Now playing: Watch this: Samsung GreatCall r220: A simple phone for seniors 1:43 Today, the mobile virtual-network operator known as GreatCall announced its latest cell phone for the elderly: the Samsung GreatCall r220. Also known as the Jitterbug Plus, this feature phone looks a lot more modern than older Jitterbug models. In addition to a …
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2 July
Google Currents to be baked in to Jelly Bean
Google’s magazine-style reader app is now part of the bundled package that comes with Android Jelly Bean, Android Central reports. Google Currents will join the likes of Gmail, YouTube, Talk and Maps in Android 4.1. That’s quite a prestigious position for the app, so well done Currents, consider yourself promoted. Currents will come pre-installed on devices shipping with Jelly Bean, …
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2 July
Droid Incredible 4G LTE coming to Verizon July 5 for $150
Rumor had it that the HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE was likely to hit July 5, but now it’s official. Verizon just confirmed that the mighty little handset will show up in Verizon stores on Thursday for $149.99. Ever since the first Droid Incredible arrived a few years back, this compact yet capable smartphone line has charmed many a handset …
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2 July
Nokia: We have a Windows Phone ‘contingency plan’
Nokia has a plan in its back pocket should a deal with Microsoft fall through, or the forthcoming Windows Phone 8 software update fail to generate interest, according to Nokia’s board chairman. Speaking on his debut television appearance, F-Secure’s founder and former chief executive Risto Siilasmaa, who became Nokia’s board chairman in May, defended the move to Microsoft’s Windows Phone, …
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2 July
Amazon may join the map
Amazon may have bought a 3D mapping company, which could signal the company’s desire to jump on the mapping service bandwagon where Google and Apple have been slugging it out. The company closed a deal to acquire UpNext, an up and coming 3D mapping startup, GigaOM reported today. Neither Amazon or UpNext has not confirmed the deal yet, but we …
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2 July
T
T-Mobile experienced an hours-long disruption this evening that prevented many of its customers from accessing its data network. The outage, which seemed to have begun around 6 p.m. PT, did not appear to affect the entire network and was resolved around 9:20 p.m. T-Mobile customers began complaining on Twitter a couple of hours ago about a lack of Internet access: …
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2 July
Three releases ICS update for Sony Xperia S
If you have a Sony Xperia S on the Three network, you can update it to Android Ice Cream Sandwich right now. You wouldn’t know it just to look at your phone though, as there’s no push notification alerting you to the fact. Instead, you’ll have to plug your phone into your computer to download the update. How very 2005. …
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2 July
Monitor your car’s performance with the Torque app for Android
Screenshot by Antuan Goodwin/CNET Your car’s dashboard is probably home to a speedometer, a tachometer, a fuel gauge, and — if you’re lucky — a coolant temperature gauge. However, your car’s electronic brain (ECU) is actively monitoring dozens of parameters behind the scenes that you, the driver, could find useful. This is where diagnostics hardware and apps like Torque Pro …
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2 July
Spider
App developers know how to plan ahead. Just in time for “The Amazing Spider-Man,” which swings into theaters July 3, Disney Publishing and Gameloft have released two very different, but equally great, movie tie-ins. The Amazing Spider-Man (Android | iOS, $6.99) delivers an action-packed gaming experience, while the Spider-Man AR Book HD for iOS ($4.99) — unappealing name notwithstanding — …
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2 July
Study says we don’t use smart phones much for calling
A new study has shed some light on how we use our smart phones nowadays, and it turns out they’re not so much phones as Internet and social networking devices. The study ranks phone features based on how much time we spend using them every day. Phone calls are fifth, with the average person being on the blower for 12 minutes …
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