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Nokia Lumia 900 now priced at $49.99 on AT&T

News Today's the day that the pink Nokia Lumia 900 is hitting AT&T, but that's not the only big news concerning Nokia's flagship Windows Phone handset today. The Finnish manufacturer has announced on its official Conversations blog that the...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 1

New mobile report shows Android and iOS on top, two thirds of recent phone buyers went smartphone

Android Friday's finally here, so how about we wind down the week with some market share numbers? The folks over at Nielsen have put out their latest report on the U.S. mobile market, and surprise, surprise, Android and iOS are sitting atop the...

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Why do smartphone OEMs face so much adversity when making quality cameras?

Android When people talk or write about smartphone cameras, you often hear them reference the popular saying: "The best camera is the one you have with you." That saying is mostly a half-truth. It's better to snag some picture over missing a shot...

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Pink Nokia Lumia 900 to be offered by AT&T starting July 15 [UPDATED]

News AT&T announced earlier this morning that it's expanded its 4G LTE coverage, but that's not the only AT&T LTE-related news that we've got today. Nokia has announced on the official Nokia Conversations blog that AT&T will soon be releasing a...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 3

Lumia 910 makes an appearance in Nokia developer tool

News Well, what do we have here? It appears that an unannounced Nokia Lumia handset has popped up in the Finnish manufacturer's Remote Device Access tool. As you can see in the shot above, the name "Lumia 910" made an appearance in the RDA...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 0

Android and iOS remain top two U.S. smartphone platforms in latest comScore report

Android Brace yourselves, folks, because you're about to have several May mobile market share numbers thrown your way. Today comScore issued its report on the U.S. mobile market for the three-month period ending May 2012, and standings-wise, not...

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Samsung Focus 2 Written Review by Sydney

4g Windows Phone 8's official release may be just a few months away, but until then there are still Windows Phone 7.5 devices that are worth looking into. If you don't feel like waiting until this fall or need a new phone now, then AT&T has a...

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RIM, it's time to start weighing your options

Android For the past 24 hours or so, the Internet has been littered with funny (also sadly true) sleights made towards the very likely demise of the Waterloo-based handset firm, Research In Motion. Yesterday evening, all eyes were on RIM as it...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 20

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Should Microsoft create their own Windows Phone device?

Windows Phone 7 Around the mid-afternoon mark yesterday, news started finding its way around the Internet that Microsoft wouldn’t be making its own Windows Phone-based device. This probably wasn’t a shock to most people, but I can understand where the...

from 2012 by Evan Selleck 16

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Why your Windows Phone device won't be updated to Windows Phone 8

Android Last week, Microsoft gave us a sneak peek of what to expect when Windows Phone 8 is released this fall. They highlighted eight (get it?…Windows Phone *8*) new features including a new Start screen with more tile sizes and options, support...

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Leaked Windows Phone 8 devices; Render of Google Nexus tablet; Microsoft Surface official and more!

Android Welcome to this week's episode of The Dog Pound. Get ready for another quick round-up of the latest news from the past week. Microsoft dominated the headlines last week with the announcement of the Surface tablets and a sneak peak of...

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Microsoft says that it has no plans to create its own Windows Phone devices

News Ever since Microsoft took the wraps off of its new Surface tablets earlier this month, there's been some speculation that the Redmond-based firm may be interesting to creating its own Windows Phone devices as well. It doesn't appear that...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 4

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Microsoft's Windows Phone 7.8 isn't a bad deal

Windows Phone 7 It has only been a few days since Microsoft took the stage and showcased the next evolution of their mobile operating system, Windows Phone, but as you can expect people are still talking about it. The Windows Phone Summit wasn’t all about...

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Nokia Lumia 900 Camera Extras to be available today

News Looks like Nokia Lumia 900 owners will have some new goodies to play with this weekend. Nokia has announced on its U.S. arm's official Twitter account that the new Camera Extras app will be available for the Lumia 900 starting today. The...

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It costs less than a cup of coffee to power your iPad for an entire year

Android Every night, I sleep beside a mess of power cords and cables that I'm sure is some serious fire hazard. Beside my bed, I charge at least three phones and one tablet every night, and in my office, there might be a laptop, another tablet and...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 5

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Do you aimlessly stare at your phone waiting for notifications?

Android It's no secret that cell phones have been the cause of some compulsive behaviors for many of us. I'm willing to bet I'm not the only one who reaches for the phone on their nightstand to check Twitter, Facebook, SMS and new emails first...

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Purported specs for a trio of HTC Windows Phone 8 devices surface

News During its Windows Phone Summit yesterday, Microsoft revealed that HTC (among others) will be producing Windows Phone 8 handsets when the platform launches later this year. There was no word on what we can expect from the HTC devices, but...

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Windows Phone 8 Recap: New Start Screen, Multi-Core Processors, HD Displays & more!

Videos Microsoft gave us a sneak peak of Windows Phone 8 today and showed off a few of its new features, including the new Start screen, Wallet, Nokia Maps, and its enterprise and gaming apps. A lot of people have been asking for more...

from 2012 by Sydney Myers 35 24 Reactions

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Microsoft could make serious waves with Windows Phone 8

Windows Phone 7 Currently, when it comes to software and U.S. smartphone market share, Google and Apple control the majority. In May, research firm comScore revealed that Android has grown to an astounding 51 percent market share in the U.S., while Apple...

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AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon plan to offer Windows Phone 8 devices

News Digging what you saw of Windows Phone 8 earlier? If so, you're probably wondering whether or not your particular carrier is planning on supporting Microsoft's new mobile operating system. So far it appears that at least three U.S. carriers...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 1