February 9, 2011
DIY repair website iFixIt has a serious fetish with tearing into electronics just for the fun of it, and this week they’ve carved into Verizon’s iPhone 4. Externally, iFixIt notes there’s isn’t a huge difference between Verizon’s CDMA model and AT&…
Tags: hardware, ifixit, iphone 4, mobile, Smartphone, teardown
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February 7, 2011
Sprint announced the Kyocera Echo, the first dual-screen Android phone, at its event tonight.
While we had known about this event for a month, we had no clue until today what was being announced. Earlier today we learned that it looked th…
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February 7, 2011
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 …
Tags: Apple, at&t, cdma, cell phones, dual-mode, GSM, hardware, iPhone, mobile, mobile phone, Smartphone, Verizon
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February 4, 2011
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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January 28, 2011
Jonesing for a BlackBerry Curve with a touchscreen display? You might just get your wish. According to CrackBerry.com, Research In Motion is planning to release the BlackBerry Touch Curve in late 2011 or early 2012. That’s still a long ways off, and so…
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January 27, 2011
Good news for early Verizon iPhone 4 adopters. The wireless carrier isn’t planning to axe its $30 unlimited data plan, at least not yet, Verizon’s chief operating officer Lowell McAdam told investors.
In speaking with The Wall Street Journal, McAdam sa…
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January 26, 2011
There’s a reason why today’s multi-feature cell phones are called “smartphones,” emphasis on ‘smart.’ Many of these devices have more in common with a PC than they do a telephone. App installation? Check. Bright, luscious displays? Check. Webcams, QWER…
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January 25, 2011
It was seven months ago to the day that Apple released the GSM version of its iPhone 4, which was supposed to be available in black and white trim. But for whatever reason, Apple hasn’t been able to offer its customers the white version in all that tim…
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