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Kelly spent the last four years covering mobile technology at places like BGR, Gizmodo and The Unofficial Apple Weblog. Before writing, she spent a few years working with and teaching others how to use Adobe Flash and Macromedia Director. Even earlier than that, she spent several years as a Ph.D student in Microbiology. When she's not writing, she can be found fishing the lakes and hiking the mountains of Western Maine with her husband and tribe of children. You can follow her on Twitter @kellyhodgkins.

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Posts by Kelly Hodgkins

Verizon Wireless smartphone customers to get a taste of AOL starting this summer

AOL and Verizon Wireless announced a content distribution deal that’ll bring some of AOL’s homepage to your Verizon Wireless smartphone and tablet. Starting this summer, AOL confirmed it will be the exclusive provider for VZW’s mobile web portal. This is the page that your phone defaults to when you launch the web browser. In other words, AOL will be all over your web browser when you launch it for the first time. The AOL homepage will be formatted for your mobile device and can be personalized to show content from … Read more

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Bill Gates dismisses iPad-like tablets, claims they’re frustrating without a keyboard and Office

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates had a lot to say about tablets and PCs in a recent Squawk Box interview. Gates bemoaned the current state of tablets and claimed most users are frustrated with the experience of a keyboard-less device. “With Windows 8, Microsoft is trying to gain market share in what has been dominated by the iPad-type device. But a lot those users are frustrated. They can’t type. They can’t create documents. So we’re providing them something with the benefits they’ve seen that has made that a big category but … Read more

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HTC still non-committal about a Verizon Wireless version of the HTC One

Earlier today, Yahoo! News editors talked with HTC executives about the One. The discussion was all over place with questions that covered everything from handset design to enterprise security. Of interest to Verizon customers is a direct question from participant Ron, who asked whether Verizon will be getting a version of the One Tom Harlin, HTC’s Director of PR, treaded carefully and steered the conversation towards the Droid DNA in his response. There are tons of rumors online but we haven’t made any official announcement about HTC One coming to … Read more

T-Mobile's HTC One S getting Jelly Bean update as we speak 2 weeks ago

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Samsung unveils the Galaxy Core, mid-range Android smartphone landing in May

Samsung in known for its product strategy that floods the market with a variety of Android smartphones. After introducing the Galaxy Win, Galaxy Mega, Galaxy Star, and Galaxy Pocket Neo in April, the Korean manufacturer is back with its first smartphone for May.Today, we get out first glimpse at the Galaxy Core, a mid-range phone that’ll land this month. The Core features the following specs: 1.2GHz dual-core processor 4.3-inch WVGA (480×800) display 1GB of RAM 8GB of internal storage with microSD expansion up to 64GB 5-megapixel rear camera WiFi b/g/n Bluetooth® 3.0 1800 … Read more

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Sprint to vote on SoftBank offer during June 12th stockholder meeting

SoftBank is continuing its public campaign as it tries to win the favor of Sprint. After a war of words between SoftBank and Dish erupted this week, SoftBank is back on the offensive and encouraging Sprint stockholders to approve its deal. Sprint will be voting on the merger during a special stockholders’ meeting that will be held on June 12, 2013 in Overland Park, Kansas. According to a SoftBank statement,  the SEC has completed its review of the proxy statement/prospectus regarding the Sprint-SoftBank deal. Now that this milestone has been … Read more

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Finnish band Constantine uses Galaxy S4 to shoot music video

Finnish progressive metal band Constantine can lay claim to a technological first. It is one of the first bands to shoot a music video with the newly released Galaxy S4. Guitarist Janne Seppänen said the band was impressed with the camera on the S4 and decided to use it to film their video. “We wanted to stay away from sterile and boring modern music videos that just about every other band release these days. We wanted to fill it with symbolism and details that can be interpreted in many ways, … Read more

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Samsung Galaxy Note III specifications leaked again

Samsung’s Galaxy Note II is the leader in the tablet/phone market, but it might relinquish that position later this year to its successor, the Note III. Another set of rumors, this time from Sammobile, paint us a pretty picture of this third generation device. According to the leak, the Note III will rock a 6-inch SAMOLED Full HD Display, a 13-megapixel camera, an Exynos 5 Octa Core (8 core) processor, a Mali 450 (8 cores) GPU and 3GB of RAM. It will run Android 4.2.2 or 4.3 with Samsung’s Touch … Read more

Samsung Galaxy Note III to rock an aluminum body? 2 weeks ago

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Yahoo! acquires task manager Astrid

Yahoo! announced late on Wednesday that it is acquiring task manager app Astrid. The service that powers Astrid will continue to operate for the next 90 days and then it will shut down. The company will no longer accept new paid subscriptions and current paid members will receive a refund. Astrid debuted on Android and rose up the ranks to become one of the top to-do apps for the platform. The company migrated its app to iOS, where it has seen moderate success. Neither Astrid nor Yahoo commented on the … Read more

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Dish network chairman blasts SoftBank in war of words over Sprint

Earlier his week, SoftBank confirmed it wont budge on its offer to acquire US wireless carrier Sprint. It said the competing offer from Dish was “incomplete and illusory” and claimed it has the better deal. Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen didn’t take this criticism lying down and responded vehemently in favor of his company. Speaking to USA Today, Ergen said this about Japanese-based Softbank: “We’re offering a higher price. That’s just math. We are an American company, and the modernization of Sprint’s network will have to be done from the … Read more

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T-Mobile to offer premium version of MLB At Bat 13 for free to its customers

T-Mobile is making its presence known in the world of Major League Baseball. First, the carrier provided Major League Baseball coaches with a communications system that allows them to make calls to the bullpen. Now, it is offering fans a deal that gives them a free premium version of MLB At Bat 13. The MLB At Bat 13 app lets baseball fans watch the game of the day on their mobile device or listen to radio coverage of their favorite teams. Fans can also get news, up-to-date player stats and … Read more

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Sprint gives its remaining iDEN customers 60-day notice

Sprint reminded customers today that its iDEN network is going to sunset in 60 days. The wireless carrier announced last year that it will shut down its iDEN network by June 30, 2013 and now that day is rapidly approaching. After June 30, iDEN’s voice, data and 911 emergency services will be cut off. There should be only a remnant of customers left on the iDEN network as Sprint has been transitioning them off thislegacy network and onto its CDMA network. Customers who need the walkie-talkie service can sign up … Read more

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