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Sprint to debut new data plans with Evo View 4G

Sprint will add to its tablet options on June 24 with the debut of not only the Evo View 4G, but also new data plans. According to information first obtained by AndroidPolice, the carrier will begin offering a 10GB data plan for $90/month and unlimited access to WiMAX data for data plans of 3GB and above. These options, later confirmed …

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Battery life on AMOLED screen mobiles improved by simple tweak

With AMOLED screens becoming increasingly popular on mobile phones, particularly Samsung models such as the Nexus S and Galaxy S 2, it’s useful to know there’s a way of reducing the impact they have on battery life. Using Android‘s built-in system analysis tools, blogger Steve Mould set about discovering how much his battery was being drained by the screen itself. …

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Cable fights to stay relevant in online world

CHICAGO–Cable operators and executives from their video content providers say they’re doing all they can to avoid falling into the same trap as the music industry. That’s why executives from three of the largest cable operators in the U.S.–Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Cox–along with some heavy hitters from the content business–Time Warner, News Corp. and Viacom–took the stage today …

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Nokia likely to net $608M in Apple patent settlement

Nokia likely extracted a one-time $608 million payment from Apple as the companies settled their patent litigation, but the long-term health of the company depends on products not royalties. Following news that Nokia settled its patent litigation with Apple, which is now licensing patents from its rival, analysts quickly moved to figure out the revenue impact. Nokia said that Apple’s …

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Apple pays off Nokia as all patent lawsuits dropped

Apple has agreed to hand over a potentially massive wedge of cash to Nokia in a patent license agreement that will see the two companies drop all existing lawsuits against one another. Apple will pay an unknown one-off fee to Nokia, followed by unspecified ongoing royalties for its use of various unmentioned Nokia-patented technologies. Don’t you just love confidential agreements? …

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