Does your smartphone bill wave a Magenta flag? If so, then you should circle April 22nd on your calendar because rumor has it that’s the hallowed day HTC’s One S could touch down. Whispers of that purported launch date recently surfaced over at TmoNew…
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Freescale intros Vybrid controller line, weds ARM A5 and M4 cores for an asymmetrical bang
Making good on its word, Freescale’s line of Vybrid controllers is now ready for prime time multiprocessing. That asymmetrical setup, announced last October, takes the high / low approach we’ve seen gradually crop up in computing, pairing an ARM Cortex…
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BBC News Online adapts mobile site to smartphone demands, doesn’t discriminate against specs
Worried what your smartphone says about you? The Beeb isn’t. That venerable British broadcasting institution is adopting a “four screens” strategy, with the overarching goal of creating a mobile news site that embraces devices of all specs, sizes and…
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Rovio acquires Futuremark Game Studios, seeks a life less poultry
In what’s likely a proactive bid to prevent its one-note franchise from crashing down into unpopular orbit, Rovio’s spreading its wings beyond that flock of malcontent fowl and adding to its in-house development team. Helping further speed its forward…
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HTCSense.com to shutter service April 30th, facelift on the way
Have you linked your personal data to HTCSense.com’s cloud? Did you even know that was possible? Well, tough luck Johnny-come-latelies because it’s too late now, anyway, as that feature is destined to sunset at the end of next month. Users who’d previ…
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Microsoft releases update to Windows Phone SDK, adds support for 256MB devices
A 7.1.1 update to the Windows Phone SDK has just hit Microsoft’s servers today with tools tailored for Tango’s lowered memory support in tow. According to the company’s Windows Phone Developer Blog, this refresh “doesn’t add much in the way of new fea…
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HTC T328w to be the Wind beneath Chinese consumer wings?
Invasion of the One S chassis snatchers? That certainly seems to be the case here, as a render and listing for the T328w — what is supposedly HTC’s Wind — has popped up over on Chinese site, Tenaa. The dual-SIM 4-inch handset, sporting an uncanny re…
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HTC One V for Telus goes on the record with Sense 4.0 (video)
Remember the Legend? That, now ancient, lip-laden Android device has found a rebirth of sorts in the One V — HTC’s entry-level bid for budget smartphone dominance. Initially unveiled at this past Mobile World Congress, the handset was up for a hardwa…
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iPhone shipments overtake BlackBerry in Canada, RIM now runner-up in its hometown
Heads up, RIM. The bad news train is coming to your backyard and only Mr. Heins can get you off the track. It appears not even local loyalties are enough to bolster the BlackBerry brand back into its former hometown glory. According to research provid…
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Lumia 610 to ship with internet sharing enabled, smartphone first-timers to be none the wiser
Wireless tethering, free of any carrier-imposed data shackles, is something of a reward for the well-informed smartphone buyer. Save for a sprinkling of Android handsets that natively include the feature — specifically, Google’s Nexus line — only Wi…
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