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2012

Infobar C01 Smartphone Set To Launch In Japan February 3rd

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  KDDI is looking to bring back cool in Japan by continuing its ressurection of the Infobar designer series phones. Expected to launch in a few days, the C01 smartphone brings a 3.2-inch, 16:9 (850 x 480) screen with 306 PPI, a traditional “ten-key” Japanese keypad to the bottom and Gingerbread 2.3 with of course a custom skin. [...]

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Feb

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2012

Google Presents Letter To Congress Addressing Questions Of Its New Privacy Policy

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You remember how Google recently announced it would consolidate its privacy policies into one policy, right? In case you’ve forgotten, this change will reflect all the information you search for, all the emails that are sent in Gmail, all the videos you watch or subscribe to in YouTube, places you’ve looked up on Google Maps or even posts and [...]

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Jan

31

2012

ClockworkMod Now Easier To Obtain On 2011 Sony Ericsson Xperia Devices Thanks To Auto Installer

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  Installing a recovery on your device is among the most popular projects for Android users. Of course achieving a recovery such as ClockworkMod involves the “simple” process of installing it on your phone, flashing a kernel or pushing the recovery to the right partition using the ADB in the Android terminal. Whichever method you choose, it [...]

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Jan

31

2012

Mobile Privacy Bill Introduced In The House, Would Regulate Carrier IQ-Like Tracking Software

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The Carrier IQ controversy has prompted numerous concerns and fears over citizens’ privacy rights. That’s why Congress has gone ahead and taken precautionary steps to ensure this type of situation never happens again by drafted a bill called The Mobile Device Privacy Act in the House of Representatives. The bill’s sponsor, Representative Ed Markey (D-MA) [...]

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Jan

31

2012

Waze Social Navigation App Updated To 3.0, Brings Twitter And Facebook To Your Morning Commutes

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  The popular social navigation and GPS app Waze has been updated to version 3.0. In case you’re not familiar, Waze gives you not only a free traffic & navigation app, but the app also encourages users to become part of the local driving community in your area, joining forces with other drivers nearby to outsmart traffic, save [...]

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Jan

30

2012

Upcoming Qualcomm MSM8960 GPU Benchmark Scores Leaked

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  Who’s ready for some nice benchmarks? GSM Arena reports it came across some rather interesting benchmarks for the upcoming Qualcomm MSM8960 SoC. Coupled with an Andreno 225 GPU and running on an unidentified device at a resolution of 1024 x 600, the benchmark showed an impressive 54.90 NenaMark 2 benchmark score. To compare it [...]

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Jan

30

2012

Samsung Wants More Passion From Consumers, Set To Attack With Major Ad Push

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  Samsung is among the most familiar brands around, that’s a gimme. In addition to being more familiar with the general consumer because of its great electronics and gadgets, it has a bit of a niche following too— considering it has some of the most popular devices in the game. Although it is one of [...]

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Jan

30

2012

Best Buy Set To Release Galaxy Note Phone February 14th, $249.99 Pricing For Telus And Bell Versions

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Canadians are rejoicing today because they are set to receive the awesome Samsung Galaxy Note next month. Best Buy Canada has just confirmed it will unleash the phone to the masses February 14th for a cool $249.99 on a 3-year contract. Considering AT&T is set to release the phone around February 19th in the States, Best Buy’s release date looks [...]

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Jan

30

2012

LG E400 Optimus L3 Listed For Pre-Order In Sweden, Set For Appearance At MWC?

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Looks like we have some information about an upcoming and intriguing LG budget phone. Apparently, the LG E400— otherwise known as the “Optimus L3″— is up for pre-order online at a Swedish retailer. This retailer is listing the phone at 1,290 kr (roughly $190 US or 144 Euros). While we don’t know the complete details of the internals, [...]

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Jan

30

2012

HTC Amaze 4G, Sensation 4G, LG DoublePlay, myTouch And myTouch Q Reportedly Nearing End Of Life

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Another day, another set of phones approaching the dreaded End-of-Life status. Tmo News reports several of T-Mobile‘s popular phones are nearing their EOL including the HTC Sensation 4G, HTC Amaze 4G, LG DoublePlay, LG MyTouch Q and the LG MyTouch. While it is not too surprising to see the LG MyTouch series and DoublePlay on the list, it [...]

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