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Windows Phone will catch up in apps, Microsoft says
Fox News
Windows Phone 8 is the successor to Windows Phone 7, which launched two years ago but has had little traction in the market. The new software will run on more powerful phones with flagship models coming from Nokia, Samsung and HTC. Together, they'll ...
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Hands On: Nokia Lumia 822 and Data Sense for Verizon Wireless
PC Magazine
I got a little time with one at the Windows Phone 8 launch. The Lumia 822's body is the one thing I'm not a fan of, and I don't see why Nokia had to change it from other Lumia models. The bold, removable, colorful covers are gone: instead you get a ...
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Holiday gadgets: Microsoft phones, Google gadgets
Boston Herald
NEW YORK — Microsoft launched its new Windows phone system and Google unveiled new devices under its Nexus brand. Both part of an effort to grab more of consumers' holiday-shopping dollars. Last week, Microsoft started selling its Windows 8 ...
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The Best LTE Phones
PC Magazine
LTE is the gold standard for 4G. It's where wireless is going, so if you're buying a smartphone in 2012, you should get a phone that works with an LTE network. And it's not just about faster speeds, although LTE is dramatically faster than the 3G ...
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Windows Phone 8: New Features and Apps Coming
ABC News
Even as Hurricane Sandy pounded the Eastern Seaboard, drowning out a lot of other news, Microsoft took the stage Monday afternoon in San Francisco to show off its Windows Phone 8 operating system, which it will release on new phones this month and ...
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Windows Phone 8
The Seattle Times
Microsoft transformed an area of a civic-center auditorium into a temporary swanky, chill lounge, complete with mood lighting and lit wall panels echoing Windows Phone's live tile colors. Also, Jessica Alba showed up. It all added up to some words not ...
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ReadWrite DeathWatch: Feature Phones
ReadWriteWeb
In the U.S., we most frequently associate feature phones with cheap prepaid plans and stubborn parents who refuse to upgrade, but in the majority of the world, low-tech (and low priced) remains king. According to Gartner, more than 63% of mobile ...
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Keep Cell Phones Working Even If Sandy Knocks Out Power
Huffington Post
Dimming your screen, turning off apps and avoiding unnecessary use can preserve cell phonebattery for emergency use. Communications can be vital during an emergency, so make sure you have your cell phone fully charged and, if the power goes out, ...
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New app for military phones seeks to cut time, money and mistakes
NBCNews.com (blog)
Now that we know horses and bayonets are (mostly) outmoded, a U.K.-based company says its new mobile military app can help American forces take another step toward the future by going more paperless in combat. IFS, a global “enterprise applications ...
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'Stingrays' use to tap phones challenged
San Francisco Chronicle
FBI investigators used a court order authorizing access to mobile phone customer data to quietly deploy a powerful surveillance technology known as "stingrays," privacy groups contend in a new court filing that claims the devices are overly invasive.
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