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Another Windows Phone 7 offering has reared its ugly head and is available for world to see. Shot through the blurry lens of a video camera is the LG E900, a slate style handset and a presumed launch companion to the recently leaked LG C900. The E900 lacks the QWERTY keyboard of the C900 and…
AT&T confirmed that it has completed the sale of Centennial Wireless assets to Verizon Wireless. Under the terms of this agreement, Verizon will cough up $235 million to acquire approximately 117,000 subscribers within Louisiana and Mississippi. The divested assets purchased by Big Red encompass six service areas including Lafayette, La., LA-5 (Beauregard), LA-6 (Iberville), LA-7…
Verizon’s joint tablet offering with Google may include a multitouch display from N-Trig, a highly-regarded Israeli company known for producing top-notch TabletPC displays. N-Trig has produced two- and four-fingered multitouch displays for HP, Dell, and Lenovo. While N-Trig is focused on Windows 7, Lenny Engelhardt, VP of Business Development, has hinted that the company is…
While Apple’s gated entrance into the App Store does prevent the proliferation of malware and poorly written applications, it also causes much controversy and confusion. This latest story of a developer whose app was rejected for requiring “user registration prior to allowing access to app features and content” certainly falls into the later category. The controversy…
Facebook is exploding into the mobile space in a big way. Recent stats reveal that the Facebook application for the iPhone has over 100 million active monthly users. With over 100 million iOS devices in circulation, it does not take a rocket scientist to figure out that theoretically almost every iOS device has an install…
Owners of the Samsung Galaxy S and its variants including the Captivate and the Vibrant take note. The folks on xda-developers discovered much to their surprise that unlock codes for the Android handset are stored covertly on handset. Rather than on some remote server under lock and key, the unlock code is stored in a…
We had the scoop late last week about Virgin Mobile’s new Broadband2Go plans, including the very exciting $40 unlimited option. Spotted on the mobile broadband section of Virgin’s Facebook page was the above graphic which details and unofficially confirms Virgin’s new $10/100MB and $40/unlimited Broadband2Go plans. This image reportedly made its debut without any fanfare…
In another bit of Android news, Motorola has recently updated the upgrade schedule for its Android 2.x devices, including those released here in the US and overseas. Most of the information has been previously announced or leaked; but it is notable that some of the updates have changed. For example, the CLIQ was expected to see…
DROID X owners that have not snagged a copy of the leaked Android 2.2 ROM may want to start googling for a download source and grab it quickly. Motorola is sending out cease and desist notices and the file is being pulled down by sites not wanting to fight the American manufacturer. Here is the…
AT&T users take note as the Motorla MB520 Kobe may be one of the next Android handsets to hit Big Blue, potentially taking second place behind the Samsung Captivate. Flying under the radar until now, this previously unknown Motorola handset has been making the rounds of various certification organizations including the WiFi Alliance and the UPnP…