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Vodafone Germany has announced how they’re going to price their upcoming LTE service, due to launch later this month according to LTE World. For 40 EUR per month consumers will get capped at a maximum download speed of 7.2 Mbps and the ability to download 10 GB of data. An additional 10 EUR gives customers…
Nokia, the world’s largest handset maker who has been struggling in their attempt to launch an attractive set of consumer facing services, has announced that they’re going to shut down Ovi Files on October 1st. Similar to Dropbox, one of the most popular cloud based storage solutions, Ovi Files let you store and access your…
Yota, one of the first operators in the world to launch a network based on WiMAX technology, has dumped the Intel backed standard in favor of LTE, which has recently gained global acceptance by over 100 operators according to the GSA. Their first network covers the 3rd largest city in Russia, Kazan, and it’s over…
Microsoft is investing heavily in its upcoming Windows Phone 7 launch. The software giant is reportedly dumping $500M into marketing and another $500M into OEMs and third-party software developers to give its mobile OS a much needed jump-start. With so much cash flowing into this attempt at mobile greatness, analysts are responding en masse to assess the financial value of this somewhat…
As a manufacturer of Android handsets, Samsung has agreed to release the source code for all devices powered by Google’s popular mobile OS. The latest handset exposed to the world is the recently released Epic 4G. The source code let loose by Samsung has the underlying Android OS for Sprint’s latest and greatest smarthphone, minus all the proprietary content which includes, among other…
Chinese manufacturer Huawei is looking to branch out beyond its Asian roots and may launch its recently announced Ideos handset stateside. According to the Wall Street Journal, Huawei is in talks with T-Mobile and a deal between the two companies could be signed in as little as four weeks. If all goes smoothly, the Ideos could make its US…
If you’ve got a BlackBerry Torch 9800 in-hand, and want to kick things up a notch or two on the customization scale… it looks like you’re in luck. ColorWare has just announced that the Torch 9800 is available for your color customization needs. You can send in your device for $250, or buy a new…
I pegged the TELUS HTC Desire as a hot seller (in my mind). To backup my case, Simon posted a mostly glowing review of the device… in fact, if you give the review a look, you might even catch Simon say something like ‘why do I use BlackBerry again?’. Check it out and give his…
A little iPhone 5 love to go with your Sunday morning coffee, anyone? If you answered yes… read on! Concept designs and rumors are something that go hand-in-hand with upcoming generations of anticipated gadgetry…. especially when it comes to our beloved mobile devices. Case-in-point this morning, a new iPhone 5 design concept I stumbled across.…
An Android-powered QWERTY slider from HTC was uncovered in the myriad of test results that emerge from the FCC. Designated the PD42100, the handset prominently features a Verizon logo and Android-specific touch sensitive front buttons. According to the test results, the handset is a world phone with dual-mode CDMA(2000)/GSM(850), EV-DO Rev. A, Bluetooth, and 2.4GHz…