HTC is shutting down its HTCSense.com backup services, telling members that it will be deleting their stored contacts, messages, call history and geotagged photos (HTC calls these Footprints) after 30 April. In a notice on its website, the company says HTCSense.com is “undergoing a renovation”. As such, it will be knocking these backup services on …
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27 March
Samsung Galaxy S2 Ice Cream Sandwich update lands on O2
If you’re a Samsung Galaxy S2 owner who bought your device from O2, today is your lucky day — the update to Ice Cream Sandwich is now available via Samsung’s Kies device management software. A spokesman for O2 confirmed to me that the update is available now. To get it, O2-branded S2 owners need to connect their device to Kies, …
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27 March
At long last, Temple Run jumps onto Android
With more than 45 million downloads from the iTunes App Store, Temple Run is easily one of the most popular running/escape-style games available on iOS. Now, after several months of pining by rabid fans, Android gamers get to share in all the addictive fun. Different from most other perpetual running games, Temple Run offers a 3D, over-the-shoulder point of view. …
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27 March
Feds target 95MHz of wireless spectrum for mobile broadband
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has taken a big step in freeing up more wireless spectrum for wireless broadband service providers. The agency, which is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, announced on Monday that it has determined that it can repurpose 95MHz of wireless spectrum used by the government for commercial use. Specifics of how and when …
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27 March
MetroPCS joining the LTE spectrum battle with 500k users
The Big Four wireless carriers may be warring for LTE spectrum the loudest, but don’t forget that smaller carriers like MetroPCS are also caught up in the battle. The nation’s fifth-largest provider needs to reinforce and expand its 4G network to support its 500,000 total LTE subscribers, suggested MetroPCS’ Keith Terreri, vice president of finance and treasurer. That’s about 5 …
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27 March
CNET’s global iPad network speed test
Now playing: Watch this: iPad global speed test 3:07 Spread Vegemite on a Weetbix, crack open a VB and proudly wrap the Australian flag around your shoulders like a cape before watching this video. The CNET teams from around the globe have pooled their resources to bring you an exclusive intercontinental iPad speed test. In the video above, we collect …
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27 March
Behold your phone lock screen as branded billboard
Can your lock screen act as a virtual billboard of sorts? Conduit has designed a lock screen that allows businesses to place their own widgets front and center on the phone. Conduit That’s what one company is banking on with a new product it plans to unveil in the coming weeks. Web and mobile software company Conduit has over the …
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27 March
Verizon unveils LG Lucid midrange LTE Android phone
Hot on the heels of the handset’s leaked details, Verizon just made the LG Lucid official. The modestly specked device will cost $79.99 (with a 2-year contract), run Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and be powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor with 1GB of RAM. The LG Lucid’s screen is a roomy 4-inch display coated by tough Gorilla Glass treatment. For one-handed …
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27 March
iPhone 5 in production and Galaxy S2 update woes in video
Now playing: Watch this: iPhone 5 in production, S2 update woes 3:19 In this week’s Phone News, we discuss whether the iPhone 5 might be going into production, your anger at Samsung’s delays in bringing Ice Cream Sandwich to the Samsung Galaxy S2 and the huge number of downloads for the latest outing of Angry Birds. A new report has …
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27 March
Early benchmarks for AT&T’s HTC One X look promising
We’re still waiting for AT&T to announce a release date and price for its HTC One X, but already some lucky users have put the device to the test. Early benchmarks for the handset have arrived online and all indications are that this one is a winner. Indeed, if you’re worried that the dual-core Snapdragon S4 wouldn’t stand up to …
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