Consumers Union , the non-profit publisher of Consumer Reports, has asked Verizon to clarify its iPhone upgrade policy. Specifically, what options will purchasers of the Verizon iPhone 4 have if a newer iPhone 5 comes out (as Apple's recent history would indicate) this summer—or at any point before a buyer's 2-year contract with the carrier ends?
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Consumers Union asks Verizon for iPhone upgrade clarification
Consumers Union , the non-profit publisher of Consumer Reports, has asked Verizon to clarify its iPhone upgrade policy. Specifically, what options will purchasers of the Verizon iPhone 4 have if a newer iPhone 5 comes out (as Apple's recent history would indicate) this summer—or at any point before a buyer's 2-year contract with the carrier ends? In a letter sent yesterday to Verizon President and CEO Daniel S
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Pentax adds GPS to its new rugged Optio WG-1 point-and-shoot
The Pentax Optio WG-1 GPS Photo: Pentax Pentax just introduced two new rugged models: the Optio WG-1 ($350) and Optio WG-1 GPS ($400). As its name implies, the latter model includes a GPS mode that lets you geotag your photos. Both models feature a unique, “outdoorsy” camera-body design
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Sprint announces Kyocera Echo: first dual-screen smart phone
Sprint's Kyocera Echo dual-screen smart phone Photo: Consumer Reports Sprint today announced the first dual-screen smart phone, the Kyocera Echo—a true transformer phone. Thanks to a pivot hinge, you can use the phone in three different modes. In Simultask mode, the phone's top and bottom screens, both 3.5 inches, work independently for multitasking
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Android 2.4 Coming Out In April?
Despite rumors to the contrary, most people are convinced that Android 2.4 doesn’t exist. Google doesn’t shy away from hyping up its Android updates, after all, and they’ve given no indication suggesting that a minor upgrade from 2.3 is actually in the works. That is, until now.
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uTorrent Remote Lets You Manage Your Torrents From An Android Phone
With bandwidth caps still a major part of the broadband experience on smartphones, torrents haven’t made the leap to mobile platforms in a big way yet. Still, you get the occasional app like uTorrent Remote, which lets you manage the torrent downloads currently running on your PC.
