http://www.MobileBurn.com/ Reviews and News from the Mobile Phone and Bluetooth Industries en-us Copyright 2009, Michael F. Oryl Jr. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:20:23 -0400 com.burn.mobile.RSSFeed 480 http://www.MobileBurn.com/ Reviews and News from the Mobile Phone and Bluetooth Industries http://www.MobileBurn.com/images/mobileburn-88x31.png 88 31 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:19:23 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=9bdbf0af7eda17966c3e28a01a7e5afd http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7398 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7398 After the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) filed suit against AT&T claiming that it is owed royalties for ringtones played in public, the Electronic Frontier Foundation is fighting back.
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]]> Brian James Kirk News Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:26:16 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=31bb35334609f80c6cd44deaef2e48b2 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7397 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7397 TerreStar has successfully launched the world's largest communications satellite into space in preparation of its satellite mobile broadband network.
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]]> Brian James Kirk News Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:03:13 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=af13c94870dc8977422c729523d85cde http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7396 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7396 Apple is addressing an iPhone vulnerability that could allow attackers to access to the device's GPS coordinates, control the phone's microphone for eavesdropping, or turn the device into a denial-of-service attack bot.
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]]> Brian James Kirk News Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:26:48 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=3c6cc6be3492ca0404872db018c0e54e http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7395 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7395 A Sprint executive says that the company will be the first to launch 3G femtocell technology, after AT&T announced plans yesterday to release its 3G femtocell service in 2009.
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]]> Brian James Kirk News Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:29:01 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=1fac59d27b719c0ce308aea8c788b067 http://www.MobileBurn.com/review.jsp?Id=7361 http://www.MobileBurn.com/review.jsp?Id=7361 While big in the personal computer space, Acer is a newcomer to the mobile world and is now offering smartphones under its brand, thanks to the acquisition of E-TEN. We take a look at its X960 smartphone in this review.
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]]> Russell Jefferies Review Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:16:01 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=8a29e2fa6a7afcb1d73b4834c5d38cf0 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7394 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7394 Google's universal search has been made available for all mobile devices in 60 countries and in 38 languages. Google's familiar universal search returns results for news, images, blogs, videos, and products on one page.
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]]> Brian James Kirk Newsbrief Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:39:44 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=3bd2c5156cea92ef0466dd674a4259ba http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7393 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7393 Nokia has officially released Ovi Maps 3.0 for S60 3rd Edition and S60 5th Edition devices. The software lets users utilize a variety of location-based services and sync map data between PCs and mobile devices.
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]]> Brian James Kirk News Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:22:55 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=5c31141e7db0d2c0491bb9270dc19936 http://www.MobileBurn.com/rumors.jsp?Id=7391 http://www.MobileBurn.com/rumors.jsp?Id=7391 ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley reports that Microsoft has chosen a well-known ad agency to create a campaign for its 'Pink Project,' which Foley says is a Microsoft-branded phone.
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]]> Brian James Kirk Rumors Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:18:53 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=dfc408c2698c1512f0806013dfa799dc http://www.MobileBurn.com/pressrelease.jsp?Id=7392 http://www.MobileBurn.com/pressrelease.jsp?Id=7392 Read the full story here.

]]> Press Release Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:03:06 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=83443aad0caec8442fff8fd14c91f053 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7390 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7390 Zer01's unlimited voice and data service missed its July 1 launch date. The company is still seeking distributors to sell the service.
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]]> Brian James Kirk News Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:25:00 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=9f03a783f73b62ff4cf1c6fca0284b33 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7389 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7389 The European Union has dropped a planned cell phone tax after manufacturers lobbied against it. The plan would have introduced a 14 percent tax on phones with TV receivers and a 3.7 percent tax on phones with navigation features.
