Nokia Lumia 800 White hands-on
Today’s been all about the white phones, and Nokia’s new Lumia matches that glossy finish we saw on its near-identical twin, the white N9. Here, opposing the matte goodness of the rest of Lumia 800 family, the unibody shell has an almost-enamel feel on what is still largely the same polycarbonate material (Nokia tells us [...]
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How would you change the Motorola Droid RAZR?
Phones, phones, phones: the burden of autumnal launches for a raft of handsets is that it makes our post-mortem strand a little repetitive. This week’s cellular telephone du-jour is Motorola’s Droid RAZR, a “7.1mm thick” slab that hopes you neither notice nor mention that 10.6mm hump on the top end. Ludicrous claims about its waistline [...]
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Rumor Alert: T-Mobile’s Next “All Hands Day” Sale Taking Place February 11th?
Caution: All intel is unconfirmed and is therefore considered a rumor! We knew it wouldn’t take long before we got word of another “All Hands Sale” for T-Mobile and if our most recent ninja tip is true, February 11th is the day. Here’s the good news if our ninja tipsters are hearing this info correctly, [...]
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Xbox co-creator brings together Atari ‘dream team’ for mobile gaming startup
A new mobile gaming startup that’s yet to release a single game isn’t the sort of thing we’d normally cover ’round here, but the story behind Los Angeles-based Innovative Leisure is anything but ordinary. The man behind the company is the co-creator of the Xbox, Seamus Blackley, and he’s brought with him eleven industry veterans [...]
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T-Mobile CEO Sends Out Personal Note, Thanks You For Being A Customer
In what can only be attributed to yesterdays disappointing showing by T-Mobile in the JD Power award category for best wireless customer care, Chief Executive Philip Humm has sent (all T-Mobile) customers a “personal note.” I think it’s clear that this statement is a direct response to the customer response popping up online in the [...]
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T-Mobile Celebrates 500,000 Fans On Facebook, Offers 30% Off Any One Accessory
T-Mobile is celebrating their recent milestone of 500,000 fans on Facebook with a special coupon offer for 30% off any one accessory at your local T-Mobile store. “We’ve reached a huge milestone because of you. To celebrate, enjoy 30% off any accessory in our stores. Here’s to another half million!” The offer expires on June [...]
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Samsung Galaxy S Advance snapped in the wild, pricing in tow
Sure, we’ve read the specs and we’ve seen the press shots, but we didn’t expect to get up close and personal with Samsung’s Galaxy S Advance (GT-I9070) until Mobile World Congress later this month. Fortunately, Filipino tech blog TechPinas was able to get a hands-on with the handset — complete with photos and video. The [...]
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Nokia Lumia 900 up for pre-order at Microsoft Store, $25 down puts you in line
By now, you’re well aware of the Lumia 900, the LTE-wielding Windows Phone that’s set to do battle with the Titan II on AT&T. While we’re still looking to a March arrival, if you happen to live close to a Microsoft retail store, you can pre-order one of these fine handsets for yourself today. We [...]
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T-Mobile Releases Statement Regarding JD Power Showing
T-Mobile is on the offensive today, hoping to get word out about their own disappointment on today’s fourth place JD Power wireless customer care awards. While we’ve already got two internal statements covered inside our earlier post, this is the official media statement being circled around courtesy of T-Mobile’s PR team. I appreciate T-Mobile’s… Read [...]
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Windows Phone 8 detailed: dual cores, Skype Integration and NFC are a go
If you thought Mango was the bee’s knees, just wait till you get a hold of Apollo. No, seriously, keep waiting ’cause we have no idea when that will happen. While we still can’t say when Windows Phone 8 will be making its way to a handset near you, we do have quite a few [...]
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