CNET takes a look at the new Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus smartphones, which will be available from Verizon Wireless on January 25.
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Alltel picks up BlackBerry Curve 8530

Posted by Bonnie Cha in Thursday, January 21st 2010

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RIM BlackBerry Curve 8530

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Joining the other carriers, Alltel added the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8530 to its lineup. It’s available now for $49.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate, with a one-year contract and qualifying Smart Choice Pack (rates start at $69.99 per month for unlimited data, e-mail, and Web access).

Though more of an entry-level device, the Curve 8530 offers plenty of features, including Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth, and GPS. The smartphone also has a 2-megapixel camera, 256MB Flash memory (expandable up to 32GB via the microSD/SDHC slot), dedicated media controls, and optical trackpad.

The RIM BlackBerry Curve 8530 for Alltel is available only to customers in the carrier’s remaining 91 cellular market areas.

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Palm Pre Plus, Palm Pixi Plus reviewed

Posted by in Thursday, January 21st 2010

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CNET takes a look at the new Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus smartphones, which will be available from Verizon Wireless on January 25.
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Dialed In 111: Bonnie's on assignment

Posted by in Thursday, January 21st 2010

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Other than “stop the presses!” the next best thing a journalist can say is that a colleague is “on assignment.” It sounds so mysterious and important and I was glad to be able to say it this week about Bonnie. Ms. Cha had to miss Dialed In this week because …
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Go roaming with Roamobi's cheap world phone

Posted by in Thursday, January 21st 2010

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Roamobi is a SIM card and a range of super-cheap phones especially designed for you itchy-footed travellers who don’t want to pay extra for calls, texts, and data while you’re abroad.

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iPhone app helped U.S. man survive Haiti quake

Posted by in Thursday, January 21st 2010

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Trapped for 65 hours in the lobby of his Port-au-Prince hotel, Dan Woolley used information gleaned from an iPhone first-aid app to make a tourniquet for his fractured leg and stanch the bleeding from his head wound.

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PumpOne goes open source for the fitness fiends

Posted by in Thursday, January 21st 2010

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Company about to introduce an iPhone app that connects patients with physical therapists and trainers, allowing the swapping of workouts and performance data.
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Palm Pre Plus, Palm Pixi Plus reviewed

Posted by Bonnie Cha in Thursday, January 21st 2010

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Palm didn’t make quite as big of a splash at CES 2010 as it did the previous year, but the company still had plenty of news to share, including the introduction of the Palm Pre Plus and the Palm Pixi Plus.

Both WebOS devices will be launching on Verizon Wireless on January 25 and bring improvements over their Sprint counterparts. The
Palm Pre Plus is the more exciting of the two, offering double the memory, a more streamlined design, and a better keyboard than the original Pre. Meanwhile, the Pixi Plus didn’t receive a makeover, but it did get the one major feature addition: Wi-Fi.

We’ve had a chance to check out both smartphones for a couple of days now, and though the changes might not be as dramatic or as exciting as some might have hoped for, they are a step in the right direction. The Palm Pre Plus will cost $149.99 with a two-year contract and after $100 mail-in rebate, while the Palm Pixi Plus will cost $99.99 with a two-year contract and after a $100 mail-in rebate. Verizon will also be having a promotion through February 14 where if you buy a Palm Pre Plus or a Palm Pixi Plus, you can get a Pixi Plus for free after a mail-in rebate. Pique your interest did we? Well then, find out more about these devices in our full reviews, which includes information about the new Palm Mobile Hot spot app and data plans.

Read our full review of the Palm Pre Plus.

Read our full review of the Palm Pixi Plus.

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