NoDo update for Windows Phone 7 now en route

Microsoft has started rolling out its first major update to its brand new operating system, Windows Phone 7, from Tuesday, the company announced.  Taking a sly stab at Google’s first ever update, version 1.6, this version is known in MS’s inner circles as NoDo (as in No Donut).  With the update comes the most-missed feature on a WP7 device – copy/paste – among other things.  It also adds support for CDMA devices, improves the search […]

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LG Optimus 3D with T-Mobile 3G FCC’ed

Along with the G-Slate and the G2x, T-Mobile might play home to yet another LG device – the P920, more widely known as the Optimus 3D.  The device has recently graduated from the FCC and as revealed by the documents accompanying the approval, sports support for T-Mobile’s AWS (1700MHz) frequency. As for the question of whether this will really become available on T-Mobile any time soon, we’ll just have to wait and see.  AT&T already

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Samsung Press Event at CTIA: Galaxy Tab 10.1 and 8.9 (Updated: Video of Entire Press Event Added)

There was a lot of hype surrounding the Samsung event (and considering there were Samsung banners everywhere with the numbers 7, 8, 9, 10 on them everywhere I’d say it was pretty calculated). Everyone pretty much knew what was going to be announced (7, 8.9, 10 inch tablets seemed to fit those banners pretty well) but that didn’t make it any less interesting in my opinion. Samsung still had a some sleek devices to entice

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Tegra2-powered LG G2x coming to T-Mobile this spring

T-Mobile USA may be history in a year or two (if the AT&T acquisition goes through as planned), but that hasn’t stopped the carrier from announcing some supercool smartphones/tablets.  Alongside the 3D-enabled tablet from LG, the G-Slate, the carrier is also planning to release a smartphone that has enough power to equal some current-standard desktops – the LG G2x. If you have been keeping up with mobile tech recently, you should already know that the

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Nokia Press Event at CTIA: Nokia Astound

Nokia has announced a new device here at a press event at CTIA in Orlando. The new device is being pitched as the device for people new to smartphones. Here are some specs: 8MP Camera 3.5″ Capacitive Screen Symbian OS Smartphone functionality at a feature phone price $79.99 2 Year Contract $10 Data plan (200mb/month) Yes, I know what your thinking. Symbian? Ya, well considering Nokia is aiming this device at a specific market, it actually

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All You Need To Know About the AT&T Acquisition of T-Mobile, For Now

So if you haven’t heard yet, AT&T has officially announced that they are buying T-Mobile from Deutsche Telekom for $39 billion (pending all regulatory hurdles, of course). For a lot of people this came out of the blue and has already caused a lot of confusion, excitement, and sheer panic. So before you go calling T-Mobile customer care and screaming at them for their decision to be purchased by AT&T (I’m pretty sure that the

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TheUnlockr Will Be At CTIA 2011! Anything in Particular You’d Want Us to Cover for You?

CTIA 2011 is happening in Orlando, FL this year (it’s usually held in Las Vegas, NV) from the 21st to the 24th of this month and you guessed it from the title, we’ll be there this year. Sprint is expected to announce some new HTC phones and tablets, Samsung is expected to unveil a  new tablet, Android is expected to dominate the show, etc. so there should be plenty to cover for us, but what

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Motorola Milestone gets Android 2.2 Froyo, finally

First up, the good news.  After an excruciatingly long wait, Motorola has finally started rolling out the Android 2.2 OTA update in Europe and various parts of Asia for the Milestone.  Milestone users can now enjoy in-browser Flash support, WiFi/USB tethering and all the other goodies that Froyo is known for. The aging device has finally got what it was long due, but here comes the bad news.  Users who have updated to the official

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LG G-Slate 3D tablet gets a video

LG’s debutant in the tablet section, the G-Slate 3D, recently got a video to show off its wares.  The video, clocking in at 2 minutes and 49 seconds, features the G-Slate and theofficialLGgirl, and both look gorgeous, if we may say so.  As to its features, the list is impressive with: 8.9-inch multitouch screen Nvidia Tegra2 dual-core processor Android 3.0 Honeycomb Operating System 3D video capture with the stereoscopic camera on the back with 3D

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How To Get the Xperia Arc Launcher on Your Android Device

I. Before You Begin 1. This only works on Android devices running Android 2.1 or higher. 2. This is an app so it can be uninstalled very easily. CREDIT GOES TO PHOEZIES OVER AT XDA FOR EXTRACTING AND RELEASING THE APP! IF YOU APPRECIATE HIS WORK, PLEASE HEAD OVER TO HIS ORIGINAL THREAD AND THANK HIM/DONATE TO HIM! II. Install the Launcher 1. Head to the developer’s thread and download the .apk file in the

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Motorola DROID 3 gets pictured

The next big thing in the Motorola armory, the DROID 3, has been seen hanging out at Howard Forums recently, taking its time to pose for a few snaps in the process.  As evident by the above picture, the major overhaul in the QWERTY keyboard area seems the dedicated numeric keys which in turn gives more space to other non-alphanumeric characters including the Euro (€), Pound (£), and Yen (¥) symbols. The keys also seem

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LG Optimus One to get Android 2.3 update in May?

Looks like the Nexus One won’t be the only One (pun definitely intended!) to get some Gingerbread sweetness.  In answer to a query posed by an Optimus One user on LG’s Facebook India page, the company came back saying that LG’s bestselling midranger will indeed get the Android 2.3 update before this May finishes up.  The Korean manufacturer had already confirmed the update for the handset in December 2010 and this latest news just gives

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Verizon finally fesses up to a March 17th release for the HTC Thunderbolt

This should finally put to rest all the rumored released dates for Verizon’s upcoming 4G LTE phone – HTC Thunderbolt.  The red giant has finally opened up and announced that HTC Thunderbolt will indeed be released on March 17th (this was after the rumored March 21st release), a date that was more or less predicted by the techpundits on the web, but it’s still good to hear it from the doc himself, isn’t it? The

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Sony Ericsson Xperia Play to launch in Spain on April 1st?

The news that the Play will finally see the light of day is great but a quick glance at the suggested price could definitely bring many our thumbgamers back down to earth.  According to a Spanish mobile news site, the Xperia Play will be launched on 1st April at a price of €649, which sure isn’t cheap, even if you are able to play PSOne games on the go.  The only solace we could possibly

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HTC Thunderbolt may be released on March 21

With all the rumors flying around, the HTC Thunderbolt should have been released already but then it hasn’t, and it’s now time to look for a new date.  This week, it comes BGR, who have heard from two different sources that the Verizon-branded Thunderbolt will be released very soon – on March 21 to be specific.  The validity of the tipsters is questionable, says BGR, but add this to the March 21st release date that

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