August, 2012

• 13 August

  The coming wireless spectrum apocalypse and how it hits you

  

  C Spire Wireless, a small, southern wireless provider formerly known as Cellular South, has an ambitious plan to build a fast, 4G LTE network to reach its 900,000 customers. To do it, C Spire bought $192 million worth of 700 MHz wireless spectrum, which is considered some of the most valuable wireless spectrum that’s still …

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• 13 August

  Droid Razr HD and Droid Razr Maxx HD could come in October

  

  Verizon Wireless customers who thought they were getting a Droid Razr HD last week will have to wait a few more months. Moto now is expected to release the Droid Razr HD and Droid Razr Maxx HD in October, according to tech site HotHardware. A source told the blog that the date may shift either direction and largely revolves around …

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• 13 August

  Radiation

  

  We often buy phone cases to protect our smartphones, but should we also buy cases to protect our health? The symbol for non-ionising radiation.(Credit: Ionactive.co.uk) Among the hundreds of smartphone cases available for iPhone and a bevy of popular Android phones, there are some that claim to reduce the amount of radiation your body absorbs when you have the handset …

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• 13 August

  HTC looks to China to boost turnaround effort

  

  As troubled Taiwanese phone maker HTC retreats from markets in Southeast Asia and South America due to declining market share, the company is ramping up for a big push in China. The company, which is struggling with intense competition from Apple and Samsung, is looking to China to help turnaround the company’s lagging sales after increasing its market share in …

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• 13 August

  Black Galaxy S3 listed at Carphone Warehouse

  

  Just a couple of days ago a black Galaxy S3 popped up on Samsung’s Facebook page. Now Carphone Warehouse has a black S3 listed in its inventory, adding fuel to the rumour fire that we’ll see the S3 in a new colour soon. A product listed as ‘Samsung Galaxy S3 Black’ is listed in Carphone Warehouse’s internal product database, Android …

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• 13 August

  Black Samsung Galaxy S3 pops up for pre

  

  A black version of the Samsung Galaxy S3 has popped up for pre-order at an online shop, fuelling speculation that Samsung is about to start flogging a noir-hued version of its quad-core smart phone. The coal-coloured mobile, spied by Know Your Mobile, is listed on MobileFun.co.uk bearing a wince-inducing pre-order price of £499.95 (ouch) and an ‘expected back in stock’ date …

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• 13 August

  Sony Xperia T is James Bond phone in Skyfall, TX leaks too

  

  Q, meet T. The phones known as the Sony Xperia Hayabusa and Xperia Mint will be renamed as the Xperia TX and Xperia T when they go on sale — and they’re about to fall into the deadly hands of Britain’s top secret agent in the latest James Bond film Skyfall. Know Your Mobile reports that the Xperia Hayabusa, renamed …

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• 13 August

  Samsung says phone was inspired by ‘a bowl of water’

  

  This court case just gets stranger and stranger. Apple is claiming Samsung infringed its copyright by “slavishly copying” its phone and tablet designs, but now the South Korean company has hit back by saying its devices take inspiration from something else entirely: a bowl of water. Yes, a bowl of water. This is according to Samsung’s senior designer, Hyoung Shin …

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• 13 August

  Motorola Razr and Razr Maxx upgraded to ICS

  

  The Motorola Razr and Razr Maxx should have Android Ice Cream Sandwich ready as an over-the-air update as I write this very sentence, Android Central reports. Motorola posted on its Facebook page this week that the update was “rolling out to select users, and will be available more broadly over the coming week”. Anyone in the US with the handsets …

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• 13 August

  Scottish Premier League highlights coming to YouTube

  

  Highlights of the Scottish Premier League are coming to YouTube. Google’s video sharing site has struck a deal to show the best bits of this season’s Saltire-sporting soccer, the first without Rangers. YouTube has non-exclusive rights, so you’ll still be able to see the best bits of those matches on TV or elsewhere: TV channels STV and BBC Scotland, and …

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