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Next generation iPhone gets super-fast data connection - 3G iPhone does 42Mbps Evolved HSPA

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Sure, it's great and all that the next-generation iPhone will launch with the 3G bits to finally get jiggy with 3G networks the world over. But, even the 7.2Mbps HSPA data connection that's expected to be in the cards for the 3G iPhone would only make the faster, second-generation iPhone as fast as other high-end [...]

Verizon's LG VX8610 Decoy press photos are here

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Roughly a month ago we posted Verizon will be getting the LG VX8610, also known as Decoy. The unique mobile phone, which comes with an integrated Bluetooth headset, will hit the daylight anytime soon — or at least leaked press photos suggest so. As you've just seen — and there's one more photo after the [...]

China Mobile Group acquires fixed-line peer China Railcom

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It seems consolidation of the Chinese telecom industry has started with China Mobile Group (China Mobile's parent company) announcing that it is acquiring nationwide fixed-line peer China Railcom. And while the company will continue to operate as an independent business, China Mobile's Chairman Wang Jianzhou will head the combined company. Naturally, as soon as word about [...]

Age of Heroes for mobile gets third dimension

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Qplaze has unveiled a new version of its popular strategy/RPG mobile game. The so called "Age of Heroes 3D" adds, you guessed that correctly, another/third dimension to the popular series, enabling mobile games to enjoy the game in a new way. Just like with similar PC/console based games, you will be able to rotate the camera [...]

HTC Touch Dual coming to Best Buy for $549

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A month and half ago we spotted HTC Touch Dual slipping through FCC. And even though the device is already available in Europe for some time now, HTC officially announced the device's availability just recently. The HTC Touch Dual will be available at Best Buy stores and online beginning this weekend. For a hefty price of [...]

Apple to bring more ringtones to iTunes soon?

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Ringtones are a lucrative business and the evil-ol' record industry knows that. They (record labels) want to extend their partnership with Apple to additionally charge users for downloadable song snippets and ringback tones. And while somehow I can see their point (or can I?), I don't understand why would they think ringtones should cost more [...]

iControlPad brings console-like gaming experience to the iPhone

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Here's something for true iPhone and (mobile) gaming addicts. Thanks to the accessory called iControlpad, iPhone users will be able to enjoy the real console-like experience while playing games on their shiny handset. The device is still not available to the general public, but with first prototype being ready, we guess it's not that far [...]

Windows Mobile 6.1 Update for HTC TyTN II, But Not AT&T Tilt

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HTC has announced that it has released an update to Windows Mobile 6.1 for the European users of its TyTN II smartphone, a device marketed as the AT&T Tilt in the USA. For now, at least, there is still no update for the Tilt. Read the full story here.

Nokia N78 Starts Shipping in Finland

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AllAboutSymbian.com has spotted the N78 on a Finnish phone retailer's site, and the device appears to be shipping. So far the device is not available in other markets. Read the full story here.

Hop-on launches $10 disposable GSM cellphone

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The mobile space has come a long way in the past couple decades. So much so that Hop-on can make a profit from selling a $10 disposable mobile phone. Such a cheap, nay disposable, cellphone would have been unheard of just several years ago. Hop-on, the disposable cellphone company that keeps popping up on our radar [...]

Meizu updates Meizu M8 UI again

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While the rest of the world waits for the next-generation iPhone to get real, it seems that Apple-copying Meizu is still working on their near-mythical Meizu M8 handset. The newest update to the still not launched handset gives the touchscreen UI a bit more flair. With icon animations and familiar UI, the Meizu M8 could very [...]

Apple already taking shipment of 3G iPhones - next-generation iPhone in port?

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Did Apple just take shipment of the 3G iPhone? Well, it depends on how you interpret the latest report from US customs-tracker ImportGenius. Apple has apparently received 188 container-ship containers in a North American port. While the new shipments could just be Apple's continued supply of computers and iPods, there're rumblings that the containers could indeed [...]

The Black E90 eats the soul of children and poops delicious cotton candy

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Hope you're all having an awesome weekend, for those Nokia E90 fans out there I just stumbled across some Black E90 photos I wanted to share with you all. Check out the link below for full gallery. They even made the hinges black! [Via: Mobile-Review] Looks just as hot as it did when I first saw it [...]

HTC gets official with Windows Mobile Professional 6.1 update for HTC TyTn II (Kaiser)

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Not to be outdone by ROM leaks and unofficial copies of its Windows Mobile 6.1 update for HTC TyTn II handsets, HTC has gone official with their HTC TyTn II ROM-boosting update. HTC has delivered the ROM update to keep their flagship touchscreen handset at the top of its game, and at the same time [...]