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T-Mobile UK selling unlocked 3G iPhones to high-spending subscribers

4. August 2009

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If you’re on T-Mobile in the UK and want to own an iPhone 3G, all is not apparently lost for you despite the iPhone being exclusive to O2 in the country. Apparently, T-Mobile is now selling unlocked iPhone 3G units (not the iPhone 3G S) to select high-spending subscribers. This is what customers who [...]

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China Unicom Gets 3-Year iPhone Deal

30. July 2009

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Apple and China Unicom appears to have made a deal about iPhone distribution in China. The report came from Shanghai Securities News. It says that Apple will sell iPhones to China Unicom at 3,000 yuan or about $439. But China Unicom has denied that a deal has been finalized. Negotiations are underway, though, and the [...]

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Asus, Acer suspends work on new netbooks until 2010

28. July 2009

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If you’re saving up for a new Asus or Acer netbook that could be launched during the holiday season this year, we’re sorry to report that things aren’t looking too bright for you guys out there. Probably growing tired of playing around with the same technology over and over again, both Asus and Acer, the [...]

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Samsung Tegra phone confirmed in the works

24. July 2009

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Apart from the Zune HD, the impressive Nvidia Tegra chip is confirmed to be headed for use on smartphones with the earliest release date scheduled for Q4 of 2009. True to this report, Samsung has just disclosed that they are indeed working on a Tegra-based phone albeit keeping mum on its other specs and features. [...]

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Nokia Cseries and Xseries to Sup Up Cell Phones

21. July 2009

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The new step in mobile computing for Nokia will be the Cseries phones, which according to BoyGeniusReport will be the umbrella name for a series of handsets that used to be identified by numerals. What comes next to the Cseries is the Nokia Xseries, a more interesting set of Maemo-5 powered mobile devices. No official [...]

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iPhone Fast & Furious app features Blu-ray integration, More in store from Universal down the road

20. July 2009

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If you own an iPhone/iPod Touch and love the Fast & Furious movie, Universal is giving you a whole new reason to look forward to the upcoming Blu-ray special edition of their movie. Their planning to come out with a Fast & Furious app that will let viewers control 360-degree models of cars in a [...]

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Apple App Store turns 1, Exceeds 1.5 Billion downloads

15. July 2009

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Nokia has their Ovi Store while RIM and Palm have the BlackBerry App World and App Catalog respectively, and just recently, Microsoft announced that their Marketplace will be ready to accept app submissions on July 27th. Even though each one can boast of their unique take on the mobile app store, there will only be [...]

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AmazonWireless: Great Online Mobile Phone On-contract Deals in the US

11. July 2009

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Amazon has established itself as one of the more reputable online retailers in the world, and now, they’re taking things a step further with the launch of AmazonWireless. So, what does this have to do with you loyal PMP Today readers out there? Well, if you live in the US and want to get the [...]

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Rockchip Electronics Planning Cheap Android-Ready Chips

9. July 2009

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The RK2808 is a new processor from Rockchip Electronics that is capable of supporting Android on a mobile phone. Android-ready processors seems to be in Rockchip’s immediate future. If you’re a regular visitor of PMP Today or have owned a cheap PMP from China, you might have heard of the rockchip processor. The company behind it [...]

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HTC Hero with 850/1900MHz (AT&T) 3G bands approved by FCC

3. July 2009

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It’s still pretty sketchy as to if and when the HTC Hero Android phone will hit the North American market, but with this latest bit of news, the situation is now a bit clearer this time around. Having gotten FCC approval, the possibility of the HTC Hero being distributed in the US and Canada is [...]

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