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8 Cell Companies Named in Carrier IQ Tracking App Federal Lawsuit Scandal

December 7, 2011 4:22am by editor

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Carrier IQ--the software now accused of operating on Android, Blackberry, Symbian devices and Apple iPhones--is moving on to court. Attorneys claim an "unprecedented breach" of 150 million cell consumers, alleging "carriers and manufacturers were caught ... Read more

Life's Good When LG Optimus T Gets Android Gingerbread Update

November 30, 2011 11:53pm by Shannon Miller

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LG has announced that the Optimus T will begin Android Gingerbread 2.3 updates in December but I am not holding my breath since the phone has been out for a year awaiting a long overdue update. The LG Optimus T is a great little phone but the slowness from LG to get it up to date with the new Android 2.3 is a real buzzkill.
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Dokkiri iPhone 4 Cell Phone Case Gives Helping Severed Hand Before Halloween

August 4, 2011 9:28pm by copythis

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For those who want a unique handshake, there's a new Apple iPhone cell phone case: It's a hand you hold, straight out of Japan. No one's been left out on this one: There's three models including a severed 'Lady's Hand' model, the larger 'Men's Hand' size--or the cut-off 'Kid's Hand' mobile phone case for the iPhone 4. Read more

Apple Developer Under Fire after iPhone App Dubs Photo Effect Nigger Brown

June 14, 2011 5:52pm by hearit

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Apple's already battling allegations it stole a student's app Store submission. Now an iPhone app maker has dubbed its “Picture Effect Magic” photo effect with the racial slur of "Nigger Brown". Read more

Same Old Problems New Provider Apple Antenna Cell Issues Hit Verizon iPhone 4

February 10, 2011 11:28pm by hearit

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Oops, Apple did it again: Verizon customers may have the new iPhone service but online consumer complaints spread as iPhone 4 cell phone users claim the same antenna problems as AT&T customers who wer Read more

Sprint Plans Rate Hike for Android Cell Phones AT&T Verizon Expected to Increase

January 22, 2011 4:34am by editor

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With virtually every move set to spark price hikes industry-wide, like the airlines, Sprint Nextel announces a price increase for “smart phones” that surf the web. Read more

TMobile Wifi Calling Uses Plan Minutes to Compensate for their lousy coverage

January 5, 2011 4:39am by hardliner

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 T-Mobile offers a wifi calling feature on the Android phones but you are stuck paying for it with your own minutes. Read more

No Free Outlook Synching Software For Android Sucks

January 3, 2011 11:51pm by venusrising

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Android not coming with any type of decent way to Synch data with Microsoft Outlook seems so ridiculous. Read more

New Droid 2 Cell Phone Explodes in Ear Requires ER Stitches Motorola Denies

December 3, 2010 11:41pm by underthesea

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A new Motorola cell phone literally explodes in a Texas man's ear while he's using the mobile device -- and Motorola launches its own backward PR campaign, insinuating that the man is lying about the Read more

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Even Sheriffs Have Cell Coverage Problems Yet AT&T Mines Twitter for Unknown

November 15, 2010 7:14pm by hearit

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It ain't just regular AT&T Wireless customers experiencing cell phone coverage or customer service problems with the mobile provider: it seems not even sheriffs or law enforcement can get trouble-free Read more