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Pew: One

With so many manufacturers embracing Android, will it continue to be the defacto No. 1 mobile OS? CC jnyemb/Flickr Smartphone adoption is growing in many demographics, according to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center. The Pew poll estimates that 35 percent of American adults own a smartphone device. The data is based on a survey conducted in May, …

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Waiting for the Droid Bionic

Motorola came out guns a-blazing at this year’s CES, with three blockbuster devices: the Motorola Atrix 4G, the Motorola Xoom, and the Motorola Droid Bionic. The Atrix 4G wowed us with its laptop dock and powerful features, and the Xoom handily won CNET’s Best of CES award as the first Android Honeycomb tablet. The Droid Bionic was also a huge …

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AT&T’s HTC Status on sale July 17 for $49

Best Buy will be offering the HTC Status in an exclusive color–mauve. Best Buy AT&T has begun taking preorders for the HTC Status, aka the “Facebook Phone.” Formally announced last month, the smartphone arrives on July 17 with an attractive $49.99 price point. AT&T will provide the handset in a variety of color options (black, silver, pink, blue), but Best …

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iPod 3G could launch in September

Whispers are whistling through the Interwebs of a possible 3G iPod touch, which could launch in September. The rumours started on Dutch tech blog AppleSpot, whose sources reckon the upcoming version of Apple’s iPod could feature 3G connectivity, to keep you connected to the Web even when you’re away from a Wi-Fi connection. It sounds bizarre at first, but a …

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An unexpected Prizefight: TouchPad vs. PlayBook

Now playing: Watch this: BlackBerry PlayBook vs. HP TouchPad 5:26 Now, we could have taken the obvious route with our latest tablet Prizefight. The HP TouchPad is the new tablet kid on the block and of course the “on the nose” comparison would be the iPad 2. Less on the nose, but almost as obvious would pit the TouchPad against …

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Apple fires second legal salvo at HTC

Apple is doubling down on its legal assault against HTC. Apple claims HTC smartphones infringe on its patents. HTC Citing the U.S. International Trade Commission Web site, the Foss Patents blog reported today that Apple has filed a second complaint against HTC. Targeted in the complaint are more than a dozen Android smartphones and its Flyer tablet. According to Foss, …

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HTC ThunderBolt update addresses rebooting, data connectivity

Verizon Wireless today announced that it has pushed out another minor software update for the HTC ThunderBolt. While it might not be Gingerbread just yet, it does address a few issues that have plagued users for some time. The biggest two areas of concern, random rebooting and data connectivity problems, should be resolved in the 1.70.605.0 build. Verizon also is …

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