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Jobs to frustrated iPhone 4 user: "It is just a phone. Not worth it."

News Alright folks, hold on to your britches for this one, it's about to get good, real good! One of BGRs readers, who they're calling "Tom," posted a video on YouTube of his iPhone 4 displaying poor signal. Apple managed to find the video...

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Sprint Epic 4G gets a promotional video

4g The Samsung Galaxy S line of devices are getting ready to hit the US like a wave of awesome. Starting with the T-Mobile Vibrant on July 21st, all four devices should be hitting the streets by the end of the summer. Yesterday we reported...

from 2010 by Ari Robbins 12

Apple and AT&T hit with first class action lawsuit

Business And Money Today marks exactly one week since Apple's iPhone 4 became available to the public. It's been a crazy week, and I actually feel (just a very little) bad for Apple and AT&T employees who are likely under a huge amount of pressure right...

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Second wave of iPhone 4s will arrive July 7th

News Unless you've been living under a rock in the middle of the desert with no access to any sort of technology or communication, you're probably aware of the slew of problems Apple and AT&T have had since the day they started pre-ordering the...

from 2010 by Ari Robbins 5

Sources: There will be no next of KIN

News Ever since the Microsoft KIN devices were announced, and eventually launched, they received underwhelming reviews from bloggers and consumers alike. Whether it was the pricing, the ability of the phones or the data plans that accompanied...

from 2010 by Ari Robbins 11

Canadians to get free Wi-Fi at Starbucks, too

News Just when you thought getting free Wi-Fi with your coffee and scone at the nations most popular coffee joint couldn't be any cooler, Starbucks announces that its Canadian customers will be getting free Wi-Fi too. According to BGR,...

from 2010 by Ari Robbins 6

Is the Microsoft Courier project still alive?

News There's no question that Apple's iPad currently reigns supreme as the end all, be all of tablet devices. Many have challenged it, and so far few have succeeded in getting anywhere near as popular or as purchased as the iPad has been since...

from 2010 by Ari Robbins 2

Rumor: Best Buy ending DROID X pre-orders

Android The number of smart and super phones to come to market over the last few months is just straight up perplexing. What's even crazier is the inability of carriers and manufacturers to keep up with the demand for their devices. It's getting...

from 2010 by Ari Robbins 5

Samsung prepared to spend on Galaxy S marketing

Android When Verizon's first DROID launched, the company was reported to have spent $100 million in advertising to promote what was (at the time) their flagship Android device. Obviously their efforts payed off as Verizon sold countless DROIDs...

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Update for EVO 4G returns, promises a brickless experience [Updated]

Android Monday Sprint and HTC released an OTA update for the HTC EVO 4G that was supposed to fix several issues including Wi-Fi, and possibly even improve battery life. All was well until the update started bricking phones. The problem wasn't...

from 2010 by Ari Robbins 1

Movie buffs rejoice, official IMDb Android app hath arrived

Android Hey, remember that chick who played that role in that movie? What was her name? If you're like me, you find yourself asking that very question time and time again, and what do you do to find the answer? You go to IMDb.com, of course! ...

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Verizon apologizes for late Incredible deliveries, offers $25 gift card

Android The HTC DROID Incredible has been pretty much out of stock since the day it became available, and getting one now requires a waiting period which varies by the day. Yesterday when I went to the Verizon site, the little Incredible picture...

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VZW charges $350 ETF to Marine widow

News Early termination fees (ETFs) have long been a hot topic in the wireless industry. Each carrier has different fees and policies, but overall if you try and leave a contract before your time is up, you're probably looking at forking over...

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Who let the dogs out? June 18, 2010

News Ladies and gentleman, welcome to the latest edition of "Who let the dogs out?" This week we've been busy keeping you posted about tomorrow's exciting T-Mobile Father's Day sale, the Samsung Galaxy S clearing the FCC, plenty of juicy DROID...

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Samsung targeting Blackberry with Galaxy Q

News Just in case you were thinking Samsung only had Apple in its cross hairs (are you telling me you don't think the Galaxy S looks just like the iPhone?), think again. Samsung is loading up on ammo, and US Blackberry users are the next...

from 2010 by Ari Robbins 1

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AT&T: Data usage over Microcell 3G will count toward data cap

3g Whoa, whoa, whoa! I'm going to need you folks to sit down for this one. Remember a few months back when AT&T was offering those in-home microcell devices to assure better signal in your home? Yes, the same ones they wanted you to pay...

