Samsung Galaxy Precedent Announced For Straight Talk [Samsung Galaxy Precedent "Coming Soon" With Walmart's Straight Talk, Will Arrive Contract Free & Eligible For The $45 Per Month Unlimited Plan]

By on Monday, 22. August 2011

It looks like those using the Straight Talk service from Walmart will soon have another handset to pick from, and this one comes as an Android running smartphone. That said, the phone is not a super top of the line model, however the fact that it comes contract free and [...]

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Microsoft Went Looking For webOS Developers, Got 500 Responses In A Days Time [webOS Was Not Known For The Apps, But It Seems At Least 500 webOS Developers Are Willing To Jump To Windows Phone]

By on Monday, 22. August 2011

We recently saw Brandon Watson from Microsoft put out the call for webOS developers to make the switch to Windows Phone. And while it is not all that surprising some would have wanted to make the move over, there was a bit of surprise in the amount of people who [...]

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Dunkin’ Donuts Launches Foursquare, Facebook Check-In Contest [Dunkin' Donuts Looking for "President of Dunkin Nation" & Will Give Prizes to Frequent Patrons With Smartphones]

By on Monday, 22. August 2011

If you haven’t had your coffee or donut — doughnut to folks the other side of the Atlantic/Pacific — fix yet, you might want to check out Dunkin’ Donuts’ latest promotion. Checking in frequently via Foursquare or Facebook can get you elected “President of Dunkin Nation.”

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Apple iPhone 3GS Drops To Free (On-Contract) For Today Only With Best Buy [Best Buy Mobile Further Discounts The iPhone 3GS, Available Free On-Contract Today August 22nd]

By on Monday, 22. August 2011

It would appear as if Best Buy has decided to clear out some excess inventory on an older model iPhone. Granted, that is nothing more than some speculation on our end — but either way, those interested will be able to visit Best Buy today and pick up an iPhone [...]

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Sony Ericsson “Live With Walkman” Announced [Sony Ericsson Live With Walkman Unveiled, Brings Features To Include Sony's xLoud Technology, Media Discovery & Qriocity Music & Video]

By on Monday, 22. August 2011

Sony Ericsson has officially unveiled another Android running smartphone, and at the same time introduced the latest in the Walkman lineup. The handset is the Sony Ericsson Live with Music and it comes running Android 2.3 Gingerbread and using the Qriocity service for music and video.

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Skype Acquires GroupMe [Microsoft & Skype Are Beefing Up Their Unified Messaging Capabilities; Will Improve Group Messaging, SMS, Photo-Sharing & Other Text-Based Services]

By on Monday, 22. August 2011

Skype and Microsoft made big news with an acquisition announcement a few weeks back. With Microsoft gearing up for unified messaging, the latest in its acquisition spree is messaging company GroupMe.

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HP TouchPad a $99 Ubuntu Linux & Android Device? [Hackers Working on Android & Ubuntu Linux Ports For The HP TouchPad; All The More Reason to Buy One at $99?]

By on Monday, 22. August 2011

webOS is practically a dead platform, after HP announced its plans to jettison its $1.2 billion investment into its Palm acquisition. But with HP TouchPads selling like hotcakes at $99, we might just find ourselves playing around with $99 Android or Ubuntu Linux tablets.

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Google to Pay Royalties for Music Used in YouTube Videos [Google Agrees to Settle With Viacom & Other Music Publishers for Songs & Music on YouTube By Paying Licensing Fees]

By on Monday, 22. August 2011

YouTube is awash with fan-made music videos synced with popular songs. Because of potential infringement of intellectual property, some publishers have sued Google. In a win-win scenario, Google has recently agreed to settle the class-action lawsuit by paying licensing fees for music posted on the video-sharing service.

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Motorola XT531 Budget Android Smartphone Hits FCC [Motorola Outing Entry Level Gingerbread Smartphone Soon, Otherwise Known as Spice XT & Fire XT]

By on Monday, 22. August 2011

What do spice and fire have in common? Well, heat of course. Motorola’s upcoming XT531 entry level Android smartphone will need a name similar to Spice XT and Fire XT as they’re named in Latin America and Europe.

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Obama Brings Cell Service To Martha’s Vineyard For His Vacation [Local Residents Take Advantage Of Obama's Cell Towers As Long As They Have Verizon]

By on Sunday, 21. August 2011

Sometimes vacations can mean rough cell reception, depending on the type of vacation you are taking. If you really like to get away when you go on holiday, dead zones and dropped calls may just be on the plate. I know, a lot of places are getting better and better [...]

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