Sprint announced today that the HTC Evo 3D and HTC Evo View 4G will both be available on June 24 for $199.99 and $399.99, respectively, with a two-year contract. Sprint Premier customers will actually get a bit of a head start, as they’ll be able to purchase the Evo 3D (only) online starting June 21 …
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6 June
Motorola Milestone 3 tutorial videos hint at close release date
A trio of tutorial-style videos for the Motorola Milestone 3 (known as the Droid 3 in the US) have shown up online, prompting speculation that a launch date is not far off. So reports our sister site CNET News. When we’re not perusing leaked photos we’re watching leaked videos on YouTube instead. These look like professionally produced bite-sized instructional videos …
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6 June
Rumor: iOS 5 to get group messaging, notifications overhaul?
Apple’s annual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) kicks off this morning in San Francisco (join us at 10 a.m. PT for the live blog). The usually tight-lipped Apple set expectations last week that among the announcements will be something for the next generation of iOS. New rumors suggest that iOS 5 will receive group messaging along the lines of RIM’s BlackBerry …
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6 June
ViewSonic unveils $250 Android tablet
ViewSonic’s ViewPad 730 will sell for $250. ViewSonic Amid a tablet market crowded with pricey products, ViewSonic is offering more cost-conscious consumers an alternative with its new ViewBook 730. Powered by an ARM Cortex-A8 1GHz processor and running Android 2.2, the ViewBook 730 will sell for just $250 when it makes its debut in late June. Though at that price, …
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6 June
Apple forces Samsung to hand over Galaxy prototypes in legal spat
Apple’s legal battle with Samsung has taken a new twist. The California outfit is suing the Korean corporation over alleged copying of Apple products in Samsung’s Android range, and a federal court is forcing Samsung to hand over samples of new phones for Apple to pore over. The phones and tablets in question are the Samsung Galaxy S 2, Galaxy …
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6 June
LG Optimus Slider planned for September
Sprint and T-Mobile are both expecting to offer a ‘Gelato’ handset from LG. CrackBerry A recently uncovered Sprint product listing indicates that an LG Optimus Slider is headed to the carrier later this fall. Listed under the code name Gelato, there’s still very little known about the device, aside from that it has a sliding QWERTY keyboard. The interesting part …
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6 June
iOS 5 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch complete guide
iOS is the software that’s on the 200 million iPhones, iPod touches and iPads currently rocking the people’s pockets. The update to iOS 5 loads up the wonderbarrow with brand-new features, and we’ll be rolling through them all. But don’t start holding your breath quite yet — iOS 5 won’t be arriving until the autumn, at the same time as …
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6 June
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With barely an hour to go until Apple’s WWDC kicks off, Wal-Mart announced that it has cut the price of the 16GB iPhone 4 to $147 from $197. This offer is good from now until June 30, and it applies to both the black and white models. You’ll need a new line of service from either AT&T or Verizon, plus …
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6 June
Sprint the winner if AT&T absorbs T
Editors’ note: This is a guest column. See Roger Entner’s bio below. In March 2011, AT&T announced that it was planning to acquire T-Mobile USA for $39 billion. This was the unexpected culmination of months of rumors about the sale of the ailing T-Mobile. Many analysts had seen Sprint as the most likely partner, but it was AT&T that made …
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6 June
Rumor: Droid Bionic to feature laptop dock connectivity
Like AT&T’s Atrix 4G, the Droid Bionic will support the Motorola laptop dock. MobileGearz Five months since it made its initial debut, the Motorola Droid Bionic has yet to arrive on Verizon’s doorstep. The last we heard, Motorola had decided to delay the smartphone in order to enhance the handset with several changes, but we’ve heard very little about what …
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