Motorola has pimped up its Milestone smart phone to make it look like a Ferrari. According to Boy Genius Report, which papped the handset, the limited-edition, shiny, red blowers have been given to Ferrari board members, and potentially executives and a couple of customers. Alas, that means there’s none for you. Assuage your disappointment with the fact that …
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October, 2010
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5 October
Windows Phone 7: what do you want to know?
The launch of Microsoft’s overhauled mobile operating system is only a week away, so now is the time to ask us what you want to know about Windows Phone 7. (Credit: Microsoft) From the survey on smartphone usage we conducted recently, we know that web browsing is a top priority so we will be taking a very close look at …
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5 October
Samsung Wave 2 Bada phone out in Germany, sloshing over to UK?
The Samsung Wave 2 has been released in Germany, and it has some tasty looking specs, including a a 1GHz processor and 5-megapixel camera. Its 3.7-inch touchscreen uses Super LCD technology, in contrast to the original Wave‘s Super AMOLED screen. The Samsung Wave 2 has a couple of unusual features which make it stand out from other smart phones. First, …
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5 October
Windows Phone 7 music apps preview: Slacker, I Heart Radio, MusixMatch
Microsoft sure is drumming up excitement for its forthcoming Windows Phone 7 smartphones. In addition to next Monday’s big announcement in New York, a Microsoft team was here in San Francisco, showing off music apps as part of the Billboard Music Entertainment Live event preceding CTIA (see all CNET coverage). We got a private hands-on tour of Slacker Radio, I …
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5 October
Nielsen report shows smartphone buyers flocking to Android
If you bought a smartphone in the first eight months of 2010, chances are pretty good that you picked up an Android device. The Nielsen Co. reported today that roughly one in three (32 percent) of smartphones purchased from January to August were powered by Android. In the same time period, Apple’s iOS and BlackBerry’s RIM platform were virtually tied …
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5 October
Qualcomm prepares to ditch Flo TV
Qualcomm is suspending direct sales of devices that use its MediaFlo mobile TV service as the company prepares to pull the plug on its mobile broadcast TV service sometime next year, the company said Tuesday. Qualcomm’s Flo TV service offered on an AT&T handset. Marguerite Reardon, CNET News The company said in a statement that it will maintain the mobile …
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5 October
It’s horror stories like this that will kill 3DTV
Remember how virtual reality was going to be the Next Big Thing? What happened to that? Well, one of the developers of VR technology says it’s the same thing that will happen to 3DTV. Mark Pesce worked on a VR helmet for the Sega Mega Drive in the 90’s and says it was abandoned because it could lead to a …
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4 October
Android 2.2 for Samsung Galaxy S delayed on all networks, due this month
Samsung has confirmed its Galaxy S smart phone will be late to receive the Android 2.2 update, but that it could be available for all network handsets to download in a couple of weeks. At the start of August, Samsung tweeted that Froyo was in development and would be ready for a release by all networks by the end of …
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4 October
2010 CTIA Fall Show is all business
SAN FRANCISCO–New 4G networks and cool wireless gadgets like the iPad aren’t just for playing games and watching movies, companies large and small are looking for ways to leverage this technology to make it work for their businesses. While many technology trends have traditionally flowed from the corporate environment into the consumer market (think e-mail and voicemail as just two …
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4 October
Spotify heading to Windows Phone 7, launches on Windows Mobile 6
Owners of handsets running Windows Phone 7 will be able to get connected to Spotify when the operating system launches. That means they’ll join iPhone, Android and Symbian users in being able to stream music on their phones for a small monthly fee. Spotify launched on the Windows Mobile 6 platform today. More importantly, Spotify announced that its musical offering will be available on Windows Phone 7, which …
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