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Sep

21

2010

Is AT&T pulling the plug on the Motorola Flipout?

by Tyler Cunningham
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This past weekend, people across America were supposed to flip out over the release of the Motorola Flipout on AT&T (see what I did there?). Well, the weekend and come and gone, but without the Flipout. The Android device launched in Canada on Rogers six weeks ago, and was fully expected to have landed stateside [...]

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Sep

17

2010

AT&T launching their LTE (4G) network in mid-2011

by Tyler Cunningham
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Speaking at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2010 Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference (now that’s a mouthful), AT&T’s operations CEO, John Stankey, revealed that his company is slated to launch their LTE (4G) network by mid-2011.  He noted that AT&T has spent over $700 million in LTE development this year, and that the network [...]

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Sep

16

2010

Samsung Galaxy Tab headed to all 4 US carriers, WiFi only version coming soon

by Tyler Cunningham
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Samsung announced at tonight’s press conference that the Galaxy Tab will be available on all 4 major US carriers: AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon. Furthermore, Samsung announced that a WiFi only version is in fact on its way, but did not give any further details. Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available.

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Sep

15

2010

Verizon internal systems say Samsung Galaxy Tab coming soon

by Chris Moor
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Man the Galaxy Tab sure does get around doesn’t it? So far, it’s on the way to AT&T, Sprint, Vodafone, Three and now it’s all but confirmed for Verizon. We’ve had a sprinkle of Galaxy Tab/Verizon news already, but the image above all but beats you over the head with the fact that the GTab [...]

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Sep

6

2010

Arkon Mega Grip Review

by Chris Moor
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Smart phones seem to be getting bigger and bigger these days. With phones like the HTC EVO and the Droid X out there sporting 4.3” screens, you can be hard pressed to find a third party mount that fits. Arkon hopes it has the solution. With phone pulling all kinds of duties now such as [...]

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Aug

30

2010

UK Dell Streak getting Android 2.1 on September 1st

by Tyler Cunningham
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Dell Streak owners can shed their last tears over Android 1.6, because Eclair is coming on Wednesday, well, in the UK at least.  O2 Streak owners will begin receiving the Android 2.1 update this Wednesday, September 1st, bringing some major speed improvements and many new features to the device. Added: 720p video recording from the [...]

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Aug

29

2010

Samsung ships 1 millionth Galaxy S in US market

by Chris Moor
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Not that this is really that surprising seeing as how popular the entire Galaxy S lineup in the US is, (AT&T Captivate, T-Mobile Vibrant, and soon Sprint Epic 4G & Verizon Fascinate) Samsung has sold its one millionth Galaxy S phone in the US market. With its 1GHz Hummingbird CPU and its gorgeous 4in Super-AMOLED [...]

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Aug

28

2010

An easy way to sideload apps on your Dell Streak

by Tyler Cunningham
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There are some pretty cool Android devices on AT&T now, including the Samsung Captivate, and the Dell Streak.  The only problem is, AT&T has decided to lock down the devices so that non-Android Market apps can not be installed.  Fortunately, there is a workaround for Dell Streak owners which does not require having to root [...]

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Aug

26

2010

Unboxing & first impressions of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 on AT&T

by Chris Moor
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With so much buzz about the Galaxy S and with a new Droid phone coming out every other week, it’s easy to forget that there are other Android phones out there. One of those phones hasn’t gotten much buzz around the web is the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. The X10 has a pretty stout spec [...]

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