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BlackBerry Torch 9800 gets the Colorware treatment, sees value increase infinitely

Engadget — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:16:00 +0000

So look -- RIM's BlackBerry Torch 9800 isn't exactly the barnburner-of-a-smartphone that we were hoping it'd be, but at least it looks snazzy, right? Right? Regardless of your answer to that, it's a bona fide fact that Colorware has outdone itself on this one. Usually, it's most fun to toy around with the company's endless array of hues in order to create the most hideous version of your favorite gadget before pretending to hit the order button, but for whatever reason, the first handset to ship with BlackBerry OS 6 actually looks dapper in red and white. Or maybe that's just the Wolfpack in us talking. Either way, it's available to customize now in the source link for $250 (send your own) or $1,050 (buy new sans a contract). Video's after the break, should you need one.

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Shocker: Huawei Ideos may be headed to T-Mobile

Engadget — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:01:00 +0000

Huawei wants to bring Android to the masses, and it sounds like one cellular carrier may already be on board -- the Wall Street Journal reports that T-Mobile is presently in talks to offfer the 2.8-inch, Android 2.2 smartphone and could begin selling it by Yuletide. Of course, considering China-based Huawei expects the reasonably-attractive device could cost as little as $100 off-contract, it's not terribly surprising that any carrier you'd care to name would be champing at the bit to grab one. "It's safe to assuming we're talking to all of the major carriers," a Huawei spokeswoman said.

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Android accounts for one-quarter of mobile web traffic, says Quantcast

Engadget — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:02:00 +0000

It's terribly difficult to get reliable statistics, as numbers tend to vary drastically depending upon whom you ask, but if you're inclined to believe that Android is mopping up Apple and RIM's declining mobile mindshare in the US, you'll find nothing but corroboration from Quantcast. The analytics firm reckons a full one-quarter of mobile web traffic stateside comes from devices running Google's OS, though it's important to know that the iOS tallies apparently don't include the web-friendly iPad. You also might want to note that this is mobile web traffic here -- these days, we spend an increasing amount of our internet time in apps -- and since we're on a roll with the disclaimers, let's just add that these numbers have nothing to do with a company's financial success. Nokia can attest to that.

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Switched on: FaceTime prepares for prime time

Engadget — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:00:00 +0000

Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology.

Perhaps the most-predicted announcement from Apple's September 1 press event is the addition of two cameras to the iPod touch. Long before Apple revealed its FaceTime videoconferencing software with the iPhone 4, various disassemblers notice that there seemed to be a place left open for a camera in the last iPod touch, despite Apple's claim that the product didn't "need more stuff." Nonetheless, few could deny the usefulness of such an add-on, particularly when paired with the iPod touch's relatively generous internal memory capacity.

Now, though, adding image and video capture to the touch makes even more sense. Apple's FaceTime video chat software is Wi-Fi-only, and while 3G support would certainly make It more useful on the go, imbuing the iPod touch with the ability to make video calls greatly expands Apple's addressable market with FaceTime, brings the touch into a whole new category and possibly make it the first affordable, carrier-independent mass market videophone.

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Verizon Offers 3G Smartphone Prepaid Data Packages

eWeek — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:53:11 +0000

As Hurricane Earl approaches the East Coast, Verizon rolls out new prepaid data plans for smartphones--and emergency equipment in case the storm affects customers. - Network operator Verizon Wireless announced it will be expanding its portfolio of prepaid offerings to include a new 3G Prepaid data package that lets customers access unlimited data on select 3G smartphones and multimedia phones for $30 monthly access. Multimedia phone customers also have the o...

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