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What would get you to buy a T-Mobile G1?

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The latest software update appears to have improved the iPhone 3G.
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Recently, I asked iPhone 3G owners to tell me if the 2.1 software update had fixed the widespread issues with dropped calls, short battery life, and faulty 3G connectivity. Now, just over a week later, I’ve wrapped up your comments.

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Scientists told a House of Representatives subcommittee Thursday that more research is needed over the possible link between cell phone use and cancer. While past studies have found that cell phone radiation isn’t dangerous, the scientists pointed to research that has found just the opposite.

“I cannot tell this …

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Have we just glimpsed digital picture frame 2.0? In the spirit of expanding the uses of a ubiquitous gadget, Motorola has come up with a prototype frame that also functions as a voice over IP phone, complete with speaker, built-in video camera, and Bluetooth headset.

The wireless frame, which …

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A bloody odd cell phone accessory–a strap that displays your blood type for all to see–is apparently quite popular in Japan. But lest you think it was invented to aid victims in the event of a medical emergency, it more commonly serves as a sort of relationship …

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Two weeks after releasing the largest capacity 1.8-inch hard drive, Toshiba announced on Thursday its MKxx29GSG series of this small form factor storage device that’s finally catching up with the regular 2.5-inch laptop hard drives in terms of speed and storage space.

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Scanbuy, the developer of the 2D EZcode bar codes, announced on Wednesday that it has secured a global agreement with Samsung to preload the ScanLife mobile 2D bar code reader application on Samsung’s camera phones.
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The deal comes into effect as early as next month when Samsung …

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T-Mobile has apparently rethought its 1GB soft limit on the data usage for its G1 phone, shown here.
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T-Mobile has given its data usage cap proposed for the G1 Android phone a second thought.
The company distributed a statement Wednesday saying that it has removed the 1GB “soft …
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Is the iPhone getting under Verizon's skin?
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Verizon Wireless is taking a bit of pleasure over AT&T’s continuing troubles with the Apple iPhone. Ever since the first reports of 3G reception problems, limited battery life, and dropped calls, Verizon’s media …

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If you’ve ever hankered to listen to your iTunes selections from your Alltel phone, now you can. Alltel Wireless announced Wednesday that it’s offering Nutsie–which lets you upload your library to the Web and then stream it to your phone–on more than 10 of its devices. There …

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Odd couple or happy marriage?

Even now, I’d still call Sprint and Nextel an odd couple. Three years after these two crazy kids shocked everyone by getting hitched, the combined carrier still struggles to find its identity. Admittedly, the obstacles of combining two distinct networks and customer segments were daunting, but like an undecided voter choosing […]

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Sheesh. A girl goes on vacation and that’s when the cell phone world decides to drop a bomb. Obviously, the big headline Tuesday was the official unveiling of the T-Mobile G1, but turns out there was some non-Google-Android related news that might also pique your interest.
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