suspect that could come in …
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Sprint Nextel plans to enter the cloud services business in the fourth quarter, an executive told CNET today. The Overland Park, Kansas, company will offer small and medium-size businesses and large corporations “hosted collaboration services” such as software, security applications and Internet hosting, and also will sell its infrastructure as a service, which can be purchased on an on-demand model, …
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The Logitech keyboard case for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. Donald Bell/CNET Logitech is putting a new spin on its Zagg wireless keyboard case by offering a version made specifically for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. The handy case/keyboard combo is currently available for preorder, and is due out in September for $99. I’ve had some hands-on time with the …
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It seems August 21 might turn out to be a pretty busy day for Sprint. Not only is the carrier releasing the Samsung Conquer 4G that day, it might be also be launching the BlackBerry Bold 9930 and the BlackBerry Torch 9850, according to a leaked document spotted on SprintFeed. The document claimed Sprint priced the Bold 9930 at $249.99 …
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