Like a good top tier carrier, Sprint has a handful of free phones available to you at no cost when you sign up for a two-year plan. I remember my first one now, an incredibly ugly gold-colored Kyocera candybar phone–but hey, it worked!–and that was good enough to get me through my days as a …
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17 October
B’bye, bill shock? FCC gets deal from carriers
Wireless consumers will be alerted in real time when they’re about to go over their voice, data, or text-messaging limits thanks to a new voluntary agreement struck between the wireless industry and the Federal Communications Commission. On Monday, FCC chairman Julius Genachowski and the head of the CTIA, the wireless industry’s trade group, Steve Largent, are expected to reveal the …
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17 October
Motorola Droid Razr ‘faster than iPhone 4S’
It’s not being announced till next week, but a source has leaked some specs for the Motorola Droid Razr phone that’s been teased in a video. And they look mighty impressive. Word is it’s faster than the iPhone 4S, with a 1.2GHz dual-core processor (Apple hasn’t released the speed of the iPhone 4S’s, but it’s believed to be around 1GHz). …
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17 October
Find My Friends (iOS 5) versus Google Latitude (Android)
When it comes to GPS-based friend-finding apps, you either love them or you don’t. Google has been a big believer on its Android platform for some time, integrating Google Latitude into all of its Android phones. Apple’s iOS 5 update brings a separate downloadable app, Find My Friends (shortened to Find Friends once it installs). In many cases, it’s another …
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17 October
How T
I’ve often used this column to talk about how developers can get their apps noticed, so it’s appropriate that the issue of discoverability was a key topic at a recent panel that I moderated. Discoverability, it turns out, is not just a dilemma for small developers but in the minds of wireless and media executives as well. They approach it …
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17 October
iPad 3 ‘in production’, says analyst
The iPhone 4S may have only just gone on sale, but word is already out about the iPad 3. Apparently it’s already gone into production, according to an analyst, and looks likely for a March 2012 launch, a year after the iPad 2. Susquehanna Financial analyst Jeff Fidacaro told AllThingsD that increased demand from suppliers suggests Apple is upping its …
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17 October
Adobe Reader now available for iOS
Need to read PDFs on the go? Adobe announced the availability today of Adobe Reader for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. When you search for a word, Adobe Reader highlights it in the document. Hitting the arrows moves on to the next usage. Screenshot by Jason Parker/CNET Adobe says that the app works just like the desktop version, letting you …
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17 October
Android Ice Cream Sandwich has built
Just a few hours before the big unveil, here’s some more news on Android Ice Cream Sandwich: looks like it’ll be getting a photo editor built-in to Android Gallery, like a slimmed-down version of Photoshop to edit your snaps. Android Police has obtained the icons, and while it can’t confirm if they’re the final ones, it does look pretty certain …
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17 October
What we expect from Motorola’s Droid Razr
In advance of tomorrow’s Motorola press conference in New York, more information is leaking out about the expected Droid Razr for Verizon Wireless. Just this morning, Droid Life managed to grab glamor shots of the handset from Motorola’s teaser site. What’s more, Mobile Burn showed off its goody box about the event with items that represent the “Faster, Thinner, Smarter, …
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17 October
Best value prepaid plans
Despite several of the telcos adopting simpler plan structures recently, buying a mobile phone and connecting to a network in Australia is still a test of wits and patience. If you’re hoping to avoid a contract with a prepaid phone plan, there are some bargains to be found, but you’ll have to do your digging. (Credit: CBSi) Sections Best value …
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