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Six Reasons to Love an Amazon Smartphone
With the Kindle Fire tearing through sales records, the new rumor in town is about the possibility of an Amazon smartphone. The device may still be a year away, but that's no reason not to dream about what it could do to the industry.By November 28, 2011
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Is There More to Come from Nokia?
With new phones rumored and big success for the Nokia Lumia 800 in Europe, things are looking up for the Finnish mobile phone manufacturer, not least further Windows Phone success with even more devices such as the mysterious Lumia 900 or "Ace"...By November 28, 2011
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The PayPal App -- Competing with Cash
The PayPal app for smartphones has a lot more potential than just being a convenient alternative to the full PayPal website. This app could replace the cash and loose change in your pocket, and provide businesses of all sizes with a very alluring payment...By November 20, 2011
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The Road to Apple and Android Domination: Good or Bad?
There once was a time where phone manufacturers struggled to create their own operating systems. With Android and iOS the landscape has changed. But is this growing reliance on Android and the dominance of Apple a sign of good things or bad things to...By November 15, 2011
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Unlimited Data: The End of an Era
Unlimited data may soon be a thing of the past, but recent trends in mobile data usage could make this an explosive situation for mobile subscribers. Should wireless carriers be more worried about expanding their networks than they seem to be about setting...By October 31, 2011
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Patent Wars and Copycat Moaning in the Smartphone Industry
Snide comments in the press and courtroom battles seem to be a permanent fixture in the smartphone industry right now. There’s so much profit to be had that companies are willing to fight dirty for it and their main weapon seems to be patents.By October 23, 2011
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Can the iPhone Save Sprint?
Sprint's CEO, Dan Hesse, made some huge, yet vague announcements around his company's future, mainly around 4G LTE and the release of the Sprint branded iPhone. Shares of the company took a plunge as investors were uncertain as to whether this...By October 14, 2011
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Google and Microsoft Do Battle: Who is the Greediest of Them All?
It would be safe to say Google and Microsoft are not the best of pals. With the announcement that Samsung will pay Microsoft royalties for every Android device they sell it looks like Microsoft is getting the upper hand.By October 4, 2011
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Going Underground? Don't Expect a Good Reception (for Your Phone That is)
This week the New York subway entered the high tech era, allowing mobile phones to be used underground... in 4 of the 277 stations anyway. The London Underground is still nowhere near getting to this point though. Why are two of the world's biggest...By September 30, 2011
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Is There Really a Need for Girly Phones?
You know how phones just look too butch? Nope, me either, but apparently HTC think there's a gap in the market for girly phones. Ladies and gentleman meet the HTC Rhyme complete with matching accessories. Just in time too, phones are far too gender...By September 29, 2011