If you’ve ever wanted to get the Nexus One, you better grab one now because Google will stop selling the Android device once its current inventory runs out. The company made the announcement on its Nexus One blog and said it received its last shipment of Nexus Ones this week. Once those devices are sold, …
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15 July
Vlingo’s SuperDialer aims to be an Android 411
If you own an Android phone, you already know how to use Vlingo‘s SuperDialer, a beta feature that expands the app’s vocally triggered “call” command to search not just your personal phone book, but also a wider directory of businesses. Tap Vlingo’s home screen widget and speak out the name of the business or category of business you’d like to …
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15 July
What we know about iPhone 4’s antenna (FAQ)
Touching this gap on the iPhone’s lower left side is affecting call quality for many users. Apple Apple will hold a press conference Friday at 10 a.m. PDT at its headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. Although Apple has not said what it will discuss, it is expected that company execs will discuss the ongoing controversy with the iPhone 4’s antenna. CNET …
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15 July
HTC Desire HD rumored for October
Though demand is still high for HTC’s Evo 4G, the rumor mill is already abuzz about HTC’s next big Android phone. According to a few recent leaks, the Taiwanese handset maker is working on a follow up to the HTC Desire dubbed the Desire HD. The phone is said to run Android 2.2 and have a 4.3-inch touch screen, an …
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15 July
iPhone 4 is ‘the new Vista’: Apple press conference to announce recall?
It’s all kicking off: Apple has called an emergency press conference to address the controversy surrounding the iPhone 4 and its incredible shrinking phone signal. iPhone 4 has been plagued with controversy since it first arrived in customers’ hands, and owners quickly discovered those very hands broke their new £500 phone. It may be the dog and bone everyone and …
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15 July
Turn your iPad into a second monitor
Can I be brutally honest? Much as I like my iPad, I’m just not using it much. (No, you can’t have it.) Turns out my iPhone is still my go-to device for e-mail, e-books, games, and other day-to-day stuff. Needless to say, it troubles me to see that beautiful (and expensive) screen just sitting there going to waste. Well, waste …
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15 July
Motorola Droid X now on sale
Now playing: Watch this: Motorola Droid X 2:09 Editors’ note: This post was last updated on July 16, 7:22 a.m. PT. If you weren’t one of the lucky few to score a free Motorola Droid X, the good news is that you can get one of your own: the Android superphone is now on sale. Available at Verizon and Best …
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15 July
Bluetooth issues with iOS 4?
Since our report of possible stereo Bluetooth issues on the iPhone 4 a few weeks ago, several CNET readers have written in reporting that the problem extends beyond just the iPhone 4, and beyond just stereo Bluetooth. Indeed, many of our readers wrote that they’ve experienced odd Bluetooth glitches with their iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G loaded with the latest …
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15 July
Five pulls out of Project Canvas, launches Five HD on Sky and Virgin instead
Times are tough for the nation’s newest terrestrial broadcaster — long gone are the heady Spice Girls days. Five, which doesn’t currently make a profit and has been put up for sale by its parent company RTL, recently announced that it was pulling out of Project Canvas. But every cloud has a lining of some sort, and this one is …
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15 July
Sony HT
Yee-haw! We’ve long complained that gadget names — especially home-cinema products — are incomprehensible strings of letters and numbers. Sony has taken our grousing to heart, and gone down the unexpected route of naming its latest surround-sound system after a redneck licence plate. Say howdy to the Sony HT-AS5. This fine piece of HT-AS5 has plenty of junk in its …
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