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Reports Emerge About Apple's "Let's Talk iPhone" Event

Early Word About The "Let's Talk iPhone" Event Says To Look For An iPad Video App In The Mix, But Will Steve Jobs Show Up?
By on Monday, 3. October 2011

Some early word has slipped out about what we’ll see at tomorrow’s Let’s Talk iPhone event, and there are some pretty big surprises in store along with what we’ve already heard. But one of the biggest surprises may be not so much what you see, as what you don’t.

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Verizon Wireless Announces The Pantech Hotshot, A "Touchscreen Basic Phone"

Pantech Hotshot Announced For Verizon Wireless, Set To Arrive On October 6th With An On-Contract Price Of $99.99
By on Monday, 3. October 2011

It looks like Verizon has once again added to their non-smartphone device lineup. Or more accurately, will soon be adding to the lineup. The latest handset to get announced in the feature phone market is the Pantech Hotshot, which is described as being a “highly portable touchscreen basic phone designed [...]

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Verizon Reportedly Offers Unlimited Overtime To Call Center Employees Tuesday

It's All Hands On Deck Out At Verizon During Tuesday's Apple Conference, Staffs As Though Expecting Something To Hit
By on Monday, 3. October 2011

We’re all pretty much on the edges of our seats out here awaiting the big Apple press conference tomorrow, but a strange note of information has emerged around what we expect will be the launch of at least one new iPhone, possibly more. Reports have emerged that Verizon has reached [...]

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Tipped For October 26th Launch With T-Mobile

Leaked Screen Capture Reveals Galaxy Tab 10.1 Release Date With T-Mobile As October 26th
By on Monday, 3. October 2011

We saw T-Mobile officially announce the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 last week by way of both Facebook and Twitter. And well, while it was nice to see that customers would soon have another option to consider when it comes to a 10 inch Android tablet, they failed to offer anything [...]

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Telus Announces The Upcoming Availability Of The Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray

Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray Announced For Telus, Except The Pricing & Release Date Have Been Kept A Secret
By on Monday, 3. October 2011

Sony Ericsson recently announced that the Xperia Ray smartphone was coming to North America. More specifically, they announced that the Xperia Ray would be available in the US as an unlocked device costing $424.99. And now, it looks like the handset will also be coming available for those in Canada.

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Barnes & Noble Nook Color & Nook Simple Touch Now Available With Target

Barnes & Noble Continues Nook Retail Push With Nook Color & Nook Simple Touch Coming To Target
By on Monday, 3. October 2011

We suspect that we will be hearing a bit more from Barnes & Noble over the next month or so. After all, rumor has it that Barnes & Noble are planning to roll-out an updated Nook Color and possibly even a second more-expensive model. But that being said, while the [...]

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T-Mobile Partners With Walmart, Announces $30 Per Month No-Contract 4G

Walmart & T-Mobile Announce Latest 4G Offering, $30 Per Month For Pre-Paid 4G Web & Unlimited Texting
By on Monday, 3. October 2011

It looks like T-Mobile and Walmart have officially announced their latest offering — a pre-paid no annual contract 4G calling and data plan. The plan will be available beginning a bit later this month and will be available at Walmart retail stores as well as online with T-Mobile.

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HP TouchPad Android Installation Process Detailed

Not Yet Available For Public Consumption, However We Have Been Given Our First Look At How Android Will Be Installed On The HP TouchPad
By on Monday, 3. October 2011

It looks like we have been given another piece of the Android on the HP TouchPad puzzle. Though, before anyone with a TouchPad in hand gets super excited, the software is not yet available for anyone to download. Instead what we have here is a first look video.

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Is Facebook Tracking User Actions on Other Websites?

Facebook Patent Application Indicates Tracking on Other Domains; What About Our Privacy?
By on Monday, 3. October 2011

With the ubiquity of mobile devices and the popularity of social networks, we’re increasingly connected as ever. But what if our favorite social network were tracking our each and every move?

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Mozilla Paladin Project Developing "Gladius" 3D Gaming Engine

Gamers Can Play 3D Games Right Within Firefox, Chrome & Safari Soon Without Flash, via Gladius Project By Mozilla's Paladin Team
By on Sunday, 2. October 2011

Web standards developers are coming up with a 3D gaming platform for web browsers. Is this the future of computer gaming?

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