Sony Ericsson begins highlighting exclusive content for its customers. Sony Ericsson Sony Ericsson announced today that it has started its own channel in the Android Market. Designed specifically to work on Sony Ericsson products, the channel replaces the “My Apps” link found on the landing page of the market. According to Sony Ericsson’s blog, this …
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13 April
Virgin Media TiVo chooses cheaper option with 500GB box for £50
If you’ve been salivating over the thought of a telly that records stuff it knows you’ll like, we have good news: a Virgin Media TiVo box could be yours for as little as £50 up front. But if you’re not already a Virgin Media customer, keep saving those pennies. TiVo is the ace set-top box that allows you to rate …
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12 April
RIM updates Twitter 1.1 for BlackBerry
RIM/BlackBerry RIM’s official Twitter for BlackBerry app will be getting a visual refresh and some new features with version 1.1. For starters, the app will push “@” mentions to your username and will autocomplete hashtag options (#). The app will also tag locations after you enable the feature in the Options, then tap the icon of a compass for tweets …
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12 April
American Express invests in mobile payments with Payfone
Two weeks after launching an all-new digital-payments platform called Serve, American Express is doubling its efforts in the emerging space with an investment in Payfone, a mobile-payments provider. Payfone has raised $19 million in a third round of funding. In addition to American Express, Verizon Investments and Rogers Communications are also participating, along with existing investors Opus Capital, BlackBerry Partners …
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12 April
Unlock iPhones without jailbreaking
For a mere $170, Cut Your Sim can remotely unlock your iPhone. But is it worth it? Cut Your Sim For many iPhone owners, a big reason to stage a jailbreak is to unlock the device, thus allowing it to work with carriers other than AT&T. (In the U.S., “carriers” means T-Mobile.) Now, at least two services are promising to …
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12 April
HTC Sensation confirmed early by Vodafone and Qualcomm
What’s German for “oops”? An errant tweet from the German arm of chipmaker Qualcomm has outed the HTC Sensation Android smart phone before its official launch — and Vodafone has revealed it will be the only network to sell the phone. The Sensation was originally known as the Pyramid, but has been renamed Sensation for the UK. Vodafone has confirmed …
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12 April
LG Thrive to be AT&T’s first prepaid smartphone
No one likes signing their life away to cell phone contracts, but fortunately, most service providers offer some kind of prepaid solution, and they’re slowly starting to diversify their phone offerings to include smartphones. Case in point, today AT&T introduced the LG Thrive, the first smartphone to be available on its GoPhone prepaid service. The Android 2.2 device will start …
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12 April
Cisco gives Flip video biz the boot
The first cuts to Cisco Systems’ business have been announced, and the Flip video camera is among the first items to go. Cisco announced today that it will exit parts of the consumer electronics business as it strategically realigns its business to focus on five main areas: core routing; switching and services; collaboration; architectures; and video. One of the first …
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12 April
Kyocera Echo review: Double the fun or double trouble?
Now playing: Watch this: Kyocera Echo 4:27 Though cell phone carriers like to boast that their devices are “one of a kind” and “industry firsts,” the claims are usually nothing more than marketing speak. With the Kyocera Echo, however, Sprint wasn’t just feeding us a line. It’s almost been two months since Sprint launched the Echo at a very over-the-top …
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12 April
Nokia Symbian Anna update proves Symbian isn’t Finnished
Nokia has overhauled its Symbian software. The much-maligned operating system has been updated with Symbian Anna, a new version of the software to make its debut on the new Nokia X7. Anna sports friendly new icons on the front end, while the Web browser and Ovi Maps apps are quicker and easier to use. Maps now has new public-transport information, …
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