May, 2012

• 2 May

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  You can always count on T-Mobile for wallet-friendly options. Its latest is the T-Mobile Prism, an entry-level Android smartphone that costs just $19.99 with a two-year contract (after a $50 mail-in rebate). If you’re contract-shy, you’ll also be able to buy it without a bi-yearly commitment, for $149.99. The 3G Prism runs on Android 2.3 …

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• 2 May

  Leaked specs confirm dual

  

  A leaked user agent profile has seemingly confirmed rumors that at least one U.S. version of the expected Galaxy S III will feature a dual-core processor. According to details picked up by Pocketnow, Verizon’s model (SCH-i535) will include the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 chipset. Much like HTC has done with the One X on AT&T, the smartphone will forgo the quad-core …

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• 2 May

  After 23 years, Garmin reaches 100 million devices sold

  

  Garmin’s GPS devices have reached a significant milestone. The company announced today that it has now sold 100 million Garmin devices worldwide since its founding in 1989. The first Garmin device was sold in 1991, the company said, and took six years to reach its one-millionth sale. By 2007, it had sold 25 million devices. Now, just five years later, …

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• 2 May

  What Android might bring us from CTIA

  

  Next week as wireless fans descend on New Orleans for the annual CTIA Wireless show, we’ll get one more peek at how the mobile landscape will unfold over the coming months. Previously held in March, but moved to May for 2012, the three-day event takes a North American focus while including the wireless movers and shakers from around the world. …

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• 2 May

  Find friends easily with Space

  

  There are any number of apps that can help you pinpoint a friend’s location, but they all have one thing in common: they require that friend to have the same app installed and running, and usually to sign up with YAS (Yet Another Service). And don’t forget, it’s a two-way street: you have to run the app yourself, and leave …

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• 2 May

  Microsoft hopes Windows Phone summit can shrink the app gap

  

  Windows Phone OS may not have the market share or the apps, but one thing I will say is that Microsoft is finally going after developers with more vigor. This time it’s to the tune of a developer summit on June 21 and 22. Microsoft is serious about closing the gap separating its Windows Phone application Marketplace from Android’s Google …

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• 2 May

  HTC One X and One S Vodafone price cut saves you £5 a month

  

  Vodafone’s flogging the HTC One X and One S at a discount for two weeks, cutting a not inconsiderable £5 per month off the previous price. In a bid to part you from your cash, until 14 May the scarlet-tinted operator is bestowing buyers with the quad-core One X for free if you sign up to a £36 per month …

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• 2 May

  National Geographic Talk Abroad Lite review: At least it’s cheap

  

  I don’t mean to be a hater, but if the National Geographic Talk Abroad Lite weren’t attached to the Talk Abroad international cell phone SIM card, I’d have to wind caution tape all around my review. So why wouldn’t you run from this handset, given my less-than-glowing recommendation? Its two saving graces are the travel plan that gives you a …

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• 2 May

  BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha: Shape of RIM’s future phones?

  

  ORLANDO, Fla. –The BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha test phone that RIM showcased at BlackBerry World 2012 will never be sold to consumers, but it likely represents how the company’s flagship handsets will look, feel, and handle. Up close with BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha (photos) +6 more See all photos Clearly the Dev Alpha is a gadget meant only for BlackBerry …

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• 2 May

  Verizon’s LTE

  

  While Sprint and T-Mobile are struggling to launch their 4G LTE networks, Verizon apparently has enough LTE to power your devices at home. Starting Thursday, Verizon’s HomeFusion Broadband service will bring LTE-powered Internet access nationwide. The service, which originally launched in March in six markets, feeds Internet to connected devices in the domicile, ranging from computers to gaming consoles. Verizon’s …

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