May 23, 2013

handsets - News


Acer goes ahead with Windows Phone 7 developing plans :Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci

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Although Acer has totally been under the radar in the U.S. in terms of smartphones, the company is hoping to change that with a some Windows Phone 7 handsets. And while we’ve been under the impression that the manufacturer would be building Windows Phone 7 smartphones, Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci confirmed it today in an [...]

“ChevronWP7″ unlock could render Windows Phone 7 permanently unusable :Microsoft

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A Windows Phone 7 “unlock” tool was released on Thursday that allows owners to side load home-brew applications. The tool, named ChevronWP7, uses a method to trick the OS into registering itself as a Windows Phone 7 developer device with the application rather than Microsoft directly. Microsoft normally charges $99 a year for the privilege [...]

“Windows Phone 7″-AT&T to offer buy one & get one free plan on BlackFriday

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If you want a Windows Phone this holiday season, price will be no object. The phones will available for cheap from Amazon and AT&T. customers can enter an AT&T store, buy a Windows Phone 7 handset, and walk out with another one, for free, both on two-year contracts. AT&T is running a buy one get [...]

Motorola Defy to be updated to Android 2.2 in Q2 2011

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The German subsidiary of O2 has leaked via Twitter that the rugged Motorola Defy will be updated to Android 2.2 in Q1 of 2011. As Google is (presumably) getting ready to finally release Android 2.3 Gingerbread into the wild, news comes about Motorola’s plans for the Motorola Defy. This interesting, rugged smartphone has been running [...]

“Swype Apps” for Symbian Beta now with Support for French,German & Polish Languages

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The beta flavor of Swype for Symbian, the application the Swype team developed in collaboration with Nokia’s Beta Labs engineers, has just got enhanced with support for a wider range of languages. Swype provides a faster and easier way to input text on any screen. With one continuous finger or stylus motion across the screen [...]

Apple iPad to be subsidized by Orange and T-Mobile in Europe

France Telecom’s Orange and Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile — who have put their British operations into a joint venture — said on Monday new purchase options in Britain would mean “more affordable prices when purchased with a data service plan.” In France, a spokeswoman for Orange said the carrier would subsidize the iPad when it starts [...]

“Dell Venue Pro”- expected a wider launch

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After a long absence from the Windows Mobile market, Dell’s Venue Pro is hotly awaited by many. Unfortunately, the device has been in extremely short supply so far. A weekend update from the manufacturer said that the Dell Venue Pro is going to have a wider launch than the one it had earlier this month [...]

Palm Pre, Pre Plus, Pixi and Pixi Plus to be updated to “webOS 2.0” – HP

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Today, we have some news that will bring a smile to the face of everyone who owns a Palm Pre, Pre Plus, Pixi and Pixi Plus. All these devices will be getting an upgrade to webOS 2.0. During the ongoing HP/Palm webOS Developer Day in New York City today, Palm Engineer and Developer Relations rep [...]

Apple’s Embedded SIM card-Europian carriers go on “war”

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While Apple hasn’t officially announced intentions to use an embedded SIM in its iPhone, some European carriers are already such a move could put too much control in Apple’s hands. Apple recently started working with the wireless security company Gemalto, whose programmable over the air SIM card solutions are used in big pilot projects for [...]

Windows Phone 7 Launches with 5% Mobile OS Market Share and more than 2000 Apps at Marketplace

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Microsoft is coming back to the smartphone OS wars with the launching of Windows Phone 7 officially today. Microsoft currently holds 5% of the global smartphone OS market share with Windows Mobile according to Gartner research. Windows Phone 7 would need to gain 9% to catch the Apple iPhone and 12% to take on Android [...]

Motorola Kobe MB520 aka mini-DROID X on its way to AT&T

Motorola MB520 (Motorola Kobe ATT) is the next android handset coming from Motorola . Motorola Kobe comes with AT&T but this is still under covers. Motorola MB520 got “Kobe ATT” designation by Wi-Fi Alliance and UPnP forums. Motorola MB520 is coming with new features. According to the sources Motorola Kobe ATT will run on Android [...]

AT&T Brings Android Based Motorola MB520 ‘Kobe’

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AT&T has now realized the importance of Android phones in its inventory, so we are seeing more and more Android phones coming to the network. Motorola MB520 (Motorola Kobe ATT) is the next android handset coming from Motorola . Motorola Kobe comes with AT&T but this is still under covers. Motorola MB520 got “Kobe ATT” [...]