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It’s Google day in the Android world as the Mountain View company unveiled the Nexus S and unleashed the Android 2.3 “Gingergbread” SDK into the capable hands of the developer community. While the world takes a long and close look at the successor to the Nexus One, original Nexus One users are anxiously awaiting their…
Sprint said it will begin phasing out its iDEN network in 2013 and it will move the more than 10.6 million subscribers over to its CDMA network and still retain the much-vaunted push-to-talk feature. Don’t worry, you’ll still be able to ask chicken heads “Where you at?” According to the USA Today: The phase-out is…
IntoMobile is giving away 50 high-end smartphones to help you keep up with the holiday shopping madness that kicked off on Black Friday. From now until December 21st, you’ll have 50 chances to win a smartphone of your choice from IntoMobile. That’s right, you can win one of 50 AT&T Apple iPhone 4, Sprint HTC…
If you’re from the camp that believes a Verizon iPhone is just weeks away from release, there is an interesting rumor that says Verizon would be willing to pay to keep the Apple smartphone from Sprint and T-Mobile. Additionally, Verizon apparently thinks that Android is beginning to lose its charm and luster as the Apple…
Consumer Reports is at it again with its U.S. carrier rankings, and AT&T has come in dead last. Last year, AT&T was last in customer satisfaction and this year it didn’t change much as it looks like it just received negative marks all across the board. Being the nation’s second largest carrier, one would think…
Amazon.com has a great exceptional offer for those of you who want to grab the Motorola Droid Pro from Verizon Wireless. If you’re a new Verizon customer, you can grab the Android-powered smartphone for only 20 bucks – $19.99 to be more precise. Those with existing Verizon contract will have to pour out $49.99, which…
Vodafone Italy has launched a micropayments service for the prepaid customers which initially can their credit to pay for online subscriptions to Italian newspaper La Repubblica. The service costs 2 EUR per week, providing customers with access to the newspaper both online and via a smartphone app. Ability for this kind of payments (as opposed…
Boingo Wireless, the global WiFi networks, announced a renewed and extended bilateral roaming agreement with T-Mobile USA for subscriber access to WiFi hotspots, covering both laptops and WiFi enabled mobile devices. Under the new agreement, T-Mobile Hotspot and postpaid mobile broadband subscribers will be able to access at no additional charge 53 Boingo airport locations…
Telefonica and Orange are planning to integrate their developer offerings with the Wholesale Applications Community (WAC) initiative. Both companies said that developers would be able to access WAC content via their respective developer platforms as soon as the initiative becomes fully commercialized next year. Telefónica Europe’s Javier Lorente praised WAC saying that it is “happening…
Marketing signage being distributed to Apple stores confirms a spring 2011 launch for the white iPhone 4. The date appears in the small print at the base of the sign and is one of the first official, unofficial confirmations. Apple missed its fall launch window for the white iPhone 4. In October, the Cupertino company…