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 At the end of last week, it was announced that Apple Inc. and China Mobile Communications Corp., the largest mobile provider in China, are finally getting closer to closing an iPhone-distribution deal. However, no release date has been announced yet.In April, China Mobile stated though that once they come up with a proper business model,...
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 On Thursday, information regarding the recently-released Samsung
Instinct smartphone was made public. Although the device was made available to
Sprint customers on June 19 and to everyone else the following day, reports of shortages
in certain stores are already being announced.
About one week ago, Sprint Nextel Corp. officials set...
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 Thanks to T-Mobile, starting July 7, US residents will be
able to purchase Motorola’s Rokr E8. The device will be made available for the
price of $199, with a two-year service agreement.
The one thing that really makes this smartphone special is
its keyboard. It can go through a series of successive phases, each one
revealing a...
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 On Wednesday, Panasonic unveiled its new Toughbook CF-U1
ultra mobile PC.
This is the first time a Panasonic machine packs the Intel
Atom processor (Z520 1.33GHz with 533MHz FSB, 512KB L2 cache). The CF-U1 features
a 5.6-inch touch screen, 16GB solid state hard drive, 1GB memory, Intel
Wireless WiFi Link 5100 Series, Bluetooth®...
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 On Monday, Palm Inc. said its very popular Palm Centro smartphone can also be found by US residents in the unlocked version. Within the same announcement it was also mentioned that the Google Maps for mobile with My Location service is to be made available on the Centro, starting today. The unlocked edition of the Centro comes in a new...
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 According to Reuters, Softbank will make the 3G iPhone available in Japan starting July 11; the device will be priced at 23,040 yen (about $214) for the 8GB version and at 34,560 yen (approximately $321) for the 16GB model. Customers will also be able to go for a monthly iPhone service plan of 7,280 yen ($68), that will enable them to...
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 On Monday, the new MOTOZINE ZN5 camera phone was launched. This device is the result of the collaboration between phone-maker Motorola and imaging giant Kodak. ZN5 features Kodak's Perfect Touch Technology, which will allow users to create panoramic images composed of up to three photos.The ZN5 camera is the first comer of the Zine...
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 On Wednesday, Sprint Nextel Corp. officials announced that the new touch-screen smartphone, the Samsung Instinct, will be made available for the price of $129.99. The official launch is set for Friday, June 20. The smartphone will probably be one of the iPhone’s most powerful competitors. The device has a 3-inch display, QWERTY keypad...
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 As the launch of the new Batman movie is closing in (July 18), Verizon and Nokia have come up with a special edition of the Nokia 6205 phone. The device has a "mysterious black color" and comes with a Dark Knight emblem on its back. The "special" doesn’t stop here, as the phone also features Batman wallpapers, tones...
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 The race to come up with the most attractive smartphone is on and has been for quite some time now. Although recently the spotlight has mainly been on Apple’s new 3G iPhone, there are a lot of things going on in the background. One of the iPhone’s most powerful competitors will probably be Samsung’s Instinct, scheduled for release on...
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