Verizon rolls out radio update for the HTC Trophy

Some owners of the HTC Trophy are telling WPCentral that Verizon is rolling out a firmware update that corrects an issue with GSM roaming. Apparently, this problem occurs after the phone is brought back into the States from overseas where it was used on another network while roaming. The OS version remains the same at 7.10.7720.68, but the Firmware revision number is now 2305.13.20110.605 and the Radio software number is 2305.13.20110.605.HTC...

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Apple posts full video of its education event online

Apple has posted the full video of its yesterday’s education-centric event that brought us iBooks 2 and cheaper, $15 textbooks to the iPad. It was the company’s first public event for the year, and the first one after the iPhone 4S was unveiled back in October 2011. Except for iBooks 2.0, yesterday Apple also introduced Mac book builderiBooks Author, and the iTunes U application. The company is partnering with McGraw Hill...

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Microsoft reports results, tellingly omits Windows Phone details

Microsoft reported glaring fiscal Q2 2012 results despite poor Windows sales and if you are an investor, you should be pretty happy. Revenue was $20.9 billion in Q2, up 5% on the year, and earnings per share beat estimates as office product sales went up and Bing loss narrowed. If you happen to follow the phone industry, though, the silence aboutWindows Phone sales at the results announcement should speak volumes about how well the platform...

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Buy.com has the Samsung Focus for $215 without a contract, 4" Super AMOLED in tow

It's one of the best prices we've seen out there for a Windows Phone, so we thought we'd share the offer for a completely unlocked Samsung Focus, currently going for $215 at Buy.comThe Focus was of the first batch of Windows Phone handsets, and still offers a very good value for this kind of money - a 4" Super AMOLED display, 1GHz CPU, and 5MP camera with LED flash, plus 720p video recording with continuous autofocus.The $215 tag is a great...

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Intel CEO: Windows 8 tablets queued up, Android tablets can’t compete with the iPad sans ICS

Intel posted better-than-expected quarterly and yearly results - actually the biggest chip maker had a record year with growth in revenue, net income, and earnings per share. With a brand-new marketing push for Ultrabooks, and a serious bid to enter the smartphone and tablet market with its Medfield chips, Intel is definitely looking forward to another good year.  But with that in mind, Intel’s Atom chip for netbooks was the...

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Nike introduces Nike+ FuelBand: count your every activity in style

Having a smartphone in your pocket at all times should somehow change your daily life for the better, and if you’ve set an activity goal in your life the Nike+ FuelBand should help you count it and keep better focus with the help of your smartphone. It's a wristband, like the ones that went massively popular a couple of years ago, but packs plenty more cool. The FuelBand tracks your activities - running, walking, playing basketball,...

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iBooks 2 app contains high-resolution graphics, possibly for iPad 3's display

You didn't think that iOS developers would simply let the new iBooks 2 app get away without getting dissected, did you? Well, you might be interested in knowing what they found while digging through its insides. The software contains high-resolution graphics that are believed to be meant for use on the iPad 3's screen. As denoted with a “@2x” in their file name, the graphics have twice the resolution than the ones that are currently in use.  That...

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LG Prada 3.0 Review

Introduction: The year is 1913. Italian enterprenours Mario and Martino Prada start a new leathergoods shop, called Fratelli Prada (meaning Prada Brothers), in Milan. Initially, their operations centered around selling of various leather goods, as well as imported English steamer trunks and handbags. Little did the Prada brothers know that their undertaking was going to become what's one of the leading fashion houses of today, with a total...

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