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Palm Pre Now Available for $80
PUBLISHED: Thursday, November 19, 2009
The giant webstore Amazon.com is now offering the Palm Pre at well below the regular price for those who are switching to Sprint to get this webOS-based smartphone. The Pre has a sliding design, with a capacitive touchscreen, keyboard, and mobile broadband.

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Microsoft Office Mobile 2010 Beta Now Available
PUBLISHED: 11/19/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Microsoft is launching Office 2010, and this includes a version for Windows phones. Like its predecessors, this suite of apps lets users edit Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files. The latest version has a new tools for sharing documents and ensuring they look as expected.
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Mysterious Firmware Update Released for Sprint's HTC Hero
PUBLISHED: 11/19/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Sprint and HTC have released a system software update for the HTC Hero. However, they have done so without revealing any of the changes that are included.
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Rumors of a gPhone Still Persist
PUBLISHED: 11/18/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Even though Google has settled into the role of making an operating system for others to use, rumors of a Google-branded phone still circulate on the Web. The latest of these insists that a gPhone will be released early next year.
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Nokia N900 Now Shipping To Early Adopters
PUBLISHED: 11/18/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Nokia has begun shipping its first Maemo-based smartphone to customers in the U.S. who pre-ordered it. The Nokia N900 is not yet available for those who put in an order for this high-end model now, though.
FULL STORY (2,202 Reads) | DISCUSSION (10 Replies)

Samsung Behold II First Impressions Review
PUBLISHED: 11/18/2009  BY: Antoine Wright
The Samsung Behold II is a Google Android-powered smartphone designed for a chic look but containing powerful features. Antoine Wright brings us his first impressions of this device, which is T-Mobile's first with an AM-OLED display.
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Samsung Behold II: Launch Day
PUBLISHED: 11/18/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
T-Mobile USA has just begun offering its latest phone running Google's Android OS. The Samsung Behold II is this carrier's first with a large AM-OLED display, and the first Android phone with the TouchWiz user interface.
FULL STORY (1,306 Reads) | DISCUSSION (2 Replies)

HTC Prepping an Android Smartphone with 1 GHz Processor, Large Screen
PUBLISHED: 11/17/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Evidence is mounting that HTC will soon release a new Android-based phone with a large touchscreen and a fast processor. According to unconfirmed reports, this model is headed for Verizon and will sport a wide array of high-end features.
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Did Motorola Fix the Droid's Camera?
PUBLISHED: 11/17/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Many users of the Motorola Droid are reporting that their smartphone's camera is working better today. Neither Verizon nor Motorola has said anything, but the software for this model has apparently been updated.
FULL STORY (1,736 Reads) | DISCUSSION (7 Replies)

Sprint's Samsung Moment and HTC Hero Now Selling for Just $100
PUBLISHED: 11/17/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Thanks to an electronics retailer, both of Sprint's Android-powered smartphones are available for well below their suggested prices. Sprint is asking $180 each for the HTC Hero and Samsung Moment, but those who go to Best Buy will pay $80 less.
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Nokia E72 Debuts in Europe
PUBLISHED: 11/17/2009  BY: Antoine Wright
The Nokia E72 QWERTY smartphone was announced this summer, and it has just now been released in Europe. The U.S. release for the replacement for the popular Nokia E71 isn't expected until early December.
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Mark/Space Releases Beta of Desktop Sync Software for Android
PUBLISHED: 11/16/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Mark/Space has introduced a beta version of its desktop synchronization software for most smartphones running Google's operating system. This can sync contacts and transfer music and video between Android 1.x phones and a computer running Microsoft Windows or Mac OS X.
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Palm Pixi First Impressions Review
PUBLISHED: 11/16/2009  BY: Jen Edwards
The new Palm Pixi is in many ways a successor to the Palm Centro: small, inexpensive, and useful. Jen Edwards says the second webOS-based smartphone -- which debuted from Sprint this weekend -- is a fun little device that's very well priced.
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