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Apple is apparently done with all the iPhone 4 antenna mud-slinging that’s been going on between itself and smartphone competitors like Motorola and RIM. Today, the iPhone maker has removed all the videos it had previously posted on its “Antenna” page, which showed devices like the Motorola Droid X and Nokia N97 Mini exhibiting a…
While the rest mediasphere is busy dishing out the negative spin on Apple and its iPhone 4 antenna reception issues, it seems that our European counterparts in Norway are seeing iPhone 4 performance that’s “just as good and bad” as the competition. The Oslo-based Verdens Gang is the largest online and print newspaper in the…
When it comes to navigating the rocky road to ideal GPS navigation Android smartphone pricing, the T-Mobile Garminfone seems to be on a continual search for ever lower price points. Following on a recent price cut that left the Garmin-Asus Garminfone at a $130 on-contract price, T-Mobile has managed to sniff out an even lower…
If you’ve been thinking about getting yourself a new Verizon phone is either considered a “3G Smartphone” or a “3G Multimedia” device, which pretty much covers any phone you are likely to want from Big Red, you’ll be happy to hear that you can get a $30 credit for each 3G handset you buy. Our…
Today may be the day we finally get confirmation that RIM’s rumored and unofficial BlackBerry tablet, codenamed “Cobalt,” will be known as the BlackPad. We’ve long expected the BlackBerry maker to go with the BlackPad name for tablet device, but a newly discovered domain registration from RIM seems to all but confirm the moniker as…
All you iPhone 4 owners out there still not convinced by Apple’s official stance on the antenna attenuation problem being par for the course will be glad to hear that Best Buy and ZAGG are teaming up to give away free invisibleSHIELD 4FIX films to thwart the dreaded “Death Grip” on your shiny new Apple…
If you’re an iPhone dev, you might want to hit up the Apple Developer Center to download the new iOS 4.1 beta 2 that Apple has just pushed live. We aren’t quite sure yet what’s included in this new beta of iOS 4.1, but we’re sure you’ll be the envy of all your iPhone-wielding friends…
There are all kinds of reasons you’d want to hit up your local Verizon store and pick up a Motorola Droid X, but today we’re just going to focus on one of the lesser-mentioned camera features known as Panorama Assist. Its easy to see how a specs-sheet filled with mentions of a 4.3-inch display, GPS,…
Great news for all you smartphone modders feeling a little anxious about the legal ramifications of jailbreaking your iPhone or rooting your Android phone – the US has just added exceptions to the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) that make it completely legal to hack your smartphone to your heart’s content. Just this Monday morning,…
Just when you thought Apple was done bashing other smartphones on its “Smartphone antenna performance” web-ucational page, the iPhone maker adds the Verizon Motorola Droid X to its “antennagate” lineup. In doing so, Apple essentially calls out Verizon and Motorola’s Android-powered Droid X flagship for losing reception when its antenna is covered up by a…