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Aug

29

2011

Toshiba Set to Unveil a New Tablet at IFA

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Word comes to us this afternoon of a new tablet from Toshiba, who has thus far been relatively quiet in that department. Sources tell us that the above picture is that of a device Toshiba will anounce at IFA, but details are scarce. While the Thrive wasn’t the best Android-tablet effort we’ve seen, it certainly [...]

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Aug

29

2011

Free Version of Tetris Released by EA, Available on the Android Market

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Today marks the launch of EA’s free version of Tetris on the Android Market. While a paid version has been readily available for some time now, the free version is no different from that, save for the fact that it is ad-supported. It features all of the great visuals, famous music, and a difficult marathon [...]

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Aug

27

2011

Rumored Pantech Breakout, Another LTE Phone on Verizon

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A recent leak has us wondering about the possibility of a new Verizon device, the Breakout, coming in the following months. While the specs aren’t great – just a 1GHz CPU, 512MB RAM, front and back cameras and Gingerbread – it does support Verizon LTE. Judging by the popularity of LTE and the relative demand [...]

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Aug

23

2011

Droid Bionic Video Preview Surfaces

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- An anonymous source comes to us today with a long-anticipated video showcasing the Droid Bionic’s boot sequence and a few quick previews. Take a look at the fancy new animations that come with BLUR, as well as the neck-breaking 4g test. While impressive, and certainly pretty, it appears to come with that scrolling lag [...]

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Aug

22

2011

Sony Ericsson’s Live with Walkman brings Social Music to your Smartphone

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In the wake of the last Walkman device, Sony Ericsson brings us yet another smartphone with an emphasis on music and social media discovery. The Live with Walkman phone is to be powered by a 1GHz processor, 3.2 inch capacitive, HVGA screen, front-facing 5 megapixel camera capable of shooting video in 720p, and 2.3 Gingerbread. [...]

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Aug

20

2011

Gameloft Releases UNO on the Android Market

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Remember playing card games growing up? You know, before we had video games and cell phones, before we all had lives and worked? Well, so does Gameloft, and they are actively seeking to mash up the two generations into one with their latest release, UNO. UNO has always held a soft spot in my heart – it’s [...]

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Aug

18

2011

Verizon Losing Android Market Share, AT&T on the Rise

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As I say every time that I review market statistics, we’ve seen a million different ways to prove how one provider is more successful than the next. While Chitika’s statistics don’t really provide anything we haven’t already seen, they do tell us that Verizon is slowly on the decline, and AT&T is on a definite [...]

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Aug

18

2011

Over Four Months Late, Verizon Will Finally Release the DROID BIONIC

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Recognize this? Over a month ago we were teased by this ad for the DROID Bionic, to find that nothing ever became of it. Well, we now know where it was headed, as September’s Buyer’s Guide features the exact same mockup. We’ve heard that the Bionic could be released as early as the 26th, but [...]

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