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Motorola Cliq XT Will Debut Tomorrow for Under $100
PUBLISHED: 3/16/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
There's good news for T-Mobile customers who are planning to get a Motorola Cliq XT: this Android OS smartphone will apparently launch tomorrow at a price below what was previously thought. It will offer a tablet shape with 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS, and a range of other features. Updated
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Smartphone Shipments Up 25% in 4Q of Last Year
PUBLISHED: 3/15/2010  BY: Jamison Cush
According to analysts at ABI Research, 25% more smartphones shipped in the fourth quarter of 2009 than the previous quarter, reversing a trend of lackluster growth for most of the year.
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Software Developers Start to Line Up Behind Windows Phone 7
PUBLISHED: 3/15/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
Microsoft has just announced details on the tools developers will need to create third-party software for Windows Phone 7, and also gave a list of companies that have already agreed to start work on apps for this new operating system.
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HTC Touch Pro3 Might Be a Svelte Windows Phone with a Tilting Screen, Keyboard
PUBLISHED: 3/15/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
HTC is supposedly going to continue the popular Touch Pro line of business-oriented Windows Mobile smartphones. The third model in this series will be smaller than the current one, according to an unconfirmed report, and will be on the market this fall.
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BlackBerry Tour 9650 Could Launch in Late Spring After Being Renamed
PUBLISHED: 3/14/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
RIM pre-announced the BlackBerry Tour 9650 early this year, but has kept quiet about it ever since. Unconfirmed reports indicate that this model won't be out for a couple of months, and may be sporting a different name when it's released.
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Palm Pre Plus Review
PUBLISHED: 3/13/2010  BY: Jen Edwards
The Palm Pre Plus is a webOS-based smartphone offered by Verizon. Jen Edwards says this consumer-oriented device is both easy to use and powerful. It offers a sleek design with a physical keyboard 3G, Wi-Fi, and 16 GB of internal storage.
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Verizon's Nexus One Will Only Be Available through Google's Website
PUBLISHED: 3/13/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
When the Verizon Wireless version of the Google Nexus One is released, it apparently won't appear in this carrier's stores or its website. Instead, customers will have to go to Google's website to order this high-end Android OS smartphone.
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EasyTether Lets Android OS Phones Share Their Net Connections
PUBLISHED: 3/13/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
No one wants to pay for two wireless Internet connections when one will do, which is the reason behind the growing popularity of tethering software. One of these apps, EasyTether, allows an Android OS smartphone to share its wireless data connection with a PC.
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Windows Phone 7 Will Eventually Support HVGA Displays
PUBLISHED: 3/12/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
When Windows Phone 7 debuts this fall, the only screen resolution it will support is WVGA. However, at some point, Microsoft will give device makers a second option that is going to include a lower resolution screen.
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Apple Now Taking Pre-Orders for the iPad
PUBLISHED: 3/12/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
The much-anticipated Apple iPad can now be pre-ordered, but this tablet computer won't actually be released for several more weeks. Consumers have the option of putting in orders for all versions of this device, which will hit the market in early April.
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iPhone OS 4.0 Could Support Multitasking
PUBLISHED: 3/12/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
Evidence is mounting that the iPhone will soon be getting a highly-requested feature: multitasking. This will allow users of Apple's smartphone to run several third-party applications at the same time, something not possible now.
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HTC HD2 Might Debut in the U.S. Slightly Later than Previously Thought
PUBLISHED: 3/11/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
It's a virtual certainty that T-Mobile is going to release the HTC HD2 late this month, but there have been a few conflicting reports on exactly when the U.S. debut of this highly-anticipated Windows phone is going to be.
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