Nokia has released a beta application that lets people send links and photos from their desktop browser to their Symbian handsets. Dubbed Nokia Drop, the free, experimental app is similar to Google’s “Chrome to Phone” service for Android users. According to a post published on the Nokia blog today, Nokia Drop was built using the …
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April, 2011
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6 April
Google’s Andy Rubin defends Android’s openness
Amid criticisms that Google is grabbing tighter control over Android’s reins, the head of the mobile software effort said Wednesday that he and the company remain committed to keeping the effort an open-source project. The comments come in the wake of Google’s move to delay the release of Honeycomb into the open source until a version of the software that …
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6 April
Verizon and Sprint Galaxy Tabs drop to $199
Both Sprint and Verizon Wireless have dropped the price of their versions of the Samsung Galaxy Tab to $199.99 with a two-year agreement. With at least two new Samsung tablets on the horizon, it makes sense that the tablet’s price is coming down. And given the moderate success the company had with sales, I can’t help but wonder if it …
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6 April
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T-Mobile customers will have an option for a cheaper Even More Plus plan starting April 13, according to a leaked document on TmoNews. They will now have an option of $59.99 a month for unlimited talk, text, and data–it used to be $79.99 a month. However, the document indicated that even though the data is “unlimited,” T-Mobile will throttle data …
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6 April
Samsung Factor review: Competent communicator
At first glance, the Samsung Factor is a sturdy and attractive little flip phone that looks like nearly every other appealing Samsung flip phone to predate it. While it’s true that the specs are deliberately modest–an e-mail app and browser are its only software trills–the Factor does a few things right. Call quality was good enough in our tests to …
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6 April
What’s the iPad 2’s best case scenario?
After hunting with surprising difficulty last week, I finally ended up upgrading to an iPad 2. As for my old iPad, I packed it up and resold it. Along with it, I sent along some of my favorite cases, since they’ll no longer be of use anymore. Which brings me to my current conundrum. While I’m happy with the improved …
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6 April
Unconfirmed report says HTC will unveil dual
The much anticipated dual-core HTC Pyramid could be less than a week away from making its official debut. Expected to be among the announcements at HTC’s London event scheduled for April 12, the high-end smartphone may carry a different name. According to sources close to tech blog Pock-lint, the handset will arrive as the HTC Sensation at some point over …
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6 April
AT&T still No. 1 on dropped calls, but iPhone owners seem satisifed
The AT&T iPhone 4 drops more calls than Verizon’s model, yet customers of both carriers seem about equally satisifed, according to a ChangeWave Research study released yesterday. Questioning a total of 4,068 mobile phone users in a survey completed March 28, ChangeWave found that 82 percent of the Verizon Wireless iPhone 4 owners polled and 80 percent of those using …
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6 April
San Francisco officials discuss CTIA lawsuit in closed
Minutes after they gave preliminary approval to a payroll tax break to keep tech companies like Twitter in San Francisco, the city’s Board of Supervisors used a closed-door meeting yesterday to discuss a lawsuit by the CTIA. The board also decided not to disclose what it discussed during the session. It was the second time in three weeks that the …
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6 April
FCC to vote on mandatory wireless
The Federal Communications Commission may soon set new rules that could help ensure that your smartphone is able to access the Internet anywhere in the U.S. that wireless service is offered, even if your provider doesn’t offer network coverage. On Thursday the FCC will vote on new rules that would force wireless phone companies, such as AT&T and Verizon Wireless, …
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