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AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon All Offering Black Friday Sales

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:25:03 +0000

At least three of the four major network operators in the U.S. have announced sales on devices for the Black Friday shopping bonanza. Here's a round-up of what AT&T;, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless are offering. My favorite deal is the buy-one-get-one BlackBerry offer that Verizon has scheduled for Friday, November 27.

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T-Mobile, HTC Add to Black Friday Shopping Deals

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:21:05 +0000

T-Mobile is knocking 50 bucks off of three popular phones, and HTC wants to send HTC holiday shoppers $100 in exchange for their old smartphones. According to one survey, roughly a fifth of electronics shoppers are planning to spend $1,000 on Black Friday. - HTC and T-Mobile are among the vendors offering discounts during the post-Thanksgiving weekend, which is all too well known for its bargains, dearth of parking spots and instances of otherwise sane people shopping at ungodly hours. According to a Nov. 21 survey from Retrevo, an online electronics...

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Google Maps Navigation Free GPS Comes to Android 1.6 Smartphones

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:13:32 +0000

Google Nov. 23 made its Google Maps Navigation feature for Google Maps available for smartphones running the Android 1.6 operating system build and higher. This means users of the T-Mobile myTouch 3G and inaugural but clunky G1 can enjoy turn-by-turn voice directions. This release includes Google's new Layers feature, which lets users overlay geographical information, such as transit lines, Wikipedia articles about places, and more on the map. However, users cannot use the navigate to voice command. - The free Google Maps Navigation feature for Google Maps is now available for smartphones running the Android 1.6 operating system build and higher, the search engine said Nov. 23. Google Maps Navigation is a Web-based GPS navigation system that provides turn-by-turn voice directio...

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Top Wireless Turkeys Of 2009

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:05:57 +0000

Amid a year when the iPhone 3GS was released, Android exploded on the scene after simmering in the form of the T-Mobile G1 for nearly a year and Verizon launching some great ads talking smack about AT&T;'s performance, there have been a few wireless blunders that are best forgotten. 2009 isn't over yet, but there would need to be something pretty spectacular to top the turkeys on this list.

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ATandT, T-Mobile Get Competitive with BlackBerry Smartphones

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:03:26 +0000

AT T introduced the BlackBerry Curve 8520, while T-Mobile launched the BlackBerry Bold 9700. Nearly identical at a glance, the smartphones differ in price, as well as features such as GPS, WiFi calling and camera resolution. - AT amp;T and T-Mobile have both announced new BlackBerry smartphones, which are nearly the same device. The AT amp;T BlackBerry Curve 8520, which will arrive later this month, has an after-rebate price of $100 and a 2-megapixel camera with video recording on its feature list. The T-Mobile B...

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T-Mobile Customers Suffer Data Breach

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:17:00 +0000

The latest indignity and hassle for T-Mobile customers is unauthorized release of personal data in the UK.