Verizon Rumored to Offer Simultaneous Voice and Data Transmission to iPhone Customers
Found under: Verizon , iPhone HD , Apple , AT&T , CDMA , , Verizon is believed to be getting a CDMA iPhone version at some point this year which would make it the second carrier in the USA ready to offer Apples iPhone. Other rumors say that ATT signed a five-year exclusivity deal with Apple for the device which means a Verizon iPhone would only arrive in 2012.Word on the street apparently coming from Verizon employees is that the carrier will be ready to offer simultaneous voice and data transmission to its potential iPhone customers thus Read More Read more in mobile format
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HTC Hero Finally Rocks Android 2.1 at Sprint
Found under: HTC , Android , Hero , Sprint , , Sprint has surely taken its time to deliver the much expected Android 2.1 update to some of its phones. While the Samsung Moment received the upgrade last week the HTC Hero one of the best HTC Android creations out there has only gotten the new firmware today. The web was filled with various reports showing leaked screenshots and rumored release dates for Android 2.1 but the upgrade never came
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Google Nexus One Available in France via SFR
Found under: Google , Nexus One , Android , SFR , , The Google Nexus One is still a remarkable phone even if there are plenty of other Android alternatives out there. But in Europe the HTC Droid Incredible and the HTC EVO 4G will never arrive since they are both CDMA handsets.
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Cassette tapes get buried too with Sony boom box
Sony CFD-A110 Boom Box, the final device from Sony with cassette player It’s not enough for Sony to kill off the floppy disk today. The Japanese manufacturer is also bidding adieu to another legendary format: the cassette tape. What you see here is the last cassette-playing boom box ever.
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RIP the floppy disk: Sony finally kills legendary format
I remember when I was able to store just about every document that I ever wanted on a single 1.44MB floppy disk. That was a very long time ago and I don’t know anyone who still uses the format. Well, Sony seems to think so too, because it just killed the floppy disk. Other manufacturers have long since abandoned the file saving format, but Sony stuck around and kept making new disks… until now
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Goodbye Skype Business Control Panel Hello Skype Manager!
Skype today announced the launch of Skype Manager , a web-based management tool that replaces Skype Business Control Panel (BCP). I noticed the GUI has been slightly revamped, but essentially it’s the same admin panel as BCP. It does have a new Dashboard feature and shows your monthly allocations as a graph
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Sergey Brin: "We screwed up" on WiFi data collection
During a Q&A at Google I/O, company co-founder Sergey Brin responded to an off-topic question about the controversial WiFi data collection associated with shooting Street View images. Brin’s short answer: “We screwed up.”
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SIM Free HTC Wildfire Release Date & Price
The new HTC Wildfire has now been given a release date as well as a confirmed price as a SIM Free phone, this latest HTC device is really creating a buzz after being announced for release just a couple of days ago and makes for a wallet friendly alternative to the current best-selling HTC Desire
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BlackBerry Bold 9650 now available online from Sprint
For those Sprint customers who have been patiently waiting for the arrival of the BlackBerry Bold 9650 today is your lucky day. After searching Sprint’s website it appears as if this device is finally available for sale online. The retail price is $450 but this new BlackBerry device can be had for as little as $199.99 after a $100 mail in rebate and 2 year contract. The Unlocked BlackBerry Bold 9650 offers a wide variety of features that make it one of the best smartphones available right now. The BlackBerry Bold 9650 comes with a 3.2 Megapixel camera, WiFi, microSD compatibility upgradeable to 32GB, Instant Messaging capabilities with the best messaging programs, GPS, Sprint TV and Bluetooth. The full QWERTY keyboard also makes sending text messages and emails a breeze. With all of these features standard it is easy to see why the BlackBerry Bold 9650 is expected to be a hot seller this summer.
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HTC Wildfire set to be released with Android 2.1
At a recent press conference in Germany HTC has officially announced a Q3 release of their latest handset called Wildfire. This new HTC Unlocked (Wildfire) device is set to be released in Europe and Asia later this year. The new smartphone will come equipped with quadband GSM and 900/1200 MGz UMTS/HSDAP radios to the Android 2.1 operating system as well as a Qualcomm MSM 7225 processor running at 525MHz. Other specs for this new handset include HTC’s Sense UI, 3.2 inch QVGA touchscreen, 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash, 802.11b/g WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth 2.1, 512 MB Flash and 384 MB of RAM, and microSD expansion.
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