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]]> Brian James Kirk News Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:41:01 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=902f33823158bbc8d36232449b4df73f http://www.MobileBurn.com/pressrelease.jsp?Id=7388 http://www.MobileBurn.com/pressrelease.jsp?Id=7388 First BlueAnt Device in AT&T Stores Accepts Voice Commands and Features Noise Reduction Technology
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]]> Press Release Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:08:28 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=d61442935bd5cbb6273279d42652d8a1 http://www.MobileBurn.com/pressrelease.jsp?Id=7387 http://www.MobileBurn.com/pressrelease.jsp?Id=7387 T-Mobile Family Booster - a new option which gives up to five family members unlimited calls, texts and picture messages to each other
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]]> Press Release Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:57:14 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=5aa5d2936f4a904640d52607f9b227c1 http://www.MobileBurn.com/pressrelease.jsp?Id=7386 http://www.MobileBurn.com/pressrelease.jsp?Id=7386 Read the full story here.

]]> Press Release Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:38:10 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=824545e118762af7929f0469483b698d http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7385 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7385 The financial downturn will cause 1 billion fewer phones to be sold over the next five years according to a new report. Handset sales are expect to begin bouncing back starting in 2010.
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]]> Brian James Kirk News Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:03:34 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=f4dfa983d6aff635d8438263abb4e254 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7384 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7384 The Skyfire smartphone web browser has been updated to have a reduced memory footprint, history and cookie improvements, better SMS sharing and zooming behavior, and more.
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]]> Brian James Kirk News Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:43:16 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=4d789da634c24d60fc883bc258766672 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7382 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7382 A research analyst predicts that Palm has sold 300,000 Pre smartphones, an estimate that is much higher than other predictions but notable because this analyst is typically an industry pessimist.
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]]> Brian James Kirk News Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:36:42 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=f2619cb4b1a204634f4eb8c435bc885e http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7383 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7383 Apple has released its iPhone OS 3.1 beta and iPhone SDK version 3.1 to the developer community. At least one new feature includes the ability to save a copy of edited movie files on the iPhone 3GS.
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]]> Brian James Kirk Newsbrief Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:17:14 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=1d1a62c82ab33150af69ba5b3f30183b http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7381 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7381 Nokia has announced through its Nokia Conversations Twitter account that its recently launched Nokia N97 flagship smartphone will receive a firmware update on the first of July.
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]]> Michael Oryl News Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:10:16 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=42c9e05a197f6be97a618fd362a47662 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7380 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7380 Nokia Beta Labs has launched a messaging and instant messaging hybrid application for E75 smartphones that lets users use Yahoo! Messenger and Ovi messaging applications simultaneously.
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]]> Brian James Kirk Newsbrief Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:56:45 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=f9d650c93b56e57542c6e400c7220367 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7379 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7379 Bloomberg reports that Steve Jobs has returned to Apple and is splitting his time between his home and the office. A financial analyst told the publication that his return should give investors renewed confidence in the company.
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]]> Brian James Kirk Newsbrief Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:20:27 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=0f0561a20bf7891b2fa4ea8290346e74 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7378 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7378 Skype has taken its 3.0 Windows Mobile application public after beta testing new file transferring and SMS features. The user interface has also been improved in the update.
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]]> Brian James Kirk Newsbrief Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:09:45 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=a91c3aa2d033ee4833c8c1fa5cfdedb5 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7377 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7377 A pre-order page for Verizon's forthcoming BlackBerry Tour smartphone has revealed that the device will be available on July 12.
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]]> Brian James Kirk News Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:47:38 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=f9249347bd9b59f63c17d692c7dddf81 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7376 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7376 AT&T has made its new Motorola Karma QA1 available. The QA1 features a full QWERTY keyboard, a 2 megapixel camera, a 2.5-inch QVGA display, and A2DP Bluetooth in a compact sliding form factor.
