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T-Mobile’s Samsung Galaxy S III rears its LTE-less head at FCC, could it have Exynos inside?

Well, the good news is that creating various carrier variants isn’t slowing down the Samsung Galaxy S III’s launch in the US by too much. However, the bad news for those looking to use the phone on T-Mobile’s network is that you might have to do without LTE. While it’s a bit understandable considering T-Mo won’t have an up and running 4G LTE network until 2013, I’m sure there would have been a few people who would have wished it was at least capable of LTE, so that they don’t require a new device next year.

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T-Mobile’s Samsung Galaxy S III rears its LTE-less head at FCC, could it have Exynos inside?

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CES, FCC, HP, Handsets, NEWS, Samsung Galaxy S, Samsung Galaxy S II, Samsung Galaxy S III, Samsung Galaxy S3, T-Mobile, TI, amazon, android, qualcomm, samsung, x | admin | May 19, 2012 3:04 pm | Comments (0)

Samsung Galaxy S III rooted, sort of

The Samsung Galaxy S III has been rooted ahead of launch…sort of. A developer going by the alias of Chainfire has successfully achieved root with the device’s release candidate firmware but never even had GS3 in hand. Instead he took advantage of a leaked software build and did the rooting virtually

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CES, Developers, Handsets, NEWS, Samsung Galaxy S, Samsung Galaxy S II, Samsung Galaxy S III, TI, amazon, android, rooting, samsung, x | admin | May 18, 2012 9:53 pm | Comments (0)

ITC bans importation of Motorola devices after Microsoft patent ruling

The ITC is passing down judgement in a patent spat between Motorola and Microsoft, and the decision doesn’t fall in the Android smartphone manufacturer’s favor.

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CES, Handsets, Industry News, NEWS, TI, amazon, android, motorola, patents, port, sale, x | admin | 9:44 pm | Comments (0)

Motorola DROID Bionic gets leaked 5.9.905 OTA

It looks like another build for the Motorola DROID BIONIC has leaked. It’s not Ice Cream Sandwich, but it is yet another update that should make the device that much smoother. And we’re sure these updates are all preparing the phone for the transition to Android 4.0 before too long

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Motorola DROID Bionic gets leaked 5.9.905 OTA

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Android 4.0, CES, Developers, HP, Handsets, Motorola Droid, Motorola Droid Bionic, NEWS, OTA Updates, Other, TI, Verizon, amazon, android, motorola, x | admin | 4:28 pm | Comments (0)

Virgin Mobile giving $25 in Google Wallet credits to everyone who activates an LG Optimus Elite

Virgin Mobile is running an interesting promotion to get people to buy their newly-launched LG Optimus Elite . They’re giving $25 of Google Wallet credit to use at participating retailers and shops. This is no doubt a promotion to highlight the device’s NFC chip and to encourage users to try out mobile payments, a fairly new field of technology for American consumers.

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Get an Android PC on a stick for $74

While a proper Android-based computer has yet to form in a practical way, this new option is a viable alternative for its price. It’s the $74 MK802 stick from retailer All Express. The device comes with Android 4.0, apparently, and while the listing’s title mentions “Google TV,” we can’t seem to figure out whether or not that’s the Google TV we all know and love or just an SEO trick.

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Get an Android PC on a stick for $74

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Android 4.0, CES, Google TV, LG, MID, NEWS, TI, Uncategorized, Web, amazon, android, google, port, sale, x | admin | 2:17 pm | Comments (0)

Refurbished 32GB HP TouchPad on sale for $195 at Woot; today only

While this isn’t the lowest price this tablet has ever been available for, the HP TouchPad is a bit hard to find. Paying nearly $200 for this tablet might be justified, all things considered.

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Refurbished 32GB HP TouchPad on sale for $195 at Woot; today only

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Amazon To Begin Selling Ad Space On Kindle Fire’s Welcome Screen For $600,000

In a move I would have expected to see Google jump on first, it looks like the other Google (Amazon) is attempting to make back some of that money they’re losing on every Kindle Fire sold by selling “prime” location ad space on their 7-inch tablets. For a measly $600,000, you too can advertise your latest rap album, product, or service, directly from the Kindle Fire’s welcome screen. The half a mil reportedly gets you 2 full months of ad time, with your ad showing up on every boot, adding to the “sponsored screensaver” ads that appear whenever the device shuts down.

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Amazon To Begin Selling Ad Space On Kindle Fire’s Welcome Screen For $600,000

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Samsung Galaxy S3 Pre-Orders Reach 9 Million – Factories Running At Full Capacity

If there was ever any doubt that the next generation Galaxy S wouldn’t be a hit, the Korea Economic Daily is reporting that Samsung has received a total of 9 million global pre-orders for the Galaxy S3 (that’s like, the entire population of New Jersey), solidifying the Korean manufacturer as the top selling smartphone maker in the world. This information comes from an anonymous Samsung official who also mentioned that Samsung’s smartphone factory is running at full steam to keep up the potential demand, churning out 5 million units per month