Archive for May, 2011 - Page 11

Apple Looking At Back To School Special Announcement For WWDC [Apple May Have A New Surprise At The WWDC This Year, News About Its New Back To School Specials]

By on Friday, 27. May 2011

You’re probably already in the know that, most years, Apple likes to put out a back to school special deal, in much the same way that Microsoft did not too long ago. But what you may not expect this time [...]

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Ofcom Bans Three Year Mobile Contracts In The UK, Probably Makes Those In Canada Jealous [UK Wireless Carriers Must Offer A 12 Month Contract, However Those Longer Than 24 Months Are Now Illegal]

By on Friday, 27. May 2011

Many who think of three year mobile contracts will likely think of Canada. Of course, that is because those up in Canada are often stuck making a three year commitment or paying a rather large up front cost for a [...]

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Motorola Offers Last Minute Update On Droid X Gingerbread Roll-Out Plans [Droid X Gingerbread Update To Begin "Late Tonight" & Those With Rooted Phones Need Not Wait]

By on Friday, 27. May 2011

We know the Droid X software update is going to begin rolling out today and that update will be bringing Gingerbread. In other words, its a worthwhile update and one that many Droid X users are likely waiting for. Heck, [...]

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HTC Pays Microsoft $5 For Every Android Smartphone They Sell [Intellectual Property Patent Settlement Means Microsoft Gets $5 For Every Android Phone That HTC Sells]

By on Friday, 27. May 2011

With Microsoft putting out Windows Phone 7 smartphones you would think that is how they were making money in terms of phone sales. Well, as it turns out they are also getting a few bucks every time HTC sells a [...]

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Wirefly Decides To Celebrate Memorial Day Weekend, Announces 4-Day Sale [Wirefly Memorial Day Sale Offers "Already Reduced" Smartphones With An Extra $25 Savings]

By on Friday, 27. May 2011

Coming almost as we would expect given Amazon Wireless is having a sale. Not to mention, we have seen Wirefly offer weekend sales from time to time in the past. That said, Wirefly has announced a Memorial Day Sales Event [...]

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Asus Continues To Tease Before Computex, Latest Device Will Be A Tablet [Latest Computex Teaser From Asus Is "A Tablet That Jumps Out At You"]

By on Friday, 27. May 2011

Asus has taken to their official Facebook page and have been teasing a few products that they are going to be showing off during Computex. The first teaser came back on the 23rd where they showed a darkened image with [...]

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BlackBerry PlayBook Q1 2011 Sales Estimates Cut To 450,000 [Latest Analyst Estimates Have BlackBerry PlayBook Sales At Under 500,000 For Q1 2011]

By on Friday, 27. May 2011

The BlackBerry PlayBook has been interesting to watch so far. It originally launched back on April 19th, and then just about a month later we saw sales estimates that suggested RIM had sold 250,000 units. Not to mention, some of [...]

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Amazon Wireless Throwing Memorial Day Sale, Discounts A Variety Of 4G Smartphones [Looking For A 4G Smartphone? Check Out Amazon Wireless & Their Recently Announced Memorial Day Weekend Sale]

By on Friday, 27. May 2011

We often mention the third party retailers when it comes time to purchase a new smartphone or tablet, and well while Amazon Wireless is normally one of those who we would suggest — it looks like they are going to [...]

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Sony Ericsson Xperia Play Comes Available With O2 UK [After A Bit Of Delay, O2 UK Has Officially Released The Xperia Play Smartphone, Comes Priced From £0 To £299.99 on Pay Monthly Plans]

By on Friday, 27. May 2011

The launch of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play smartphone did not go quite as planned for O2 UK. It was way back in February when we learned that the handset was coming, and it was coming in the white version [...]

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Cox Wireless To Use Sprint’s 3G Network [Cox Communications To Abandon Their Own Wireless Network, To Rent 3G Coverage Wholesale From Sprint As MVNO]

By on Friday, 27. May 2011

Cox Wireless, a mobile phone & bandwidth division of Cox Communications, has shelved their plans to build their own 3G network. But, they’re still going to push ahead with their plans to offer mobile wireless products. They’ll be operating as [...]

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