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Nov

22

2010

Sprint Samsung Intercept Review

by Tyler Cunningham
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Mid-range devices may not be the sleekest or most powerful phones on the market, but they constitute an important niche for individuals who want all of the features and functionality of a smartphone, but who don’t want to spend over $200 to get it. The Samsung Intercept falls right into this category, mostly. This Android [...]

Nov

22

2010

Galaxy Tab Sales Cross the 600,000 Unit Mark

by Michael Murphy
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So, what happens when: You’re Samsung You have a wildly successful Galaxy S line of phones that is received across multiple carriers You use that same model to launch a tablet just before the iPad-filled holiday season Apparently, you sell 600,000 units in your first 30 days. Released in mid-October and trickling out through the [...]

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Nov

21

2010

Samsung Galaxy Tab on AT&T, Rogers, Bell hacked for voice calls

by Dustin Karnes
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Remember last week, when some clever hackers at xda-developers got voice calling functional on the T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Tab? Well, they’re back with more. It would seem that, with the release of the Tab on AT&T comes the voice call hack for the very same tablet, and xda has the inside scoop on how to [...]

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Nov

21

2010

Samsung Galaxy Tab Now Available at AT&T

by Jesse Bauer
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AT&T now has the Samsung Galaxy Tab available for purchase. You can grab it online without a contract for $649.99. You’ll be able to hook up data plans for $14.99 with 250MB , or $25 for 2GB. For that difference, I honestly don’t know why anyone would go for the 250MB data plan when you [...]

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Nov

21

2010

Andy the Android dons suit, walks catwalk for Armani

by Dustin Karnes
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In this weekend’s “funky-but-cool” segment of the news, there’s a new commercial out for the Giorgio Armani Galaxy S phone. Looks like our favorite little Android is turning some heads on the catwalk, and his pesky PR company can’t leave him alone; not even for a fashion shoot. Be sure to hit the break to [...]

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Nov

21

2010

TalkAndroid Ultimate Android Throwdown: Round 4 – HTC Evo 4G vs G2, Discontinued Phones

by Dustin Karnes
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Well, it’s down to the final 2 in the available device brackets, along with voting on the discontinued phones. All devices have done well in this knock-down drag-out, but now its down to our top 2 contenders: HTC Evo 4G HTC G2 And now, folks, we’re pitting them against each other to find out what the [...]

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Nov

19

2010

TalkAndroid Ultimate Android Throwdown: Round 3 – Top: AT&T vs. T-Mobile, Sprint vs. Verizon

by Dustin Karnes
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Well, folks, it’s been about 4 days since the Ultimate Android Throwdown began, but each carrier now has a champion! The winners per provider are: AT&T: Samsung Captivate SPRINT: HTC Evo 4G T-MOBILE: HTC G2 VERIZON: Motorola Droid X So here’s a moment of silence for the second place contenders: HTC Aria Samsung Epic 4G [...]

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Nov

18

2010

Samsung Galaxy Tab comes to Bell, data plans start at $20 / month

by Dustin Karnes
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The Samsung Galaxy Tab, possibly named thus for it’s ability to show up on every carrier in the universe, has now come to carrier Bell. The device won’t be available in all locations, but the company has released a list of where you can pick one up. The Tab comes with all the standard specs, [...]

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Nov

18

2010

Rant Update – Rogers Wireless Fail in Launching the Samsung Galaxy Tab

by Jesse Bauer
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The Samsung Galaxy Tab has arrived at Bell Canada and Rogers Wireless, and I’m having a hard time getting one! Honestly, I just want to get one, and have someone at Rogers tell me when and where I can pick one up. That’s all I ask as a customer. In my quest to find the [...]

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Nov

17

2010

US Cellular Launching the LG Apex Friday November 19th

by Jesse Bauer
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US Cellular is launching the LG Apex this Friday November 19th 2010! This device will be joining the ranks with other currently available Android devices at US Cellular such as the Samsung Mesmerize, HTC Desire (which recently won the “Best Phone of the Year” Award ), and the Samsung Acclaim. The Apex will cost $79.99 [...]

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