Tag Archives: phone

Spot Global Phone review: a satellite phone for the masses

Posted by on June 16, 2013

Finally, a phone made in the year 2013 that Zack Morris can approve of. All kidding aside, Spot’s aptly titled Global Phone isn’t the most — shall we say, svelte — of handsets, but it’s capable of communicating in places …

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MetroPCS launches GSM-based Bring Your Own Phone service in four cities

Posted by on June 13, 2013

We’d heard rumors that T-Mobile would take advantage of its MetroPCS deal to offer bring-your-own-device service to more customers, and it isn’t letting us down with the launch of MetroPCS’ Bring Your Own Phone. Much like T-Mobile itself, MetroPCS can …

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Windows Phone and iOS are growing faster than Android in the US – BGR

Posted by on June 3, 2013

12:20 PM A new report suggests that Apple and Microsoft’s mobile platforms are growing faster than Google’s in the United States. According to data released by Kantar Worldpanel, iPhone and Windows Phone sales have increased 2.3 percentage points and 1.8 …

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Kantar: Windows Phone still growing in the US, now has 5.6 percent share

Posted by on June 3, 2013

Now that it’s collecting cash from Nokia for WP8, Microsoft might want to considering buying it flowers, as the mobile OS has picked up market share considerably over last quarter — apparently at the expense of Apple’s iOS. According to …

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Motorola hits comeback trail with new U.S.-made phone

Posted by on May 30, 2013

Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Motorola’s new ‘Moto X’ phone to be made in Texas 7:59pm EDT Apple CEO sees more ‘gamechangers’; hints at wearable devices 1:54am EDT A stretched Samsung chases rival Apple’s suppliers Thu, May 16 …

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Wolverton: HTC One’s interface sullies a great-looking phone – San Jose Mercury News

Posted by on May 19, 2013

HTC’s new One is a smartphone I like to hold but don’t like to use. I love its design and some of its top features. But I found other key features disappointing, including the One’s revamped interface, which is a …

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Nokia unveils slimmer top-end phone

Posted by on May 14, 2013

14 May 2013 Last updated at 05:31 ET By Leo Kelion Technology reporter Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Rory Cellan-Jones talks to Nokia’s chief product designer Stefan Pannenbecker about the Lumia 925 Nokia has announced a …

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Nokia Releases New Lumia Phone – Wall Street Journal

Posted by on May 14, 2013

By GUSTAV SANDSTROM European Pressphoto Agency An employee shows off Samsung’s Galaxy S 4 smartphone during a launching ceremony in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in April. Appetite for basic mobile phones fell during the first three months of 2013 and sales of …

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Nokia reboots Windows Phone push in the US but success will still be hard-won – PCWorld

Posted by on May 10, 2013

There’s a new Lumia town, and it’s just like the old Lumia, only redder and crisper. Nokia and Verizon said Friday that the long-expected Lumia 928 Windows Phone be available on May 16. The latest addition to the Lumia lineup …

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San Francisco surrenders in fight over cell phone warnings

Posted by on May 8, 2013

A man uses an Apple iPhone in Santa Monica, California August 24, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Mario Anzuoni By Ronnie Cohen SAN FRANCISCO | Wed May 8, 2013 8:57am EDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Francisco city leaders, after losing a key …

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