Samsung @ CTIA
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HTC means business, unveils HTC Snap and “Inner Circle”
Fresh from CTIA day 1 in Las Vegas, HTC is about to unveil its latest Windows Mobile handset that sets its sites on the likes …
Boost Mobile intros International Connect
News from Boost Mobile this morning brings its subscribers a new international texting and walkie talkie option that will definitely turn heads. Dubbed International Connect, …
MobiHand launches BlackBerry app store; can it compete?
Well folks, things just got interesting. A day ahead of the presumed April 1st App World announcement from RIM, a third-party mobile software distributor is …
Google Voice to support number portability
Google Voice is a service that has tremendous potential and as such, we’ll be watching it closely over the months to come. Last week, we …
New alleged Windows Mobile 7 screenshots emerge
One of the core issues many people cite when Windows Mobile’s shortcomings become the topic of discussion is the look. We’re not WinMo haters but …
LG GM630 TV phone headed to North and South America?
This freshly leaked little guy from LG isn’t exactly a marvel of modern design, but word on the street has it making its way to …
Best Buy sales climb 10% in Q4 FY09
Recession? What recession? Best Buy posted its financial results for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year ending February 28th yesterday and all things considered, …
New Microsoft ad finally hits Apple where it hurts: customers’ wallets
We’ve been wondering how long it would take Microsoft to kick things up a notch with its responses to Apple’s I’m a Mac smear series. …
AT&T offering refurbished BlackBerry Bold for free
In the market for a new AT&T smartphone? Don’t care if it’s refurbished? The BlackBerry Bold is about as good as it gets from AT&T …
Microsoft offers students massive discount on Office Ultimate 2007
Cloud-based productivity suites are popping up left and right these days and each new product poses a new level of competition to Microsoft’s Office Suite, …
WWDC 2009 to take place June 8th – 12th
There you have it people — Apple has just announced that its Worldwide Developer Conference 2009 will take place from June 8th through June 12th …
MyCircle from Alltel, now with more Circle
Great news for Alltel customers this morning as the company announced some changes to its MyCircle calling feature. Customers in 91 divested markets across 22 …
Two new Samsung handsets, S8000 and M8000, revealed
Ok hold onto your seats, people. Two upcoming Samsung handsets headed to the Asian market were just leaked and… They’re both full-touchscreens! We know, we …
Did the union call a strike for AT&T wire-line workers?
We’re still waiting for an official comment from the Communications Workers of America union but we’ve received a few tips this morning from people claiming …
Verizon Alias2 with dynamic keypad gets outed
Consider our interest piqued, Verizon. Fresh from leaksville comes the first solid details and mock ups of the upcoming Samsung U740, or Alias2, headed to …
Smartphones escape Pwn2Own unhacked
Hackers taking part in a friendly competition aimed at highlighting OS and software vulnerabilities did some real damage to a variety of computer-based web browsers …
Last.fm cuts off third-party mobile apps
Sad news from custom internet radio land as Last.fm announces some big changes that are sure to upset plenty of listeners. While the company has …
Motorola preparing A1210, another blast from the past
Across the ocean in a land far, far away, the Motorola A1200 “Ming” was a pretty big hit for Moto back in 2006. So what …
Honeymoon for developers and Windows Marketplace for Mobile may be over
Among the flurry of on-device application distribution channels currently in the works, Windows Marketplace for Mobile may be among those that will struggle for quality …
Mobile sites show us where Google Voice might be going
In all of the hubbub surrounding Google’s recent revival and transformation of GrandCentral, one of the greatest aspects of the service was lost in the …
Nokia pushes out big Mail for Exchange update
Despite having an entire line of handsets devoted to enterprise users — and even dubbed “Enterprise series” — many view Nokia’s offerings as unfit for …
Here we go again; AT&T’s Nokia E71x delayed
Did you read Friday’s news about the E71x and think to yourself, this is just too good to be true? Well, it looks like you …
Opera tells Forbes to calm down, no US carrier agreements at CTIA
Following a report from Forbes last Friday, Opera has stated publicly — at least in PR speak — that it denies suggestions of one or …
Samsung announces N310 “premium netbook”
When Dell first revealed to the world it would be introducing a premium laptop line dubbed Adamo, we had pretty high expectations. Metal cases, lightning-fast …
Netflix ponders streaming to Wii and PS3
It looks like Xboxers might not be the only gaming console owners who will be able enjoy Netflix streaming in the future, provided customers show …
Class Action suit alleges Best Buy conspiracy to avoid price matching
Circuit City might have lost the retail electronics battle recently but that doesn’t mean the war is over for Best Buy. This past week, a …
Wii sales continue to defy gravity as gaming industry grows 10 percent in February
We suppose the continuing upward trend in the video game industry shouldn’t be a surprise to us anymore but we can’t help it… Will someone …
Samsung Trance mock ups surface
The folks over at Samsung have certainly been busy little beavers over the past few months — apparently Samsung’s recession antidote is to crank out …
Nintendo looking to App Store to up the ante on DSi
It seems like we’re nearing a point in time when a handheld manufacturer that doesn’t have an app store of some kind will be bigger …
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