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Microsoft Recovers Nearly
All Lost Sidekick Data

Meltdown not as bad as feared; minority of users affected

Oct 15, 09 11:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - It turns out Sidekick users will get “most if not all” of their data back, Microsoft announced today. The company now believes that only a minority of users were affected by the blackout. Until now, the company had painted a much bleaker picture, saying Saturday that though it would... More »

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Microsoft • crash • data storage • Sidekick • cloud computing • online data storage • T-Mobile

Sidekick Users Revolt Over Mass Data Loss

Forums crowded with angry users; some threaten lawsuit

Oct 12, 09 1:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sidekick users are on the warpath after learning Microsoft and its subsidiary, the ironically named Danger Inc., have lost all their data, permanently, in a server crash. T-Mobile offered to credit users a free month of data service, but that didn’t mollify the people on T-Mobile’s support forums,... More »

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Microsoft • crash • data storage • smartphones • Sidekick • T-Mobile • Danger Inc.

Analysis

Great Network Won't Make Up for Boring Phones

Verizon has reach, but is way behind on sexy smartphones

Sep 17, 09 10:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Verizon’s network may be the envy of its peers, but its smart phones definitely aren’t, writes Priya Ganapati. Caught off guard by the iPhone phenomenon, the carrier has taken a very cautious approach to new devices, subjecting them to a long testing process. As a result, while its... More »

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Verizon • smartphones • Sprint • 3G wireless networks • wireless industry • AT&T • T-Mobile • Droid phones • Verizon Droid price • Verizon Droid review

Tech Review

You Don't Need a Smartphone

iPhones et al might have more than you need; here are some cheaper alternatives

Jul 13, 09 12:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Smartphones may be the future, but you may not need one just now, writes Marguerite Reardon of CNET. The iPhone and its pricey brethren probably have more features than the average user needs. Here are some cheaper feature phones that might meet your needs. Prices are for a 2-year contract:... More »

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Verizon • iPhone • smartphones • Sprint • AT&T • T-Mobile • mobile phones

product review

New BlackBerry Lands in
a Sweet Spot

Physical keyboard, just-right size make Curve 8900 a winner

Jan 28, 09 9:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Research in Motion’s newest BlackBerry, the Curve 8900, is "a satisfying combination of high-end features, ideal size, and good looks," writes Katherine Boehret for the Wall Street Journal. Unlike the high-profile Storm, the new smartphone has a real keyboard that's "a dream for thumbs," she... More »

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Research In Motion • BlackBerry • smartphones • T-Mobile • BlackBerry Bold • BlackBerry Storm • touchscreen • Curve 8900

DUI Bust
Costs Barkley T-Mobile Gig

Phone company benches ex-hoop star 'for the time being'

Jan 14, 09 9:08 AM CST
(Newser) - In the wake of his DUI arrest—during which he told a cop he was in a hurry to get oral sex—Charles Barkley has lost another job, Advertising Age reports. T-Mobile has pulled spots featuring Barkley “for the time being,” a rep said, adding, "As he... More »

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NBA • basketball • crime • DUI • oral sex • drunk driving • commercials • arrest • T-Mobile • Charles Barkley • TNT

PRODUCT REVIEW

Google Phone's Appetizing App Menu Is Functional, Too

Not as snazzy as iPhone, and memory is an issue, but open model sure to keep offerings sharp

Oct 22, 08 12:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - With Google’s G1 smartphone making this week’s big tech splash, Katherine Boehret, in the Wall Street Journal, takes a look at some of the applications on offer, finding them “useful, entertaining, and mostly straightforward.” Of those she tested from the Android Market, “the G1's apps... More »

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Google • iPhone • smartphones • Google Apps • Google Android • T-Mobile • Android Market

OPINION

Big Dreams for Android Aren't Just Google's

Operating system
looks to potential well beyond phones: Malik

Oct 21, 08 2:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Google’s release of the code for its Android operating system today—a day before the G1 phone hits stores—paves the path for transformation of the cell-phone industry and beyond, Om Malik writes on GigaOm. As coders enhance Android and develop add-ons, either for existing devices or new ones,... More »

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Google • software • Linux • Google phone • operating system • open source • Google Android • T-Mobile

PRODUCT REVIEW

Google's Debut 'Not Just Another iPhone Clone'

Android-based Dream will include physical, other features missing from Apple hit

Sep 23, 08 11:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - The long-anticipated Google phone debuts today, and it’s “not just another iPhone clone,” Anita Hamilton writes in Time. The $179 HTC Dream from T-Mobile is the first handheld to run Android, Google’s mobile platform offering 3G connectivity and a similar application-driven interface. But the Dream offers... More »

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Google • iPhone • Google phone • smartphones • Google Android • T-Mobile • gadget

Google Will Unveil
Android Phone Next Week

First glance at iPhone competitor

Sep 17, 08 3:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Google’s hyped Android phone will make its debut next week in New York, the Los Angeles Times reports. Google and T-Mobile—the gadget's first carrier—plan a press conference  to show off the handset, a new rival for the iPhone and Blackberry. The "G1” won’t go on... More »

