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Verizon iPhone Found to Contain GSM/CDMA Dual-Mode Chip

February 7, 2011
Verizon iPhone Found to Contain GSM/CDMA Dual-Mode Chip

As is the tradition these days, the new Verizon iPhone has been torn down by interested parties to see what makes it tick. There are a few minor differences. For instance, the vibration mechanism is different, the speaker housing has been tweaked, and …

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Verizon Stops Taking iPhone 4 Pre-Orders

February 4, 2011
Verizon Stops Taking iPhone 4 Pre-Orders

Think Verizon Wireless customers aren’t jonesing for a “middle aged” iPhone 4 device, as Consumer Reports calls it? Think again. Despite the lack of any upgraded features — and arguably a few CDMA-based downgrades — it didn’t even take a full day for…

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HTC Inspire 4G Dropping February 13, $99.99 on AT&T

February 1, 2011
HTC Inspire 4G Dropping February 13, $99.99 on AT&T

Well, at least one of the hot new phones shown off at CES is getting an official launch date. The HTC Inspire 4G for AT&T has been given the green light, and the deal seems sound. The Inspire will be on sale February 13th for the suspiciously low p…

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Apple Cracking Down on Outside Content Purchases for iOS

February 1, 2011
Apple Cracking Down on Outside Content Purchases for iOS

If it felt like Apple as lightening up on their App Store approval guidelines, think again. According to The New York Times, a recent scuffle with Sony has spurred Apple to clarify that their App Store rules on in0app purchases are going to be more str…

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Dell Streak Heads to T-Mobile Tomorrow

February 1, 2011
Dell Streak Heads to T-Mobile Tomorrow

T-Mobile’s PR team posted a tweet on Monday indicating it will start selling the Dell Streak 7 on February 2 for $200, so long as you agree to a 2-year service plan.
“Our first 4G tablet, Dell #Streak7, hits stores Feb 2 for $199.99. http://cot.ag/fYaZ…

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Motorola Xoom Tablet Zooms to a February Release

February 1, 2011
Motorola Xoom Tablet Zooms to a February Release

Depending on who you ask, Motorola’s Xoom tablet currently ranks as the most anticipated slate of 2011, primarily because it’s supposed to be the first to sport Google’s Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) platform. According to DigiTimes, Motorola will launch …

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Verizon’s HTC Thunderbolt 4G Phone May Have Simultaneous 3G Voice and Data

January 31, 2011
Verizon’s HTC Thunderbolt 4G Phone May Have Simultaneous 3G Voice and Data

Verizon is expected to launch the much anticipated HTC Thunderbolt 4G LTE phone in the coming weeks. Although there were some previous leaks indicating that the device might be capable of simultaneous voice and data, we were skeptical. CDMA networks ru…

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Smartphone Sales Way Up Last Quarter, Android on Top

January 31, 2011
Smartphone Sales Way Up Last Quarter, Android on Top

According to market research firm Canalys, smartphones had a really big year in 2010. In the last quarter of the year, smartphone shipments increased to 101.2 million units. That’s double what they were previously. A big part of this success comes from…

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