April, 2010

• 22 April

  Dell Lightning Windows Phone 7 device leaked

  

  On Wednesday night, Engadget Mobile got its hands on some images and specs of what looks to be like Dell’s first Windows Phone 7 smartphone, the Dell Lightning. And my oh my, we like what we see. According to the leaked documents, the Lightning is a portrait slider phone rocking a 4.1-inch WVGA Samsung OLED …

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• 22 April

  CenturyTel makes $22.4 billion bid for Qwest

  

  CenturyTel agreed to buy Qwest Communications International in a $10.6 billion all-stock deal, the companies announced Thursday. CenturyTel will also assume $11.8 billion of Qwest debt, making the merger worth about $22.4 billion, one of the biggest in telecom history. After its successes in the 1990s, Qwest saw its fortunes take a turn for the worse. Qwest Communications International Qwest …

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• 22 April

  I ordered an iPad. What apps should I install first?

  

  What are the must-have apps for a new iPad owner? You see, it finally happened: I’m the proud owner of Apple’s much-ballyhooed tablet. No, I didn’t win a contest or rip one out of some poor guy’s hand. I actually plunked down some cold, hard cash. As readers of my Cheapskate blog know, that’s something I’m loathe to do. But …

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• 22 April

  Dell Smoke, Thunder, Lightning: The way you phone me is frightening

  

  Dell is working on some tempestuous new phones, if a leak — more like a Dell-uge — on Engadget proves true. The Windows Phone 7-packing Dell Lightning, the Android 2.1-toting Dell Thunder and the innovative Qwerty candybar Dell Smoke could well raise pulses — and umbrellas — should they make it to the UK. Knock on wood that they do. …

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• 21 April

  Google turns on Android maps voice navigation for Ireland, U.K.

  

  This is a true story: Two weeks ago I’m zipping along in southern England in the back seat of a silver VW Golf, listening for the better part of an hour and a half while my sister reads aloud directions to the car’s driver from the screen of an HTC Touch. The instructions are specific (“Turn left in 100 feet”) …

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• 21 April

  Dell Lightning: we’re assuming it’s fast

  

  Remember earlier in the week when the fourth-gen iPhone leaked and everyone went crazy trying to guess what Apple has planned? Well, be prepared to forget it all. (Credit: Engadget) Engadget has today posted a document outlining Dell’s plans to be one of the first to market with a Windows Phone 7 device, and it’s a doozy. The document outlines …

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• 21 April

  Verizon releases software update for Moto Devour

  

  Easy there, Motorola Devour owners. This isn’t the Android 2.1 update you’re probably hoping for but there is a software update in your future. Verizon has begun rolling out software version CALAND_X_01.15.08P to the smartphone, which brings a number of fixes to improve performance and feature enhancements. These include: Improved stability in the browser, contacts, and V Cast Music apps …

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• 21 April

  Galcon Fusion goes HD for iPad

  

  I’ve had the 32GB iPad for almost two weeks now and I’m really happy with my purchase. There are not as many apps available at this early stage as I had hoped, but I suspect that there are many developers working furiously to make their app ready for the new device. So far, most of the apps I’ve tried for …

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• 21 April

  AT&T adds fewer contract customers

  

  AT&T added fewer contract customers during the first quarter, a sign that competition is heating up for new subscribers in the crowded wireless market. The trend also calls into question where AT&T and other wireless subscribers will find growth in the future. The company, which released the information as part of its first-quarter earnings report on Wednesday, took a significant …

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• 21 April

  HTC Desire coming to U.S. Cellular

  

  We missed this little nugget earlier in the week, but we still think U.S. Cellular customers will find it of interest. Using its Facebook page to announce the news, the carrier revealed that it will offer the HTC Desire this summer after the device has gone through testing. The Desire, which was introduced at Mobile World Congress 2010, is an …

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