Service costs may go up thanks to Sprint/T-Mobile merger failure

Analysts predicted that consumer-side costs would go up if a Sprint/T-Mobile merger were to go through. Without a merger, they still might go up.

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Could Foxconn move to the US? Sharp president remarks about OLED iPhone may hint at that

Foxconn has goals for its new display manufacturing subsidiary Sharp — including building OLED displays for iPhones down the road. But for Apple to have those phones, it’s going to need to switch off of its LCD technology. And ...

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Seeking Alpha says BlackBerry smartphones are done

For his second column on Seeking Alpha, contributor Robert Lehar has decided to grab some attention by killing the BlackBerry smartphone. At least, analytically.With subheads reading “Hardware Results Are Terrible,” “The Priv Is Not A Good Product” and “It Is Likely Game Over,” it’s no wonder that Lehar’s conclusion on Waterloo’s hardware efforts leaves them “Pretty Much Dead.”Unit sales have fallen from above two million in ...

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Can Android TV succeed where Google TV already failed?

About four years ago (has it really been that long?!), Google teamed up with some partners (Toshiba being the most notable among them) to deliver a set-top box to consumers, powered by Android – sort of. The specs didn’t look that great and seeing the product in action didn’t instill much confidence, but the concept… the concept was amazing!The same Google that housed all the videos on YouTube, brought paid movies and TV through its Play Movies library, and enabled services like Netflix and Hulu to run on our smartphones and tablets was tucked inside a box that ...

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HTC One M9 design: sticking with what works

Over the last week or so we’ve seen leaked HTC One M9 pics and a rash of descriptions of the what the hardware in HTC’s yet-to-be-released flagship is likely to be. To recap, nothing is official, the leaks may be fabrications or may be deliberate and from HTC itself, or they may be completely vapor. We probably won’t know any specifics until the product is actually released. However, in the interim, is there anything we can glean from all the HTC One M9 rumors?Sound

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HTC One 2014: here’s what I’m wishing for

I’m a fan of HTC products. Anyone who’s been around very long probably remembers how I recall my days with the HP iPaq with great fondness. That device was well-built, stylish, and rugged! I teamed that little Pocket PC up with an IR keyboard and typed countless pages of notes from my college courses on it. While others with laptops hunted for power outlets, I just sat down and tapped away. Back then HTC built devices that other OEMs sold with their brands stamped all over them. Eventually HTC ...

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Chrome apps on Android and iOS could be the future

Last week Pocketnow’s Stephen Schenck talked about Chrome apps, and Google’s plans to bring them to iOS and Android. As Stephen says, “a lot of users probably think this is great news. Me, I don’t care for it.” He’s not alone. The points he brings up are entirely valid — and completely miss the point. Let’s talk about apps Before we get into all that, let’s take a moment to talk about apps, shall we? “Apps” used to be called “programs” or ...

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Here’s what Android 4.4 could bring

Apple just released iOS 7 (which what some would say includes “heavy hints of Android”) and we all suspect that Google is nearing the release of the next version of its OS: Android 4.4 KitKat. As such, everyone is busying trying to guess what Google could have in store for us, and what we might see when KitKat comes to our phones. To that end, we’ve been busy scratching our heads, and asking ourselves, if we were Google, what would we put into ...

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I’ll be happy if the Nexus 5 is based on the LG G2

The Nexus 4 is starting to show it’s age. HTC, Samsung, and even Sony are releasing phones that have noticeably better specs than the flagship phone from Google. Then again, Google isn’t showing off hardware in its Nexus lineup, instead, Google is showing off the latest and greatest version of Android… and perhaps showing us that it can run quite well on hardware that’s one step down from the “best of the best” in terms of speed. Even still, it’s time for a new Nexus, ...

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How Soon Will We See a Smartphone with a Wrap-Around Screen?

Will the next iPhone have a curved screen? If a recent “leak” is to be believed, it’s definitely a possibility. When you team that up with a recent patent application from Apple, that reality may arrive sooner than later. But why is a curved screen such a big deal? When the Samsung Nexus S came out with its curved screen I was under-impressed. Sure, the curved glass fit your ...

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