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Rumor: MyTouch 3G Slide pricing and release date revealed

Rumors And Leaks Two weeks ago, the MyTouch 3G Slide was officially announced by T-Mobile. But lets be honest, it's not like we didn't know it was coming. Thanks in great part to the folks over at TmoNews, every leak, rumor, and picture about the device...

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Google officially backs Sprint's HTC EVO 4G

Android We just recently found out that Google would be throwing in the towel regarding the Nexus One. Before that we found out that neither Verizon nor Sprint would be getting the Nexus One because of the HTC DROID Incredible and the EVO 4G, the...

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Who let the dogs out? May 14, 2010

Rumors And Leaks It's been a crazy week on the tech scene. I for one have had an incredibly difficult time keeping up with my reader this week and all the leaks, rumors, and news that go along with it. We brought you the big stuff such as Sprint's...

from 2010 by Ari Robbins 3

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Google Voice now available for students

Business And Money If you're not familiar with Google Voice, it's actually a really cool service provided by Google with features such as free text messaging, a free phone number, voicemail transcription and more. Google Voice is currently available by...

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HTC EVO 4G available for pre-order at The Shack

Android With HTC's hot new cross-platform lineup of smart, nay, superphones slowly making their way to the streets, the hardest thing to do is get your hands on one. You probably remember the HTC HD2 on T-Mobile selling out more times than I can...

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Rumor: Project Emerald is the Samsung Galaxy S, coming in July

Android A few days ago we started hearing rumors about a T-Mobile program codenamed "project emerald," which has been rumored to be representative of a device launch in the near future (probably this summer). Initially the thought was...

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Sprint and Walmart team up to launch Common Cents Mobile

Business And Money Sprint and Walmart have come together to tap into their combined resources and do what they do best for consumers, cheap. Today the companies have announced Common Cents Mobile, a pay-as-you-go mobile service with seven-cent minutes and...

from 2010 by Ari Robbins 5

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Samsung Galaxy S coming soon to Vodafone UK

Android It's official folks, the highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy S gets its first carrier. Vodafone UK is the first to announce - on its coming soon page - they will be carrying the Galaxy S in the near future. Interestingly...

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Best Buy accepting pre-orders for HTC EVO 4G

4g Want to be the first to own an HTC EVO 4G on Sprint's Now Network? Heck, forget about being the first, do you want to even have a chance at getting this thing? If it's anything like it's siblings the HTC HD2 and the HTC DROID Incredible,...

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Rumor: Cellular South to get Motorola Milestone

Android More often than not, the big news in the industry revolves around the top four US carriers; Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile, respectively. And while leaks and rumors keep us on the edge of our seats waiting for the next best thing,...

from 2010 by Ari Robbins 5

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T-Mobile's Project Emerald could be a "Nexus One-like device"

Android Our boys over at TmoNews have caught wind of something that could turn out to be very exciting. It's but a whisper in the air now, so if you're anywhere near a salt shaker you know what to do. The rumor is of a new T-Mobile codename...

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Next-generation iPhone spotted in the wild...again

Rumors And Leaks Here we go again folks, this time we'll leave out the whole "a guy walks in to a bar (ouch!)" line. It would appear that the iPhone HD (as it is being called, we actually have no clue what its production name will be) has surfaced yet...

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Froyo spotted on Nexus One, complete with a side of Flash

Android If there was ever any question as to the existence of Android 2.2 (Froyo), this seems to settle it. AndroidandMe appears to have obtained a screenshot (and video) of Android 2.2 running on a Nexus One with integrated Flash...

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Apple and AT&T: Until 2012 do us part

Iphone Os The speculation has been ongoing for longer than I care to remember about what carrier will be next to get the iPhone. Not a single carrier has been left out from the rumor mill, and all the conjecture has been based on the assumption...

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Huawei U8100-7 IVY clears the FCC; headed to Australia?

Rumors And Leaks Well, hello shiny sneaky little new phone. What's that? You just got your FCC wings today, congratulations! Yesterday (Monday), the Huawei U8100-7/IVY received the FCC stamp of approval for use on US soil. The IVY...

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Breaking: Sprint no longer selling Nexus One

Android Wow. I want to say that a lot of people are going to be disappointed today, but at this point I'm just not sure that will be the case. Gizmodo is reporting that a Sprint PR rep has confirmed they will not be selling the Nexus One, that...

