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Sep

21

2011

Samsung mobile device SCH-I815 makes its way through SIG

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Samsung device number SCH-I815 made its way through the Bluetooth SIG (Special Interest Group) on Monday with a hint on what SCH-I815 might be. While the Bluetooth SIG does not say what kind of device is attached to SCH-I815, a quick search showed that SCH-I800 was used for the original Samsung 7″ Galaxy Tab.  Does this point to the SCH-I815 being [...]

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Sep

21

2011

AT&T: Keep your rate plan, even when it expires

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AT&T may be scrambling to keep its merger with T-Mobile alive, but that is not stopping them from answering questions that would arise should the merger get approved. As of September 16th, T-Mobile has updated their internal FAQ for employees regarding possible customer questions regarding rate plans in a post-AT&T takeover world.  AT&T has previously said that T-Mobile customers would [...]

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Sep

21

2011

T-Mobile “Yes, Every Smartphone is On Sale” event set for September 24th

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T-Mobile has announced it will hold a one day “Yes, Every Smartphone is On Sale” event this Saturday, September 24th. In the market for HTC Sensation 4G?  How about a myTouch 4G Slide?  Or a Samsung Exhibit, HTC Wildfire S, LG Optimus T, etc..?  Regardless of personal preference, all of T-Mobile’s Android smartphones will be on sale this Saturday – [...]

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Sep

20

2011

HTC planning UK press event October 6th, possible Euro Vigor debut

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Hot on the heels of this morning’s announcement of the HTC Rhyme, news comes to us that HTC is planning a UK press event in London on October 6th. Although HTC has not disclosed any specifics on what will be covered, there are a few candidates that would qualify for such an event: HTC Rhyme – We [...]

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Sep

14

2011

LG Optimus S to get Gingerbread update

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The wait will soon be over for LG Optimus S owners who have been waiting for a little Gingerbread love. The Optimus S is scheduled to receive Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) via an update that is being released in stages over the next 10 days. The official version number of the software is LS670ZVH and it brings the following enhancements/fixes [...]

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Sep

14

2011

HTC Kingdom coming to US Cellular as the HTC Hero S

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  The HTC Kingdom (a.k.a Sprint EVO Design 4G), is coming to US Cellular as the HTC Hero S. While the name may have changed, the phones specifications appear to remain the same.  The Hero S should weigh in with the following specs: Android 2.3.4 4″ qHD (540 x 960) display 1.2 GHz Snapdragon S2 [...]

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Sep

14

2011

GIT Media announces two new tablets – the PRO and the SURGE

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Brothers from a different mother.  That’s how GIT Media is describing their two new tablets – the PRO and the SURGE – with the reference being that the tablets are identical in every way except for the one thing that really matters, the processor. The SURGE arrives with the latest Nvidia Tegra 2 dual core processor while the PRO [...]

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Sep

9

2011

Help has arrived for bricked Droid 3′s [Courtesy of XDA]

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If you happen to be the owner of a bricked Droid 3, today is a great day indeed.  Thanks to the efforts of the developers at XDA, a flashable zip file has been released that can help un-brick Droid 3′s as well as prevent future bricking fears. The file, swu.zip, can be downloaded here. Instructions and additional information can [...]

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Sep

9

2011

Tursion TS-102 Smart Pico Projector is more than meets the eye

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Underneath that bland, plastic exterior of the Tursion TS-102 is a pair of 624MHz cores pushing the outdated Eclair (Android 2.1) though a lamp that projects an 800×600 image up to 100-inches in size at 20 lumens.  While the TS-102 is capable of connecting to your favorite digital media sources, it can also display media [...]

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Sep

9

2011

Vestel teams up with Exent to bring all-you-can-eat Android Gaming to your TV

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Back in July we told you about Exent’s subscription based GameTanium market for Android that allowed all-you-can-eat gaming for $4.99/month.  Exent’s business model must have been a success as they have now announced that they are teaming up with Vestel, a major player in consumer electronics, to bring their vision of cross platform gaming to televisions [...]

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