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Boost Mobile launches Motorola Clutch i465

admin — Fri, 29 May 2009 05:17:35 +0000

Ok, so it’s probably not the most exciting phone you’ll see here on BGR today but Boost Mobile users may be happy to learn they finally have a QWERTY option. The uniquely styled Motorola i465 Clutch is now available to the masses and the price point is more than fair — $129.99 out the door. As far as specs go; Push to Talk / Walkie Talkie, threaded SMS and MMS, POP3 email support, Bluetooth and a VGA camera are the highlights. Oh, and did we mention the QWERTY keypad?

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Pantech Aladdin and LG Monaco to grace AT&T shelves

admin — Tue, 26 May 2009 15:24:36 +0000

As you might have imagined, the unending leakfest continues today with information about two more handsets headed AT&T’s way. First up is the Pantech Aladdin, a QWERTY slider with HSDPA connectivity, 2.2-inch QVGA display, 1.3 megapixel camera, aGPS, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, microSD expansion, threaded SMS, and support for Napster, eMusic and other forms of Windows DRM. This entry-level handset will fall in line with the Pantech Matrix / Matrix Pro and is expected later this year. Also expected to drop at AT&T is the LG Monaco, a high-end Windows Mobile side slider.

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RidetheCity.com Gets An Update In Time for Biking Season

admin — Sat, 23 May 2009 07:10:46 +0000

RidetheCity.com is a service that maps the best bike routes in New York. You add a starting point and an end point and the service finds dedicated bike lanes, greenways, and other “safe” routes for you to take on your two-wheeler through the mean streets of the city. We’ve just been given permission to let you folks beat up their latest incarnation, RidetheCity 2.0 with a few interesting updates. Co-creator Jordan Anderson reports: – Much faster routing and overall performance – Better looking maps – SMS support – Sort of wonky, but workable multi-language support – Better info.

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Samsung T349 launches on T-Mobile

admin — Thu, 21 May 2009 10:13:22 +0000

We scooped it like Houston’s spinach dip back in April and right on schedule, the Samsung T349 is now available from T-Mobile. No, it’s not quite as exciting as some of the other handsets due to drop over the next few weeks and months but the T349 definitely has its place in T-Mobile’s lineup as an affordable messaging phone for tweens. Key features: T-Mobile myFaves® enabled Messaging services Text messaging…

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Business Cards Suck: Try These Tools Instead

admin — Wed, 20 May 2009 04:30:51 +0000

Business cards are a horror show . When it gets to the point that you have to either resort to a die-cut, motion-sentitive, titanium-plated laser show of a card or get your contact info embossed on beef jerky to avoid being forgotten in the trash heap of useless swag and Clif Bar crumbs at the bottom of some biz dev guy’s carryon, we think it’s safe to admit that the whole business card milieu needs an attitude adjustment. Here are a few cool, tech-forward tools to ensure …

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Why is Apple Rejecting PhoneGap-Built iPhone Apps?

admin — Tue, 19 May 2009 00:54:35 +0000

PhoneGap is a very interesting development platform for mobile applications that lets developers build apps that work for multiple devices, including the iPhone, using only HTML and Javascript. That means far more people are able to develop mobile applications. Recently, though, Apple has been rejecting an unusual number of apps built with PhoneGap from its app store. The company’s reasons don’t seem clear and developers want to know what’s going on. We discuss three possible explanations below, but ultimately the problem appears to come down…

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What’s Funny As Hell About The Supposed AT&T iPhone Plan Price Cut

admin — Mon, 18 May 2009 18:45:40 +0000

Facing criticism that even the minimum iPhone monthly bill is too high for many consumers, AT&T is reportedly thinking about cutting its prices. The big rumored change is that AT&T would apparently offer a limited data package for $20-a-month, a $10-a-month reduction over the current all-you-can-eat plan. This makes me laugh because AT&T clearly thinks consumers are stupid. If AT&T really wanted to reduce monthly iPhone bills it could do something very simple: Start including SMS plans in its unlimited data plans. After all, SMS is data, yet it conveniently falls outside of…

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Skydeck Mashed Up With Google Voice Could Be The Perfect Combination

admin — Wed, 13 May 2009 15:52:10 +0000

One of the few necessary evils that accompanies the uber-cool and recently launched Google Voice service (which was officially released in March) is the necessity to convert all of your numbers (cell, landline, office) to one number. It can be an annoying and daunting task to change your cell phone number, especially if you are reliant on your cell for business and personal communications. Mobile startup Skydeck’s new mashup with Google Voice may help you avoid the hassle of changing at least your cell phone number while still letting you…

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