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Android isn't as fragmented as you think

phonefreak — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:45:22 +0000

Fragmentation is often held up as one of Android's biggest problems, posing all kinds of challenges for developers and users alike.

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Dropbox (for Android)

phonefreak — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:45:21 +0000

Simple to use and extremely useful, Dropbox for Android is a file synchronization app will keep all of your files in step. You can't move files among folders, but it's still a very capable app.

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Samsung Galaxy SIII phone 'not' to

phonefreak — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:45:17 +0000

Washington, Feb 2: The successor to the Samsung Galaxy SII will be unveiled at a separate Samsung-hosted event instead of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the company has said.

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New Ting cell phone service turns contracts

phonefreak — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:45:13 +0000

Ting's online calculator challenges the status quo of contract wireless providers. (Credit: Screenshot by Jessica Dolcourt/CNET) How about this for a crazy idea: a cell phone plan that charges you separately for each voice minute, message, and megabyte. Meet Ting , launched yesterday by Tucows . The new cell phone service for U.S. customers turns the conventional contract on its head by offering …

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India Hangs Up on Its Mobile Phone Industry

phonefreak — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:12:50 +0000

India's Supreme Court decided yesterday to cancel 122 controversial mobile phone licenses ending nearly three years of uncertainty but opening up a new round of skepticism about India as a destination for foreign investment.

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Motorola Droid Razr Maxx review [Video]

phonefreak — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:00:40 +0000

Motorola's Droid Razr Maxx is a smartphone breakthrough for one single reason — battery life.

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BC-FBN–Super Bowl-Midas Touch, FBN

phonefreak — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:45:25 +0000

Less than a year ago, Tom Brady, Logan Mankins, Osi Umenyiora and seven other players filed an antitrust suit against the NFL, a key moment in a convoluted and contentious labor dispute between the union and league that threatened to cut short — or even wipe out — the 2011 season.

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iPhone 4S sales resume online in China, shipments

phonefreak — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:45:24 +0000

(Credit: Apple) The iPhone 4S launch in China did not go quite as Apple had planned. Throngs of people are a norm for new product launches at Apple, but the gaggle of scalpers trying to hustle the system caused Apple to delay sales, earning its stores an egg wash and plenty of animosity. Now, after implementing a lottery system for ordering the iPhone 4S, Apple has resumed selling the device …

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Apple resumes iPhone 4S sales in China online,

phonefreak — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:45:24 +0000

The iPhone 4S launch in China did not go quite as Apple had planned. Throngs of people are a norm for new product launches at Apple, but the gaggle of scalpers trying to hustle the system caused Apple to delay sales, earning its stores an egg wash and plenty of animosity. Now, after implementing a lottery system for ordering the iPhone 4S, Apple has resumed selling the device online and will …

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iPhone 5 could launch in June at Apple's

phonefreak — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:45:23 +0000

(Credit: Apple/CNET) Smartphone users chomping at the bit for the next iPhone could get a taste of it by June. The latest rumors about Apple's flagship phone suggest that the iPhone 5 could be announced in June at Apple's next WWDC . This latest report comes from analysts at Daiwa Securities as reported by the Chinese newspaper Commercial Times . The folks at 9to5Mac are predicting that WWDC …

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