Do you have a “jailbroken” iPhone? Ever since the iPhone first came on the scene, there has been a large group of users who believe Apple tries too hard to control what works and what doesn’t on the iPhone. The minute a new iPhone firmware update is released from Apple, a whole slew of people …
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October, 2009
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16 October
GSM Motorola Sholes hits FCC
We’ve been waiting a long time for the Google Android Motorola Sholes to clear the Federal Communications Commission, so you can imagine our disappointment when we saw just the GSM version of the handset get certification this week. It’s the CDMA model for Verizon that we want, so we’ll just have to hold out a little longer. The FCC also …
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16 October
Workaround for iPhone eating draft e
I recently posted my experiences with a serious bug that I discovered on my iPhone 3GS after it lost the entire contents of two different e-mail messages. The bug appears to be caused by a problem with my e-mail accounts on MobileMe or Gmail and accessing them later on my iPhone. David Martin The steps that I have used to …
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15 October
Apple OKs in
Developers of iPhone and iPod Touch applications can now enable purchases from within their freely available App Store applications. Until now, Apple has permitted in-app sales of content, subscriptions, and digital services only for apps costing at least 99 cents. Apple on Thursday sent the following e-mail to developers: Apple Considering all the drama surrounding the App Store approval process, …
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15 October
Nokia hit by $832 million loss in third quarter
Nokia on Thursday reported a loss for its third quarter of 559 million euros ($832 million) compared with a profit of 1.09 billion euros in the same quarter of 2008. The net loss for the period that ended September 30 was triggered by declining sales, which fell 20 percent to 9.18 billion euros from 12.2 billion euros the prior year’s …
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15 October
Acer’s first Android phone impressively specced
Computer giant Acer launched its first Windows Mobile smartphone earlier this year, and already, it is expanding its portfolio with an Android handset. The just announced Acer Liquid has impressive specifications, including a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, a first for phones running Google’s mobile operating system. The most powerful Android to date. (Credit: CNET UK) It will also come with …
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15 October
Nokia’s smartphone problem
Nokia may still dominate the overall cell phone market, but a steady slide in its smartphone market share could threaten the company’s long-term standing. On Thursday Nokia announced third-quarter earnings that, despite an unexpected loss of $832 million in its telecommunications equipment unit, beat expectations. The company managed to ship about 3 million more handsets than analysts had expected. But …
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15 October
With outage, Sidekick service loses its footing
A prolonged outage for users of T-Mobile’s Sidekick device gets even worse as Microsoft’s Danger unit says that their lost Sidekick data may be gone forever. Deaf users sound offon Sidekick outage Recent problems with the smartphone, long popular in the deaf community, leave many users frustrated and sizing up alternatives. (Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried) October 15, …
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15 October
AT&T to FCC: Rules must apply to Google too
AT&T has taken off the boxing gloves in its fight against the Google Voice service and proposed changes to Net neutrality rules. In a letter sent to the FCC (PDF) on Wednesday, AT&T went on the attack to portray Google as a powerful company that’s trying to fool the FCC into believing that the rules shouldn’t apply to it. In …
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15 October
With the Cliq, Moto does Android proud
Now playing: Watch this: Motorola Cliq (T-Mobile) 3:35 Just a few weeks after its splashy debut, Moto graced us with a review model of its first Google Android phone, the Motorola Cliq. Though our first impressions were mixed, we can report that the Cliq has a lot to offer. With its easy-to-use design, spacious keyboard, and action-packed feature set, the …
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