October, 2012

• 25 October

  Sprint bleeds customers; sells 1.5 million iPhones

  

  Sprint Nextel’s losses widened in the third quarter as the company prepares to shut down its older Nextel network. It also reported it sold 1.5 million iPhones in the quarter. The company, which is being bought out for $20 billion by Japan’s Softbank, reported today that it lost $767 million, or 26 cents per share, …

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• 25 October

  For some tablets, iPad Mini is a big threat in a little package

  

  Apple’s introduction of the iPad Mini this week generated two lines of thinking about competition in the tablet space. The first, articulated by some analysts, holds that lower-cost tablets have nothing to worry about. Reuters collected their comments in an article giving shape to their general lack of concern. The reason? The entry-level Mini’s $329 price, enough to give it …

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• 25 October

  Verizon’s Galaxy Note 2 preorders open for November delivery

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Huge Galaxy Note 2 has specs to spare 5:03 Verizon has finally come forward with a release date for the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, but for customers fervently waiting for the 5.5-inch “phablet,” delivery is still several long weeks off. Related stories Samsung Galaxy Note 2 review Camera test: Galaxy Note 2 iPhone 5 opens the …

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• 25 October

  EE to sell 4G iPad mini ‘in coming weeks’, likely to be pricey

  

  EE, the UK’s first 4G network, has confirmed that it’ll be flogging the iPad mini, offering shoppers the only way to get LTE speeds on Apple’s tiny tablet. But at first blush things are looking expensive. EE hasn’t confirmed exactly how much it’ll ask for the iPad mini on a data plan, but it has published ‘tablet’ plans for its …

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• 25 October

  Samsung posts record $7.4B profit on strong Galaxy sales

  

  South Korea’s Samsung Electronics reported on Friday (local time) a record quarterly profit of $7.4 billion, crediting strong sales of its Galaxy line of smartphones and tablets with making up for weak chip demand. The electronics giant said its third-quarter operating profit increased 91 percent to $7.39 billion, in line with guidance offered earlier this month. Revenue for the quarter …

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• 25 October

  Huawei caught up in legal mess over cell equipment sales to Iran

  

  Huawei, the embattled Chinese telecommunications equipment maker, has been caught in a convoluted tale over Iranian cellular sales. Earlier this year, Huawei purchased cellular antenna equipment from a U.S.-based company, called Andrew LLC, and then through a partner in Iran, attempted to sell those products to a carrier in the Middle Eastern country, Reuters is reporting today, citing documents it …

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• 24 October

  Droid DNA could be Verizon’s 5

  

  More details have bubbled up about the rumored 5-inch HTC handset slated to hit Verizon this fall, including its name. Previously thought to be the Droid Incredible X, DIX, or DLX a copy of a Verizon document suggests that the supersize smartphone will take on the name Droid DNA, according to AndroidCentral. If the document is correct, Verizon will list …

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• 24 October

  DIY: Turn an old lamp into a flexible phone stand

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Do-it-yourself adjustable phone stand 5:02 Sharon Vaknin/CNET One glance at Une Bobine and I was interested. The iPhone and Android phone accessory, which got its start on Kickstarter, offers a seemingly better way to position your phone however (and wherever) you want. And besides, it’s gorgeous. My main interest in Une Bobine was that it would …

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• 24 October

  iPad mini not a patch on Google Nexus 7, say CNET readers

  

  The iPad mini is smaller than the iPad, and ready to do battle with the 7-inch Google Nexus 7 and Amazon Kindle Fire HD — but at £269, can it rival those cheaper tablets? We asked you what you think — and it seems you’re not impressed. On our Facebook page, we posted a poll asking which you think is …

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• 24 October

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  Now playing: Watch this: Huge Galaxy Note 2 has specs to spare 5:03 T-Mobile is the first carrier out of the gate to bring its customers the much-anticipated Samsung Galaxy Note 2. As of today, any T-Mobile user can snap up the device. Rumors floated this week that the carrier was already receiving shipments of the “phablet” in its retail …

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