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Tablet
With the success of 7-inch tablets in the marketplace growing, more and more companies are launching tablets of this size in hopes of landing them in consumer's hands. Lenovo is one such company whose IdeaTab A2107 is now available for $200 without contract through AT&T. If the idea of a 7-inch Android tablet running on AT&T's network for $200 with no contract or $100 with a 2-year contract appeals to you, the IdeaTab might be a great idea (no pun intended).
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Three out of the 4 major carriers in the U.S. have made a commitment to support BlackBerry 10 and offer its customers BlackBerry 10 smartphones when they become available.
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T-Mobile's CEO, John Legere has officially confirmed that T-Mobile will begin selling the carrier's first iPhone in three to four months along with no subsidies. Is it really a wise move to gamble on the iPhone with an unproven business model?
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With less than a month to go before RIM shows off BlackBerry 10 and devices running the next-generation OS, RIM confirms "at least" six BlackBerry 10 devices will launch in 2013. Is this going to be RIM's biggest hit since devices by the names of "Bold", "Curve", and "Pearl" were the devices of choice for corporate customers and consumers alike, or will this be RIM's swan song?
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Acer has launched the newest member of its Iconia tablet family by officially announcing the Iconia B1-A71 tablet, one of the lowest priced 7-inch tablets on the market. Acer designed the tablet for young people, new users or families looking to add another tablet to their household, without breaking the bank.
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Before the wireless carrier becomes the final of the big four in the U.S. to get what Apple deems a privilege, it has announced that it is currently activating about 100,000 iPhones per month on its network before it even begins selling its own iPhone variant.
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T-Mobile will turn the switch on to its 4G LTE network within the next week or two.
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On New Year's day millions of iOS 6 users began to notice they weren't getting their self-selected window of daily disturbance. Do Not Disturb is a feature in iOS 6 to disable notifications, the scheduled feature failed to enable itself on January 1, 2013 leading to Apple support being inundated with users reporting that Do Not Disturb stopped working correctly. Apple soon posted a support document claiming that the problem would fix itself after January 7.
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Samsung hasn't officially announced its Q4 earnings but if this leak is to be believed, the electronics giant is going to report record breaking earnings and a very impressive stat of the number of phones it has sold per minute.
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Want to add more touchable space to your iPhone? Don't want to obstruct the display with your fingers? There's now a case for that. The Canopy Sensus Touch Sensitive case for iPhone is the first case to feature capacitive touch capabilities built into the case itself, allowing you to interact with your iPhone by touching the sides and back of the case.
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Microsoft got Nokia to commit to only use Windows Phone. Why is it okay for Microsoft to have open relationships outside of Nokia? And, why does Nokia have to remain faithful to Microsoft? Is that fair? Well, things might be about to change if we read into some subtle hints made by Nokia CEO, Stephen Elop, during a recent interview about their unique relationship.
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Apple announced that the App Store has reached another major milestone; more than 40 billion apps have been downloaded. With almost half of the record 40 billion downloaded in 2012 alone.
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As rumors increase of Apple and Intel working together on a Bluetooth smart watch to be used with iOS devices, a company named COOKOO is launching its own smart watch to be used with Apple's mobile devices. It adds some very cool features that will make you want to rock this watch on your wrist.
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