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LG Optimus One and Optimus Chic eyes-on

Posted on 03. Sep, 2010 by IBM. 

That “leaked” low-end LG Android device from a few days back? Turns out it was nothing more than the Optimus Chic, one of two Google-powered phones that the company announced back in early July. They’re still not ready to let us touch the damned thing…

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App Review: Angry Birds (Android)

Posted on 03. Sep, 2010 by IBM. 

What does it take to make an addictive game? Not much — just throw in some super simple controls, cute graphics, and basic physics. Rovio Mobile’s Angry Birds is one such game that includes all these elements, and today the studio’s just released a p…

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Vodafone’s Microsoft Surface: like Go Fish for phones

Posted on 03. Sep, 2010 by IBM. 

Microsoft worked with Vodafone late last year to deploy Surfaces to a few dozen stores in several European countries (much as AT&T has done in the US), and one of those units happens to be set up at the carrier’s IFA booth this week. The basic ide…

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Droid R2-D2 gets docked — not in a X-Wing

Posted on 03. Sep, 2010 by IBM. 

Verizon’s teaser site for the Droid 2 R2-D2 edition has been teasing a series of locked spokes, accessible by all as soon as anyone in the community solves the “puzzle.” We don’t know exactly what the magic code was, but regardless, thanks to David H….

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New official MeeGo screenshots show promise, influence

Posted on 03. Sep, 2010 by IBM. 

MeeGo’s official user interface guidelines could easily end up determining whether the platform sinks or swims — no one wants a phone whose UI looks like junk, after all. The minions at Nokia and Intel’s little pet project have posted new OS shots as…

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Vodafone R201 mobile WiFi hotspot review

Posted on 03. Sep, 2010 by IBM. 

Mobile broadband has come a long way since the early (and expensive) attempts at integrating 3G modules into laptops; today, cubicle dwellers are liberated by cheaper mobile data, along with the abundance of 3G dongles and the emerging mobile WiFi (er…

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Teen archer launches cellphone-laced arrows into Brazilian jail

Posted on 03. Sep, 2010 by IBM. 

Sometimes we sit around at Engadget HQ and do informal, anonymous surveys of our favorite gadgets of all time. Cell phones are unsurprisingly always at the top of the list. But the bow and arrow always comes in a close second — call us closet tradi…

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Guitar Sidekick brings your phone to your guitar, while your guitar gently weeps

Posted on 03. Sep, 2010 by IBM. 

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Plex announces partnership with LG, pledges to beat Boxee Box and Apple TV for free

Posted on 03. Sep, 2010 by IBM. 

We’re excited about the Boxee Box, and the new-look Apple TV is intriguing, but no single box is as good as a box that doesn’t exist yet does the same stuff. Confused? Sit down, let us explain. That’s the point Plex is making in announcing its new par…

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Huawei Ideos hands-on

Posted on 03. Sep, 2010 by IBM. 

Chinese telecom giant Huawei — which has been playing the Android game with major carriers around the world for some time now — has selected IFA to debut the Ideos, a new entry-level model running Froyo in a variety of colors. Huawei’s press release…

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Samsung Gusto Review

Posted on 03. Sep, 2010 by IBM. 

The Samsung Gusto U360 is a basic and budget oriented flip phone for Verizon Wireless that is a follow up to the Samsung Smooth U350, which in turn replaced the Samsung Snap U340, though not a lot has changed between these models, except for the stylin…

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Verizon Wireless Salute Review

Posted on 03. Sep, 2010 by IBM. 

The Verizon Wireless Salute F350 is the carrier’s first mobile phone from the Chinese manufacture ZTE, which currently doesn’t have a large U.S. presence. Since the Salute is a budget friendly phone, its features are pretty limited, such as a 1.3MP…

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NES controller pressed into service to Android overlord (video)

Posted on 03. Sep, 2010 by IBM. 

Perhaps the worst, and least repairable, shortcoming of touchscreens is their failure to act as viable game controllers. Keyboard-equipped smartphones alleviate that pain a little (particularly if you pair them with a Game Gripper), but ultimately we’…

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Ringtone creationism not for sale in iTunes 10, but DIY method still seems to work

Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by IBM. 

Not that we’ve ever been a fan of paying an additional 99 cents to turn an already-purchased track into a seconds-long ringtone, but if you fancied the option in iTunes 9.2.1, we’re sad to inform you that yesterday’s update seems to have nixed said op…

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Samsung Wave 723 flaunts Bada, little else at IFA

Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by IBM. 

Samsung just grew its Bada line with a low-end foil to the original Wave, the so-called Wave 723 — and we just happened to catch it hanging out tucked away in a distributor’s booth at IFA this week. Though the leather-grain flip cover is a classy tou…

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WSJ: iPhone 4 to be offered by Vodafone and O2 in Germany as T-Mobile loses exclusivity

Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by IBM. 

The last bastion of Applephone exclusivity in Europe is about to be toppled, according to the Wall Street Journal, as Deutsche Telekom is said to be preparing for the loss of its iPhone 4 monopoly ahead of this year’s holiday shopping season. Citing se…

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Samsung: ‘we are prioritizing our Android platform’

Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by IBM. 

Samsung may be one of the big players that Microsoft is pinning its hopes on for Windows Phone 7, but you wouldn’t know that from listening to the company at IFA. Speaking to Reuters at the show, Samsung’s head of marketing for its mobile division, YH…

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