We missed a show last week due to CTIA so we had a lot to discuss this week. And if the load of Android news from CTIA wasn’t enough, Microsoft debuted its first load of Windows 7 devices at a big event in New York City two days ago. Bonnie was there to capture it …
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Windows Phone 7 — or WinPhoSev, as we’re calling it, because it sounds more like a delicious Vietnamese soup — officially launched today. It aims to take on the iPhone and Google’s Android OS in the smart-phone battle cage. We’ve seen plenty of Windows Phone 7 before — here’s our hands-on video review. But on 21 October, we’ll finally have …
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Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 will be able to sync with deadly rival Apple’s Mac computers by the end of the year. “Later in 2010 Microsoft will make a public beta available of a tool that allows Windows Phone 7 to sync select content with Mac computers,” the software behemoth said in a statement. Windows Phone’s UK head of marketing, Oded …
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When Kerfye Pierre returned home to Maryland from a visit to Haiti in February after the devastating earthquake, she received yet another shock: a $30,000 phone bill from T-Mobile USA. Pierre, who had gone to Haiti to visit her sister who was having a baby, was there when the earthquake struck in January. Before her trip, she had suspended her …
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When the iPad first launched, we heard a lot of talk about possible uses for it in school settings. There was talk of downloading books (instead of carrying a heavy backpack); taking notes (even though the onscreen keyboard is less than ideal); and someday watching online lectures on the device (if sites would start using HTML 5 instead of Flash). …
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There’s a new simple Samsung messaging phone available today at MetroPCS stores. The Samsung Freeform II (Samsung SCH-r360) is a candy bar phone whose QWERTY keyboard sits below a 2.2-inch QVGA display. Unlike its ruby red predecessor, the original Samsung Freeform, this sequel comes in black. Texting and photo messaging are on board. You’ll also find a 1.3 megapixel camera, …
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The iPhone 4 is far more prone to accidents than its predecessor — the iPhone 3GS — due to its glass front and back, according to research from a US warranty provider. iPhone 4 owners reported 82 per cent more damaged screens in the first four months compared to iPhone 3GS owners, according to San Francisco-based company SquareTrade. Owners of …
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T-Mobile and HTC are set to begin releasing a much-anticipated Android 2.2 update to their MyTouch 3G handset. According to information obtained by TmoNews, the carrier will start pushing Froyo out as early as today and continue through October 25. You may recall T-Mobile’s CTO, Cole Brodman, pledging to leave no phone behind as it pertains to its MyTouch series …
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The UK mobile networks have been quick to pick sides with the new Windows Phone 7 handsets, with Orange bagging three phones and O2 nabbing an exclusive on the HTC HD7. O2 will offer the HD7 for free on a £40 per month, two-year tariff. The deal includes 900 minutes, unlimited texts and 750MB of data. You can also buy …
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Virgin Mobile has added some new phones to its £8.50-per-month range. That’s good news if you don’t want to spend a fortune on a phone contract and you don’t mind settling for a lower-spec handset. The newly added phones are the special-edition Nokia 5230 Chrome, the Nokia X2, the Samsung Monte in pink or black, and the Samsung Tocco. The Nokia 6700 Slide in silver or …
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