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Amazon cuts Nokia N900 price to $480

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:00:00 -0600

The Maemo powered handset has been reduced in price by the online retailer at the perfect time to suggest to someone you know that they buy it for you as a holiday gift...

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Friday´s News Bits

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:37:00 -0600

According to the latest unofficial information U.S. Cellular will release the BlackBerry Curve 8530 before Christmas, Trillian comes up with own IM version for the iPhone...

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Get the T-Mobile Touch Pro2 for Free and receive $100 for your old smartphone

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:32:00 -0600

If you don't mind signing a two year contract, making a phone call and reading a code, you could end up with one of the year's most wanted smartphones for free...

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Samsung preparing another handset for the ladies?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:05:00 -0600

Information has surfaced that Samsung is working a brand new, high-end handset of the LadyPhone Series and all we know at this time...

Motorola has a Crush on U.S. Cellular

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:31:00 -0600

Motorola and U.S. Cellular covertly announced and released the Motorola Crush. It features the same software as the Evoke QA4 and is aimed at...

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Weekly Round-Up

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:27:00 -0600

Read about the most remarkable events in the mobile world through the week, as well as what is expected to happen in the next one...

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RIM BlackBerry Pearl 9100 on the rise

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:37:00 -0600

A number of images and a video have just surfaced to tell us that a second-generation BlackBerry Pearl is coming…

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UPDATED: Verizon to launch the Samsung Omnia II on December 2

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:59:00 -0600

Two of our tipsters have come up with some hot information concerning the anticipated Samsung Omnia II for Verizon and its time of release…

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Motorola Motus makes blurry face in front of the camera?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:08:00 -0600

The Motorola road map mentioned the Motus for Q1 launch, and with that time frame rapidly approaching, we needed to see something to prove that the Motus was alive...

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Palm Pre drops to $79.99 at Amazon; $36 activation fee waived

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:34:00 -0600

The Palm Pre continues its amazing journey from iPhone killer to dust collector in the cut-out bin as Amazon drops the price and waives the activation fee...

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HTC to BREW-up some new phones for Verizon and Sprint in 2010?

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:34:00 -0600

Reports say that the Taiwanese manufacturer will be making BREW powered featurephones to be released early next year...

Telus and Rogers ape AT&T and Verizon in Battle of the Cellular Carriers

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:09:00 -0600

Rogers says it has 'Canada's most reliable network', a claim that Telus says became invalid with the recent launch of its 21Mbps HSPA pipeline...

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 will set you back with $879, gets delayed?

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:11:00 -0600

The latest information has it Sony Ericsson´s first Android-based handset will roll out with a retail price of $879 and its market launch will probably be delayed...

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Thursday´s News Bits

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:47:00 -0600

The Nokia 5230 on sale through Vodafone Spain, Serbian carrier sells panels for the HTC Tattoo, a Harry Potter games appears at App Store...

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Windows Mobile News Bits

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:27:00 -0600

The beta version of Office Mobile 2010 is now available for download, Windows Mobile 7 will probably get announced in March 2010 and more...

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Verizon announces CASIO G’zOne Rock, sports some cool software

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0600

The CASIO G’zOne Rock C731 just got announced by Verizon Wireless. The handset will conform to the MIL-STD-810F standard for ruggedness...

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The Samsung T949 – a handset with touch-sensitive screen for T-Mobile?

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:53:00 -0600

UAProfile reveals the existence of the Samsung T949 that is expected to appear in T-Mobile´s product catalogue soon…

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Nokia hasn´t confirmed they´re ditching Symbian for Maemo yet

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:37:00 -0600

Nokia still has not confirmed the information about their plans to replace Symbian with Maemo on their high-end N-Series handsets, but hasn´t denied...

Information about the price and release date of the Sony Ericsson Kurara

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:18:00 -0600

Sony Ericsson´s 8-megapixel cameraphone gets in the spotlight once again and aside from a new picture of the handset...

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Fring is now available at Android Market

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 -0600

The popular program for chat and VoIP calls is now available at Android Market, but we should warn you that the full version comes with rather poor functionality...

New contract free T-Mobile plan offers BlackBerry Curve 8520 for $300 with 1 month of service

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:33:00 -0600

T-Mobile Complete offers a phone and 1 month of contract-free service for one price...

Sprint's Hero gets OTA firmware upgrade

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:26:00 -0600

Ok, it's not Android 2.0. but a firmware upgrade has been sent through the airwaves to-as Raid says it best-kill bugs dead...

AT&T pushes back at Verizon - lightly

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:33:00 -0600

With all those Verizon ads comparing their 3G coverage to AT&T, now it's AT&T's turn to push back...

Lo and Behold II, T-Mobile launches Android powered Samsung sequel

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:58:00 -0600

The Samsung Behold II has been launched by t-Mobile and is the manufacturer's first Android powered device for the nation's fourth largest carrier...

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Sony Ericsson to close locations, lay off 2,000

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:24:00 -0600

Despite stirring up the cellular community with new Xperia models, the joint venture is closing locations worldwide and is laying off 2,000 workers...

Nokia's N900 now available from sea to shining sea

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:05:00 -0600

$649 will get you a lot of things, but none more exciting than the Nokia N900, powered by the Maemo 5 OS and now available in the good ol' US of A...

Wednesday´s News Bits

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:52:00 -0600

The Acer Liquid A1 heads for the stores at the end of November, Bump for Android rolls out, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 is not getting an update to WM6.5 and more...

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Verizon to offer the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8530 in all the rage violet color

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:33:00 -0600

Thanks to some of our tipsters we now have pictures of the violet RIM BlackBerry 8530...

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Google phone is alive and real; HTC hot shots carry the Passion/Dragon

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:27:00 -0600

Originally planned for the 2009 holiday shopping season, the Google phone will apparently be built by either Samsung or LG...

Nokia plans to replace Symbian with Maemo in high-end N-Series devices by 2012

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:20:00 -0600

At a recent event held by the manufacturer in London and dedicated to the Nokia N900, the marketing executive for Maemo has confessed...