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Droid Bionic seemingly clears the FCC, may finally be headed for (US) glory

July 3, 2011 IT News Comments Off

Is this the Droid Bionic, eager to make its US debut at long last? After a false start , it’s looking more and more like Motorola’s next superphone could be inching ever closer to that elusive “summer release,” with a new FCC filing showcasing a cellular communications device with EVDO, LTE, 700MHz radios, Bluetooth, 802.11b/g/n WiFi and an inductive charging battery cover.

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TiVo Premiere Q, Preview boxes bring quad-tuner or non-DVR options to the lineup

June 12, 2011 IT News Comments Off

In an early preview of TiVo’s plans for The Cable Show this week in Chicago, TMCNet has posted information on two new set-top boxes that will be offered by cable operators RCN and Suddenlink. As suggested by recent surveys and forum posts , the Premiere Q is a quad-tuner DVR with multiroom streaming of up to three HD feeds via MoCA or Ethernet, while the Preview is TiVo’s first box without a hard drive and serves as a client to the main box. Another revelation is news that an updated version of TiVo’s iPad app will include be able to browse cable VOD , allowing users to select it on the tablet and then “flick” it to their box where it starts playing

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Soundcast’s OutCast 3.4 multi-room speaker is so fresh and so clean, clean

June 12, 2011 IT News Comments Off

Hard to say if there’s any real connection between the thing you see getting washed up in the image above and the Dirty South , but does it really matter? The OutCast 3.4 multi-room, multi-source wireless speaker might not be the sexiest driver in the shed, but given that it goes where the party goes, we’re willing to bestow forgiveness.

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MOTOBLUR name phased out due to public feedback

June 10, 2011 IT News Comments Off

The first rule of MOTOBLUR is do not talk about MOTOBLUR. Not in public at least.

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Samsung shows affection to CyanogenMod, gives its devs a free Galaxy S II

June 8, 2011 IT News Comments Off

Let’s see if we’re grokking this: Samsung is not only telling the dev community it’s okay to place custom ROMs on its flagship device, it’s actually encouraging the practice by handing out free phones? Atinm, the developer responsible for prepping CyanogenMod on the Captivate and Vibrant, took to Twitter to praise the manufacturer for sending him a free Galaxy S II. From the looks of it, Samsung sent the phone to a select number of devs intent on building an official release of CM7 for the GSII

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Motorola clarifies position on Android apps, is still cool with developer community

June 7, 2011 IT News Comments Off

Being an outspoken executive often involves a steady diet of crow.

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Atrix 4G available for $100 from AT&T, just 50 bucks per Tegra 2 core

June 7, 2011 IT News Comments Off

We’re not going to mince words, the Motorola Atrix has a number of urgent software issues that make it tough to recommend, but at least AT&T is pricing the Blur-saddled smartphone into the realm of reason.

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Atrix 4G available for $100 from AT&T, just 50 bucks per Tegra 2 core

Motorola Droid 3 leaks out in tutorial vids, confirms 8MP camera and 1080p recordings (video)

June 5, 2011 IT News Comments Off

Verizon and Motorola have kept a tighter lid on the Droid 3 than many recent smartphones we’ve seen, but a nice big leak just sprang from the bottom of the pot — startup gadget blog PhonePads obtained three tutorial videos of the five-row QWERTY slider strutting its stuff. While there’s no discussion of any dual-core silicon , there is indeed an 8 megapixel camera on board, which is apparently capable of 1080p HD video recordings

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Droid X2 review

June 5, 2011 IT News Comments Off

Would a Droid X by any other name smell as sweet? When we reviewed that phone last year we found it to be a solid performer in a solid chassis.

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Motorola’s Jha blames apps for poor battery life, says Blur can save the day

June 3, 2011 IT News Comments Off

Motorola Mobility CEO Sanjay Jha took time yesterday to talk business strategy, the advantages of Android, and to take developers to task for poorly optimized apps. At several points during the 50-minute chat the topic turned to lackluster battery life, and Jha placed blame squarely at the feet of hastily tested apps — which he said can sap between 30 and 40 percent of your phone’s juice.

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Gingerbread update begins rolling out to Motorola Droid Pro

May 31, 2011 IT News Comments Off

We’d had some indication that both the Motorola Droid 2 and Droid Pro would be getting upgraded to Gingerbread in the near future, but we can’t say we expected the Droid Pro to be the first of the pair to make the jump. As evidenced by the screenshot above, however, that’s now happened, with at least some lucky owners of the portrait QWERTY device receiving the OTA update — complete with an updated version of Blur, of course

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Droid X gets genuine Gingerbread update, leaked build floats out for the impatient

May 30, 2011 IT News Comments Off

Still bothering with that unofficial 2.3 update for your comparatively monstrous Droid X ? Good news, eager beaver; right on cue , the bona fide Gingerbread update is rolling out to select Droid X owners this weekend, and if you aren’t lucky enough to be included in the initial soak test, you can take matters into your own hands by visiting the source links below. Per usual, we’d caution against a manual install for those who aren’t familiar with the process, particularly since the masses should receive it as the week forges on

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Verizon bonanza: Droid X2, Revolution, Trophy, and Xperia Play hit Big Red today

May 26, 2011 IT News Comments Off

Verizon is seriously diversifying its portfolio today with the official in-store launch of four new smartphones. Three of them roll up in Android gear, though they all have major selling points beyond Google’s software.