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Did Microsoft and Verizon only sell 500 KINs?

News When writing a post about a rumor, I generally try and come up with some sort of witty comment suggesting you find something nearby, anything really, that has some semblance of NaCl. This one, however, is going to be a little different. ...

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DROID X captures 720p video, doesn't have 720p screen

News The DROID X has been making its rounds on the blogosphere for a few months now with various names. And until recently we were under the impression it would be officially announced on the 23rd of June. You probably saw Aaron's post ...

from 2010 by Ari Robbins 1

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Surprise! White HTC EVO 4G available exclusively at Best Buy

News There is not much you can say other than WOW, just WOW! Engadget just got a hold of some white-hot news suggesting that the HTC EVO 4G will soon be available in a color other than black. According to a source, the 4G behemoth will now be...

from 2010 by Ari Robbins 13

Verizon to jump on the tiered data bandwagon?

Business And Money Tiered data is something we've been hearing about for a while now, so it comes as no surprise to hear that John Killian, CFO of Verizon is reported as saying that VZW will likely be headed in that direction in the future. Killian told...

from 2010 by Ari Robbins 6

Palm confirms product roadmap, says new devices and webOS update are coming

News Palm and HP have been sending fanboys (and girls) on an emotional roller coaster over the last few weeks. It all started when the announcement was made that Palm would be acquired by HP. You could almost hear the sigh of relief felt by...

from 2010 by Ari Robbins 2

iPhone 4 packing 512MB RAM and an attitude?

News We all know the lengths to which Apple goes to keep certain facts about their devices rather secretive pre-launch. According to Engadget, CPU and RAM specs are at the top of that list and if you travel to the iPhone 4 page on the Apple...

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T-Mobile gets serious about Father's Day sale with new commercial

News We've been hearing about June 19th for some time now, and Tuesday T-Mobile officially announced their 1-day-only Father's Day sale coming up this Saturday. Of course, since it's a Father's Day sale there are certain terms and conditions -...

from 2010 by Ari Robbins 2

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AT&T cancelling iPhone 4 pre-orders?

News Today is only the second day that the iPhone 4 has been available for pre-order, and already there have been reports of over 600,000 pre-ordered phones, system outages on both Apple and AT&T sites, and pre-order sales being halted...

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HTC Desire coming to US this August

News Back in April a mail in rebate form for US Cellular surfaced with the HTC Desire listed as one of the phones eligible for a rebate. Of course, if a phone is eligible for a rebate, logic would suggest that the phone must be offered for...

from 2010 by Ari Robbins 1

T-Mobile lights up HSPA plus in 25 metro areas

4g Are you a fan of fast? Are you sad that you don't have access to WiMax in your area or just don't want to switch to Sprint? If you answered yes to any of the aforementioned questions, T-Mobile has some good news for you. Today, the...

from 2010 by Ari Robbins 4

Leaked T-Mobile calendar reveals launches, devices, new plans (oh my!)

News Today seems to be the day for T-Mobile and Samsung Galaxy S related news, and it just so happens that a source of ours has passed on a few juicy bits of information to keep you dreaming for just a little bit longer. If you look at the...

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Samsung Galaxy S clears FCC, headed to T-Mobile

News You really can't complain when you wake up to exciting news about the Samsung Galaxy S. This morning, Samsung model SGH-T959 cleared the FCC with 850/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE and AWS/1900 WCDMA/HSPA frequency bands. What does...

from 2010 by Ari Robbins 9

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T-Mobile Father's Day Sale gets official

News June 19 has been the talk of the town for the last few weeks. If you follow TmoNews at all, you've been there since the beginning when June 19 was just a date for "something" to happen. Yesterday, someone from PhoneScoop received an...

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AT&T HTC Aria 'announced' via YouTube

News Well, this is certainly an odd set of events. Last week AT&T Labs placed a video on YouTube briefly displaying the HTC Liberty (or was it the Aria?) while demonstrating AT&T's methods for product testing prior to the launch of devices. ...

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