When Apple unveiled the iPhone 4 in June, it was first available in black with the promise of a white version to follow in July. That ship date got pushed off until “later this year,” according to Apple. The company said, “White models of Apple’s new iPhone 4 have continued to be more challenging to manufacture than we originally …
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Best Buy to Sell Samsung Galaxy Tab, Wi-Fi Model at $499
Retail giant Best Buy is getting in on the 7-inch Android tablet action that Samsung’s Galaxy Tab is promising this holiday season.
The iPads and Tablets section of Best Buy’s website links to the Verizon and Sprint versions of the 3G-enabled Galaxy Tab, which are both priced at $650. That’s a bit curious, as Verizon will be …
Rethinking App Stores: Closed, Open, or Something in Between?
App stores are all the rage right now. App stores, app stores, app stores! They’re on our phones, they’re on the web, they’re coming to Macs, they’re coming to PCs—they’re here to stay.
While most app stores function similarly to one another on the surface, what goes on behind the scenes of a particular app store varies from one …
Samsung Focus With Windows Phone 7 Review: Make Room For Microsoft
Some people will never give up their iPhones. Or their Android phones. Or their BlackBerry phones. Or whatever. Windows Phone 7 will appeal to those people as much as any other platform that competes with the one they love.
Those people constitute a tiny sliver of fiercely loyal customers, though. For anyone else either …
Samsung and Verizon Price Galaxy Tab at $600
Our long wait for US pricing on Samsung’s 7-inch Galaxy Tab Android tablet is now over. Samsung and Verizon have announced that it’ll cost $600 out the door with no contract. Data plans using Verizon’s 3G network can be added on a month-to-month basis starting at $20 per month for 1GB of data.
Verizon will be selling the Galaxy …
HP Officially Intros webOS 2.0, Palm Pre 2 Headed to Verizon
HP is putting its acquisition of Palm to work with the Palm Pre 2 handset, which is due out in France this Friday and headed to Verizon “in the coming months,” according to the press release.
The phone will be the first to run the webOS 2.0 interface, which sports a similar look and feel to the original but adds multitasking, HTML5 …
Verizon’s Tiered Data Plans Going Live October 28?
Verizon’s plan to offer tiered data packages may go into effect this month already, according to internal documents apparently leaked to Engadget.
The good news is that it looks like Verizon will be sticking with a $30 unlimited data plan for smartphones, while also offering a $15 plan that provides 150MB of data and 10 cents per …
BlackBerry ‘Style’ Flip Phone With Full Keyboard to Sprint
Sprint has announced that it’ll be selling the BlackBerry Style starting October 31st. The phone will cost $99 with a two-year contract and after a $100 mail-in rebate.
The handset combines a flip phone form factor with a full QWERTY keyboard and will run Research in Motion’s new BlackBerry 6 operating system.
The form factor and …
Angry Birds Free for Android
Know which mobile game is really popular? Angry Birds. If you’re an Android user, you can download the full version for free as part of a partnership between the company behind the game, Rovio Mobile, and the GetJar.com online app store. You won’t find it in the Android Market.
Believe it or not, the GetJar site is chugging along a bit
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Two Minute Video: Can Windows Phone 7 Split the Difference?
Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Phone 7 platform may be able to split the difference between the heavily controlled-yet-polished structure of the iPhone platform and the almost overwhelming device, form factor, and carrier options available with the Android platform.
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Boost Mobile Offers Unlimited Everything for $35 (Eventually)
Sprint’s pay-as-you-go brand, Boost Mobile, is now offering unlimited minutes, text messaging, and web data for $35 per month with no contract.
There’s a catch, though, albeit a small one.
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FCC Wants Cell Carriers to Warn People Before Overages Occur
The FCC is expected to propose rules that would require cellular companies to send text or voicemail messages to customers before they go over their minutes, according to Bloomberg. The rules would also provide for warnings to be sent to customers roaming on international networks outside the US, which can often result in expensive
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