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Google • iPhone • BlackBerry • Google phone • smartphones • Google Apps • Google Android • T-Mobile

BlackBerry Unfolds Its First Flip Phone

Clamshell design updates popular
Pearl model

Sep 10, 08 3:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Research In Motion rolled out its first Blackberry flip phone at a consumer show last night, CNET reports. The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 features the same multimedia features and keyboard as its predecessor in a consumer-friendly clamshell design. The company plans to launch it worldwide this fall, with T-Mobile as... More »

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cell phones • Research In Motion • BlackBerry • smartphones • handsets • T-Mobile

Google's Smartphone
Slated for This Fall

The search-giant's Android operating system to rival Apple's

Aug 15, 08 11:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Google’s long-rumored Android-powered smartphone could have customers surfing the Web and chatting by as early as October, the New York Times reports. The gadget, the product of a partnership between T-Mobile and HTC, is expected to challenge Apple’s iPhone and other smartphones that offer PC-like functions as well... More »

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Google • iPhone • Eric Schmidt • Google phone • smartphones • Google Apps • Google Android • T-Mobile • HTC

Google Phones Running Behind Schedule

Issues with Android software will delay launch to 4th quarter

Jun 23, 08 11:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - It turns out revolutionizing the mobile-phone industry isn’t as easy as Google thought it would be. The first phones to bear the search giant’s much-anticipated Android platform won’t ship until the fourth quarter, the Wall Street Journal reports, because carriers are having trouble customizing the software. Many... More »

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Google • Google phone • Sprint Nextel • Google Android • mobile platforms • T-Mobile

FCC to Examine Cancellation Fees for Cable, Phone, Web

Agency responding to consumer complaints

May 31, 08 1:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - The FCC says next month’s hearing on cell phone cancellation fees may also include similar charges leveled by cable and Internet providers. Chairman Kevin Martin hopes the hearing will ease consumer tension over the fees, which were among cell phone users’ five most common complaints last year, the More »

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FCC • Verizon • cell phone industry • Sprint • Kevin Martin • fees • AT&T • T-Mobile

T-Mobile Parent Mulling
Bid for Sprint Nextel

Deutsche Telekom continues looking outside Germany for growth

May 5, 08 7:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - T-Mobile parent Deutsche Telekom may bid for troubled Sprint-Nextel, a deal that would move the German telecom to the top of the US mobile communications heap, ahead of AT&T and Verizon, reports the Wall Street Journal. DT increasingly has looked to global options to help fuel earnings hurt... More »

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mergers and acquisitions • Deutsche Telekom • Sprint Nextel • cell phone industry • T-Mobile

T-Mobile Brings Cell Phone Service Home

New plan would combine mobile,
landline accounts

Feb 28, 08 4:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Cell phone giant T-Mobile is moving into the landline business. The company is trying out a service that ties cell phones to landlines that if successful in Seattle and Dallas could go nationwide within months, the Wall Street Journal reports. The company's new service uses a special router to tie... More »

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cell phones • WiFi • telecommunications • telephone • T-Mobile

T-Mobile Launching
Net Phone Price War

New plan follows hard on news of wireless price war

Feb 21, 08 3:00 PM CST
(Newser) - T-Mobile is giving an extra push to the millions contemplating ditching their landlines. The low-cost wireless carrier is launching a new dirt-cheap VoIP service, which lets T-Mobile customers hook up traditional phones to an Internet router and make unlimited local and long distance calls for $10 a month, the More »

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Vonage • Verizon • VoIP • telecom industry • telecommunications • Internet phone • AT&T • T-Mobile

Cell Carriers Roll Out Unlimited Calls for $100/Month

Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile get with the program

Feb 20, 08 11:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Cell phone users tired of rationing their minutes have a new alternative—unlimited calling plans for $99.99 a month. Verizon Wireless yesterday introduced a nationwide plan with no domestic roaming or long-distance fees, AP reports. AT&T quickly announced a matching plan, and T-Mobile execs say they’ll unveil... More »

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cell phones • Verizon • cell phone industry • Sprint • texting • AT&T • T-Mobile • cell phone plans • unlimited calling plans

Analog Service Hanging Up
on Customers

Digital networks soon only option, but
service has its kinks

Jan 21, 08 3:01 AM CST
(Newser) - Phone customers still dialing up using old analog networks will be out of luck—and service—beginning Feb. 18 when the nation’s wireless companies shut down the outdated technology and switch to digital. Of the quarter-billion American cell phone users, the vast majority use digital networks, but some 1... More »

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FCC • Verizon • General Motors • AT and T • Sprint Nextel • phone service • Alltell • digital networks • analog networks • T-Mobile

Deutsche Telekom Wins Back iPhone Locking Rights

German appeals court reverses Nov. injunction

Dec 4, 07 2:40 PM CST
(Newser) - T-Mobile regained the right to sell iPhones in Germany that use their network exclusively, in a reversal of an injunction last month that forced them to start selling an unlocked version, the AP reports. T-Mobile’s parent, Deutsche Telekom, will link the phones to a two-year contract in an arrangement... More »

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cell phones • iPhone • Apple • Deutsche Telekom • Vodafone • wireless industry • T-Mobile

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