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Tmo opens doors for Moto Cliqs: Come and get ‘em!

Android I wonder if it was a successful campaign for T-mobile, permitting Moto Cliq pre-orders for existing customers only. In just four more days, the Droid is dropping on Verizon, so wouldn’t it have behooved them to sell as many of these in...

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iPhone app: Jibbigo Speech Translator

Cell Phone App Reviews As a tot watching The Last Starfighter, I thought that the language translation contraption in the movie was way cool. When I was studying abroad in Latin America (and schlogging my way through Spanish), I really could’ve used something...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 7

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Rumor: Is a true Google phone in the works?

Android According to finance and investment site TheStreet, Google is getting ready to dive into smartphones with a custom Android phone of its own, slated for this year. If this is true, not only would it be the search giant’s first direct entry...

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Happy Halloween!

Lifestyle Thinking of dressing up as your favorite handset tomorrow? Please don’t let one of these epic costume fails happen to you. Instead, why not show off your techno-wizardry, like the iPhone lovers below? But be warned: It’s not for the faint...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 4

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NYC cops issue 7,529 tickets in one day for cell phone violations (plus, the city’s taxi drivers may get handset ban)

Politics That headline did not contain a typo. Indeed, New York City police burned through its citation pads to slap 7,500+ drivers with fines totaling more than $978,000 for the city. Not bad for a day’s work. That’s not to say money was the...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 5

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How your cell can be used to put you under surveillance

Lifestyle Imagine this: You lose your phone in a taxi, a restaurant, a party or even just out in the street. Lucky you, some kind person calls the first friend in your addressbook, and soon you’ve got your phone back. It happens all the time. (It’s...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 4

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A word of caution for iTunes-using Pre owners: Update 9.0.2 will break your sync

Palm Webos There’s a new iTunes update available. Among the things Version 9.0.2. brings, including support for its new AppleTV format, is an annoying new/old irritation for Palm users: The software breaks Palm Pre syncing for WebOS 1.2.1. (Yup,...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 1

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Scientists drive vehicle remotely with iPhone

Navigation From the “Don’t Try This at Home” files: Researchers from the Free University of Berlin have successfully rigged a van for remote control by iPhone. The artificial intelligence team used an app called iDriver, which was developed by mobile...

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iPhone Game: Settlers of Catan has come to the App Store

Cell Phone App Reviews Greedy resource mongers of the world, take note: Your favorite way to waste time is now on the iPhone. Settlers of Catan now comes as an app called Catan — The First Island. The decidedly un-techy, but addictive board game (which...

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For carrier-agnostics: Unlocked Sony Ericsson Aino for $600

Post If a 2-year commitment’s not how you roll, then you might be interested in the Sony Ericsson Aino, which launched today for $600. (The Ay-no? Ah-no? Uh, no? Forget it. I have no idea how to pronounce this.) The Aino is a 8.1 MP,...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 2

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Nav companies falter in light of Google Maps Navigation

Android Some crazy stuff is happening in the world of nav. This has everything to do with Android, specifically in regards to Verizon’s Moto Droid, which was just announced today: The big news for the directionally challenged is the debut of...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 4

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iPhone app: The official NASA app for space buffs

Post Hey, space fans: Bummed cause you missed the launch of the Ares I-X rocket today? Take heart — it doesn’t ever have to happen again, not with the NASA iPhone app. Not a simulation, game or third-party program, this is the...

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It's official: Moto Droid to launch on Nov 6 (Verizon) for $200

Android Of course Android fans were expecting an official announcement today, with it being “Droid Day” and all. And there are no disappointments here: Moto Droid will be available via Verizon on November 6 for the contract price of...

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Symbian gets app store

Symbian Os Symbian fans, break out your party pants: You’ve now got a universal app store of your very own. Dubbed Horizon, Symbian Foundation’s software center/publishing program/mobile marketplace works for all users of the platform, unlike the...

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LG’s BL40 vid brings back sexy

Videos I had a visceral reaction to this video, which might as well be called “chicks ‘n clicks.” (Granted, my reaction is probably different from the male contingent’s in our viewing audience. Yes, the ladies are super sexy. Can we talk about...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 21

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iPhone: App Store has approved 100K plus entries

Cell Phone Apps According to the latest tallies, Apple's App Store has approved a finger-numbing, phone-clogging, mind-melting 100,000+ apps for the iPhone/iPod Touch. AppShopper, a third-party metrics site, pegs the actual approval figure at 101,561...

