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The Worst Gadget Ripoff I’ve Seen Today
5:40AM Rosa Golijan | Allow me to introduce the Hi-Pod phone. It comes with a one-inch LCD display, FM radio support and an imitation iPod click-wheel stuck onto a hideously clunky chunk of plastic. It’s $US85 and doesn’t work in the US or Canada. More »
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Inventor Of Mobile Phones Says They’ve Become Too Complicated
10:36PM Danny Allen | I love that smartphones let me avoid cramming my pockets with extra gadgets like an MP3 player or camera. But Dr Martin Cooper — the former lead engineer of the Motorola team that developed the first mobile phone — reckons that’s just phooey. More »
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$US99 8GB iPhone 3GS For Christmas?
9:43PM Danny Allen | It’s hearsay at this point, but Boy Genius Report’s sources claim the 8GB 3G will be swapped with a 3GS. They’ve had a decent-enough record with rumours lately, and it makes sense against the $US99 Droid Eris. We’ll see. [BGR]
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3:30PM Nick Broughall | I always knew Bali was a great tourist destination for its stunning beauty and nightlife, but I had no idea that they had such a thriving mobile-phone manufacturing industry. They’ve got phones I’ve never seen before, like the HP Obama and the Bleck Berry! More »
I Want An HP Obama And A Bleck Berry
3:30PM Nick Broughall | I always knew Bali was a great tourist destination for its stunning beauty and nightlife, but I had no idea that they had such a thriving mobile-phone manufacturing industry. They’ve got phones I’ve never seen before, like the HP Obama and the Bleck Berry! More »
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Droid Tethering On Verizon Is $US30 A Month
5:55AM Matt Buchanan | Yes, Droid can tether, but not cheaply. The official word is that Verizon’s Mobile Broadband Connect plan to tether it to a laptop will be an extra $US30 a month for 5GB of data, on top of the standard data plan. [Network World]
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Verizon’s Second-String Lineup: Chocolate, Curve 8530 And Convoy
1:30AM Dan Nosowitz | The Motorola Droid and HTC Droid Eris may get all the buzz, but what about Verizon’s less glamorous new phones? The LG Chocolate Touch, BlackBerry Curve 8530 and Samsung Convoy were all introduced today, and they too deserve a look. More »
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HTC Droid Eris: Last Month’s Killer Android, Now $US100 On Verizon
12:45AM Dan Nosowitz | HTC’s Droid Eris, one of the worst-kept secrets in recent memory, is coming to Verizon November 6 for $US99. Essentially a rebranded Hero, it shows just how fast time flies: Last month’s Android champion is this month’s killer budget option. More »
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Is Saygus’ VPhone V1 Verizon’s Next Android Phone?
12:10AM Danny Allen | I’ve never heard of Saygus, either, but their CDMA-ready V1 has just cleared the FCC, and looking at Saygus’ own website you could get the impression that it’s the mysterious third Verizon smartphone submitted through the carrier’s Open Development program. More »
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David Pogue: “Smartphone Is Too Limited…It’s An App Phone“
6:00PM Rosa Golijan | Before David Pogue wrote his review of the Droid, he had trouble deciding what to call the device. He argued that “smartphone” is an outdated choice of word for the iPhone-like devices coming out and looked for a new one. More »
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