Sprint will discontinue its Common Cents prepaid plan, CNET learned today, and will instead transition existing customers into the PayLo plan run by Virgin Mobile, a different Sprint prepaid brand. Related links • Sprint and Wal-Mart offer cheap prepaid plan • Sprint expands Common Cents service Sprint and Wal-Mart launched Common Cents as an in-store …
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8 April
HTC Desire S will be free with a £35 contract in the UK on Orange
The HTC Desire S Android smart phone has gone on sale in the UK today through Orange, with the network offering the device’s black model for free to anyone willing to sign up to a £35 per month contract. Orange will be preloading several of its own services on the Desire S, including Orange Mail and Orange Maps. The operator …
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8 April
Android tweak lets admins reset stolen devices
Google has enhanced the enterprise management capabilities of its Android smartphone platform, making it possible for administrators to secure and reset lost or stolen devices. In a blog post on Thursday, Google Enterprise Mobility Product Manager Mayur Kamat wrote that Android already worked “quite well” with the Google Apps productivity and collaboration suite, but the company was working to provide …
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8 April
Be first to see LG’s new kit, star in a CNET UK video and win a 3D TV!
How would you like the opportunity to test the latest home-cinema kit and present your own video about your experiences for CNET UK? Oh, and possibly win a 3D TV in the process? You’re in luck — this is your chance to get your face seen by the world. We’re looking for ten people to pop along to a showcase …
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8 April
Sky 3D uncovers long
They’re often portrayed in films as two-dimensional villains, but the Nazis were in fact fans of 3D. Newly discovered photos and film footage shows Second World War-era soldiers soldiering in specially filmed 3D, to be shown in May on Sky 3D. WWII in 3D will be shown on Sky’s 3D channel in May. The documentary will include film and photographs …
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8 April
LG’s Media Link explained, and our poll suggests traditional TV is dead
We’ll be the first to admit we’re not always the kings and queens of organisation. Our desks look like a pig went crazy in PC World, and our filing system leaves much to be desired. So we’re rather intrigued by LG’s Media Link tech, which helps organise all your videos, and which LG will be cramming inside all its new …
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7 April
Divestiture: When your carrier leaves you (FAQ)
It’s been almost a month since AT&T dropped the $39 billion bomb that it was intending to acquire T-Mobile. And since that time, the wireless world had talked about little else. Indeed, the news of the potential merger dominated the CTIA show last month, and my CNET colleagues and I have fielded many reader questions over the marriage. Your concerns …
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T-Mobile G2X Nicole Lee/CNET T-Mobile announced today via Twitter that the T-Mobile G2X (aka, the LG Optimus 2X) will be available online starting April 15 and in stores on April 20 for $199.99 with a two-year contract and after a $50 mail-in rebate ($499.99 without contract). For the price, you get an Android 2.2 device with a 1GHz Nvidia Tegra …
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T-Mobile’s twitter account was busy today as it confirmed not one but two Android handsets with launch dates and prices. Shortly after letting its followers know of the dual-core G2X, the carrier tapped the Sidekick 4G with an April 20 release. T-Mobile also confirmed pricing as $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and two-year service agreement. Considering that the hardware …
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7 April
Who will profit from NFC, mobile payments?
We’ve been talking about mobile payments gaining U.S. traction for years, but it’s been during only the past few weeks that there’s been a stampede of activity signaling that the fight for dominion over mobile payments is about to begin. What makes the topic such a tangle is the fact that the term “mobile payments” can mean anything from NFC …
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