Just a day before Boost Mobile puts the Android-powered Samsung Transform Ultra on the market, it’s bumping up the price of its all-in-one data plan for Android phones by $5 a month, from $50 to $55 per month. While nobody likes rate hikes, Boost will continue to sweeten the deal with its Shrinkage Plan, which …
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15 September
iPhone 5 pictured on case website? Shows new design
Ooh the big tease. A picture from the iPhone 5’s camera has already leaked, now the handset itself might have just give us a cheeky flash, courtesy of a case maker’s website. But you had to be quick to catch it. This is from a screengrab from Case-Mate’s website, on a page for an iPhone 5 case. And you know …
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15 September
Sprint says it can handle the iPhone traffic
Sprint Nextel says it is ready to handle the iPhone, even if it isn’t officially carrying it yet. Sprint can’t wait to get the iPhone. Apple Sprint is watching the network and investing in the infrastructure as needed to ensure a good customer experience, regardless of the rumors, Chief Financial Officer Joe Euteneuer said during an investor conference yesterday. The …
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15 September
Dialed In #191: Jelly Bean? We prefer Jelly Donut
The next Android firmware version will apparently be called Jelly Bean, and we’re not too thrilled about that. How about Jelly Donut instead? Mmm. We also discuss less tasty topics like the HTC Sensation XE, the LG Marquee, a potential new Droid Razr, the upcoming HTC event next week, and lots of carrier news. Now playing: Watch this: Ep. 191: …
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15 September
House Democrats rally for AT&T, T
As if the White House doesn’t have enough things to deal with at the moment, a collective of 15 House Democrats are now putting pressure on the president to deal with the AT&T and T-Mobile merger. Led by U.S. Representative Heath Shuler (D-N.C.), the group is asking President Obama to direct the Justice Department to settle the government’s lawsuit that …
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15 September
Pixlr
Autodesk has been busy spreading its free retro photo-processing app Pixlr-o-matic across every major platform. In August, it launched an iPad app and it quickly shot to the top of the download charts; it’s still sitting in the top 10 free photography apps. And now Android users can test out the 25,000 possible combinations of color filters, lighting effects, and …
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15 September
Is Apple including 4G TD
MacRumors According to China Mobile’s chairman, Wang Jianzhou, a new 4G TD-LTE-compatible iPhone has already been discussed with Apple and is moving forward. Bloomberg reports the vague confirmation from Jianzhou: “China Mobile and Apple hope to find a solution for close collaboration. We discussed this issue with Apple. We hope Apple will produce a new iPhone with TD-LTE. We have …
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15 September
RIM to cut prices on BlackBerry PlayBooks
After a disastrous first few months, Research In Motion’s PlayBook tablet will get a price cut. During the company’s second-quarter earnings call today, RIM Co-Chief Executive Mike Lazaridis said the company would start up several programs to drive PlayBook sales, including an incentive program for businesses, as well as rebates and deals for existing BlackBerry customers. Lazaridis didn’t spell out …
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15 September
Archos G9 tablets offer high storage at low prices
Each G9 tablet includes 250GB of storage. The 10.1-inch 101 G9 is pictured here. Archos Editors’ note: This post was updated with new pricing information. Last month we briefly covered Archos’ two new tablets, and now the company has seen fit to provide us with more details. Some of them are quite juicy. Today, Archos officially announced its new Honeycomb …
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15 September
Best mobile games showcased in video
Apps, we love ’em. And so do our muscly-thumbed buddies over at GameSpot UK, who love apps so much they’ve dedicated an entire show to the blighters. Appetite for Distraction is a weekly extravaganza of mobile gaming goodness, with this week’s show listing three mobiles games you can’t afford to miss. First up is Machinarium for the iPad, a moody …
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