Verizon 4G coming soon, just not with phones to start

February 15, 2010 by 2 Comments

At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Verizon executive Dick Lynch said that the company’s efforts to launch its 4G network are going according to plan. Today, Verizon is in what it calls “Phase 4″ of its tests of the LTE technology which will be used to power the 4G network. “Within 60 days,” Verizon expects the tests in Boston and Seattle to be complete, at which point Verizon will announce further parts of its rollout strategy. Read more of this post

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Microsoft has no plans to buy Research In Motion

February 15, 2010 by 2 Comments

Yes, you Blackberry wielding crack addicts can breath a sigh of relief.  When Reuters asked Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer if he would ever consider purchasing Blackberry maker Research In Motion, he responded with an answer some would call definite.

“The word ‘ever’ is a big word but I certainly don’t feel like that’s the right strategy for us today,” he said. Read more of this post

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Nokia Maemo + Intel Moblin = a single mobile Linux platform called MeeGo

February 15, 2010 by 1 Comment

Nokia and Intel have become allies in a new clash of the operating systems with the joint creation of MeeGo. MeeGo is an operating system that blurs the line between a robust mobile phone OS and a lightweight netbook OS. Read more of this post

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Motorola announces “Quench/Cliq XT”

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The phone is a lot like a Motorola DEXT, without a QWERTY keyboard, and instead uses Swype which uses finger tracing text entry on-screen. The phone’s actual release date for the U.S is some time next month, available exclusively through T-Mobile USA (dubbed the Cliq XT in the U.S market). The release date outside of the U.S is TBA, but it will be under the name “Quench.” There is no announced price at this time.

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Smartphone Dock Demo: Celio Redfly

February 15, 2010 by 2 Comments

Celio Redfly Smartphone Dock Video Demo

For all of your Blackberry users, this is a must have! The video below is a quick demonstration of Celio’s Redfly smartphone dock and a BlackBerry. The dock replicates your smartphone screen on a monitor, allowing you to use it as a desktop. I’ve heard these units sell really well in the military, where smartphones are often used in lieu of laptops. Our Editor Dillon could probably tell us if that is the case.

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Major carriers band together to from own Wholesale Applications Community

February 15, 2010 by 4 Comments

The world’s largest mobile phone carriers say they’re joining forces to make it easier for software developers to write apps that will run on as many phones as possible. The Wholesale Applications Community announced Monday at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is an attempt to retake the initiative from phone makers like Apple and Nokia, which have applications stores of their own. Read more of this post

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Air Coming to Android, in Adobe’s Attempt at Cross-Platform App Development

February 15, 2010 by 3 Comments

Adobe revealed recently at the MWC in Barcelona, Spain, that it will be strategically rolling out it’s Adobe Flash platform (to include Flash, AIR, Dev Tools, and Media Servers) as their solution to the cross-platform application portability problem.

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How-to: Tired of waiting for Android 2.1? Install Bugless Beast v0.7.5!

February 15, 2010 by 4 Comments

You’re tired of waiting.  I’m tired of waiting.  We’re ALL tired of waiting for Motorola and Verizon to get their game in gear and release Android 2.1 already.  Fed up with Motorola after the latest emotional roller-coaster they took the media world on, I took a dive into the realm of Android rom cooking.  Results?  A Droid running at 1GHz, with all of the fancy shmancy 2.1 applications (Media Gallery, etc), full Superuser permissions (rooted), and a slick smoked glass theme. Read more of this post

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Palm Pre Giveaway Contest – How to Enter

February 15, 2010 by 2 Comments

OK. I posted a tweet about giving away a brand new Palm Pre (on Sprint) yesterday. Ever since I asked a few people about what I should do, since the last giveaway was a little boring and didn’t excite all that many people, even though it was a white Blackberry Bold. Read How. Read more of this post

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Google Buzz: An Editor’s opinion

February 15, 2010 by 2 Comments

Oh, Google.  It was destined to happen, a certainty it seems.  Your once flawless track record has gone the way of the Albatross (Pop-culture translation: Heath Ledger), and the angry mob of self-righteous bloggers is steady on your heels.  Harsh words come cascading down the tubes, hurling insults from all directions.  “…Google has become Microsoft’s evil twin,” some decree, ripping and thrashing your reputation asunder.  “Why?” Read more of this post

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