It was as if we jinxed ourselves even before the show began. In our CTIA preview post, we said we expected a leaner show than usual mostly because Samsung and Google decided to pull out of the event at the last minute, and we hadn’t heard of anything else on the horizon. The Motorola Atrix …
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12 October
Android Atlas Weekly 68: Rumors and leaks, delays and disappointment (Podcast)
The next Nexus phone is already delayed, bits of Ice Cream Sandwich leak onto the ‘Net, and Android apps are coming soon to your PC and iPad. Now playing: Watch this: Ep. 68: Rumors and leaks, delays and disappointment 39:48 Podcast Your browser does not support the audio element. Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (320×180) | iTunes (640×360) | RSS (MP3) | RSS (320×180) | RSS …
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12 October
Mobile payments looking at turbulent times
SAN DIEGO–While the mobile-payment players acknowledge that partnerships are necessary for long-term viability, many are gearing up for some chaotic times. The idea of a digital wallet and the opportunities that come from moving payments onto the smartphone were major themes at the CTIA Enterprise & Application show. American Express executive Dan Schulman used his keynote address to call for …
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12 October
Will frustrated customers ditch BlackBerry?
Research In Motion’s recent network troubles could be a boon for Apple and Google as frustrated BlackBerry customers consider alternative smartphones. The worldwide BlackBerry outage that has plagued Research In Motion this week has left millions of subscribers in dozens of countries without access to e-mail and other messaging services for days. And the outage, which is likely one of …
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12 October
Samsung Transform Ultra: Hands
Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Transform Ultra (Boost Mobile) 1:11 It’s been about a month since Boost Mobile and Samsung announced the Samsung Transform Ultra, but we only just got our hands on it at CTIA. The specs are nothing to sneeze at–they include Android 2.3 Gingerbread, a 1GHz processor, a VGA front-facing camera, and a 3-megapixel rear-facing camera–but the …
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12 October
Giffgaff offers super
Super-cheap phone network Giffgaff has launched a range of Internet options for iPads, tablets and dongles. Known as Gigabags, the monthly data packages start at £5 — and give you a free 50MB buffer zone if you run over. Gigabags cost £5 for 500MB of data use, £7.50 for 1GB, or £12.50 for 3GB. If you use all your data …
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12 October
RIM: We’re still working on restoring BlackBerry service
Research In Motion offered an explanation for its BlackBerry e-mail and messaging outage that has affected customers throughout the world, including in the U.S. and Canada. But the company still hasn’t said when service will be fully restored. The outage, which knocked out e-mail and BlackBerry messaging service, initially affected customers starting Monday in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and …
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12 October
Motorola Atrix 2 hands
SAN DIEGO–We had a chance to take a look at the Motorola Atrix 2 here just hours after it was announced, and while it is very similar to its predecessor, it does have a number of improvements that are worth noting. Motorola Atrix 2 Nicole Lee/CNET The design, for example, seems sleeker and more striking. It has a longer and …
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12 October
Virgin prices iPhone 4S plans a day before launch
With less than 24 hours before Apple’s iPhone 4S hits the streets across the nation, Virgin Australia has finally confirmed its pricing, positioning itself at the cheaper end of the spectrum compared with Australia’s three major telcos. Next to Vodafone’s AU$49 cap option for a 16GB iPhone 4S (which costs AU$54 each month including a handset repayment), Virgin will offer …
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12 October
Could wireless voice service go extinct?
SAN DIEGO–How often do you actually talk on your cell phone? The answer, for a lot of people, is much less than they used to. With apps that power text messages and instant messaging, social networks such as Facebook and Twitter, and Internet-based phone services freely available, there are a lot of alternatives to making a traditional phone call. At …
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