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Defend your iPhone 4 with the OtterBox Defender Series
Posted on 26. Jul, 2010 by John.
I’ve had my iPhone 4 for about a week now and I have been paranoid of dropping it since it was handed to me in the AT&T store. Today I can breathe easy because I just received the OtterBox Defender Case for iPhone 4. We have reviewed OtterBox cases in the past and it never ceases to [...]
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Sprint Brings St Louis and Salt Lake City some 4G Love
Posted on 12. Jul, 2010 by John.
Sprint has just announced that St. Louis and Salt Lake City now have 4G coverage providing you have a 4G device. If you don’t they are offering a free USB 3G/4G device (after $50 mail in rebate and a new 2 year agreement). If you want to find out more head over to www.sprint.com/4G and see all the good details.
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BlackBerry 6 Pre-Viewed again
Posted on 12. Jul, 2010 by John.
RIM has just posted another video of the upcoming BlackBerry 6. I have to say it looks great, the social feeds feature looks awesome and they’ve added tabbed browsing and pinch to zoom, making them the final one to the party. Hey better late than never right. Check out the video and what VP of [...]
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Boxee to add hardware acceleration and offline mode
Posted on 22. Jun, 2010 by John.
Apple TV and Google TV are not the only two in the race to bring media to your living room. An anonymous user has tipped us off to some exiting changes in the latest private beta build of Boxee including hardware acceleration and offline mode. Boxee is the first “social” media center, whose free, open source, downloadable [...]
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Verizon Wireless out of Tour Replacement Stock, take a Bold instead
Posted on 18. Jun, 2010 by John.
So yesterday I got tipped off tipped off to this thread in the CrackBerry.com forums about a number of people getting a Bold 9650 replacement for Tour warranty issues. Then this morning I saw this post by Adam Zeis over at CrackBerry stating that he had confirmed it for himself. I recieved a warranty replacement [...]
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iPhone 4 Delayed. Again
Posted on 16. Jun, 2010 by John.
I think that this will officially go down as the worst Apple device launch to date. First Gizmodo scooped Apple by getting their hands on an iPhone 4 weeks before the official launch. That in itself is bad enough for the guys in Cupertino, but to top it off on the day the iPhone 4 [...]
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Updated: AT&T 3g Network Down in the Southeast … Again
Posted on 11. Jun, 2010 by John.
Update 2: According to some Twitter reports there has been two fiber optic lines cut somewhere causing outages in LA, AL, GA, FL and MS. This explains today’s outage, but what about the multiple other outages in the region this week? UPDATE: Reports are that AT&T Customer Service Reps are stating the outages are due [...]
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Listen to the FIRST BerryScoop Podcast
Posted on 07. Jun, 2010 by John.
The first BerryScoop podcast with BerryScoop’s Jason Cipriani, Kyle Fowler, and John Bergoon, and special guests the great Nan Palmero and the one and only Obi George. Thanks to those that tuned in and stay tuned for more to come. This one is a bit rough around the edges, but regardless, we hope you enjoy. [...]
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AT&T Lowers Data Plan Prices and Kills Unlimited iPad Data
Posted on 02. Jun, 2010 by John.
AT&T has announced they will be lowering their data plans for smartphones to either a $15 per month entry plan for 200 megabytes (MB) of data or a $25 per month plan with 2 gigabytes (GB) of data. They will also charge another $20 for a tethering plan, which will be compatible with the iPhone. [...]
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T-Mobile Garminfone to Launch on June 9th
Posted on 26. May, 2010 by John.
T-Mobile® announced today that the Garminfone will be available begining June 9th and that you can win one by following T-Mobile’s twitter account and tweeting your most interesting story about getting lost with the hashtag #needgarminfone. Contest will run until 11:59am on June 9th. Official Rules are at http://ow.ly/1PPFr. The Garminfone will be the first [...]
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FTC approves Googles Acquisition of AdMob
Posted on 21. May, 2010 by John.
Google just announced that the FTC has cleared their acquisition of AdMob adding one more dynamic to Google’s ad delivery platform. This acquisition will enhance Google’s existing expertise and technology in mobile advertising, while also giving advertisers and publishers more choice in this growing new area. After yesterdays Google I-O keynote debuting Android Froyo, and [...]
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Fuchsia Red Curve and Flash White Bold coming to T-Mobile
Posted on 19. May, 2010 by John.
Today T-Mobile added to their current BlackBerry line a few new colors to choose from, the BlackBerry Curve 8520 in Fuchsia Red and the Bold 9700 in Flash White. So for those of you wanting a little flavor with your BlackBerry today is your lucky day. However, in my opinion it just adds one more [...]
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New Bell flyer has BlackBerry Pearl 3G as having just arrived
Posted on 13. May, 2010 by John.
Twitter user @Roscopcoletrain (proctected account) just sent out a TwitPic of the new Bell catalog showing the Pearl 3G as having “just arrived”. It lists the 9100 at $49.99 on a 3-year commitment. There had been some rumors that the Pearl 3G would be out today on Bell, however a quick look at their website [...]
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Sprint EVO 4G PWNS Competitor’s on Video
Posted on 12. May, 2010 by John.
Interesting video of the HTC EVO 4G vs. Verizon’s Droid Incredible among other things. This says volumes.
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HTC EVO 4G available June 4th for $199.99
Posted on 12. May, 2010 by John.
Michael Bettiol from BGR is over at the HTC EVO 4G event and is reporting that Dan Hesse just announced the HTC EVO 4G will be available June 4th for $199.99. Considering that’s the same price as the quickly popular Verizion Droid Incredible it’s a pretty good steal. The HTC EVO is a pretty slick [...]
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My First Android: Observation’s from An Ex-BlackBerry User
Posted on 07. May, 2010 by John.
Our Friend Kai Armstrong sent us this article for a guest submission and it was too good to pass by. His thoughts on the Android vs. BlackBerry situation are spot on in my opinion, and I could not agree with him more. Be looking for my official review on the HTC Incredible as a business [...]
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iPhone OS 4.0 beta 3 Available now
Posted on 04. May, 2010 by John.
Looks like iPhone OS 4.0 beta 3 is now available and I’m already seeing reports on twitter that the camera app and screen-capture are both working again. Let us know if you find any other enhancements or improvements in the latest release. Via: Boy Genius Report. Via Apple
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BerryScoop Weekly Wrap-Up
Posted on 02. May, 2010 by John.
Well it’s been a big week here at BerryScoop, we kicked off the week welcoming our newest writer Kyle Fowler, if you missed his post check it out here, I am that guy. Verizon released the HTC Incredible, and this phone is amazing you can check out Jason’s Initial Thoughts On Verizon Droid Incredible by [...]
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iPad 3G Now Available Online and at Apple Retail Stores
Posted on 30. Apr, 2010 by John.
I just got an email from Apple stating the iPad 3g is now available online or at your local Apple Retail Store. There has been a lot news swirling around Cupertino, CA lately. Apple has historically tried to control the media frenzy around the first half of the year with carefully scheduled releases and announcements. [...]
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Verizon Wireless OFFICIALLY Gets Incredible
Posted on 15. Apr, 2010 by John.
Verizon Wireless and HTC have officially announced the DROID Incredible by HTC features Qualcomm’s 1GHz superfast Snapdragon processor, and it’s the first available phone from Verizon Wireless to include an 8 megapixel camera, 2.1 Android with HTC Sense U.I. a 480×800 AMOLED screen and more! I have been waiting for this one to drop for [...]
