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Windows Phone 7 Is finished [Windows Phone 7]

By Lindsay R.
Windows Phone 7 Is finished [Windows Phone 7]

Microsoft's releasing Windows Phone 7 to manufacturing today-in other words, it's done. Final. Complete. Microsoft managed to add a couple of new bits before shrink-wrapping it, too. What RTM means is hardware makers and carriers can start finalizing their own plans for Windows Phone ...

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An Outdoorsy Phone Running Android: Motorola Defy [Android]

By Lindsay R.
An Outdoorsy Phone Running Android: Motorola Defy [Android]

Billing this as a rough-'n-tumble phone, Motorola's Defy doesn't particularly wow on the specs-front, but can be a good Android alternative to those rugged phones Samsung keeps churning out. The screen is solely a 3.7-inch WVGA job, the camera a none-too-shabby 5MP effort, and the DLNA support is most definitely welcome. It's that adversity ...

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LG’s E900 Does Windows Phone 7 in HTC Style [Windows Phone 7]

By Lindsay R.
LGs E900 Does Windows Phone 7 in HTC Style [Windows Phone 7]

LG's taking a leaf out of HTC's book with its E900 Windows Phone 7 handset, with this batch of spy shots showing a streamlined and minimalist smartphone that takes a number of design cues from HTC's curvaceous plastic ranges. On the inside, Android.com.pl reports that the ...

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Q: Is ViewSonic’s 7-Inch ViewPad a Phone or Android Tablet? A: Both! [Tablets]

By Lindsay R.
Q: Is ViewSonics 7-Inch ViewPad a Phone or Android Tablet? A: Both! [Tablets]

When you thought the Dell Streak was too large to be used as a phone at 5-inches, get a load of ViewSonic's ViewPad 7 , a 7-inch Android tablet that also doubles up as a phone. Running Android 2.2 (Froyo), we first heard about this ...

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Microsoft: Android Hidden Costs Are Expensive [Windows Phone 7]

By Lindsay R.
Microsoft: Android Hidden Costs Are Expensive [Windows Phone 7]

In step with Business Insider, Microsoft says that Android has hidden costs for cellphone manufacturers much higher than their own $15-per-unit Windows Phone 7 license. They've some excellent points, but others aren't so good. These are their arguments: Good arguments • Manufacturers are protected from IP lawsuits, unlike Android ...

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Microsoft’s $1 Billion Smart Phone Bet? That’s Chump Change [Microsoft]

By Lindsay R.
Microsofts  Billion Smart Phone Bet? Thats Chump Change [Microsoft]

Microsoft is rapidly developing Windows Phone 7 , a sensible phone platform to compete with iPhone, Android and BlackBerry. It's due this autumn, though we don't yet know the dates, prices and carriers. We do know something, the launch might be massive. Like billion-dollar massive. To be ...

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SetCPU Overclocks (or Underclocks) Your Rooted Android Phone [Downloads]

By Lindsay R.
SetCPU Overclocks (or Underclocks) Your Rooted Android Phone [Downloads]

We briefly discussed overclocking in our Android rooting guide , but today we're taking a closer have a look at SetCPU, the app that makes it happen-in addition as alternative routes to take advantage of it. If you've rooted your phone (and most of you've gotten ), you ...

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Using Wi-Fi, Your Ford Could Soon be as Customizable as Your Phone [Ford]

By Lindsay R.
Using Wi-Fi, Your Ford Could Soon be as Customizable as Your Phone [Ford]

By loading software onto its vehicles through Wi-Fi, Ford expects to save lots of millions. But this technology may well be used to offer drivers the option of handpicking their car's features, very like apps do for smartphones. Wi-Fi was first introduced in Ford vehicles with ...

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Microsoft Is Dumping ” Billions” Of greenbacks Into Windows Phone 7 [Microsoft]

By Lindsay R.
Microsoft Is Dumping

Microsoft seems investing quite a lot of cash into the Windows Phone 7 project. If truth be told, based on what TechCrunch is hearing, they're sinking billions of bucks into the first year for marketing and development. That number is very huge ...

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Can’t Decide Between an iPhone and Palm Pre? Get Both-In One Phone! [Knock Offs]

By Lindsay R.
Cant Decide Between an iPhone and Palm Pre? Get Both-In One Phone! [Knock Offs]

Ok, so you'll must import it from dodgy Chinese site M8Cool, but surely a bet together with your credit card security is well worth the slight chance of getting a working Palm Pre , running iPhone OS? It walks and talks rather like a Palm Pre, only has an iPhone home ...

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Is This HTC Merge a 10MP Android Phone or Tablet? [Android]

By Lindsay R.
Is This HTC Merge a 10MP Android Phone or Tablet? [Android]

If it weren't for the rumor that this HTC Merge has a 10MP camera, it's essential to almost be mistaken that it's a tablet with that name. After all, maybe the 10MP rumor is a disguise... A few weeks ago Phandroid turned up mention of the Merge ...

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Rotating BlackBerry Phone Patent Makes My Eyes Bleed [BlackBerry]

By Lindsay R.
Rotating BlackBerry Phone Patent Makes My Eyes Bleed [BlackBerry]

We will only hope that as this patent application was filed early last year, RIM abandoned the assumption for the Torch 's form factor instead. Not just flipping back-to-front to show a QWERTY-to-numeric keypad, it might rotate for landscape/portrait use too. Looking love it's powered by G1-style hinges, you are able ...

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