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MetroPCS announces affordable Samsung Contour (SCH-r250)

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  Samsung announced a new clamshell phone for MetroPCS called as the Contour SCH-r250. The clamshell that comes in bright red is packed with an integrated VGA camera, 2-inch QQVGA main display, 1.07-inch CSTN external screen, Bluetooth and talk time of up to 3.3 hours. The phone is available for just $49 and supports various […]

Angry Birds on Android gets a big update

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  Rovio just announced that they’ve released an updated version of Angry Birds for the Android OS. Bird slingers can download the v1.4.2 update from GetJar or Android Market that promises to improve some features and add new levels. The new version now supports QVGA resolution, fixes blank screen for Android 1.6 OS and takes […]

LG X170 netbook controls your phone using SmartPOP

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  LG has introduced its new 10.1-inch netbook in South Korea. Going by the model number X170, the netbook comes with an Atom N455 (1.66GHz dual-core) or N550 (1.5GHz) processor, 1GB of RAM, 250GB HDD and an integrated Intel GMA 3150 graphics. What is striking about this netbook is the accompanying SmartPOP feature that utilizes […]

Opera Mobile 10.1 beta comes to Android

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  Norwegian browser maker has launched its Opera Mobile 10.1 browser for Android users. The beta version of Opera Mobile is now available on the Android market for free. If you’ve used Opera Mobile on another platform, there’s not much to talk about but if you’re a first-timer, Opera boasts lots of advantages like tabbed […]

Motorola Droid Pro will sell for $180 from Nov 18

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  Verizon Wireless has announced the release date for Motorola’s candybar-QWERTY device. The Droid Pro is available as a pre-sale order from today while it will be available in stores from November 18. Droid Pro features a 1GHz CPU, Android 2.2 OS, GSM/CDMA network support, 3G with Hotspot capability, 3.1-inch HVGA screen, 5MP camera with […]

Symbian Foundation will act as a licensing body, Nokia will develop Symbian

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  Symbian Foundation today announced that they’ll no longer develop the Symbian platform but would rather become a simple licensing body. This decision comes after the non-profit organisation failed to capture attention of phone manufacturers except Nokia. However, this does not mean the end of the world’s widely used smartphone OS. Nokia issued a separate […]

Nexus One will get Android 2.3 Gingerbread soon?

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  Apparently, we’ve got one of the first phones confirmed to run Google’s Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) OS. According to a tweet from Open Handset Alliance official Alvaro Fuentes Vasquez, Google will release an over-the-air update of Android 2.3 to Nexus One users using the developer version. The translated tweet reads “Prepare your Nexus One (Developer […]