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CTIA Recap - HTC EVO 4G LTE, DROID Incredible 4G LTE; Apple creating its own mapping service?

Android CTIA took place in New Orleans last week and we got a chance to see plenty of new phones and Aaron has tons of hands-on videos for you to check out. The most notable devices were the HTC EVO 4G LTE and the HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE ,...

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ZTE PF112 Hands-On

Android Aaron takes a look at the ZTE PF112, a high-end smartphone from the manufacturer, at CTIA 2012 in New Orleans. Devices like the PF112 would make a great addition to the Android lineup in the United States - here's to hoping we see more...

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Unlocked Nokia 808 PureView to be offered in the U.S.

Ctia 2012 Earlier this year it was looking like the Nokia 808 PureView and its 41-megapixel camera wouldn't be coming to the U.S., but now there's some good news for those of you interested in the Symbian handset. Speaking to PCMag, Nokia's U.S....

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ZTE Era Hands-On

Android Aaron gets some hands-on time with the ZTE Era at CTIA 2012 in New Orleans. The smartphone offers a 1.3 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 3 CPU, 4.3-inch display with 540x960 pixels, 8-megapixel camera with 1080p HD video recording, a...

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AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket HD has been canceled

Android Our own Aaron Baker was recently wondering about the status of the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket HD, which was part of a handful of new Android phones announced by AT&T at CES, and it seems that we've not got our answer. Ryan Bidan,...

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Will you trade unlimited for shared family data?

4g ”Data demand will outpace capacity by 2014 if we don't make more spectrum available.” Those are the words that came out of Verizon Wireless President and CEO Dan Mead’s mouth during the CTIA roundtable. And it's The exact same picture that...

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Huawei Ascend D Quad Hands-On

Android Aaron gets some hands-on time with the Huawei Ascend D Quad at CTIA 2012 in New Orleans. It's spec'd pretty well, with a 1.5 GHz Huawei quad-core processor, 4.5-inch HD display, 8-megapixel camera, and Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)...

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Cricket to increase focus on smartphones, may offer Windows Phone 8 devices

4g So far we haven't heard much from Cricket during CTIA, but today the carrier offered a bit of a tease as to what we can expect from it through the remainder of 2012. Speaking to PCMag, Matt Stoiber, Cricket's senior vice president for...

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Nokia PureView 808 Hands-On

Ctia 2012 Symbian isn't the most popular mobile OS in the States, but Nokia's PureView 808 is an interesting mobile device from the Finnish manufacturer, thanks to the astounding 41-megapixel camera. The PureView 808's key feature is obviously the...

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Sprint outs Direct Connect Now Android app at CTIA 2012

Android Remember that Sprint Direct Connect Now app that leaked out back in March and is supposed to give Android devices the ability to use push-to-talk without actually having PTT hardware? Sprint just confirmed the app's existence during a...

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HTC One V Hands-On

Android The HTC One series is finally complete! Aaron takes a first look at the HTC One V , the mid-range device in the One series and the one that resembles the HTC Legend. One V offers a 1 GHz single-core Snapdragon processor,...

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Huawei Ascend P1 Hands-On

Android The big news may center around the big guys - HTC, Samsung, and LG, for example - but lesser known manufacturers like Huawei are making some high-end handsets. The Huawei Ascend P1 is one of those, and it offers a 1.5 GHz dual-core CPU,...

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CTIA Liveblog: Carrier roundtable (AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, and T-Mobile in one spot!)

Ctia 2012 Dan Mead, Ralph de la Vega, Dan Hesse, and Philipp Humm - CEOs of Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile (respectively) - will be on stage and getting grilled by Jim Cramer, host of CNBC's Mad Money. They're a cordial bunch, but sparks could...

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Sprint exec optimistic about Windows Phone 8 Apollo

Android Good news for Sprint customers that've been pining for a new Windows Phone to make its way to the Now Network, as an exec for the carrier has expressed optimism for Windows Phone 8 Apollo, the next major update to Microsoft's mobile OS....

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Virgin Mobile outs HTC EVO V 4G while Boost Mobile reveals HTC EVO Design 4G

4g Late last month Sprint announced that Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile would soon be offering 4G WiMAX service, and now more details on Virgin and Boost's plans have been revealed. This morning Virgin Mobile announced that it plans to launch...

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Kyocera announces the Hydro and Rise, both with Android 4.0

Android Today Kyocera took the wraps off of the two newest additions to its smartphone portfolio, the Hydro and Rise. As you might've guessed, one of the Hydro's main features is its water resistance. Kyocera says that the Hydro is IPx5 and...

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MasterCard intros PayPass Wallet Services, includes online Buy With PayPass button

Ctia 2012 MasterCard's already got PayPass contactless payment terminals in various retailers across the country, and today the company announced that it's expanding the service with PayPass Wallet Services. PayPass Wallet Services actually consists...

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HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE First Look

Android More phones from CTIA! Aaron does a very early review of the HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE , a slimmed down HTC Rezound with some features from the HTC One S and One X. The Incredible 4G LTE offers a 1.2 GHz dual-core...

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Samsung Focus 2 First Look

Ctia 2012 As usual, CTIA doesn't start until tomorrow, but the phone announcements are already pouring in. Aaron gets some hands-on time with the Samsung Focus 2, AT&T's third 4G LTE Windows Phone. The Focus 2 has a 1.4 GHz single-core Snapdragon...

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Samsung Focus 2 with AT&T 4G LTE set to launch on May 20th for $49.99

Ctia 2012 AT&T today announced another member of the Samsung Focus family of Windows Phones, the Samsung Focus 2. The Focus 2 packs 4G LTE connectivity, the third Windows Phone in AT&T's lineup to do so, and will be launching in pure white on May...

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