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]]> Brian James Kirk News Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:30:03 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=bce95dd713aa067d18295d1818008f10 http://www.MobileBurn.com/pressrelease.jsp?Id=7375 http://www.MobileBurn.com/pressrelease.jsp?Id=7375 Multi-Brand Mobile Coupon Delivers Exclusive Discounts for T-Mobile Customers on Green-Focused Products and Services
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]]> Press Release Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:20:15 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=c2a5bab8a53a07abddef9f8fc136c5a1 http://www.MobileBurn.com/pressrelease.jsp?Id=7374 http://www.MobileBurn.com/pressrelease.jsp?Id=7374 Read the full story here.

]]> Press Release Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:24:12 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=86148b4946747e7ba0c22748a948cc7e http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7373 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7373 Sprint has announced that it will offer Motorola's i465 Clutch, a QWERTY keyboard equipped walkie-talkie phone, on its Nextel network later in the summer.
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]]> Michael Oryl News Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:47:35 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=51e76d4d517d59649e0f913e8ea29992 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7372 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7372 Most of the world's top cell phone manufacturers have agreed to adopt the micro-USB port as their standard cell phone charger connector. Similar plans are being pushed in the United States.
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]]> Michael Oryl News Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:43:09 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=b7376292d042a5a0907c7aef4484c439 http://www.MobileBurn.com/rumors.jsp?Id=7371 http://www.MobileBurn.com/rumors.jsp?Id=7371 New documentation has leaked out that offers some details on the T-Mobile Dash 3G and the soon-to-be-launched HTC Touch Pro2 from T-Mobile USA.
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]]> Ricky Cadden Rumors Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:39:51 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=01c0a68eb79e06f7188bdb61bbd27607 http://www.MobileBurn.com/rumors.jsp?Id=7370 http://www.MobileBurn.com/rumors.jsp?Id=7370 New rumors suggest that Nokia will introduce more advanced camera phones in 2010, including some with optical zoom and up to 12 megapixel sensors. Most camera phones today only support digital zoom.
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]]> Ricky Cadden Rumors Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:15:21 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=ac2bd7a5f9db85dbbc08183b2513ab7f http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7369 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7369 An executive at Microsoft France said that the company's application storefront, Windows Marketplace, will launch with 600 approved applications.
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]]> Brian James Kirk News Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:06:05 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=d4a17e9d875f2a78a554dd9c100f919e http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7368 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7368 According to a retail availability guide provided by Apple, the company is seeing shortages of its new iPhone 3GS smartphone. On Sunday, stores in only six U.S. states were completely stocked.
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]]> Brian James Kirk News Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:54:20 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=2bdd4bc75bfdfb22bda96ba9fa14ab95 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7366 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7366 Reuters reports that Sony is considering creating a cell phone and portable gaming device hybrid and has plans to create a project team to do just that.
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]]> Brian James Kirk Newsbrief Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:47:46 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=6510f2162f09a757083af24f8db60dde http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7367 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7367 The U.S. Senate has approved President Obama's pick for Federal Communications Commission Chair, Julius Genachowski. Genachowski replaces acting Chairman Michael Copps.
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]]> Brian James Kirk News Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:45:13 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=65097b0caa783d0999b4ea47257a622b http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7364 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7364 Samsung has announced four new cell phones for the European market that includes a healthy mix of slider phones and music-oriented devices that will please a variety of users.
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]]> Brian James Kirk News Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:08:47 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=acadc017d0386f6f508a02b212428bf4 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7365 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7365 The Financial Times is reporting that Vodafone is considering a deal to purchase or form a joint venture with Britain's ailing T-Mobile UK.
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]]> Michael Oryl News Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:42:05 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=2d37aa7e5929b7856c30f7961858e906 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7363 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7363 Verizon has made its HTC Ozone full-QWERTY candybar smartphone available online. The phone was originally slated for release on July 13.
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]]> Brian James Kirk News Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:29:06 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=8779415c38d9f83330cdcc53bb009b50 http://www.MobileBurn.com/pressrelease.jsp?Id=7360 http://www.MobileBurn.com/pressrelease.jsp?Id=7360 Customers to benefit from BT Openzone partnership and upgraded software
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]]> Press Release Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:24:51 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=a9d38a5eab496b93875d9d5249ffbaba http://www.MobileBurn.com/pressrelease.jsp?Id=7359 http://www.MobileBurn.com/pressrelease.jsp?Id=7359 Read the full story here.

