After the 2010 World Cup, major sporting events broadcast in 3D have been few and far between. NBC and Panasonic aim to change that by offering a new dedicated channel delivering a massive 242 hours of coverage in the third dimension. More important, chances are you’ll actually have access to it. NBC says the channel …
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19 July
ZTE Grand X has dual
ZTE is a pretty unknown brand in these parts — a brand X, if you will. But brand X just became Grand X, as the Chinese company announces the ZTE Grand X, a 4.3-inch, Android-powered dual-core smart phone. The Grand X is powered by a 1GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core chipset. The powerful Tegra 2 chip lets you play souped-up games that you can …
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19 July
Verizon’s Q2 profit up 13 percent on wireless strength
Verizon continues to see a slowdown in customer growth, but oddly enough, that’s producing strong profits for the telecommunications giant. The New York telecommunications company posted a profit of $1.83 billion, or 64 cents a share, up from $1.61 billion, or 57 cents a share. Revenue, meanwhile, rose 3.7 percent to $28.55 billion. Analysts, on average, forecast earnings of 64 …
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19 July
How does O2’s Pay & Go Go Go compare to other £10 deals?
With people making fewer phone calls, the big mobile companies are losing money and desperately need new subscribers. Pop quiz, network hotshot — what do you do? If you’re Orange, you give younglings free stuff. If you’re O2, you reward loyal pay as you go customers with new deal Pay & Go Go Go. The oxygenated operator, perhaps worried everyone …
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19 July
Clever adapter connects USB accessories to your Android device
Josh Miller/CNET With the iPad Camera Connection Kit allowing users to connect a variety of unexpected USB devices (like a MIDI keyboard) to their iPads, the next logical question was, “Is there something similar for Android?” Although it’s not advertised or sold by any of the big Android phone manufacturers, the solution is a cheap cable called a USB On-The-Go …
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19 July
Wrap your tech in Batman and DC Comics cases
If you’ve caught a case of Bat fever, here are some official cases to show your Batmania to the world. It’s actually not just Batman, but a new range of official DC comics covers for iPhone, iPad and laptops, made by Iconime. The iPhone cases are gloss finish hard plastic, while the iPad and notebook sleeves are Neoprene. DC Comics …
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19 July
Android won’t save media players
Sony pulled off a surprise yesterday when it added the Android 4.0-powered F800 and E470 to its popular and long-running Walkman series of personal media players. It isn’t Sony’s first Walkman to run Android (in January the company unveiled the Z series) nor is Sony the first company to use Android for media players. Samsung and Archos, for example, have …
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19 July
Isis mobile pay service may start trials in August
Isis, a joint venture among Verizon Wireless, AT&T, and T-Mobile USA, will likely start trials of its mobile-payment service in August, according to a person familiar with the launch plans. The August target, however, isn’t set in stone. CNET has gotten indications elsewhere that the timing may change. A representative for Isis only said the service would begin trials in …
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19 July
Verizon sells 2.7M iPhones, 2.9M Droids in Q2
The iPhone’s momentum continues at Verizon Wireless, but isn’t as strong as Droid. The carrier sold 2.7 million iPhones, according to Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo, who spoke during the company’s quarterly investor conference call today. That’s up from 2.3 million a year ago, but down from 3.2 million in the first quarter, as consumers are likely beginning to hold …
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19 July
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T-Mobile could be readying a new model for its “G” series of Android smartphones, according to speculation hitting the Internet this week. Unofficial T-Mobile blog TmoNews advises that an HTC Era 42 will arrive on the carrier’s network in late September. There are no additional details to share yet, including pricing, form factor, or hardware, so at this point, it’s …
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