Vodafone Australia announced it will partner with Red Bull to deliver a new mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) service in Australia later in the year. (Credit: Red Bull Mobile) The new Red Bull Mobile service will share Vodafone’s enhanced network infrastructure, giving customers access to the new 850MHz radio frequency. Red Bull will add a …
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22 August
Near death, WebOS is more popular than ever
What is it about death that makes the once-living so much more appealing? Take WebOS, the mobile operating system that Hewlett-Packard all-but-euthanized last Thursday. It was a decision born from the fact that HP generated nearly no business for the TouchPad, its iPad-wannabe. And sales of smartphones running WebOS, such as the HP Veer, paled next to rival handsets running …
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22 August
LG Optimus Sol shines with Ultra AMOLED screen
The LG Optimus Sol is about to emerge from behind the clouds. The sun-inspired new Android smart phone, also known as the LG E730, is designed to be usable even when the sun’s rays would render most phones’ screens tough to see. The Sol gets its name because LG reckons the screen can be seen better than most in direct …
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22 August
CTIA weighs challenge to revised SF cell phone law
Just when you thought the legal battles between the CTIA and the city of San Francisco were over, it appears that the fight may continue. In an interview today, a spokesman for the wireless industry’s trade group told CNET that the organization is strongly considering challenging a new city law that requires San Francisco retailers to post informational notices that …
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22 August
HDHomeRun for iPad records and streams live TV
The HDHomeRun Prime is a new CableCARD TV tuner that plugs into your home network router. The HDHomeRun app piggybacks on that, letting you watch, pause, replay, and even record live TV right on your iPad. It’s pricey, limited, and a little buggy, but it works. Just to clarify, the app requires an HDHomeRun Prime, which sells for $249.99. I’m …
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22 August
Rumor: HTC to unveil new Windows Phone devices Sept. 1
Last week, my colleague at CNET News, Stephen Shankland, tweeted that HTC had sent out a Facebook invitation for an event September 1 in England, France, Spain, and Germany. The company often holds fan meetups in different cities around the world to give customers a chance to check out its current portfolio of devices and to sometimes showcase some of …
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22 August
iPhone 5 coming in October, says US network exec
Pin back your ears, phone fans: we’re hearing perhaps the most credible rumour yet about the release of the iPhone 5. No less a personage than a vice president of US phone network AT&T has reportedly told employees the next-generation iPhone will launch in early October. The top AT&T wonk told managers, “Expect things to get really, really busy in …
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22 August
How one app introduced AutoDesk to consumers (Inside Apps)
SketchBook project manager Chris Cheung, who spearheaded the move to build a mobile application version of the program. AutoDesk When Autodesk’s SketchBook Mobile application launched two years ago, it garnered more than 1 million downloads within the first two months, propelling the company into a completely new business. So it’s surprising that Chief Executive Carl Bass didn’t know about the …
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22 August
Wal
Wal-Mart and its TracFone-powered mobile virtual network operator, StraightTalk, are getting ready to bring an affordable Android to the masses. Last week, Wal-Mart’s Web Site began taking reservations for the Samsung Galaxy Precedent, a low-cost barrier into Android’s potential. Expected to run $149.88 without a contract, it becomes even more appealing when paired with StraightTalk’s $45 unlimited voice, text, and …
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22 August
Apple patent exposes augmented reality maps
Apple could be about to fill its iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices with delicious augmented reality, if a recent patent application from JobsCo is anything to go by. The filing, spied by Patently Apple, describes new features that would superimpose geographic and location data over a feed from your device’s camera. That would make it much easier to figure …
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