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LG Lotus Elite QWERTY-phone for Sprint review

The LG Lotus Elite is an interesting looking full-QWERTY clamshell messaging feature phone that adds a touchscreen to the design of the original Lotus for Sprint. Todd tests it out for us and shares his thought in this hands-on review.

Review of T-Mobile's HSPA+ webConnect Rocket

We spent a bit of time testing out T-Mobile's webConnect Rocket USB modem on T-Mobile's trial HSPA+ 3G network in the Philadelphia area, and tested the T-Mobile webConnect and Sprint's 4G WiMAX Overdrive as well. Read on to learn of the dizzying speeds we achieved with T-Mobile's webConnect Rocket.

Motorola DEVOUR Verizon smartphone review

The Motorola DEVOUR is a QWERTY slider Android smartphone for Verizon Wireless that packs Moto's MOTOBLUR social networking features for tight homescreen integration of Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace. Read Todd's full review for all the details on this very solidly built device.

vReveal cell phone video fixing software review

Does your cell phone record really bad video? Do you always find yourself in a dark cave when it comes time to record? If so, then MotionDSP's Windows-based vReveal video enhancing software for phone videos might just be what you need. Michael tests it out for us in this review.

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  Nokia asks judge to toss Apple lawsuit

  By Todd Haselton on Friday March 12, 2010

  Today Nokia asked a judge in the U.S. District Court in Delaware to toss an Apple lawsuit that claims Nokia infringed on its patents. More
  

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  ESPN Mobile TV now on Sprint TV

  By Todd Haselton on Friday March 12, 2010

  Sprint today announced that its Sprint TV service will now include the ESPN Mobile TV channel. Coverage will begin this month and the channel will broadcast over 800 live events this year. Popular Sprint TV equipped handsets include the HTC Hero, Samsung Moment, Samsung Instinct, Palm Pre, and BlackBerry Curve.
  source: Sprint

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  Vodafone U.K to carry HTC Legend and HTC Desire Android powered smartphones

  By Todd Haselton on Friday March 12, 2010

  After announcing that it will carry the Google Nexus One, Vodafone today also said that it will carry the Android powered HTC Legend and HTC Desire smartphones. Vodafone will offer its own services on the devices, including Vodafone Music and MyWeb, on top of HTC's Sense user interface. The carrier did not announce pricing or availability.
  source: Vodafone

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  Nokia revises market share, expects no growth this year

  By Todd Haselton on Friday March 12, 2010

  Today Nokia revised its 2009 mobile phone market share from 38 percent to 34 percent and said that it does not expect an increase in market share in 2010. Nokia attributed the decrease in its 2009 market share to better market measurement methods.
  source: Associated Press

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  CNN Mobile lands on Qualcomm's FLO TV

  By Todd Haselton on Friday March 12, 2010

  Today Qualcomm announced a partnership with Turner Broadcasting and said that its FLO TV service will now offer the CNN Mobile channel. The channel will be avaialable on AT&T Mobile TV equipped handsets, such as the Samsung Mythic and LG Arena, as well as the FLO TV personal television device. Qualcommm said FLO TV will soon be available to iPhone and iPod Touch users through the mophie juicepack TV adapter as well.
  source: Qualcomm, via: Phone Scoop

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  Apple iPad preorders start today

  By Todd Haselton on Friday March 12, 2010

  As of 5:30am Pacific Time (8:30am EST), customers interested in the Apple iPad can pre-order their devices today. The iPad is Apple's first tablet device that will run the iPhone operating system and some models will be available with AT&T data contracts. To order, visit store.apple.com. Apple expects the iPad to ship by April 3rd.
  source: TUAW

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  Google Nexus One pops up at Vodafone UK

  By Todd Haselton on Friday March 12, 2010

  When the Nexus One launched in January of this year, Vodafone said that it would bring the Android powered smartphone to Europe, it was just a question of when. Today, Vodafone UK posted the phone on its website declaring that it's coming soon. An official date and pricing have not yet been announced, but it looks imminent. For more information on the Nexus One, check out our full review.
  source: Vodafone, via: Unwired View

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  Palm demonstrates Unreal Engine 3 on webOS

  By Todd Haselton on Thursday March 11, 2010

  At the Game Developers Conference (GDC), Palm and Epic Games are showing off Palm webOS devices running Unreal Engine 3, which in the past has powered popular gaming titles from Epic including Gears of War and Unreal Tournament 3, a pretty impressive task. The engine is available for free from www.udk.com.
  source: Palm

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  Shop nearby with Google product search on iPhone, webOs, and Android

  By Todd Haselton on Thursday March 11, 2010

  This afternoon Google announced that users on iPhone, webOS, and Android smartphones will see new product search features. Leveraging your position, if you search, for example, "cowboy boots" under the Shopping search, results will now offer a blue dot and the label "In stock nearby" if you can purchase the item at a store near your location. To try it, visit google.com using one of the aforementioned smartphone platforms.
  source: Google, via: Phone Scoop

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  T-Mobile USA joins WaveMarket's Veriplace location aggregation platform initiative

  By Todd Haselton on Thursday March 11, 2010

  Today T-Mobile announced that it has joined WaveMarket's Veriplace Location Aggregation Platform initiative. The platform provides developers with tools create location based web, mobile web, SMS, and voice applications. Also used by AT&T and Sprint, the service offers developers access to over 150 million handsets. Veriplace's platform is available for free at developer.veriplace.com.
  source: WaveMarket, via: Phone Scoop

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  Mobile ticketing with American Airlines now available in 27 airports

  By Todd Haselton on Thursday March 11, 2010

  American Airlines added 19 new airports to its list of airports that will accept its mobile boarding passes. You can now check in with American Airlines using your mobile phone at 27 airports. More
  

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  Apple iPhone OS 4.0 to offer multitasking?

  By Todd Haselton on Thursday March 11, 2010

  Rumor has it that Apple's next iPhone operating system, version 4.0, could offer third-party multitasking support, a feature other platforms already offer. More
  

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  Motorola BACKFLIP for AT&T video review - part 1 of 2

  By Michael Oryl on Thursday March 11, 2010

  Part 1 of our 2 part video look at the unique Motorola BACKFLIP for AT&T, an Android-powered smartphone for AT&T that features Motorola's MOTOBLUR social networking software as well as a reverse-folding full QWERTY keyboard. More
  

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  We've upgraded our mobile website!

  By Michael Oryl on Thursday March 11, 2010

  We've revamped our mobile formatted website to better support devices like the iPhone and all of the Android smartphones with nice WebKit-based browsers. But even older phones get some new mobile goodies, too. More
  

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