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BlackBerry Pearl 3G passes through FCC in two flavors

Rumors And Leaks Well, it looks like the FCC gods have spoken once again, granting not one, but two BlackBerry devices their official approval. Not more than an hour (or two) ago, both variants (20-key condensed QWERTY and 14-key traditional) of the...

from 2010 by Ari Robbins 2

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Sprint EVO 4G clears FCC, gets training manuals

Android Though the Verizon DROID Incredible wasn't announced until a few weeks before its actual release - leaving VZW Android fans rife with anticipation - the leak sauce was flowing something thick, especially in the days leading up to its...

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T-Mobile rocks new BOGO deals, offers special Mother's Day discount

Android T-Mobile seems to have a thing for buy one get one free events as of late. Their latest BOGO deal kept getting extended and doesn't actually end until May 9 (this coming Sunday). Nevertheless, it looks like T-Mobile has a...

from 2010 by Ari Robbins 4

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HTC EVO 4G documentation spotted at Radio Shack

Android Yesterday a screenshot from an internal Radio Shack system surfaced showing that the HTC EVO 4G would be available to pre-order later this month. There were no confirmed details, but speculation of a June 6th or 13th release date with...

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Clear to launch two 4G smartphones by the end of the year

4g Well, here's some interesting and somewhat unexpected news, in yesterday's Q1 earnings call Clear announced that they would be launching two 3G/4G smartphones by the end of this year. Clear, whose majority shareholder is Sprint, stated...

from 2010 by Ari Robbins 3

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Google's Nexus One to be sold by UK retailer Phones4U

Android Aaaaaaand Action. Google's approach to selling the Nexus One is getting more and more confusing by the minute. Not long ago we found out that Vodafone would be the first carrier to receive the N1 to sell online (on their own website) as...

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HTC EVO 4G available for pre-order later this month at The Shack

Android There's no denying that the Sprint HTC EVO 4G stole the show at CTIA this year. Ever since then Sprint customers have been getting excited in anticipation of the device while others have been contemplating a switch to the Now network. ...

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Rumor: Samsung Galaxy S available for purchase on June 1st

Android Alright, you've read the title of this article so you have a pretty good idea of what to expect, but before I go much further I must warn you to take this with a rather large grain of salt and classify this as a major rumor, not to be...

from 2010 by Ari Robbins 15

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T-Mobile considering wholesale 4G options for next year?

4g We all know the rumor mill has a way of churning out information pretty consistently, but when it comes to T-Mobile, the churning seems to happen at a pretty rapid pace. In late March, we reported that T-Mobile had at one point been...

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Android-powered Samsung Galaxy A lands on SK Telekom

Android Just last week we mentioned that the launch for the Samsung Galaxy A on SK Telecom was fast approaching. Today, the announcement was made that the first Android-based Samsung device to hit Korea would become available. An...

from 2010 by Ari Robbins 3

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 series to get Android 2.1 in Q4

Android When new Android phones start to catch the eye of bloggers and tech-geeks, at least two major questions come to mind: 'What are the hardware specs?' and 'What version of Android will it be running?' The hope is usually that the...

from 2010 by Ari Robbins 4

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BlackBerry Bold 9650 passes through FCC

Rumors And Leaks BlackBerry lovers on CDMA carriers (Verizon and Sprint) have been waiting for this moment for a while, so it's nice to see the next generation of devices come one step closer to arrival. Yesterday, the BlackBerry Bold 9650 popped its...

from 2010 by Ari Robbins 2

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Three Samsung smartphones clear the FCC

Rumors And Leaks It looks like Samsung just had an FCC submittal party, and I'm guessing the event is in preparation for the launch of the three phones that have just shown their pretty little labels. The Samsung GT-I5801, GT-S8500L, and SPH-M910 have now...

from 2010 by Ari Robbins 2

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AigoPad unearthed, offers 7-inch display and Android 2.1

Android Well, well, what have we hear? Ain't she a beaut? What you're looking at is the Aigo N700 AigoPad, a 7-inch tablet device sporting Android 2.1, Nvidia Tegra 2 graphic chipset, and a dual core (yeah, I said dual core!) Cortex A9 1GHz...

from 2010 by Ari Robbins 4