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The first Android-powered phone I can really get behind
Some quick notes:
If you’ve read my Droid2 review (or anything I’ve previously written/tweeted regarding Android) you know that I’ve always been a supporter of the Android platform but felt the technology too nascent and inconsistent in its earlier iterations.  I am the type of person who needs [...]

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Background:
A Nokia affiliate asked us to do a review on the new Nokia E73 Mode, which runs on T-Mobile’s network, a few weeks ago.  Having reviewed the Nokia E71x in an earlier post – I found the hardware to be solid while the capable (if uninspiring and dated) Symbian OS was positively crippled by AT&T [...]

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Ahh the Droid 2.  Heralded as the prodigal son of the original (and quite excellent) Motorola Droid. How does it stack up? A month of intense use and benchmarking paints an interesting picture…
The original Droid was criticized for it’s “chin”, slightly vague keyboard, and occasional user experience issues.  The Droid 2 – long lauded as [...]

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Steve Jobs announced today that, as expected, Apple will be giving out free cases for those with iPhone 4′s who were affected by the antennae issues plaguing the device.
More to come shortly…

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Well today was the day…
Thousands of people lined up throughout the country to receive their iPhones at 7 AM sharp.
Cheers erupted as employees turned on the lights (although air conditioning in our Natick, MA store didn’t turn on until 9 AM- and boy, was it hot!!)  and let the first wave of customers with reservations in the door.
After about [...]

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Reports from all over the web are hinting at some troubling new developments as we approach the official iPhone 4 release date of June 24th, 2010.
Bloggers on DailyTech, MacRumors, and Gizmodo (links below) are reporting that some users who have received their iPhones early have noticed a yellow discoloration at the bottom right and left hand corners [...]

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Gmail users who use the Exchange protocol to sync their contacts, calenders, and push email encountered a nasty surprise upon upgrading their iPhones to iOS 4.0.
Hundreds of people flocked to Twitter in the early morning and afternoon to report that their iPhones could not connect to m.google.com in order to synchronize contacts, calenders, and mail.
As [...]

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Looks like Mr. Mossberg from the venerable Wall Street Journal may have broken the news on the Storm 2 earlier than expected.
Even though RIM and Verizon have not officially announced the phone, Mossberg’s review confirms what many have been saying all along- that the Storm 2 will have a supremely improved touchscreen (although that’s not a high [...]

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Nokia’s E71 is often lauded as one of the toughest, most capable smart phones and I had high hopes for the AT&T version- the E71x.
Form factor:
At a svelte 4.45 x 2.25 x 0.39 in and weighing in at just under 4.5 oz, the E71x is billed as the “world’s thinnest smartphone” -and it lives up [...]

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