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Lots of Android on Verizon’s leaked roadmap

Boy Genius offered a load of dish Monday on Verizon Wireless’ roadmap through 2010 and 2011. Some of the rumored devices we’ve heard about already, but not everything has been discussed before. According to the tipster, Verizon will have a Motorola Droid Pro global phone by November, two other global handsets from Samsung and HTC, …

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BlackBerry security: Blessing and a curse

Research In Motion’s top-notch security is both a blessing and a curse for the company as governments in some key emerging markets, where RIM is looking for growth, threaten to block the BlackBerry service over national security concerns. Last week, governments in several countries including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, and India threatened to shut down BlackBerry e-mail …

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Net neutrality crusaders slam Verizon, Google

Net neutrality supporters say they’re unhappy that the Verizon Communications and Google proposal for new Net neutrality rules does not go far enough. On Monday the companies announced a joint proposal that outlines a legislative framework for consideration by lawmakers. The companies have been working together on the Net neutrality issue for almost a year. In October, they issued a …

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Madden 11 on the iPad: A perfect armchair QB

Madden and the iPad: Perfect together? EA Video game football on the go used to be a challenging proposition for a mobile armchair quarterback. Nintendo’s handhelds have never made great versions of Madden. The PSP has a superior iteration, if you’ve got a PSP. The door opened up to a lot more folks with the iPhone version of Madden that …

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Google, Verizon propose Net neutrality framework

CEOs from Google and Verizon Communications on Monday announced a proposal to policymakers for keeping the Internet open. The companies jointly suggested a legislative framework for consideration by lawmakers. The major breakthrough in the proposal is an agreement that the nondiscrimination clause that the Federal Communications Commission has proposed as part of its regulatory efforts would be enforceable. “We agree …

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BlackBerry Curve 3G coming soon to T

It’s not the BlackBerry Torch, but T-Mobile’s getting a new BlackBerry pretty soon. On Monday, the carrier announced that in the coming weeks it will add the RIM BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 to its lineup, but pricing was not released at this time. Much like its predecessor, the Curve 8520, the Curve 3G is an entry-level smartphone but adds 3G …

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Rdio launches in the US: Sound it out

Music-streaming service Spotify has been pipped to a US launch by Rdio, a new stateside equivalent from the people behind Skype. Rdio is subscription-only, but cheaper than Spotify’s UK offering: $9.99 (£6.30) per month for unlimited streaming to your desktop and mobile, or $4.95 (£3.10) for tunes to just your PC. The people behind it are the same minds who …

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200,000 Android phones sold daily, Google claims

Eric Schmidt, Google’s CEO, has delivered a self-congratulatory oration on the sales figures of Android smart phones and his wide-eyed wonder at the Information Age. Speaking at this week’s Techonomy conference, Schmidt bragged unashamedly that 200,000 Android smart phones are being sold each day — twice as many as two months ago, according to Engadget. Though these figures have not …

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