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LG Xenon - Is this the new Vu?

The LG Vu has been an amazingly successful device however like most technology it’ll only stay hot for so long. Recently the LG Xenon has been released which is giving all the indicators that it might be the new Vu.
Let’s compare the devices in more detail:
LG Xenon Highlights:
Large 2.8″ Touch Screen With Tactile Feedback
Slide-out QWERTY [...]

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Reincarnated: Samsung Instinct Mini & Samsung Instinct Dash For Sprint

Thanks to an itsy-bitsy repost of a leak by Phone News the entire Sprint Q1-Q3 roadmap is available to the public.
Am I seeing double? The most noteworthy of the lineup has to be Sprint’s decision to bring back the Instinct with two new versions!
Samsung Instinct Mini (Q2)
Reason for Development: This device will help target the [...]

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Samsung i627 “Jack Frost”

Samsung has repeatedly created wonderful smartphone devices. With the announcement of the Samsung i627, I think they’ve done it again.
One particularly interesting feature of the Samsung i627 is its ability to hide a rather comfortable sized slide-out QWERTY keypad. This phone is optimized for AT&T’s 3G network, has GPS, and runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 [...]

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How To Lower Your Monthly Cell Phone Bill

Recently, Wired.com published an article outlining five ways to reduce your monthly cellphone bill.
1. Unlimited isn’t always good
2. Go prepaid
3. Cut out the bells and whistles
4. Don’t cut the cord just yet
5. Buy online
With the importance of saving as much as you can for the holidays, make sure you read the full article.
Wired.com’s Five Great [...]

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BlackBerry Storm $149.99 at Wirefly! Outrageous Deal

I don’t know how they’re doing it, but Wirefly.com is offering the Storm for $50 less than Verizon. I assume it has something to do with the offer being for new service only, but who cares. Those of us who have Sprint or AT&T, have to switch anyway if we want the Storm.
Not only is [...]

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Mobile Phone Throwing Championship - what?

Why do people throw a cell phone?
Finland is known as the home country of the mobile phones and Finns have always been very fashion-conscious about the phones. Many Europeans wonder why the Finns buy brand new phones when the old one is still working.
Cell phones are an essential part of us that connects us to [...]

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Touch screen cellphones are here to stay

While the Apple iPhone has created a true media frenzy, if you step back and look at the entire industry, with or without the iPhone, touch-screen mobile phones are big and getting bigger. The Samsung instinct, the LG Vu920, the HTC Touch are all selling very well. In a recent article at WirelessFoundation.com a [...]

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Worlds smallest cellphone comes with an ecosystem

Modu? Modu ecosystem? What is Modu? Modu is the worlds smallest cellphone and beyond winning that honor at Guiness Book of World Records the tiny modular cellphone comes with its own ecosystem:
Modu is the world’s first modular mobile phone, supported by a variety of ecosystem partners. Modu is the heart of the Modu ecosystem and [...]

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Cell phone manners for professionals

As mobile phones become more and more integrated into our lives here are few reminders on how to use a cellphone politely and professionally.
1) Maintain at least a 10-foot zone from anyone while talking on a cellphone.
2) Tell callers when you’re talking on a mobile phone, so they can anticipate distractions or disconnections.
3) Don’t use [...]

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Google Android Phone proported to be on the way!

The Industry Standard is claiming the Google Android Phone is weeks away. Word is that HTC will manufacture a cellphone based on the Android Platform and that the phone will be available from T-Mobile worldwide by Early October. If this is true it will help fuel what is increasingly looking to be a Google vs [...]

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