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We first caught a glimpse of the BlackBerry Style 9670 back in April, a new form factor for RIM – a clamshell phone with a full QWERTY keyboard. Now the Style 9670 has popped up within Sprint’s internal system, so it’s just a matter of time before it becomes available. After all, it did just…
The day for Windows Phone 7 draws near, and nothing could be more proof of that than Amazon.de, the retailer’s German site, throwing up the LG Optimus 7 page for all to see. Well, it could be the Optimus 7 we’ve already seen or another Windows Phone 7 powered device, the E900. Which one is…
Verizon, with help from the Asurion Mobile Recovery app, is now going to help you find your lost cell phone with GPS assistance. You can think of it as Find my iPhone, but for Android, BlackBerry and webOS on Verizon’s network. As an extended part of the Total Equipment Coverage protection plan, if you lose…
If you bemoaned the day that making custom iPhone ringtones in iTunes disappeared, this news will be gold to you. Ever since Apple became more transparent with its App Store approval process, a number of applications hit that market that otherwise probably never would have made it. The first that comes to mind are the…
As Windows Phone 7 is ready to launch, HTC, a hardware partner for Microsoft for the new OS, says it won’t be adding its famous Sense UI to its devices at launch. Or at least, it won’t be a complete version. We’ve already seen some of the HTC devices that will be packing Windows Phone…
T-Mobile is a bit behind the 4G game having only recently rolled out its temporary fix – HSPA+. While carriers like Sprint are already on board with WiMax and Verizon and AT&T have both talked of their LTE plans, T-Mobile didn’t really have much of a game plan. Or at least a game plan that…
Verizon announced today that it was going to adopt tiered pricing plans within the next four to six months. Earlier this year, AT&T did the same with its new DataPlus and DataPro plans, limit data usage to either 250MB or 2GB depending on the package. Finally, yesterday, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said that while there…
If the Peel sounds familiar to you, it’s because we first caught glimpse of it a few months ago with Sprint branding. The Apple Peel 520 is now shipping for those of you who want to turn your iPod touches into iPhones. The only catch is that you’ll have to jailbreak your iPod touch, which…
It’s happening, but it should come as no surprise to anyone: Verizon is going to be getting tiered pricing according to CEO Ivan Seidenberg. The carrier, who currently offers unlimited data packages with its smartphones, will start metering data or offering tiered packages. Although it has been argued that Verizon is the best network in…
Android has certainly helped HTC and Motorola in cell phone satisfaction ratings according to JD Power. While Apple still remains king, it’s very clear that others are beginning to catch up. And with devices like the EVO 4G and the Droid 2 and Droid X, it’s no surprise that HTC and Motorola are giving the…