]]> Press Release Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:13:42 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=eb70785c441bd5e69e6e0c8ecad7dad0 http://www.MobileBurn.com/pressrelease.jsp?Id=7357 http://www.MobileBurn.com/pressrelease.jsp?Id=7357 Small, plug-in box that improves indoor coverage in the home
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]]> Press Release Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:53:42 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=77b465534e9916b5ca9bdb912cf64819 http://www.MobileBurn.com/rumors.jsp?Id=7356 http://www.MobileBurn.com/rumors.jsp?Id=7356 Sprint is believed to be internally testing two new smartphones, both powered by Google's Android operating system. The HTC Hero was announced by HTC earlier this week, and the other rumored device is believed to be from Samsung, and apparently supports both CDMA and WiMAX networks.
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]]> Ricky Cadden Rumors Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:07:58 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=6f8c2fbd629a8c8e1107162611f00e03 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7355 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7355 Google is launching its Google Voice phone number-management platform to users who have already pre-registered for the service.
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]]> Brian James Kirk Newsbrief Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:56:34 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=055f14cc051ddc26f8c7d923bec21bd0 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7354 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7354 Palm posted a $105 million loss in the fourth quarter and told investors little about upcoming plans, but shares rose 11 percent before the market opened this morning.
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]]> Brian James Kirk News Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:35:30 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=23703be0f53309fa8c5c58a7e2cd1f6e http://www.MobileBurn.com/review.jsp?Id=7353 http://www.MobileBurn.com/review.jsp?Id=7353 Vodafone UK and Samsung have announced the Samsung C6225, a QWERTY candybar smartphone with Windows Mobile 6.1, a 2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth and microSD support.
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]]> Brian James Kirk Snapshot Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:46:14 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=4b44ee3f5623e169832ae1f49e79c9b0 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7352 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7352 HTC's CEO Peter Chou said that his company would like to offer a UI upgrade to existing Android users, which was later confirmed by an HTC rep. But there is a very big hitch.
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]]> Michael Oryl News Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:28:43 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=4c3c513db5bf7056e08697b4662db020 http://www.MobileBurn.com/gallery.jsp?Id=7351 http://www.MobileBurn.com/gallery.jsp?Id=7351 Here are some photos of the T-Mobile Dash 3G and the HTC S510 Snap that it is based upon, as well as a live HD video of the T-Mobile Dash 3G.
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]]> Michael Oryl Gallery Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:50:23 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=1a7e4ee4263ee7df0f541ffc45dd7960 http://www.MobileBurn.com/gallery.jsp?Id=7350 http://www.MobileBurn.com/gallery.jsp?Id=7350 A live look at the new Nokia E72 QWERTY smartphone in photos and HD video.
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]]> Michael Oryl Gallery Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:10:08 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=d7d445bbd851ca77af5ea9b1d0b1aefe http://www.MobileBurn.com/gallery.jsp?Id=7349 http://www.MobileBurn.com/gallery.jsp?Id=7349 A quick photo set of the Motorola Karma QA1 that was recently launched for AT&T.
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]]> Michael Oryl Gallery Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:37:03 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=ee4a80e825f71cd366849294bf659a01 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7348 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7348 Apple has approved explicit content containing nudity in an iPhone application submitted to App Store, marking the first approved mature content since parental controls were made available in iPhone OS 3.0.
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]]> Brian James Kirk News Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:35:06 -0400 http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=b87017661bcbd5bfe5e8417dd8bcba7a http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7347 http://www.MobileBurn.com/news.jsp?Id=7347 An AT&T executive was quoted Tuesday as saying that AT&T is on track to launch femtocell technology in the U.S. by the end of the year. The company will trial the technology in coming weeks.
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