Sales of the Samsung Galaxy S2 smart phone have passed the mammoth 5 million mark, and the phone hasn’t even gone on sale in the US yet. Samsung reckons it managed to hit the mammoth figure in under three months — 85 days to be exact, according to adorably named Samsung blog Sammy Hub. As …
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27 July
ITV Player to charge for online telly before the end of the year
The only pay is Essex, according to ITV. The broadcaster will test payments for its online services before the end of the year, but in the meantime ITV Player catch-up is now available for free on freesat. ITV Player lets you catch up with shows from ITV, ITV 2, ITV 3 and ITV 4, including Emmerdale, Corrie, The Only Way …
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26 July
BlackBerry teases new Storm, Curve or Torch today?
BlackBerry is promising a “shiny, new and social all over” phone will be launched today. Late last night, BlackBerry’s Facebook wall and Twitter feed lit up with the news that we’ll see “new devices” with the lastest BlackBerry 7 operating system on board. Based on the company’s leaked roadmap, we’ve got our fingers and toes crossed for the BlackBerry Storm 3, an …
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26 July
RadioShack partners with Verizon, dumps T
RadioShack said today that it plans to drop T-Mobile USA and start selling Verizon Wireless products and services in its stores beginning in September. RadioShack The switch allows RadioShack to tap into Verizon Wireless’s customer base, which is currently the largest in the nation. It’s also a calculated move to detach itself away from T-Mobile, which is going through the …
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26 July
First peek at AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy S II
The first images of AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy S II handset, the Attain, have landed online. Boy Genius Report has obtained multiple pictures of the SGH-I927 smartphone, which confirm a sliding QWERTY design and an 8-megapixel camera. The device should run the latest version of Android in 2.3.4 Gingerbread, however, it’s expected to also feature Samsung’s TouchWiz 4.0 user interface. Some …
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26 July
Firefox maker Mozilla is cooking up a mobile OS to rival Android
Mozilla, the open-source gang behind popular Web browser Firefox, is planning a new mobile operating system, the BBC reports. The project is called Boot to Gecko, and was unveiled on the Mozilla discussion forum by developer Andreas Gal. It’s going to be an open source OS, which means anyone could get it, and the plan is to build it to …
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26 July
Will HTC skip Flyer down under in favour of Puccini?
Information has been trickling out about HTC’s new tablet, codenamed Pucinni, which has us wondering where HTC’s first tablet, the Flyer, has ended up in the company’s Aussie release schedule. Will HTC skip the Flyer and deliver the big daddy instead? The Boy Genius Report blog has dug up an official-looking computer render of the soon-to-be-announced HTC Puccini (stand by …
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26 July
AT&T offers more data to FCC for T
AT&T filed additional information to the Federal Communications Commission late yesterday to support its claims that wireless pricing will fall and service quality will rise if regulators approve its $39 billion takeover of T-Mobile USA. AT&T has said since the deal was announced in March that it would benefit consumers with lower prices and improved service quality. Last week, the …
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26 July
Verizon accidentally reveals Bold 9930
Verizon made a bit of a boo-boo this morning and accidentally revealed the BlackBerry Bold 9930. It was unveiled in the “Explore Features” video on the product page for the BlackBerry 9650; instead of a movie of the 9650, viewers were treated to a sneak peek of the 9930 instead. That video is now no longer available, but Engadget managed …
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26 July
InterDigital goes after Nokia, Huawei, and ZTE
InterDigital is taking aim at Nokia, Huawei, and ZTE, claiming the companies are illegally using its 3G wireless technology. InterDigital The developer of wireless technologies said today that it has filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission, seeking a ban on the importation of 3G phones, USB laptop sticks, mobile hot spots, tablets, and other wireless components from …
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