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Sanyo’s Vero aims to be true

Sanyo Vero Sprint During the past month, Kyocera has touched all corners of the cell phone world with its Sanyo-branded line of cell phones. The Android-powered Zio makes a play for smartphones; the Innuendo centers on messaging; and the new Vero brings up the rear. Announced today, the Vero offers functional features in a simple …

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ThinkGeek announces iPhone keyboard case

Have you started compiling your holiday wish list yet? Here’s one item I’m definitely adding: the ThinkGeek TK-421 iPhone Case with Flip-Out Keyboard. (Bonus points for anyone who gets the “TK-421” reference–curious as it may be.) I know plenty of people who don’t like the iPhone’s onscreen keyboard. The TK-421 offers a tactile alternative, one that rotates out from behind …

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Verizon readies tiered pricing, hints at Apple again

Months after Verizon first hinted at a move toward tiered pricing, Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg said that it’ll introduce the new plans in four to six months, according to the Wall Street Journal. This comes in the wake of its burgeoning LTE implementation, though we don’t yet know if this will affect the current 3G CDMA network. Seidenberg was careful …

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New Sense UI leaks for Desire, HD2

Resourceful barely describes the recent activity on the XDA-Developers forum, where members have acquired a build of the latest HTC Sense user experience and ported it to a range of existing HTC devices, including the Desire and Windows-powered HD2. The new theme selector in HTC Sense 3.0 (Credit: HTC) The leaked ROM includes all of the new features of the …

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Android Atlas Weekly 17: Playing the tech

Who to call when your phone breaks down, Android integration in HP printers, and a whole slew of tablet news. Plus, a Car Dock replacement app and Senior Editor of Androidguys.com Scott Webster covers some key features of the new Gmail update. Now playing: Watch this: Ep. 17: Playing the tech-support blame game 37:48 Podcast Your browser does not support …

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FCC officially frees TV white space spectrum

The Federal Communications Commission today unanimously approved new rules for the use of unlicensed white space spectrum in a move that could pave the way for more unused wireless spectrum to be released in the future. White space is unused spectrum that sits between TV channels. The 300MHz to 400MHz of unused spectrum is considered prime spectrum for offering wireless …

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Flip

Ever fancied sticking a physical keyboard on your iPhone so you can start typing BlackBerry style? With the TK-421 iPhone case, you can — even better, as an added bonus, it checks that you’re at your post. Engadget spotted the case on US website ThinkGeek. It gives the iPhone 3GS or iPhone 4 a tactile keyboard which flips out when …

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Sony BDV

Admittedly, 3D TV doesn’t actually surround you in pictures, but it does confuse your brain into thinking that stuff is flopping out of your TV. The BDV-E370 is a home-cinema-in-a-box system, which means it contains everything you need to get started on the road to turning your living room into an Odeon rival. It’s worth pointing out that, while the …

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