Smartphone Users May Get to Cool Off This Summer with Android OS Ice Cream

By Grant Hatchimonji | 1/11/2011

People have barely digested the sweet news of Android OS Honeycomb, and yet there is already more on the way. The next mobile operating system update from Google, Android OS 'Ice Cream', is supposedly due out this summer.

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AT&T, T-Mobile Mull Acer's Liquid Metal Android OS 2.2 Phone

By Jacqueline Emigh | 11/24/2010

AT&T and T-Mobile are now evaluating Acer's Liquid Metal, an Android OS 2.2-based smartphone, for possible release in the United States, a senior Acer official said at a New York City press conference.

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Acer Unveils Android OS Tablet Phone with 4.8-inch Display

By Ed Hardy | 11/23/2010

Acer just took the wraps off a device that is going to skirt the dividing line between a tablet and a smartphone. This as-yet unnamed model is going to run Google's mobile operating system and sport a 4.8-inch display.

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Verizon Starts Trade-In Program for Used Cell Phones

By Jacqueline Emigh | 10/16/2010

Verizon has started a new program aimed at letting customers dispose of a phone in an environmentally sound way while also benefiting community programs and giving credit toward a new phone or phone bill.

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Acer May Be Prepping Android OS-based Tablet Phone

By Ed Hardy | 9/15/2010

Acer is reportedly working on a smartphone similar to the Dell Streak. This cutting-edge tablet phone will supposedly have a very large screen and run Google's Android OS.

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Hands On with the Nokia N8 and Acer Stream

By Dragan Petric | 9/6/2010

Nokia has chosen to give the world its first chance to try out the Nokia N8 at IFA, Europe's largest consumer electronics trade show. Dragan Petrick put this high-end smartphone though its paces, and while he liked the 12 megapixel camera, he was less pleased with the Symbian^3 operating system.

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Smartphone Makers Urged to Focus on Seven Core Apps

By Judy Jefferson | 8/22/2010

Apple may have more than 200,000 mobile applications in its App Store, but in reality only seven types of applications are expected to drive software downloads and the market over the next few years.

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What New Feature Do You Most Want to See Become Standard on Smartphones?

By Ed Hardy | 8/6/2010

Over time, features that were once available only in high-end models trickle down to become standard on virtually every smartphone. What currently cutting-edge feature would you most like to see become mainstream?

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CTIA Sues San Francisco Over Cell Phone Radiation Notification Law

By Jacqueline Emigh | 7/28/2010

Arguing that San Francisco's new cell phone radiation law violates the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution, the CTIA wireless industry association has filed a lawsuit to halt its enforcement.

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Cellular and Wi-Fi Connectivity: Allies Now Rather than Rivals

By Paul Korzeniowski | 7/24/2010

Cellular communications and Wi-Fi networks were at one time bitter foes. Recently, the hostility has abated and rather than competitive alternatives, the two are viewed as complimentary services.

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Android OS-based Acer Stream Might Be Headed for AT&T

By Ed Hardy | 5/27/2010

Acer has taken the wraps off its latest smartphone running Google's Android OS. The Acer Stream is going to have a fairly high-end feature set and a strong focus on multimedia. It might be released by AT&T.

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FDA Finds No Link Between Cell Phone Use and Cancer

By Kevin Bierfeldt | 5/18/2010

In the midst of ongoing research, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now saying that there is scientific evidence to suggest that cell phones do not pose a significant health risk as a result of radio frequency (RF) energy.

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