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20 March
Has Apple lost its design edge? Not quite
Apple fans are supposedly disappointed that Apple didn’t change the design of the new iPad. I guess that’s why they bought more than 3 million of them the first weekend the device went on sale. We heard the same complaints when Apple introduced the iPhone 4S. People wanted and expected some kind of cool design change to make the device …
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20 March
HTC One V slated for Virgin Mobile?
Another day and the Web spits out another HTC rumor to tease us with tantalizing new handsets. This time it’s the HTC One V, kid brother to the HTC One X and One S, which will run a single-core CPU unlike its quad-core and dual-core siblings. Still, if the predictions of gadget blog PocketNow are on the money, the HTC …
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20 March
Samsung Galaxy S2 Ice Cream Sandwich update hits Three
Numerical UK network Three has confirmed to CNET UK that its Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Samsung Galaxy S2 is now live. That means the update, which is being beamed out to SIM-free S2 devices in the UK as of yesterday, should now start arriving on S2s that were bought through Three. That’s right S2 owners, it’s finally happening. We …
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20 March
Nokia Windows Phone outselling Symbian in U.K., report says
Nokia’s Windows Phone is starting to make some headway in Europe. Specifically, in the U.K., Nokia’s Lumia line of Windows Phone smartphones has started to outsell Nokia’s Symbian devices over the past few months, according to Bloomberg, which cited a study from research firm Kantar Worldpanel. Of the U.K. mobile phone purchasers interviewed in the last three months, 2.5 percent …
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20 March
Sprint and HTC hosting big event April 4
Some big news just hit our desks, folks. Official invites for a special press event hosted by HTC and Sprint is set for April 4 in New York. Headliners are none other than Sprint CEO Dan Hesse and HTC’s president, Jason Mackenzie. No details yet about what the purpose of this shindig will be; we assume it’s a party since …
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20 March
World of Warcraft on iPhone: Blizzard is ‘looking into it’
World of Warcraft creator Blizzard has said it’s “looking into” crafting an iPhone version of its time-destroying MMORPG. Senior World of Warcraft producer John Lagrave told Eurogamer the world is “evolving toward” gadgets like the iPhone. “It would be foolish for any game developer to not be looking at that,” he said. Confirmation that Blizzard has its eye on a …
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20 March
New iPad sales hit 3 million in three days
Apple has flogged 3 million new iPads in the last three days, a figure the company reckons beats the previous two iterations of its glossy tablet. The new iPad went on sale in the UK and other countries on Friday 16 March, and it would seem gadget enthusiasts are extremely eager to throw down cash to acquire one. Sales are …
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20 March
Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G review: Cruising the middle road
There are a few things I can say about the Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G. The Android Gingerbread phone might not be the most high end of all, but it offers a huge performance increase over the original Samasung Galaxy S phones, yet keeps the familiar design. That 4-inch Samsung Super AMOLED screen is always a crowd pleaser (at least …
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19 March
Upcoming FCC decisions to shape spectrum policy
All eyes will be on the Federal Communications Commission in the coming months as it deals with a series of spectrum-related issues that will help determine who is a player in the mobile broadband market and who isn’t. The FCC is under pressure to get as much new spectrum on the market as soon as possible. Wireless operators say they …
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