Posts Tagged ‘ smartphones ’

Nokia Ditches Subscription Music Service

January 17, 2011
Nokia Ditches Subscription Music Service

Nokia’s music subscription service was seen as an iTunes competitor when it launched in 2008. Now here we are just a few years later, and Nokia has made to call to discontinue the service, branded as either Comes with Music or Ovi Music Unlimited, in a…

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New Leak Indicates BlackBerry Storm 3

January 14, 2011
New Leak Indicates BlackBerry Storm 3

If you though RIM was done with the mediocre Storm line of all touch phones, you’d be wrong. BGR has a new leak that purportedly shows the upcoming BlackBerry Storm 3. The leak includes both images, and a spec sheet. The device design is not a radical …

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How to Make that New Smartphone Actually Smart

January 13, 2011
How to Make that New Smartphone Actually Smart

Your X-Mas wish came true! Santa wisely consulted one of our best-of-the-best lists and left you a shiny new smartphone under the tree. So, uh, now what? Here’s a step-by-step guide to getting that bad boy up and running.
Getting Started
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Android Update Likelihood Calculated by Carrier and Manufacturer

January 13, 2011
Android Update Likelihood Calculated by Carrier and Manufacturer

If you’ve been agonizing over which Android handset to get, this little analysis from Computer World should come in handy. One of the most important aspects of a phone, is future software support. If a phone never gets the new version of Android, that …

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Verizon iPhone Rocks Non-Death Grip Antenna

January 12, 2011
Verizon iPhone Rocks Non-Death Grip Antenna

Considering the media firestorm we saw last year during the Antennagate fiasco, it was only a matter of time before someone got around to testing the new Verizon iPhone for a similar death grip flaw. According to SlashGear, which got some extended hand…

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AMD CEO Meyer Steps Down

January 11, 2011
AMD CEO Meyer Steps Down

 

Perennially beleaguered chip maker AMD announced Monday that Dirk Meyer is no longer the company’s CEO.  Until it finds a permanent replacement, Chief Financial Officer Thomas Seifert will serve as the firm’s acting CEO.  The abr…

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HTC Betting Big on 4G Smartphones

January 6, 2011
HTC Betting Big on 4G Smartphones

We might look back on 2011 as the year of 4G (in addition to the year of the tablet, year of Sandy Bridge, the year 3D fizzled, etc). That’s what HTC’s hoping for, as company execs have set an internal goal of shipping around 10 million 4G-enabled smar…

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Android SMS Bug Still Bugging Users

December 31, 2010
Android SMS Bug Still Bugging Users

According to ZD Net, some Android users are becoming frustrated with the lack of progress on a particularly annoying bug. Many users have reported that an SMS bug in the mobile OS can cause messages to be sent to the wrong number in some instances. A s…

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