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Speaking during a meeting with Finnish business journalists, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop said the handset maker would produce inexpensive Windows Phone handsets quickly. The ability to produce smartphones with a very low price point was reportedly on of the key factors in selecting Microsoft as a partner for the future of the Finnish company’s mobile…
Skype confirmed at CES that video calling was headed to Verizon Wireless and 4G LTE handsets in the upcoming year. On Friday, the company confirmed that it is negotiating with AT&T to bring Skype video calling to the carrier’s HSPA+ network. Currently, Skype has worked with Verizon Wireless and Skype’s partner Qik has deals with…
Radio Shack announced on its Facebook page that it will be selling the AT&T Motorola Atrix 4G for $149 when the handset goes on sale starting February 22nd. Unlike other retail outlets which require a mail-in rebate, Radio Shack’s prices do not include a rebate and are the final, out-the-door price that you will pay. This…
According to a report from the New York Times, Apple is not working on a smaller iPhone. This new is contract to a recent report from Bloomberg that suggest the Cupertino company is working on smaller and cheaper version of the popular smartphone. A source from the NYT claims the production of a smaller iPhone…
Verizon announced this week that it was rolling out LTE to rural communities in select areas of the south and mid-western United State. The carrier is expanding its 4G service to less populous areas through its Rural America program As part of this program, local carriers partner with Verizon Wireless to expand 4G service. Verizon…
Earlier this week at Mobile World Congress, Motorola announced that its highly anticipated tablet will be landing in Europe this spring. The XOOM will be available from Carphone Warehouse, Best Buy, Currys and PC World in the U.K. These UK retailers will sell the WiFi-only version of the tablet starting in Q2 2011. Pricing was…
Nokia Plan B, an initiative to unseat CEO Elop and restore Nokia to its roots, was revealed today to be a hoax. The plan emerged earlier this week when a group of nine young Nokia investors reportedly banded together to reverse the Finnish company’s decision to replace Symbian with Windows Phone. The unnamed group crafted…
Warner Bros. announced today that the studio was releasing select editions of movies as iOS applications. The new distribution method will kick off with the release of the app editions of The Dark Knight and Inception for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. The movie apps will be available for free and include the first…
Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha told Reuters that the Motorola XOOM will retail for $799 unsubsidized from Verizon. The WiFi-only version of the Android tablet will be priced around $600. These price points are slightly higher than the pricing for the Apple iPad which is the XOOM’s major competitor. The 3G version of the iPad is…
Redbox rolled out a new Android application for folks that enjoy renting movies. The Android application helps you find Redbox kiosk locations and lets you browse available titles. You can also reserve movies for pickup later using your Android handset. The Redbox application is available for free from the Android Market. Besides Android, Redbox also…