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RadioShack No Contract Wireless tipped for September 5 introduction

Business And Money Remember that RadioShack-branded Cricket MVNO that we first got wind of earlier this month? According to a new image sent to Engadget, the service may be going live in just a couple of weeks. Dubbed "RadioShack No Contract Wireless," or...

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Priced at $199, I would buy two Microsoft Surface tablets

Business And Money I have been loosely following Windows 8 tablet news ever since Microsoft unveiled its lineup of Surface tablets and their partners earlier announced Windows RT tablets. Being the tablet fiend that I am, Windows RT is easily the most...

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RadioShack rumored to be planning Cricket MVNO dubbed "RadioShack Mobile"

Android RadioShack has been selling mobile phones for the carriers for a while now, but if a new leak is to be believed, the retailer may be planning to dive into world of phones even further by becoming an MVNO. According to a report from...

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Do you think Samsung copied Apple?

Business And Money If you have any interest in smartphones and tablets, then you have probably heard about what's going on in California right now. Apple and Samsung are locked up in a pretty heated legal battle, with the focus solely centered on patent...

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Should Samsung go back to the software drawing board?

Business And Money When it comes to this Apple versus Samsung situation, there is a lot to write about. A lot of different angles. A lot of different ways to point fingers. Both companies are showing that off right now. Debating on who is right, and who is...

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GameStop Mobile was a "creative mockup" that won't actually launch, says GameStop CEO

Business And Money Back in May, a website for a GameStop-branded AT&T MVNO dubbed "GameStop Mobile" popped up online, complete with handful of different plan options. There weren't many other details available about the entity then, but today some more light...

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Verizon Share Everything data plans up to 20GB in size available in stores and over the phone

Business And Money Thinking about signing up for one of Verizon's Share Everything plans, but the 10GB bucket isn't quite large enough for you and your data-hungry devices? You may still have an option, as a Verizon spokesperson today confirmed that the...

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Come August 23, will you switch to one of AT&T's Mobile Share plans?

Business And Money Tiered data is the bane of my existence. I have never been – and I cannot understand how anyone could be – a supporter of data caps, hard or soft. Unfortunately, there is no way to avoid the despairing depths of limited mobile data without...

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Up-trading mobile devices for newer ones is becoming increasingly expensive

Android Much like many of us enveloped in the tech world, I have cell phone A.D.D. Generally, I get bored with a phone or tablet after just a few weeks with it. I use it religiously for a month or so. After that, it begins collecting more and more...

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AT&T Mobile Share plans launching on August 23

Business And Money Itching to get all of your data-hungry AT&T devices onto one of those new Mobile Share plans? You won't have to wait much longer, as AT&T has announced that the plans will be available starting Thursday, August 23. Interested customers...

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Simple Mobile drops the price of its Unlimited High Speed Web plan to $50

Business And Money In the market for a new home for you and your unlocked GSM handset? Simple Mobile has some news that may just pique your interest. The T-Mobile MVNO today announced that it has dropped the price of its Unlimited Nationwide Talk, Text and...

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The T-Mobile Note is a perfect example of how carrier exclusivities can ruin a device

Android Earlier today, you may have noticed that reviews and other (official) content surrounding the T-Mobile Galaxy Note went live. Our own David Beren of TmoNews provided a quick look into the gigantic phablet for Magenta and gave us quite a...

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Will price be the nail in the coffin for Surface?

Business And Money Since long before the announcement of the original iPad, tablets have been a relatively tough sale for retailers. When working for an electronics retailer, I constantly met consumers who would ask, "Why should I fork over $500 for a device...

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When paid apps go free …

Android I have the habit of compulsively buying a ton of apps and games. Most of the time, I buy them on impulse because I know I will change my mind if I give any consideration, and I may miss out on a fine application that could quickly find...

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AT&T's Mobile Share plans are just as bad as Verizon's Share Everything

4g In mid-June, Verizon Wireless announced their fresh and quickly approaching Share Everything plans. Just two weeks later, said plans went live, marking the end of grandfathered unlimited plans (for those who choose to upgrade when the time...

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AT&T Mobile Share data plans due to arrive in late August

Business And Money Ready for some shiny new data plans, AT&T customers? That's exactly what you'll soon be getting, as AT&T has finally made its shared data plans nice and official. Known as Mobile Share plans, the new offerings will be launching in late...

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Would you pay to use FaceTime over the cellular network?

Business And Money It’s all fun and games until someone starts charging you to do something. That’s kind of the way I’m looking at this recent news that Apple’s FaceTime video-calling service could see charges for the first time...

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Are features leaving our batteries behind?

Business And Money As we start adopting new features into our lives, whether it’s brought on by new software or a new device in general (with new software, usually), the one thing that some people don’t seem to take into account is battery...

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What if carriers didn't drop prices on aging phones?

Business And Money When a new phone is about to launch, one of the main things that most of us try to guess is pricing. We do it for a couple of reasons, but it mostly comes down to how it compares to other devices in the market. Other devices on the...

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Samsung, it's time to look beyond your own handsets

Business And Money I’ll admit it: I like the Galaxy S III by Samsung. I didn’t think I would. In fact, I never had any plans to actually touch one, that’s how disappointed in the device at launch I was. It just “didn’t do it for me,” as they say. But, once I...

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"Does Google deserve a "free pass" for I/O 2013 in light of choosing to polish their current portfolio of services instead of announcing new software and hardware?"

Brandon Scoggins No.

Tim Feierabend I wouldn't coin it as a "free pass" but I am glad they are polishing all the services that they have for the future. They already have a good selection of online services I don't see why they should announce and work on more.

Lukasz Dudek I did not expect any new devices.

Lanh Nguyen Like Taylor Martin who's now with pocketnow said Google announcing a new version of android last year at IO was an anomaly. Typically the next version always comes in the fall with the release of a new nexus phone. This is a developers conference after all so they weren't doing anything different from what they did prior to last year. More than likely they will refresh everything in the fall.

Dustin T. Robles Opinions get in the way of a yes or no answer I'm less likely to read a 700 character answer than the 3. like this, If I continued at some point you would stop reading