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  • Newest Google Android Cell Phone Contains Unexpected ‘Feature’

    10/07/2010 8:35:43 AM PDT · by ShadowAce · 29 replies
    New America Foundation ^ | 5 October 2010 | Dan Meredith,Sascha Meinrath,Josh King,James Losey
    Yesterday, some T-Mobile stores began selling its newest mobile device, the G2, an Android-based smart phone originally slated for an October 6 release while AT&T is slated to release it later in the year. This device truly is representative of the next generation of mobile devices. The hardware capabilities surpass the abilities of most available netbook computers, including the ability to play High Definition video seamlessly. Unfortunately, the G2 also comes with built-in hardware that restricts what software a device owner might wish to install.Specifically, one of the microchips embedded into the G2 prevents device owners from making permanent changes...
  • Competitors chase Apple's iPhone

    11/11/2007 3:10:27 PM PST · by Swordmaker · 22 replies · 108+ views
    Star Tribune ^ | November 10, 2007 – 5:27 PM | By Peter Svensson, Associated Press
    Two "smart" telephones are Sprint and T-Mobile systems' potential competitors for Apple's iPhone. One tries to do too much; the simpler one is more successful.If you reach too far, you can lose your balance and fall on your face. That's what happened with the design process for the "Touch by HTC," one of the smart phones fighting for our attention this holiday season in a field that has been both energized and shaken up by Apple's iPhone. The $249 Touch, carried by Sprint Nextel Corp., overreaches badly in trying to be a touch-screen phone -- controlled by the user's fingers...