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UK Palm Pre to get paid apps in March

To celebrate (pictured) the excruciating lateness of the Palm Pre to the UK late last year, Palm has set a date for paid-for applications to be available on the device in Europe: this March. Yeah, that’s only, what, a billion years later than it should be? It might not seem like a big deal, but …

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In the labs: Nokia N900

Here at CNET Australia we want the information in the reviews to answer all the questions you have about a particular device. So instead of posting our thoughts and then having you ask us questions after the fact, we thought we’d let you ask them while we have the product still whizzing through the CNET test labs. The Nokia N900 …

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Just how free will the Nexus One be?

As we now know, the Consumer Electronics Show will not be the only thing going on in the gadget world next week. Google is getting a jump on CES with a January 5, 2010, press conference where the company should unveil its Nexus One phone. Details on the HTC-made device remain sketchy–though we have seen some leaked specs–but most signs …

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Leaked Nexus One documents: $530 unlocked, $180 with T

A tipster just sent in these Nexus One screenshots that supposedly confirm two things: that Google will sell it unlocked and unsubsidized for $530, and that Google will sell it itself. Plus, some other very interesting details. Some of the most important bits of info we extracted (assuming the tipster is accurate, and it seems like he is). Oh, and …

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AT&T resumes online iPhone sales in NY

AT&T has resumed selling iPhones through its Web site to New York City customers, with no indication as to what prompted the halt. Over the holiday weekend, New Yorkers who tried to order an iPhone through AT&T’s Web site were left out in the cold. Making matters worse, explanations ranged from network congestion problems to online fraud to this fine …

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MetroPCS adds Kyocera Laylo, Domino

Apologies for missing this in the pre-Christmas rush, but MetroPCS added the Kyocera Laylo and Domino to its lineup last Wednesday. The Laylo, aka the Kyocera M1400, launched last April at the CTIA 2009 show. The slider phone has a VGA camera, text and multimedia messaging, Bluetooth, a 500-contact phone book, a speakerphone, a personal organizer, a voice memo recorder, …

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Nexus One could be Android’s catalyst

With all of the recent leaks and hands-on experiences littering the internet lately, I think it’s safe to say that the Google Android Nexus One is all but a foregone conclusion. So rather than spending more time debating whether it will ever hit the market or how it will be sold, I’d like to talk about what it could do …

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AT&T ceases online iPhone sales in NY area

Updated at 8:05 p.m. PST with comment from AT&T. Update at 1:50 p.m. PST December 28: AT&T has resumed sales. AT&T has stopped selling the Apple iPhone in the New York metropolitan area through its Web site, perhaps due to data congestion, credit card fraud, or routine sales strategy changes, depending on whom you believe. Online sales of the phone …

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Android eHow app: Get and share advice on anything

So Christmas, as awesome as it has always been, is now over, and you’re wondering what to do next. Well, I don’t have an answer to that. However, if you already know what to do but just wonder how to best do it and you happen to own an Android-based phone, then I have something for you. It’s an app …

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FCC member berates Verizon for termination fees

An FCC commissioner has sent an open letter to Verizon Wireless, scolding the carrier for its new early termination fees. Mignon Clyburn, FCC commissioner” credit=”FCC” /> Mignon Clyburn, one of five members of the Federal Communications Commission, was responding to the defense that Verizon sent the FCC last week about early termination fees, or EFTs. “The company’s answers…are unsatisfying and, …

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