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Oct

19

2010

Verizon Launching Multiple Android Devices November 11th

by Jesse Bauer
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As the holiday shopping season begins to pick up speed, so does Verizon Wireless as they gear up to launch the HTC Merge/Lexicon, Droid 2 Global, Droid Pro, Motorola Citrus and the Palm Pre Plus 2 on November11th 2010. This should be a country-wide launch, so finding it in all Verizon Wireless stores should be [...]

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Oct

19

2010

HTC Desire Z launching Nov 3rd on Bell Mobility

by Steve Ginter
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To my Canadian friends, we now have a date ease your anxiety if you were eagerly awaiting the launch of the HTC Desire Z (also known as the G2 on T-Mobile state-side).  Bell Canada will have this hot slider available on November 3rd – just two weeks from tomorrow! The HTC Desire Z will be [...]

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Oct

19

2010

Froyo update for T-Mobile’s myTouch 3G going strong

by Tyler Cunningham
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Last week, we told you that T-Mo was finally ready to push the long awaited Froyo update for the myTouch 3G. According to the official T-Mobile support forums, that update is well underway… for most owners that is. It seems that myTouch phones  with a 3.5mm jack are going to have to wait a couple [...]

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Oct

19

2010

AT&T launches U-verse mobile app for select Android phones

by Dustin Karnes
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AT&T has released their U-verse app on select Android phones in their lineup. While the app has been available for a long time on iPhone, Blackberry, and even Xbox 360, this is the first time we’ve seen it available on Google’s mobile OS. The app, of course, is only good for those who subscribe to [...]

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Oct

18

2010

Japan gets 3 new Android phones on KDDI

by Steve Ginter
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Japan is used to having some of the coolest phones, and to make sure they stay that way is KDDI with a trio of new handsets to offer its customers.   Without further ado, I introduce the Toshiba REGZA Phone IS04, the Sharp IS05 and the Pantech SIRIUSα IS06.  They all are running Android 2.x [...]

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Oct

18

2010

KDDI launching Galaxy Tablet replica SMT i900 in Japan

by Jesse Bauer
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You know when you’ve hit the mark with a new hardware device when manufacturers start building replicas. In Japan at CEATEC last week, KDDI announced it would launch a tablet which resembles the Samsung Galaxy S tab in many ways, but not quite all of them. It’s called the SMT-i900 and it’ll ship with Android [...]

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Oct

18

2010

Are Carriers ready for the next wave of mobile broadband?

by Jesse Bauer
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Net neutrality has been an ongoing hot debate in the mobile industry. One such case that has added fuel to the topic involves a case filed way back in January 2010 by T-Mobile who claims that their network was overloaded by an Android IM app. The unknown app essentially brought their network to a crawl [...]

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Oct

18

2010

Sprint bringing 4G to Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco by end of 2010

by Tyler Cunningham
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Reuters is reporting that Sprint, along with partner Clearwire, plans to activate 4G coverage in Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco beginning next month. The move will bring Sprint’s WiMax service to three of the largest cities in the US, and should help significantly in their quest to cover 120 million people by the [...]

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Oct

17

2010

Dell Streak coming to Rogers Wireless in November

by Jesse Bauer
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Rogers Wireless Canada is getting the Dell Streak in November! Rogers has been slowly announcing several new Android devices over the past month, aimed at giving users variety in form factors. The Dell Streak is a 5 inch smartphone which Dell states is meant to be the crossroads between tablets and smartphone handhelds. Loaded with [...]

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Oct

17

2010

Motorola Flipout now available on AT&T for $79.99 with 2-year contract

by Tyler Cunningham
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After a tumultuous few months for this little guy, the Motorola Flipout is now finally on sale from AT&T. This strange QWERTY slider features Android 2.1, a 2.8-inch display with a 320 x 240 resolution, a 3MP camera, and 512 MB of internal storage. You can order the Flipout for $79.99 with a 2-year contract, or [...]

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