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Mon Aug 31, 2009 2:36 pm | By Allen Tsai
Sprint plans to launch the HTC Touch Pro2 -- a touch screen smartphone with dual speakers, dual microphones, a mute button and professional speakerphone technology -- on September 8.
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Mon Aug 31, 2009 12:51 pm | By Allen Tsai
Verizon has cut the price on some BlackBerry models to clear out inventory for the launch of the new BlackBerry Storm 2 in the coming months.
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Mon Aug 31, 2009 5:03 am | By Allen Tsai
Samsung said it will launch an online store for smartphone applications on September 14 starting in Europe, joining a growing trend of handset makers following the success of Apple's App Store.
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Sun Aug 30, 2009 11:43 am | By Allen Tsai
Apple said reports of its iPhones "exploding" in France were not caused by the battery overheating but instead due to "external forces."
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Sun Aug 30, 2009 8:06 am | By Allen Tsai
The Federal Trade Commission said it is banning robocalls -- prerecorded commercial calls -- and that violators would face fines of up to $16,000 per message.
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Sun Aug 30, 2009 5:40 am | By Allen Tsai
Japanese electronic makers NEC, Hitachi and Casio have begun talks about merging their struggling mobile phone operations to cut development costs in a saturated market.
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Sun Aug 30, 2009 4:27 am | By Allen Tsai
A report supported by U.S. and British researchers suggests that people who use a cell phone have a "significant" risk of developing brain tumors.
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Thu Aug 27, 2009 8:48 pm | By Allen Tsai
Half a dozen new claims of exploding iPhones have come out of France, as Apple faces an official investigation over the possible risks of its popular smartphone.
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Thu Aug 27, 2009 7:16 pm | By Allen Tsai
The Federal Communications Commission has officially launched an inquiry into the practices of the wireless industry, a step that could lead to more regulations intended to push down prices and increase choices for consumers.
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Thu Aug 27, 2009 8:00 am | By Allen Tsai
Apple and China Unicom are close to announcing a deal to sell a stripped down version of the iPhone without Wi-Fi in China -- the world's biggest mobile market -- as early as September.
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Thu Aug 27, 2009 6:13 am | By Allen Tsai
Nokia, the world's largest handset maker, today unveiled the N900, its first high-end smartphone running on Linux software -- a move the company hopes will add to its ammunition against rival Apple's iPhone.
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Thu Aug 27, 2009 12:45 am | By Allen Tsai
Verizon plans to release the Samsung Rogue, an AMOLED widescreen handset, and the Samsung Intensity, a low-cost touch screen device, starting September 8.
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Wed Aug 26, 2009 6:44 am | By Allen Tsai
Nokia is launching "Nokia Money," a financial payment service for mobile phones that allows users to send money to another person, make a purchase or pay a bill using their handset.
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Tue Aug 25, 2009 7:26 pm | By Allen Tsai
AT&T is rolling out a software update for the BlackBerry Bold that will bring added support for Visual Voicemail and the ability to manually choose between 2G or 3G connections.
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Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:51 am | By Allen Tsai
Nokia today unveiled the 5230, an affordable touch screen smartphone with a 2.0-megapixel camera, music player and GPS navigation, competitively priced at $215.
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Mon Aug 24, 2009 6:37 pm | By Allen Tsai
Subscription music service Rhapsody plans to submit its iPhone application to Apple for review -- hoping the recent government inquiry into anti-competitive behavior in the wireless industry will allow its service to be approved.
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Mon Aug 24, 2009 9:59 am | By Allen Tsai
Research in Motion today acquired Torch Mobile, maker of the Iris browser for Windows Mobile, to improve its own BlackBerry Internet experience.
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Mon Aug 24, 2009 3:43 am | By Allen Tsai
Nokia, the world's top handset maker, said it plans to sell a 10-inch laptop to compete in the fiercely competitive, but fast-growing netbooks market.
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Sun Aug 23, 2009 5:57 pm | By Allen Tsai
Luxury handset maker Gresso today unveiled the Grand Monaco -- a Formula One-inspired handset crafted from super-alloy titanium and carbon.
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Sun Aug 23, 2009 3:53 am | By Allen Tsai
Apple told U.S. regulators that it blocked Google Voice, Google's call-management and voice mail service, because it replaced the iPhone's core mobile telephone functionality and user interface with its own system for calls, text messaging and voicemail.
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