As much as we’re familiar with mobile device torture tests, they’re normally inflicted by us or otherwise not-so-voluntary. Nokia, however, has stepped up to the plate and doled out the abuse to the Lumia 900 itself with a hammer and nail, all based on a wager that the Windows Phone’s use of Gorilla Glass would [...]
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Nokia uses Lumia 900 as a hammer in a torture test, makes us wince (video)
Posted: 20th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Blunt Instrument, Chris Ruble, Conversations, Engadget, Gorilla, Hammer And Nail, Lumia, Mike Meyers, Mike Myers, Mobile Device, Nbsp, Nokia, Nokia Test, Polycarbonate Plastic, Pride And Joy, Torture Test, Torture Tests, Torture Video, Wager, Windows Phone
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Mobile Miscellany: week of May 14th, 2012
Posted: 20th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Best Of The Rest, Front Page, Galaxy, Miscellany, Mobile News, Nbsp, Rogers, Samsung, Sat, Verizon, Verizon Wireless
Not all mobile news is destined for the front page, but if you’re like us and really want to know what’s going on, then you’ve come to the right place. This past week, Verizon Wireless brought its LTE service to 28 new markets and expanded its reach in 11 additional areas. We also saw Straight [...]
Microsoft exec says Windows Phone outselling iPhone in China
Posted: 20th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Android, Chinese Market, Cnet, Coo, Gray Market, Greater China, Hao, Ios, Iphone, Launch, Lumia, Michel Van, Microsoft Exec, Microsoft Windows, Nbsp, Nokia, Real Numbers, Six Points, Uptick, Windows Phone
Going by Microsoft’s Greater China COO Michel van der Bel, the launch of Windows Phone in China is off to an auspicious start — enough to give Apple the shakes. He claims that devices like the Nokia Lumia 800c have helped Windows Phone reach seven percent of the Chinese market, or just enough to get [...]
Microsoft exec says Windows Phone outselling iPhone in China
Posted: 20th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Android, Chinese Market, Cnet, Coo, Gray Market, Greater China, Hao, Ios, Iphone, Launch, Lumia, Michel Van, Microsoft Exec, Microsoft Windows, Nbsp, Nokia, Real Numbers, Six Points, Uptick, Windows Phone
Going by Microsoft’s Greater China COO Michel van der Bel, the launch of Windows Phone in China is off to an auspicious start — enough to give Apple the shakes. He claims that devices like the Nokia Lumia 800c have helped Windows Phone reach seven percent of the Chinese market, or just enough to get [...]
Facebook likes Karma app, buys the whole darn thing
Posted: 19th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Billions, Blog, Debut, Founders, Full Force, Good Karma, Initial Public Stock, Ipo, Linden, Nbsp, Opportunity, Shopping, Weren
What does one do after generating billions from an initial public stock offering? Go shopping, of course. After falling short of expectations following its somewhat helter-skelter IPO debut, Facebook simply shook off the whole thing and acquired itself some good Karma. No, we’re not talking about that Karma. Instead, Facebook purchased the startup responsible for [...]
Facebook likes Karma app, buys the whole darn thing
Posted: 19th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Billions, Blog, Debut, Founders, Full Force, Good Karma, Initial Public Stock, Ipo, Linden, Nbsp, Opportunity, Shopping, Weren
What does one do after generating billions from an initial public stock offering? Go shopping, of course. After falling short of expectations following its somewhat helter-skelter IPO debut, Facebook simply shook off the whole thing and acquired itself some good Karma. No, we’re not talking about that Karma. Instead, Facebook purchased the startup responsible for [...]
Dish warns the FCC its 4G LTE might come in earnest as late as 2016
Posted: 19th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: 60 Million, Amp, Cellular Standards, Dish, Extra Time, Fcc, Frequency Band, Giant, Gigaom, Lte, Metropcs, Nbsp, Pdf, Satellite Tv, Six Years, Spectrum, Speculation, Standards Group, Switches, Verizon
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Dish has been tranquil about facing a longer FCC review period for its planned LTE-based 4G network, and now we might have an idea as to why. The satellite TV giant is telling the FCC that it only expects coverage to reach up to 60 million potential customers “within four years,” or about 2016 — [...]
T-Mo delays HTC Amaze 4G online orders due to ‘unforeseen issue,’ has other recommendations
Posted: 19th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Blaze, Customs, Email, Face, Galaxy, Grabs, Handset, Hot, Itc, Nbsp, Sammy, T Mobile
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Hot off the heels of the One X and EVO 4G LTE spending some prolonged time at customs, now another member of HTC’s sensational family appears to be feeling the rigorous effects of the ITC. According to a recent email acquired by TmoNews, it looks as if the Magenta carrier is delaying shipments of the [...]
Parkmobile adds NFC to its parking payment repertoire
Posted: 19th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Busy Street, Citizens, Convenience, Extra, Face, Fear, Foresight, Great Mystery, Internet Transactions, Laundromat, Meter Maid, Nbsp, Nfc, Oakland Ca, Payment Option, Payment Solutions, Quarters, Stickers, Tap, West Coast City
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Let’s face it, whether you’re down at the laundromat or feeding the meter on a busy street, you can never find enough quarters when you need’em. Know what effectively sidesteps that lack of foresight? NFC, that’s what. And that tap-to-pay convenience is ready to roll out for folks in Oakland, CA courtesy of Atlanta-based Parkmobile. [...]