Nearly two weeks after Verizon Wireless announced it will get the iPhone, iPhone fever is still gripping many CNET readers. I dedicated last week’s Ask Maggie to answering questions about the Verizon iPhone. And this week I got several more questions related to Verizon’s upcoming launch of the iPhone. So in this week’s Ask Maggie …
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January, 2011
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21 January
Trio of new HTC phones uncovered ahead of MWC
The first images of HTC’s next handsets have made their way online ahead of next month’s Mobile World Congress. Various leaks obtained by PocketNow reveal slightly varied takes on current Android designs. One image, which could be of the flagship model, closely resembles the Desire HD unveiled last September. A front-facing camera sits above what appears to be a screen …
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21 January
Sprint changes Premier handset program
Hot on the heels of its recent $10 increase for smartphone data plans, Sprint has announced another change, this time to its Premier loyalty program. The Premier program is eligible to any customer who’s been around for at least 10 years or who pays at least $69.99 a month for an individual plan and at least $99.99 a month for …
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21 January
Nokia N8 gets DAB digital radio headset
Nokia reckons its new digital radio headset accessory is bringing DAB to mobile phones “for the first time”. Not so fast, Finns! DAB was a key selling point of Virgin Mobile’s Lobster 700 back in 2006, although the handset turned out to be a bit of a flop. Oh, alright, a vast Gwyneth Paltrow in a fatsuit-size flop. Nokia clearly …
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21 January
Samsung Galaxy S2 teased ahead of MWC launch
“Evolution is Fate.” We don’t even know what that means, but we do know the sequel to the blockbusting Samsung Galaxy S is only weeks away from being revealed. The S2 has been teased in the invitation for Samsung’s launch event on 13 February. The Samsung Galaxy Successor is codenamed ‘Seine’. It’s rumoured to pack a dual-core 1GHz ARM Cortex …
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21 January
Singlesquare turns Foursquare into location
Foursquare lets you win virtual mayorships, but what about winning people’s hearts? A new iPhone app called Singlesquare builds a location-based dating service on top of Foursquare’s check-in technology. The app, which is free, came out this week. It’s based around ‘sightings’ of single people in public venues, like bars and clubs. You can post a sighting of someone else, or …
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21 January
Samsung has a new Gem
Samsung spilled details about a new Android handset on its Web site today, though it conveniently left out any carrier or release information. But no fear, as the device’s model number tells us quite a bit. The SCH-i100, or Samsung Gem, should be headed to Verizon Wireless or U.S. Cellular. We know that by the “SCH” in its model number. …
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20 January
Samsung and T
Moments after T-Mobile CEO Philipp Humm mentioned the upcoming Samsung Vibrant 4G at a press conference in New York, T-Mobile and Samsung confirmed the news in a press release. The statement doesn’t say much, which makes us think that Humm got ahead of himself in spilling the beans about the Vibrant. T-Mobile won’t confirm specs or a release date at …
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20 January
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Samsung Vibrant owners may be getting sweeter later this month. T-Mobile will begin updating the Samsung smartphone from Android 2.1 to Android 2.2. Subscribers will begin seeing the long-awaited changes as soon as January 21, though the rollout will come in waves–not everyone will receive a call to update on the same day. In addition to serving Vibrant owners some …
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20 January
Big four carrier CEOs to share stage at CTIA 2011 keynote
Keynotes at technology trade shows can be hit or miss. Sometimes you’re privy to an hour of juicy news (Verizon at CES 2011) and other times you get only dancers, emcees in wolf hats, and an exec boasting about his fabulous company (Samsung at CES 2011). CTIA 2011, however, promises a good show. On March 22 the opening day keynote …
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