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Oct

21

2011

New Gingerbread Build For HTC Thunderbolt Offers Fixes To Official OTA Update

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by Justin Routhier
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The HTC Thunderbolt has seen its fair share of disappointments and setbacks on its path to Gingerbread for some time now. Fortunately, a new build (2.11.605.5) offers fixes to the many problems discovered with the 2.11.605.3 build and is said to be a step or two above the many other leaks you’ve been putting up with [...]

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Oct

20

2011

ICS in the works for the Xperia Line

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by Jim Farmer
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Sony Ericsson has Ice Cream Sandwich on their to do list, bringing the latest OS to phones from the 2011 Xperia line, including phones like the Xperia Arc and the Xperia Play. The official statement from Sony Ericsson Nederland is as follows: We are planning to upgrade our 2011 Xperia smartphone portfolio to the next [...]

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Oct

20

2011

Boost Mobile To Launch Android-Powered ZTE Warp November 2nd For $249

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by Justin Routhier
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Boost Mobile is diving into the Android pool with their new ZTE Warp device, set to launch on November 2nd. Andre Smith, vice president of Boost Mobile, praises the device as a “powerful Android… for Boost Mobile customers searching for a big screen experience…” The Android 2.3 Gingerbread running handset  packs a 4.3-inch display, 1GHz [...]

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Oct

19

2011

DROID2 Global’s Long Wait For Gingerbread Is Finally Over

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by Justin Routhier
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Finally, DROID2 Global owners can breathe easy again as the Gingerbread update they were promised back in September, only to have it yanked away due to a Microsoft Exchange encryption issue, is getting rolled on out…again. Users will be prompted to update their device to build 4.5.608 with the new OTA update, which will have [...]

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Oct

19

2011

Google Says ICS Is Coming To The Nexus S And “Theoretically” Should Work With 2.3 Devices

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by Joe Sirianni
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Have you had enough news about the Nexus Galaxy yet?  We haven’t either.  Here’s some more good news to piggyback on.  If you’ve watched the press event and you’re now wondering why in the heck your smartphone looks so old compared to Google’s new flagship, we’ve got some news that might cheer you up.  Some of you anyway.  If you’re [...]

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Oct

18

2011

Motorola And Verizon Unveil the DROID RAZR, Comes In At 7.1mm Thin With LTE (Hands-On Video)

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by Robert Nazarian
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Motorola and Verizon certainly did not fail to impress us today at this afternoon’s unveiling of the Motorola DROID RAZR.  And Talk Android’s own EIC, Rob Nazarian,  was there to capture it all.  The device is the thinnest we’ve seen so far coming in at an “impossibly thin” 7.1mm.  And no, that is not a [...]

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Oct

18

2011

HTC Thunderbolt Gingerbread Update “Anticipated To Be Coming Soon” (Again)

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by Axl Logan
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We can’t blame you if you’re a Thunderbolt owner and still a little PO’d at the failed OTA attempt to push Gingerbread your way. HTC and Verizon want to make it up to you.  Word on the Twit over at @HTC revealed the following: “VZW & HTC anticipate the update being available soon.  You will [...]

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Oct

15

2011

[Deal] Xperia PLAY Just £149 From O2 UK With Pay & Go

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by Justin Routhier
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UK mobile telecommunications provider O2 is offering Sony Ericsson’s Xperia PLAY at the rock-bottom price of just £149 in either white or black. The device is offered on O2’s Pay & Go plan, which means no monthly contract and 10% back on your top-ups every three months with O2 Rewards. The phone’s features include a [...]

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Oct

14

2011

[Deal] Samsung Stratosphere 4G LTE Slider On Sale For $79 At Staples

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by Justin Routhier
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Verizon launched the Samsung Stratosphere 4G LTE with its full-QWERTY keyboard this week at a respectable $149.99 (with 2-year contract), but if you were waiting for a better deal before you jumped in, wait no more. Staples is shaving off nearly half the price and offering the Stratosphere for only $79.99 (with 2-year contract). Let’s [...]

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Oct

13

2011

DROID2 Global Gingerbread Update Approaches… Again

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by Justin Routhier
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DROID2 Global owners were left with nothing less than utter frustration after their Gingerbread update was yanked away last month due to a Microsoft Exchange encryption issue that was discovered at the last minute. For those of you that didn’t have a chance to blast your way to Gingerbread before its sudden removal, rest assured [...]

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