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Sprint teams up with Motorola for June 9 event, finally launching a Tegra 2 device?

May 25, 2011 IT News Comments Off

Sprint and Motorola have a little special something up their sleeves, and are rolling them up to show off their latest “collaborations” at a press luncheon on June 9th. Since big bosses CEO Dan Hesse and Sanjay Jha will be in attendance, and the event will be held during Apple’s WWDC , we have a feeling this is going to be something big

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Gingerbread finally coming to Droid X Friday, Droid 2 and Pro to follow?

May 25, 2011 IT News Comments Off

After several leaks Verizon and Motorola have finally gotten their act together — Droid X owners, get ready for a little love in the form of Blurified Gingerbread. Verizon just reached out to let us know that Android 2.3 will start hitting the big-screened phones on Friday.

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Motorola Droid X2 official: launching online May 19th, in stores May 26th

May 18, 2011 IT News Comments Off

Motorola and Verizon have finally stopped teasing us and made the Droid X2 official. This is a 4.3-inch Android (2.2, to be upgraded to 2.3) smartphone with a qHD screen resolution and a dual-core 1GHz processor. An 8 megapixel camera with continuous autofocus and HD video recording graces the back

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Windows Phone 7 ‘Mango’ to bring Office 365, Facebook Chat, more Xbox Live integration?

May 15, 2011 IT News Comments Off

The Windows Phone Dev Podcast unearthed some seemingly legit Windows Phone 7 screenshots last week that revealed a few new features apparently headed to the mobile OS, and it’s now back with another batch that show yet more additions said to be included with the so-called ” Mango ” update.

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Samsung Infuse 4G and HP Veer 4G now on sale at AT&T

May 15, 2011 IT News Comments Off

These two smartphones probably couldn’t be any different if they tried — on the left, we’ve got the tiny 2.6-inch HP Veer with webOS on board, and on the right is Samsung’s Infuse 4G , a giant 4.5-inch Android that costs twice as much on contract. They do have two important things in common, however: they’re both available on AT&T right now, and you can read our reviews of each before tossing any money down. Enjoy! [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] Samsung Infuse 4G and HP Veer 4G now on sale at AT&T originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 15 May 2011 01:59:00 EDT.

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Power Matt joins the Wireless Power Consortium, gains the power of Qi

May 14, 2011 IT News Comments Off

Powermat’s Power Matt proclaimed his cord-cutting capabilities to the people while bearing a striking resemblance to Superman. And now, just as the Kryptonian joined the Justice League, Power Matt has teamed up with the Wireless Power Consortium to benefit all mankind — or at least get us closer to universal contactless chargers

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Microsoft-approved tool fixes your ‘walshed’ Windows Phone, helps you get official updates once more

May 14, 2011 IT News Comments Off

There are certainly advantages to rooting your Windows Phone 7 device, but there’s a heck of a downside too — Microsoft can’t update your handset to the latest and greatest build if you’ve unofficially patched your phone. Good to know, but what if you’ve already done the deed? That’s why you’ll want the application above, a ChevronWP7 -tested, Microsoft-approved program for pulling your phone out of Bizzaro World and setting things right.

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TinyTap App Lets Kids Create Customized iPad Books & Games

May 25, 2012

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MoPub Launches A “Buy It Now” Private Marketplace For Mobile Advertisers

May 25, 2012

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Exec, The YC-Backed Mobile App For Instantly Doing Your Errands, Raises $3.3M

May 25, 2012

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Huawei-Made myTouch Q For T-Mobile Passes Through FCC

May 25, 2012

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While the upcoming Huawei myTouch may not be the phone at their top of everyone’s want list, it did just pass through the FCC on its way to T-Mobile store shelves in the near future. The FCC filing actually provides some details surrounding/confirming the phones specs as well including a 4″ WVGA display, 1.4GHz Qualcomm MSM8255T processor, 1GB RAM, 4GB internal storage, and a microSD card slot.  Pretty much all the [read full article]

Google Nabs Key Members Of HP’s Enyo Team, But Open WebOS Is Still “On Schedule”

May 25, 2012

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Wirefly Memorial Day Sale Offers Extra $25 Discount On HTC One S

