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AT&T Getting Samsung Focus S and Flash WP7 Mango Handsets On November 6th

AT&T has revealed that they soon to be carrying the two newest Windows Phone Mango 7.5 handsets. The announcement was made via AT&T’ Facebook page. Both devices are coming in November 6th. The Samsung Focus S will be available for 199.99 while the Flash only cost $49.99.

Of course, the two handsets require a new two-year service agreement plus a $15 minimum data plan. The Samsung Focus S packed with 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, 1.4GHz processor, a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera, an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera, and will support AT&T’s 4G HSPA+ network. On the other side, the Flash features 3.7-inch Super AMOLED display, 1.4GHz processor, a VGA front-facing camera, and a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera as well as support for AT&T’s 4G HSPA+ network.

[via SlashGear]

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Motorola Mobility Helps Altibox Extend Video Services to any Room in the Home

HD video bridge from Motorola Mobility allows Altibox to roll out new video services to attract and retain customers

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Huawei U2800

This basic voice phone supports mobile web and simple apps and games.

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News on Acer Allegro

Acer has decided to join in with the smartphone releases this year; they have decided to launch its new Acer Allegro in France. This smartphone runs on WP7 (Windows Phone 7) operating system. Not really heard a lot from Acer lately, but now they have come out of the wood work to release its new…

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FCC Reforms $4.3B USF Fund

The Federal Communications Commission today is expected to reveal their plan for overhauling the $8 billion Universal Service Fund that subsidizes phone service in rural areas, with the goal of redirecting the money toward broadband expansion. The agency is also preparing new rules for how phone companies pay each other for phone calls. Virtually everyone […]
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Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Hitting All Sony Ericsson Smartphones This Year

Sony Ericsson announced that all their smartphones will receive Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update. The company posted on Facebook the list of devices that would get the update which are Xperia Play, neo, neo V, mini, mini pro, Ray, Pro, active, arc and arc S.

The Android 4.0 is optimized enough to be able to run on phones with a single-core 1GHz processor. While Sony Ericsson is busy preparing their updates, HTC is busy deciding whether they will use Android 4.0.

[via IntoMobile]

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News on iPhone 4S

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has been going through quite a bad patch what with the uptake of the BlackBerry Playbook failing to garner enough interest, BlackBerry smartphones losing market share left right and centre to rivals Apple and Android, and most importantly for BlackBerry users the recent devastating network outage. To appease those BlackBerry…

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Sony Buys Out Ericsson’s 50 Percent Stake

Ericsson and Sony today announced that Sony will acquire Ericsson’s 50 percent stake in Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications (“Sony Ericsson“), making the mobile handset business a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony. Ericsson will receive a cash consideration of EUR 1.05 billion. The transaction gives Sony an opportunity to rapidly integrate smartphones into its broad array of […]
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Samsung Galaxy W (T-Mobile Exhibit 4G II) Video Demo Leaked

Samsung Galaxy W first appearing in a leaked video on August. Now the handset coming up with a demo video. As most of us already know, the device is heading to T-Mobile as the Exhibit 4G II.

The Galaxy W features a 3.7″ AMOLED display, Android 2.3 Gingerbread, run on T-Mobiles latest HSPA+ 42 network and be powered with a 1.4 GHz single-core processor and 1GB of RAM. Also, there’s a 5 megapixel shooter on the rear and 1.3 MP on the front for video chatting. Check out the video below.

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[via AndroidCommunity]

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Motorola Mobility Delivers a Sleek, Slim, and Budget Friendly Smartphone Experience with Motorola FIRE™ XT

With Android 2.3, a bright 3.5-inch touch screen display and dual cameras, Motorola’s budget-friendly smartphone offers the fun of social media in a personalised package.

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