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Article | 12/01/2011 Verizon iPhone arrives Feb. 10
After more than a year of rumors, Verizon announced it would start selling Apple's iPhone 4 on Feb. 10.
Article | 12/01/2011 Verizon iPhone impact on Android may be a wash
Some analysts said Tuesday the iPhone 4G on Verizon Wireless will cannibalize Google Android smartphone sales across various carriers including AT&amp...
Article | 12/01/2011 The Verizon iPhone: Seven key facts you need to know
Here are seven key facts you should know about the Verizon iPhone 4 before you decide to buy it.
Article | 12/01/2011 Director shoots movie with iPhone
Amateur filmmakers have no excuses now--film director Park Chan-Wook has just finished shooting a major motion picture with an iPhone.
Article | 12/01/2011 Robotic privacy curtain fails, but amuses the masses
More than ever, people are taking their online and real-life privacy more seriously. Swedish inventor Niklas Roy also felt that his privacy was being ...
Article | 12/01/2011 iFixit tears apart a Windows phone and finds Nexus One hardware
The gadget teardown team at iFixit has taken apart the HTC Surround, a device based on Microsoft's new Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system, and fo...
Article | 12/01/2011 AMD could better fight Intel with new CEO
With its CEO gone, chip maker AMD has a chance to reinvigorate the company and start beating rival Intel on some new products.
Article | 12/01/2011 Apple redesigns antenna in Verizon iPhone
Apple's new iPhone 4 has been redesigned for Verizon Wireless, with the smartphone sporting a new antenna optimized for CDMA networks.
Article | 11/01/2011 4G war of words is on
Mobile operators were out in full force at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week, promoting their improved data networks ...
Article | 11/01/2011 Philips remote to bring Wii-style controls to TVs
Philips has a solution to the button-laden madness of today's remote controls, and it behaves a lot like the motion controllers of Nintendo's Wii.
Article | 11/01/2011 Verizon's iPhone: CDMA-only, or CDMA/LTE?
Verizon Wireless is expected to announce Tuesday that it will be selling Apple's iPhone, but it remains unclear whether the smartphone will be CDMA-on...
Article | 10/01/2011 WiMax update set for go-ahead this year
A faster, more secure and energy-efficient update to the WiMax wireless Internet standard will get final approval and see commercialization within a y...
Article | 10/01/2011 CES 2011 was likely biggest show in three years, says CEA
This year's Consumer Electronics Show attracted around 140,000 people, easily surpassing pre-show estimates and beating the two prior events, the even...
Article | 8/01/2011 Nook Color gets hacked again, now runs Ubuntu
CES certainly didn’t put the XDA Developers forum users off from their usual tinkering. Ever since first getting jailbroken, the Nook Color has had pl...
Article | 9/01/2011 Google Books: A library on your Android phone
E-book readers, such as the Kindle and Nook, have become popular thanks to the convenience of carrying an entire library's worth of books on one devic...