May 24, 2013

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MetroPCS Plans 4G LTE Android Handset in Q1 2011

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Imagine unlimited talk, text, and 4G data for only $55 per month. That is the no-contract plan that MetroPCS is offering right now on their first LTE handset, the non-Android Samsung Craft. MetroPCS already has a 4G LTE handset – the Samsung Craft QWERTY slider – but this is just a feature phone, not a [...]

Google Editions E-Reader Service to be launched in US by the Year End

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Google Editions will launch in the US this year, with international launches to follow soon after in. Dubbed Google Editions, the new venture will take a different approach to book selling than most of its competitors, including Amazon’s Kindle or Apple’s iBookstore. Instead of relying on a single, centralized store, Google will let users buy [...]

The WHERE Brings “Local Discovery Apps” for iOS and Androids

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Location media company “WHERE” launched its new local discovery service that “empowers and inspires people to discover their next favorite place.” At the moment, the mobile application is available for the iPhone and Android-powered devices, with release on BlackBerry and other major platforms (though we’re not sure which platforms) expected by year’s close. WHERE’s key [...]

SuperTalent Unveiled New USB 3.0 Express RAM; Use your apps anywhere you want

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SuperTalent is so confident in their speeds that they have teamed up with Ceedo, to provide Ceedo Personal at a reduced cost. There’s no reason that a USB 3.0 device can’t be quick enough to serve up an app, though most apps get finicky if you try to run them from removable storage on more [...]

Giesecke & Devrient Unveils “Mobile Security Card VE 2.0(MicroSD)”; Prevents Tapping

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MicroSD card is now not only serves as data storage. German technology company, Giesecke & Devrient (G & D) introduced the microSD card for mobile phones that can prevent wiretapping. The Mobile Security Card VE 2.0 contains a cryptocontroller which encrypts cell phone conversations and securely authenticates the user. Quoted from Cellular-news, VE on naming [...]

Mophie “Juice Pack Plus” Battery for iPhone4 Unveiled; doubles your “iPhone 4″ Power

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Regardless of the fact those Apple products are made with some of the best batteries on the market. Even the most conservative iPhone 4 user is going to have a day that pushes the limits of his phone’s built-in 1420 mAh battery. Mophie has outed its new Juice Pack Plus battery case for the iPhone [...]

Dell “Venue Pro” Available now at $ 99 on 2 Year Contract

Last night, we reported that Dell had put up and then quickly removed a web page for the Dell Venue Pro with a December 14th launch date. But sure enough, this morning the manufacturer put up a web page showing that the Windows Phone 7 device is now available. , you can have the 8GB [...]

Apple “iPad 2″ to Have Dual 5MP Cameras;More Details Emerges

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Again rumors cloud over the “iPad 2”,according to a report Apple will include at least a front-facing camera in the next-generation iPad, DigiTimes reports that market rumors in the region are pegging Taiwanese firm Largan Precision as having been selected to provide camera lens modules for the device. The company, however, refuses to comment on [...]

PSP Phone Gingerbread Leaked Video From Greece

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According to Engadget, the movie was filmed in Greece and shows the full motion – and low quality – debut of Sony Ericsson’s crossover device, an Android smartphone with portable gaming capabilities. The PlayStation Phone, one half portable gaming console, one half Android smartphone. Unfortunately, we never see it flexing out its slider to reveal that [...]

WordPress to Create Windows Phone 7 App for Blogging?

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Good news for WordPress fans with a Windows Phone handset. Automattic, the company behind WordPress, is rumored to be working on an official WordPress client for your mobile platform. After posting an opening upon their jobs board in July, it looks like Automattic (the company behind WordPress) is quietly building a Windows Phone 7 app. [...]

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 [...]

HP Slate Shipping soon?

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One of Engadget’s readers have let out a little bit of a golden nugget today – that the HP Slate is currently on its way. The reader even provided PDF proof of their claim. Could the Slate be in consumers hands in the next few weeks? It looks like Engadget’s reader is expecting to have [...]