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Clearwire raises another $920 million

Wireless broadband provider Clearwire said late Tuesday that it is has racked up another $920 million in debt to help it finance the deployment of its nationwide 4G wireless network. The company had already nabbed $1.85 billion of senior secured notes due in 2015 to help it pay off an existing $1.4 billion debt payment. In total, Clearwire has raised …

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iPhone OS 3.1.2 searching

On Apple’s iPhone discussion boards, people are complaining about a bug in iPhone OS 3.1.2 that causes the iPhone to search for service at random times. According to the 3.1.2, Searching for Service thread on the forums, people are blaming the problem on the iPhone OS because users are seeing the same problem on AT&T in the U.S. and on …

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iPod cases unleash your inner DJ

Wikkiti wikkiti waaaahhh!!!!!! Move aside DJ Hero, you’re through here. There’s nothing we like better than scratching out some mad beats on our duck-egg blue iPod covers. It’s pretty suhweet. If you’re after something for the music fan in your life this Christmas, then you can’t go past these quaint little iPod cases (and wallets) from QuietDoing. Prices start at …

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iPhone app rounds up free Redbox rental codes

This 99-cent app serves up a wealth of free Redbox rental codes. Good news for fans of Redbox movie-rental kiosks: the new Redbox app (free) lets you browse and reserve movies and find the kiosk nearest you. Cool. Better news for Redbox fans: the new Red Box Free Rental Promo Codes app (from third-party developer Neese) means you may never …

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Differentiation leads to fragmented, confused Android

One year after the introduction of the T-Mobile G1, three of the top-four carriers in the United States are offering Google Android handsets. And with each model bringing something new and unique to the market, everything is rosy, right? Not so fast. While differentiation is one of the key benefits behind Android, it’s leading to fragmentation. Thus, one of the …

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Pantech Impact on sale at AT&T

Pantech’s kooky Impact is now available at AT&T. The phone was announced last month at the fall CTIA show. The Impact has a unique design that’s quite unlike the Pantech Reveal. On the exterior you’ll see a touch keypad with vibrating feedback and a small display that lets you access a limited number of menu options. Inside is a full …

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Nokia slides out two new sliders

Nokia announced two new slider handsets at its Finnish headquarters Tuesday. We don’t know exactly which markers will get the phones first, but models include support for North American cellular networks. The 6700 Slide is a variation of the previously announced Nokia 6700 classic. It comes in six bright colors: aluminum, pink, blue, red, lime, and purple. Its features include …

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HP iPaq Glisten looking to shine at AT&T

HP This post was updated on 11/24, 12:33 p.m., PT with pricing after rebate. Well, here’s a name we haven’t heard in the smartphone space for a while, HP. The company announced on Tuesday the upcoming availability of its latest smartphone, the HP iPaq Glisten, which will arrive in the “coming weeks” for AT&T and cost $179.99 with a two-year …

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