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Pre demoed on AT&T, nabs high rankings with PC World

Palm Webos At this point, the news of Pre arriving on Verizon’s network early next year has been well-circulated. Now, some WebOS fans are holding out hope for a U.S. GSM version for an American carrier — namely AT&T. AT&T?...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 14

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Android 2.0 (Eclair) officially announced today

Android I love eclairs. Chocolate topping, gooey cream-filled center, what’s not to love? And now that Android 2.0 (“Eclair”) has been unveiled today, in advance of Big Red’s Droid event tomorrow, it’s like getting...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 6

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TMo’s Moto Cliq Ad Debuts

Android Tmo has unveiled its latest Android offering to the ad-watching masses, via video for the Moto Cliq. Why it chose to use a render instead of the actual handset is a little baffling to me, but otherwise, it’s a decent intro to the handset...

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Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA X10 (X3) to be announced Nov 3

Android Gotta love early announcements. Sony Ericsson’s first foray into Android — the XPERIA X10 (aka X3 or “Rachael”), which was once thought to be slated for 2010 — is having its coming out party on November...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 10

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Forget Apple vs MS: NYT says it’s WinMo vs Android (and Microsoft’s losing)

Android The New York Times believes the big cell phone manufacturers are moving away from Windows Mobile, and moving toward Android devices. (Based on the recent onslaught of Android news, that’s not hard to imagine.) The article, written...

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iPhone + VZW: Will they or won’t they? (Verizon CEO says it’s up to Apple)

Business And Money Sometimes, covering the drama of the mobile phone industry is like watching TV. Just as I hoped and prayed for Sam and Diane to finally couple up (followed by Ross and Rachel, and now Finn and Rachel), I am watching the Verizon–iPhone...

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Tmo announces gesture-friendly Equinox feature phone

Post Not everyone wants a full-fledged cellular computing device, and for those just looking for a basic feature phone without resorting to the dry and boring, T-mobile’s announcement today may have just the thing. The carrier just...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 5

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Sick of Android yet? Me neither: Pics of Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 (X3)

Android Leaked images of the Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA X10 (aka X3 or “Rachael”) have been making the rounds lately. Unlike the mock ups of the unannounced device that were floating around previously (see below), these are shots of...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 5

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Apple Tablet rumors get new life: NYT editor mentions it in staff mtg, SIM tray pic leaks

Rumors And Leaks If you’ve been holding out hope that rumors of the Apple Tablet would pan out, there are two new bits that may offer the biggest validation yet. Bill Keller, executive editor at the New York Times, has tagged the unseen,...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 2

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Palm Pixi to launch 11-15 for $100 (Sprint)

Palm Webos Today, official word came in that Palm Pixi will be available on November 15, as an exclusive offering from — you guessed it — Sprint. The cost will be $99.99, after a $50 instant discount and a $100 mail-in rebate (making the check-out...

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T-mobile debuts Even More plans

Post As expected, Even More (or Project Dark, or whatever you want to call it) has gone live today. T-Mobile pulled the trigger and launched Even More and Even More Plus, both of which offer unlimited Tmo to Tmo calls and unlimited...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 10

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Phones for the disgustingly wealthy

Business And Money We’re pretty sure none of these ridiculously priced handsets will be on your upcoming holiday lists, but what the heck? Let’s take a quick look at how the other half lives anyway. As usual, whenever I look at the buying...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 12

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Vodafone goes for viral: The Vodafone Symphonia vid

Videos This is what you get when you stock a wall with 1,000 phones and orchestrate a symphonic ode to mobile tech. Vodaphone NZ’s grab at viral video is almost too clever for its own good. (Way to highlight the limited audio on cell phones,...

from 2009 by Adriana Lee 3

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Leaked image of T-mobile’s Project Dark training sheet

Post Tmo News got its hands on an internal training sheet for Project Dark, which includes some of the pricing schemes as well as comparisons to the other major carriers. Is this for real? Well, considering tomorrow’s D-day, I wouldn’t be...

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