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Archive for August, 2009

ARTICLE: Ow, there’s an iPhone in my eye!

August 31st, 2009

Since the iPhone launched, there have been lots of stories floating around about faulty hardware causing fires or even killing users. Though most of them have passed into the annals of urban legend, this one might actually have some legs. Dateline — France, about a week ago

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ARTICLE: iPhone app: Yelp’s augmented reality easter egg (3G S)

August 31st, 2009

If you’re looking for a review for Yelp, you’ve come to the wrong place. Reviews on it are really, really ubiquitous, so I won’t waste your time on another one. This however, is something different

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ARTICLE: Nonsmartphone users: Are you excited by OneApp?

August 31st, 2009

By now, you may have heard rumblings about a new platform called OneApp.

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ARTICLE: Sprint HTC Touch Pro2 confirmed for September 8th, wants to take your lunch money

August 31st, 2009

Look, Sprint - I get it.

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Samsung launching smartphone Application Store for Omnia and i8910 HD, other devices soon

August 31st, 2009

Samsung will launch Application Store, its own application marketplace for smartphone devices, in Europe on September 14, according to a press release. Three hundred applications will launch with the store and more than 2,000 are expected by the end of the year. Users can purchase applications by credit card or phone bill through the on-device application.

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Apple denies that overheating batteries are causing "exploding" iPhones in France

August 31st, 2009

French authorities have opened an investigation into the safety of Apple iPhone components, after several reports that the smartphone is exploding in users’ hands, the American Foreign Press reports.

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Facebook version 3.0 now available for iPhone

August 31st, 2009

The newest version of Facebook’s iPhone application, version 3.0, is now available in the App Store. Landscape mode has been added to the application so that you can browse the popular social networking application in any orientation

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Verizon Wireless drops BlackBerry Storm 9530 price again, Storm 2 on the way?

August 31st, 2009

BlackBerry Storm 9530 Verizon Wireless has once again dropped the price of its popular RIM BlackBerry Storm 9530 touchscreen smartphone.

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Piper Jaffray: Apple could end exclusive deal with AT&T within a year

August 31st, 2009

Research firm Piper Jaffray suggests in its most recent investor notes that Apple’s exclusive deal with AT&T to sell the iPhone could end within a year, with a debut of a new product in the summer of 2010. The firm points to Apple’s estimated 40 percent market share in France, where the company decided to end its exclusive deal with Orange and offer the phone on multiple carriers

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Reivew of Nokia’s sleek E55 business smartphone

August 31st, 2009

Nokia E55 Nokia E55 Nokia E55 The Nokia E55 is a new candybar smartphone from the Finnish manufacturer, aimed at the business market. Boasting a 20-key hybrid-QWERTY keypad for easier messaging, HSDPA/HSUPA and WiFi for faster connectivity, and a large battery for extended use, this device is set to be a businessperson’s best friend. Read on as we put the E55 through some rigorous tests to see if it’s up to the job.

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