Hello to the Hero.
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August may be a slow month for news, but it’s not a slow period for new cell phones at the Federal Communications Commission. This week we saw the HTC Hero and Whitestone, the LG GD900 Crystal, the Samsung Jalou, and the return of …

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That LG Watch Phone–which has our mobile reviewer Flora in hot flushes–goes on sale in a week in the U.K. (it’s not for sale yet in the U.S.). The GD910 is on Orange, and we can confirm it will only be available on a pay-as-you-go basis, for a whopping 500 pounds (about $825). […]

Verizon Wireless Escapade
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World phones are typically of the smartphone variety, like the RIM BlackBerry Tour for example, but Verizon Wireless has laid that theory to rest with the new Verizon Wireless Escapade.

Developed by PCD, the Escapade has dual-band CDMA 1x as well as quad-band GSM/…

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Samsung on Thursday launched a simple clamshell camera phone with Alltel Wireless, called the Samsung Glint.

The Glint has just a basic VGA camera with night shot mode, stereo Bluetooth, messaging, a Web browser, and not much else. No mention of pricing or availability just yet, but we’…

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We’re not sure what’s going on here since Nokia has traditionally been tight-lipped about showing prototype devices and even placed a global embargo on all unreleased devices. But the ridiculously well-connected Eldar Murtazin has just given the rumored N900 tablet an exhaustive preview, with tons of …

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It's all gone–thanks to Nintendo.
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The DS DoubleSys iPhone app, a Nintendo DS lookalike (and simulator) that we’ve been following since it was first made available on Apple’s App Store, was removed from the store upon request from Nintendo, Nintendo …
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I’m not a pet owner anymore (it’s a long and painful story; please don’t ask!), but as I have written about a First Aid app for humans, it’s only fair I write about one designed with animals in mind. (OK, I admit it, secretly I also …

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Plantronics Discovery 975, in and out of its charging case
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Plantronics today announced the Plantronics Discovery 975, which it touts as a luxury fashion-forward Bluetooth headset built with premium performance. It is the successor to the Plantronics Discovery 925, and it shows — the Discovery 975 inherited that …

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Now buy the MyTouch at Radio Shack.
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Google Android fans can now buy the new T-Mobile MyTouch 3G at 4,000 Radio Shack stores nationwide. The price will remain the same ($199), but you’ll be able to purchase the phone, sign a contract, pay your …

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Everyone says the iPhone would be better with Verizon, but we wonder if that is really the case. We also discuss all the app stores that went live recently, a new Samsung Gravity 2, a truly hands-free Bluetooth headset, and more.

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After my rant last week on T-Mobile’s upgrade fee, I check with the other major carriers to see if they subjected their long-time customers to the same thing. Though T-Mobile isn’t alone in charging $18, other carriers may apply it under different circumstances.

AT&T: AT&T also …

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A friend of mine recently complained that local weather forecasts here in San Francisco have been off all summer (they should just predict fog every day and they’ll be spot-on, but enough of my sun-deprived blathering).

A better predictor might be this innovative Window Phone (not to be confused with the Windows phone). The […]