A blueprint purportedly showing Apple’s next iPhone has appeared online, providing yet more evidence that the company’s next effort will feature a taller casing with a 4-inch display. As well as looking like a cat burglar’s ploy to infiltrate a gigantic iPhone, the scintillating schematic — acquired by Cydia Blog — chimes with leaked casing …
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31 May
Apple iPhone enters prepaid world with Cricket
Apple’s iPhone will make the leap to the prepaid world through Leap Wireless’s Cricket wireless service. The regional prepaid carrier plans to sell the iPhone on June 22, although its no-contract plans means a higher upfront cost. The 16GB iPhone 4S will cost $499.99, while the 8GB iPhone 4 will cost $399.99. The iPhone moving to Cricket marks the continued …
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31 May
AT&T’s 4G LTE markets now total 39, trail Verizon’s 258
AT&T today continues its slow march toward a full LTE rollout in its footprint by switching on its fastest 4G speeds for Cleveland, Ohio. The addition of the Midwestern city in AT&T’s coverage map now brings the carrier’s total LTE market count to 39. Related stories When Does My Phone Unlock? And How Can I Get My Carrier to Do …
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31 May
Google Voice now lets you screen specific types of calls
Google Voice users can now tweak their settings to screen unwanted callers in favor of family and friends. Users of the call-forwarding service have apparently been asking for a way to handle callers not in their address book. And Google has answered that request, as detailed in a new blog. Two new groups of callers are now available in the …
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31 May
How to remotely lock and wipe a lost Android phone
Now playing: Watch this: How to lock a lost Android phone 2:33 There’s no need to panic if you’ve lost an Android phone. That is, so long as you’ve already installed security software. With the right app, you can back up your contacts, lock the handset and even wipe your phone’s contents should it go walkies. Mobiles are more vulnerable …
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31 May
iPhone allegedly bound for Boost Mobile in September
Cricket may have been the first prepaid carrier to snag the iPhone in late June, but if Sprint has its way, it won’t be the last. Apple’s iPhone 4 and 4S will head to Sprint prepaid carrier Boost Mobile in early September, according to a “trusted” TechnoBuffalo source. If Cricket’s prices are any indication — $499.99 for the 16GB iPhone …
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31 May
With Nokia’s 41
I admit to having a certain fascination with the Nokia 808 PureView smartphone camera, which employs a much larger sensor than usual in order to take pictures up to 41 megapixels in size. Just how much larger that sensor is compared to the typical 5-megapixel and 8-megapixel smartphone sensors will impress you. Yesterday I sat down with Juha Alakarhu, the …
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31 May
Sony debuts pair of durable, water
Sony has introduced a pair of new Xperia smartphones, which combine the familiar sleek design cues with durability and water resistance. Expected in the third quarter of the year, the Xperia Go and Xperia Acro S are proof that rugged smartphones don’t have to be ugly and underpowered. Based on hardware alone, the Xperia Go would fit nicely with today’s …
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31 May
Judge William Alsup: Master of the court and Java
For several weeks, U.S. District Judge William Alsup showed that he was the smartest person in the courtroom as high-priced lawyers for Google and Oracle pleaded their cases. On Thursday afternoon, he basically slammed the door in Oracle’s face, explaining in a 41-page ruling that the 37 Java APIs used in Google’s Android platform do not fall under U.S. copyright …
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31 May
Orange San Diego available in the U.K. on June 6
While the debate of what San Diego translates to in German still rages on, what is known for sure is that Orange’s new device, named after said sunny California town, is going to hit U.K. stores on June 6. According to Engadget, the phone will cost about $247 USD on a pay-as-you-go plan. With a two-year agreement, however, the handset …
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