July, 2011

• 13 July

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  A new subscription service will let certain T-Mobile customers glean more information about unknown callers. The carrier announced today a new caller ID service for select phones that will display the name, city, and state of callers, including unknown dialers–not just those in your contact list. Name ID, as the service is called, will also …

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• 13 July

  AT&T to get Sony S2 tablet

  

  The Sony S2 definitely looks slick. ZDNET It looks like Sony’s partnership with AT&T will go beyond the PSP Vita. On Wednesday AT&T announced that it will be the exclusive broadband provider for the Sony S2 tablet. Sony Electronics’ Senior Vice President of Networked Technology and Services Division Mike Lucas said, “AT&T provides the speed and coverage that are integral …

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• 13 July

  Verizon Wireless’s 4G LTE network to reach 100 markets

  

  Verizon Wireless will hit the century mark with its 4G LTE next week, covering 100 markets with its speedy next-generation network. Verizon Wireless executives touting the newly launched 4G LTE network at the Consumer Electronics Show. Verizon Wireless Tulsa, Okla., will be the 100th market covered by Verizon’s new network, which will officially be announced on July 21. The carrier …

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• 13 July

  The iPad 2’s best case scenario: Smart Cover

  

  Updated July 13, 2011, with new Smart Cover-compatible back covers. iPad 2 Smart Cover-compatible cases (photos) +8 more See all photos When I bought my iPad 2, I noticed immediately that the perfect case for my new iPad might not resemble what I bought for my old one. I was a big fan of Apple’s microfiber case for my original …

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• 13 July

  Report: Amazon readying a tablet PC

  

  Amazon.com may introduce a tablet computer to compete with Apple’s iPad, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal Wednesday afternoon. The Amazon Kindle Amazon The new tablet, which is supposedly due out in October, will reportedly have a nine-inch screen. And it will run Google’s Android operating system, the Journal said, citing unnamed sources. Amazon isn’t designing the …

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• 13 July

  iPhone slips as Android and BlackBerry take over smart phone market

  

  The iPhone isn’t winning hearts the way it used to, according to new figures. Apple’s share of the smart phone cake has slipped in the last year, while BlackBerry gets a boost — and Android goes from strength to strength. Phones using iOS software currently hold 18 per cent of the smart phone market, down from 30 per cent last …

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• 13 July

  Android Market update makes choosing apps easier, adds ebooks and movies

  

  This little Android went to market… and found everything had changed. The Android Market, where phones using Google’s Android software get their apps, has been updated and improved — and now offers books and movies straight to your phone. The Market has been redesigned to make it easier to find new apps. There are more app rankings and charts listing …

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• 13 July

  Record video in an instant with Capture app

  

  Ever notice how the iPhone’s Camera app can take forever to load? And if you switch to movie mode, that can tack on several more seconds–not ideal when you’re trying to capture a moment. Just yesterday, for example, my son broke into a crazy and hilarious dance in front of the TV. I wanted to grab some video, but by …

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• 13 July

  Motorola Photon 4G for Sprint launching July 31

  

  Sprint revealed today that the Motorola Photon 4G will be available starting July 31 for $199.99 with a two-year contract. Introduced in early June, along with the Motorola Triumph for Virgin Mobile, the Photon 4G is Sprint’s latest Android smartphone and the carrier’s first device to feature Nvidia’s Tegra 2 dual-core processor. The Gingerbread device also offers world-roaming capabilities, 4G …

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• 13 July

  Job posting points to iPhone 5 launch on 16 August

  

  A job posting for iPhone sales specialists on employment website Reed could indicate that the iPhone 5 will be released in mid-August. The post, which was sent to us by a tipster, asks for “full-time iPhone Sales Staff for an exciting project to work 5 days a week (Tuesday-Saturday) for the period 16th August – 29th October within key retail …

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