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Best Buy Now Alerting HTC EVO 4G LTE Pre-Orders of Indefinitely Delayed Shipment Date

RSS Bot — Fri, 18 May 2012 07:07:06 GMT

Earlier today, we reported that Best Buy was notifying pre-orders that the HTC EVO 4G LTE would arrive on May 23rd, a few days later than the original May 18th launch date. This came after news that both the EVO and One X were being held up at Customs, and lead a few to believe [...]

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Steve Jobs wanted to create an iCar according to current Apple board member

RSS Bot — Fri, 18 May 2012 07:07:06 GMT

According to current Apple board member Mickey Drexer, Steve Jobs didn�t just want to re-invent the mobile phone and music industry but he also wanted to take a stab at the car industry too. In an interview with Fast Company�s Innovation Uncensored conference earlier this week, Mr Drexler said that Steve Jobs wanted to build an iCar.

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Best Buy Updates Pre-Order Status Of HTC Evo 4G LTE To May 23rd

RSS Bot — Fri, 18 May 2012 07:07:06 GMT

The HTC Evo 4G LTE is currently stuck in U.S. Customs (thanks, Apple), delaying the May 18th launch on Sprint. Customers who pre-ordered from Best Buy are now receiving emails updating them of their order status, stating a new release date of May 23rd. Interestingly, HTC wasn’t as date specific as Best Buy in their [...]

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No Annual Contract �passes� for T-Mobile hotspots and tablets starting May 20

RSS Bot — Fri, 18 May 2012 07:07:06 GMT

T-Mobile has just announced a new plan that should certainly get some data hungry power users through their magenta doorway. Starting May 20, mobile hotspot, tablet and laptop stick users will be able to purchase a data “pass” ranging from $15 to $50 a month without the hassle or stress of a 2 year contract. [...]

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Nine Million Samsung Galaxy S III Units Reportedly Pre-Ordered

RSS Bot — Fri, 18 May 2012 07:07:06 GMT

It appears that around nine million units of the Galaxy S II refresh have been pre-ordered from more than 100 global carriers (not to be confused with customer pre-orders), according to a recent Korea Economic Daily report.

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Report Claims Steve Jobs Worked Closely On the Next iPhone

RSS Bot — Fri, 18 May 2012 07:07:06 GMT

According to Bloomberg, who seems to confirm previous reports with their own -- citing "three people with knowledge of the plans" -- the late Steve Jobs "had worked closely on the redesigned phone before his death in October".

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Modded Xperia S Music Player Shows Up for Other Xperia Devices

RSS Bot — Fri, 18 May 2012 05:52:36 GMT

It can be said without exaggeration that the*Sony Xperia S has been one of the best Android devices ever when it comes to porting its software to other Android devices. Xperia S ports are simply everywhere, and range from a few applications to, in some cases, full blown ROMs. It seems as though nearly everyone wants a piece of Xperia S software love, and devs have been more than willing to hand it out.

The Xperia S ports to everywhere saga continues as XDA Forum Member Lasan has ported the Sony Xperia S proprietary music player, called MusicXS, . . . READ ON »

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Sony opens up PSN to digital download pre-orders

RSS Bot — Fri, 18 May 2012 05:52:36 GMT

Pre-orders are nothing new in the realm of video gaming -- they're the requisite hype before the release day-storm. On the digital download front, however, that anticipatory frenzy hasn't gotten much major industry support, until now. Sony, purveyor of all things PlayStation, has just tossed a bone to its many PSN subscribers, offering the option to purchase unreleased titles in advance of their planned launches. First up for the newly announced service is Sorcery, one of the company's Move-compatible game due out later this month. Gamers who opt-in for the arrangement will receive an unlock key that should allow their consoles to begin the download process in tandem with the software's official debut. Hit up the source below for the full FAQ.

Sony opens up PSN to digital download pre-orders originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 May 2012 00:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HTC EVO 4G LTE RUU now available - let the games begin

RSS Bot — Fri, 18 May 2012 05:52:36 GMT

We're still waiting for word on when to expect the HTC EVO 4G LTE on the shelves at Sprint, but that wasn't enough to keep the RUU from leaking out. Football has posted the file up for the folks who want to get an early start on the device ROMs, so things should be looking sweet shortly if you're in to that sort of thing -- and we know plenty of you are. Keep in mind this isn't something you should be fooling with if you don't know what you're doing, just let your favorite developers do their thing with.

Now if only they could make their way out of jail.

Source: XDA; via Android Central forums

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Samsung Galaxy S III sees 9 million pre-orders

RSS Bot — Fri, 18 May 2012 05:52:36 GMT

Yes you read that correctly, according to a report from

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Amazon To Begin Selling Ad Space On Kindle Fire�s Welcome Screen For $600,000

RSS Bot — Fri, 18 May 2012 05:52:36 GMT

In a move I would have expected to see Google jump on first, it looks like the other Google (Amazon) is attempting to make back some of that money they’re losing on every Kindle Fire sold by selling “prime” location ad space on their 7-inch tablets. For a measly $600,000, you too can advertise your [...]

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Verizon�s Statement On New Data Plan Policies

RSS Bot — Fri, 18 May 2012 05:52:36 GMT

We just learned about Verizon killing off their unlimited data plans for users that have been grandfathered in. Now we’re getting some clarification from Verizon about the changes and their new push toward shared data plans. As we have stated publicly, Verizon Wireless has been evaluating its pricing structure for some time.* Customers have told [...]

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Leaked images of Sprint�s upcoming LG Eclipse 4G LTE: NFC and removable battery on b

RSS Bot — Fri, 18 May 2012 05:52:36 GMT

Whispers of an LG Android powerhouse heading to Sprint*have been circulating on the web as of late. We have even seen some purported pics of the back of the LG Eclipse 4G LTE and now, courtesy of our friends at Briefmobile, we have some snapshots of under the hood. For a phone that is rumored [...]

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AT&T HTC One X only $130 on Amazon for both new and current customers

RSS Bot — Fri, 18 May 2012 05:52:36 GMT

Those of you lesser impulsive shoppers patiently waiting to pick up an HTC One X on AT&T have just lucked out. You can now get this sexy phone for as little as $130 on contract. What’s also great about this deal is that it’s open to both new and existing customers as long as you’re [...]

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Samsung's Galaxy S III reportedly notches nine million pre-orders worldwide

RSS Bot — Fri, 18 May 2012 04:21:26 GMT

Wondering how the launch of Samsung's Galaxy S III is going? According to the Korea Economic Daily, an unnamed Samsung executive revealed that the followup to its previous fastest selling phone has already racked up nine million pre-orders around the world. That would put it nearly halfway to the 20 million Galaxy S II's Samsung reported shipped back in February, and all without even officially moving a unit in the US yet. It's not that we're jealous of the rest of the world's abilities to lay their cash down for some quad-core Exynos action while we wait to hear about the likely (still awesome) dual-core LTE-equipped US carrier variants due this summer, but yes -- we're jealous the rest of the world already has the option of choosing Samsung's latest flagship phone. Once they do start shipping (assuming there's no delays in customs) there should be plenty to go around however, as Reuters' translation also indicates the company's factory is already cranking out five million units every month.

Samsung's Galaxy S III reportedly notches nine million pre-orders worldwide originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 May 2012 23:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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