Besides a slew of new LG phones, the biggest news out of the Federal Communications this week is the approval of the Palm Pixi. In light of its November 15 release date, the Pixi’s appearance here is not surprising. We also spied the Google Android-equipped LG GW620. Because the FCC has to certify every phone …
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30 October
First Google Android 2.0 phone arrives
Initial response to the new Motorola Droid smartphone on the Verizon Wireless network have been very good, thanks in large part to the updated Android 2.0 operating system. A look at how multiple accounts are handled in the contact list of an Android 2.0 phone. Google The new updated version of the open-source operating system offers new Android phones a …
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30 October
BT Tower of power: World’s biggest LED screen set to light up the night
Last night, London’s BT Tower went mental. Twitter posters reported that it looked like it was about to explode or take off. But don’t fear. It’s not the end of the great phallus of Noho — it’s just a new lighting system. You know the lovely lights that gently lit up the BT Tower in a cycle of colours? Well, …
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29 October
Motorola Droid live review
Editors’ note: That’s it for our live review! Over the next few days we will continue to test the Droid, including the GPS and battery life, and add in final results. For now, here is our full review of the Motorola Droid for Verizon Wireless. Hooray! We finally have the Motorola Droid in our hands. Though it’s much too early …
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29 October
Cricket debuts the LG Helix
Cricket and LG announced the LG Helix Wednesday, making it LG’s first AWS-capable handset. It’s a pretty basic phone with a 2-inch color display plus a small external display. It has a 1.3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, a speakerphone, and voice commands. The Helix will be available in silver or pink at a suggested retail price of around $139.99 without a contract.
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29 October
Best Buy taking Droid orders with instant rebate
Josh Miller/CNET On Wednesday, Verizon Wireless officially announced that its first Google Android device, the Motorola Droid, would hit streets on November 6 with a price tag of $199.99. Of course, to get that price, you need to sign up for a two-year contract and deal with a $100 mail-in rebate; however Best Buy Mobile is making things just a …
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29 October
Sprint losses and customer defections continue
Updated 8:32 a.m. PDT with information from the conference call. Sprint Nextel is still losing customers, the company said Thursday as it reported a third-quarter loss. Sprint’s losses widened to $478 million, or 17 cents a share, during the quarter that ended September 30, from a loss of $326 million, or 11 cents a share, a year earlier. Revenue fell …
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29 October
Auto
Do you consider the iPhone’s app-sorting option tedious? Tired of fussing with app sorting in iTunes 9 because the number of apps you have exceeds the display capacity of your iPhone? If you answer yes to either of these questions and you are using a jailbroken iPhone, keep reading. According to a iClarified, you might want to take a look …
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29 October
Sprint talks future smartphone plans
On Thursday, Sprint hosted an online chat with its customers and its vice president of consumer marketing, David Owens, who revealed some of the carrier’s plans for upcoming smartphones. During the hour-long session, Owens answered questions on a variety of topics, ranging from service plans to community to, of course, future products. Regarding the latter, Owens said there will be …
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29 October
5 awesome online
If you think Robocalypse is fun solo, try playing it online against live humans. Solitaire is fine once in a while, but usually it’s more fun to play games with other people. Same goes for iPhone games: There’s only so much mano-a-Bejeweled a person can take. Fortunately, there are some terrific apps that let you compete in real-time against other …
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