Leaker who sold Blackberry info sentenced

It’s always fun to look at leaks, speculate, pontificate and exaggerate upon them. That is, leaks for devices. Selling private information for investors to trade on before everyone else knows? That’s plain illegal. We don’t often talk about cases of this ilk, but it’s important that we keep in mind the ever-present underbelly of the industries we deal with.60-year-old James Dunham, a former exec at a Verizon Wireless retail franchise, was sentenced to five months’ prison ...

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The most underrated devices in 2013

We’re slowly leaving another year behind us, and what a year 2013 was! We couldn’t have asked for more, yet, we’re excitedly looking forward to seeing what 2014 will bring, and we know it’s going to be even better. Smartphones, tablets, phablets, curved screens, convertibles, fingerprint readers, acquisitions, companies rising, falling, and I’ve just realized I could fill the entire page with keywords descriptive for 2013. It’s a Pocketnow tradition to look back, every year end, at what happened, good or bad, and, of course, forward, to what we think we ...

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The best devices in 2013

We’re slowly leaving another year behind us, and what a year 2013 was! We couldn’t have asked for more, yet, we’re excitedly looking forward to seeing what 2014 will bring, and we know it’s going to be even better. Smartphones, tablets, phablets, curved screens, convertibles, fingerprint readers, acquisitions, companies rising, falling, and I’ve just realized I could fill the entire page with keywords descriptive for 2013. It’s a Pocketnow tradition to look back, every year end, at what happened, good or bad, and, of course, forward, to what we think we ...

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The biggest disappointments in 2013

We’re slowly leaving another year behind us, and what a year 2013 was! We couldn’t have asked for more, yet, we’re excitedly looking forward to seeing what 2014 will bring, and we know it’s going to be even better. Smartphones, tablets, phablets, curved screens, convertibles, fingerprint readers, acquisitions, companies rising, falling, and I’ve just realized I could fill the entire page with keywords descriptive for 2013. It’s a Pocketnow tradition to look back, every year end, at what happened, good or bad, and, of course, forward, to what we think we ...

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The biggest winners in 2013

We’re slowly leaving another year behind us, and what a year 2013 was! We couldn’t have asked for more, yet, we’re excitedly looking forward to seeing what 2014 will bring, and we know it’s going to be even better. Smartphones, tablets, phablets, curved screens, convertibles, fingerprint readers, acquisitions, companies rising, falling, and I’ve just realized I could fill the entire page with keywords descriptive for 2013. It’s a Pocketnow tradition to look back, every year end, at what happened, good or bad, and, of course, forward, to what we think we ...

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Huawei Ascend P2 Just Got a Whole Lot Less Interesting

If Huawei ever wants to rise from the shadows and become a brand that gets recognition on the level of a Samsung or even an HTC, it needs to be bold. We’ve already seen some progress along that front, with the company pushing boundaries with its giant Ascend Mate. One of Huawei’s upcoming Androids also had us pretty excited, with rumors about the Ascend P2 not only looking to a super-thin construction, but an envelope-pushing compact 1080p display. While we ...

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