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Networks
Why US Wireless Pricing Sucks
11:00AM Chris Jacob | The New York Times ran a story today that helps explain why the American cellular industry is so screwy. In short: it’s our fault. More »
Software
webOS 1.3.1 Available Now
2:50AM Chris Jacob | Nothing game changing, just bug fixes and small tweaks. Don’t expect one of Palm’s infamous syncing hacks, because iTunes support is nowhere to be found. Fire up your updaters, 1.3.1 is live now. [BGR, GadgetsOnTheGo, thanks Jimmie!]
Business
Sprint’s Still Bleeding, But Not As Badly
1:54AM Matt Buchanan | It’s been crazy watching Sprint overhaul itself over the last year, going from a wasteland of phones to probably the number two carrier for hardware in the US, so I feel kinda bad that they still bled out over 800,000 postpaid customers this past quarter. (Postpaid are the customers carriers actually want, vs. people who prepay for chunks of minutes.) More »
Phones
Samsung Moment Review: The ED-209 Of Android Phones
2:00AM Matt Buchanan | The Samsung Moment is the first Android phone trying to be special purely through hardware: It’s got a really rich AMOLED display, a gigantic keyboard and an 800MHz processor (the fastest yet for Android). More »
Phones
Palm Pixi Lands In The US November 15 For $US100
1:31AM John Herrman | Sprint’s just gone public with its plans for the Pixi: One c-note, payable on November 15. It’s not the aggressive, bottom-scraping pricing I was hoping to see for Palm’s second, daintier webOS device, but $US100 isn’t exactly expensive, either. [BusinessInsider]
Networks
You Always Wanted A Mobile Tower In Your Backyard, Right?
9:40AM Matt Buchanan | While disappointing carriers in the US by reiterating the FCC is all about net neutrality, chairman Julius Genachowski also offered them some consolation: To get more 4G goodness in the air, the FCC’s going to a “shot clock” style rollout for mobile towers. More »
Phones
Samsung Moment Hands-On
6:24AM Dan Nosowitz | I just got some time with Samsung’s Android handset for Sprint, the Moment, and it looks promising, but barely differentiates itself from the Android crowd. More »
Phones
This Is “The Moment” For A Samsung Android QWERTY Slider
4:16AM Sean Fallon | It appears that Samusng has dropped the InstinctQ branding on their upcoming Android-powered QWERTY slider to something that sounds like a lyric in a cheesy ballad. At any rate, more details about the upcoming Sprint phone have been revealed. More »
Phones
Sprint Instinct HD Impressions: Decent 720p Video Doesn’t Save It
7:30AM Matt Buchanan | The Instinct software feels pretty damn dated now, and the Instinct HD doesn’t make it feel any fresher. But, the hardware is a deadly serious upgrade: It can shoot 720p HD video and 5MP photos, plus it finally has Wi-Fi. More »
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