May 25, 2012

Keep your eye on Wirefly.com tomorrow as they drop a nice little deal on the HTC One S for Memorial Day weekend. Beginning tomorrow, May 25th through May 28th, Wirefly is offering an extra $25 off their HTC One S pricing for T-Mobile. So what kind of pricing are you looking at — how about $125 for new activations and qualifying upgrade customers

“Because We May” Sale Puts A Ton Of Popular Android Games On Sale

May 24, 2012

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Developers are uniting this weekend and putting a number of awesome Android titles on sale this weekend and if you’re a mobile gamer, you should be excited. They have a number of my own personal favorites including World of Goo, Canabalt HD, Anomaly Warzone Earth HD, Great Little War Game, Fieldrunners and more.

Turn Your iPhone Into A Bouncy Ball With The M-Edge iPhone SuperShell

May 24, 2012

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Siri-ing John Malkovich

May 24, 2012

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Google Adds Subscription Billing To Its Android App Store

May 24, 2012

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Kayak Teams Up With Skyhook To Bring Reliable Location Services To Its Kindle Fire App

May 24, 2012

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Android Continues March Toward World Marketshare Domination

May 24, 2012

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We’re checking out IDC’s newest report for the first quarter of 2012 showing Google’s Android platform continuing it’s march toward global domination as its market-share climbs to 59%, with Apple a distant second at 23%.

Deutsche Telekom CEO Says Merger, Not Sale Is Still An Option For US Branch

May 24, 2012

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Deutsche Telekom CEO Rene Obermann spoke this morning during his company’s investors call and said that a T-Mobile merger is still an option, though an outright sale is more than likely off the table.

Autodesk Launches The Pen-And-Ink SketchBook Ink App for iPad

May 24, 2012

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Big Apple Leads Millennial Q1 Device Ranks By Wide Margin: 28% For Brand, 15% For iPhone

May 24, 2012

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Google To Release Five Nexus Devices On November 5th To Celebrate Five Years Of Android?

May 23, 2012

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On the heels of a Wall Street Journal report indicating Google is prepared to announce a variety of partnerships for their exclusive Nexus lineup of smartphones — comes news that these five devices will all arrive on November 5th. Remember, remember the fifth of November

Sonar Rolls Out “Here-Now” Mobile Social Network, Adds Status, Messaging, Notifications

May 23, 2012

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The Verdict Is In: Google Did NOT Infringe On Oracle’s Patents

May 23, 2012

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T-Mobile Prism Now Available Directly Through T-Mobile Online, Company Owned Retail Stores

May 23, 2012

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Some low-key news today as the T-Mobile Prism has already been available through the likes of Best Buy and Walmart since the beginning of May. Today does the mark the day however, that the Prism is available through T-Mobile owned retail stores as well T-Mobile.com. Interestingly enough, T-Mobile’s official press release back on May 2nd indicated the Prism would retail for $149.99 sans contract

Mint.com App Update: Now Split Transactions

May 23, 2012

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Rubicon Project Acquires Mobsmith To Expand Into Mobile Ads

May 23, 2012

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Target Rolls Out Shopkick Integration Nationwide

May 23, 2012

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McAfee: Mobile Malware Explodes, Increases 1,200% In Q1 2012

May 23, 2012

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9M Users Strong, MapMyFitness Brings Check-Ins, Advanced Google Maps Integration To Fitness Tracking

May 23, 2012

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Betaworks Acquires And Relaunches Hownow, The Semi-Anonymous Hyperlocal Social Network iPhone App

May 22, 2012

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About Last Night Wants To Improve Your Nightlife By Making It Even More Social

May 22, 2012

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Twelve Minute Walkthrough Of Galaxy S III, See It In Action

May 22, 2012

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I wish I could say that you’re preparing to watch a twelve minute walk-through of a T-Mobile branded Galaxy S III, sadly that isn’t the case. Unfortunately, we’ve yet to see any of the US branded handsets appear in the wild but, this video courtesy of Tech65.com is a great 12 minute walk-through showing off plenty of Samsung’s flagship smartphone features. At the very least, you’ll have something to do for 12 minutes ..

Clueful Scans The Apps On Your iPhone, Tells You Which Ones Are Doing Naughty Things With Your Data

May 22, 2012

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Appcelerator Partners With Geoloqi To Bring Location Services To Its 1.6 Million Developers

May 22, 2012

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Forget Those Scraps Of Paper, SnipSnap Lets You Save And Share Coupons From Your iPhone

May 22, 2012

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Zimride’s Lyft Is Going To Give Uber Some Lower-Priced Competition

May 22, 2012

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Quikr, India’s Spin On Craigslist, Gobbles Up $32M From Warburg Pincus, eBay & More

May 22, 2012

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