April, 2012

• 10 April

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  T-Mobile is all but ready to announce an official launch date and price for the HTC One S, according to newly leaked details. TmoNews has obtained a screenshot that shows the carrier has circled April 25 for its debut of the powerful HTC smartphone. Initially unveiled at Mobile World Congress a few months ago, T-Mobile …

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• 10 April

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  T-Mobile now has a new pool of potential customers to fish in, thanks to AT&T’s recent resolution to unlock your device for you, after meeting the right requirements. It’s a position they intend to capitalize on, too. The nation’s fourth-largest carrier has GSM micro-SIM cards on hand for compatible phones, including the iPhone. Buying one of these micro-SIMs and signing …

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• 10 April

  Teen sells kidney to buy iPhone, five charged

  

  A teenager in China has sold a kidney so he can buy an iPhone and iPad, leaving him in a potentially fatal condition. Five people including the surgeon who carried out the operation have been charged with intentional injury, Reuters reports. The 17-year-old was only identified by his surname Wang. The operation was carried out last April, the government-run Xinhua …

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• 10 April

  Android and Windows phones with gorgeous displays

  

  Sure, they may drain the battery life, especially with the brightness cranked all the way up, but you can’t deny the effect of a sexy display. There’s nothing like holding a beautiful screen in your hands, and having rich colors, crisp images, and deep hues staring back at you. All these handsets can do the basics, but beyond that, these …

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• 10 April

  Nokia Lumia 900 glitch triggers $100 credit

  

  Nokia is taking extreme measures to rectify a glitch found in some Lumia 900 smartphones, offering new and existing customers a $100 credit for their troubles. Some early Lumia 900 customers found that their phones failed to get a data connection, an issue Nokia confirmed and said it is fixing. As a peace offering, the company is offering this promotion …

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• 10 April

  Toshiba Tegra 3 tablets offer extras we’ve seen before

  

  The Excite 7.7’s AMOLED screen is, quite likely, the same fantastic screen used in the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7. Donald Bell/CNET With its Excite 10 LE, Toshiba offered a well-designed tablet with disappointing performance, and (in my opinion) too high a price tag for what was offered. With the company’s announcement of new 10-, 7.7-, and 13-inch tablets today, it …

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• 10 April

  Comcast starts rollout of video

  

  If the inability to access video-on-demand (VOD) channels has kept you away from TiVo (and not its service fee), you may soon have to find another excuse. At least if you’re a Comcast Xfinity subscriber. An automatic software update will be pushed to TiVo Premiere users in the Bay Area starting today and over the coming weeks adding access to …

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• 9 April

  Figure lets you make electronic music in three easy steps on iOS: Hands

  

  Figure (99 cents) lets you create a song with three tracks — drums, bass, and synth lead — through a series of taps on a beautifully designed touch interface. The easiest way to get started familiarizing yourself with Figure is simply by touching record, then holding drum sounds to lay down your first beat. Once you’re satisfied with your beat, …

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• 9 April

  ‘Smart screens’ to replace pay phones in NYC

  

  New York City is looking to replace its public pay phones with Internet-connected touch-screen tablets. The city will start a pilot program next month where it will install 32-inch “smart screens” with broadband Internet connections in 250 old phone booths throughout the city. The hope is that eventually the city will replace its 12,800 outdoor pay phones with these new …

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• 9 April

  How Nokia can help developers around the world

  

  For developers looking beyond iOS and Android, the timing may be right to jump on the Windows Phone bandwagon. Nokia has a lot to do with that. The Lumia 900 launch signals the potential rise of the Windows Phone platform, with Nokia, Microsoft, and AT&T looking to make a big push for the phone. Nokia brought New York’s Times Square …

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