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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #239 51:51
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The FCC gives wireless provisions on net neutrality, Motorola teases a honeycomb tablet, and Blackberry OS6 comes to Sprint.

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FCC votes on net neutrality, wireless gets provisions
AT&T purchases spectrum from Qualcomm
Bridgeport, CT becomes 70th WiMax city for Sprint, Denver goes live
Sprint announces WiMax in San Francisco, launches Dec 28th

Playstation Phone may be 'Xperia Play'
Sprint releases 2 new iDEN phones, formally extends iDEN support

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #238 55:12
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LTE and WiMax are 4G, Tab pricing starts to fall, and software updates galore.

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Ascendo DataVault Password Manager for iOS Review
Hands on with Verizon's 4G LTE
Samsung Focus Review

News
FCC auction for 700MHz coming in July
HTC says LTE phones coming mid-2011
Broadcom announces Dual-Core Processor and NFC chipset
RIM announces Q3 earnings
ITU backpedals, says LTE and WiMax can be called 4G
US proposes cell phone ban for truck drivers
Verizon says LTE users may have a delay in 3G to LTE handoff
T-Mobile wants to standardize Long Term HSPA Evolution
MetroPCS brings LTE to Boston, New York and Sacramento
Three UK offers Unlimited data
Rogers and Fido to unlock handsets, for a fee
Pioneer Cellular on board for Verizon Rural LTE program

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Microsoft shutting down Kin Studio January 31st
Dell Venue Pro delayed
Dell Venue Pro approved by FCC with AT&T 3G bands
Nokia E7 pushed to early 2011
Huawei Ascend comes to MetroPCS
T-Mobile lowers Galaxy device pricing
US Cellular drops Galaxy Tab price to $200
LG Optimus 2X is the world's first dual-core smartphone
Nexus S now available in Best Buy stores
Carphone Warehouse lowers Google Nexus S price ahead of launch
WiMax MiFi approved by FCC

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Google Latitude comes to iOS
Google restores deleted contacts
Personal voice recognition comes to Google Voice Search for Android
Google Maps 5 for Android released
Blackberry launches News Feeds
Slingplayer Mobile for iPhone updated to version 2.0
RIM launches Amazon MP3 for Blackberry
Facebook for Android updated, adds chat and push notifications
Official OS update for the RIM Blackberry Style 9670
Microsoft updates Bing for iOS and Android
Blackberry Desktop Manager 2.0 for Mac
Word Lens instantly translates words on the go
Dropbox reaches version 1.0Sprint rolling out Froyo to Samsung Intercept
Microsoft releases Windows Phone 7 Connector for Mac
Pandora for Android now supported by Ford Sync
Modern smartphone apps may be watching you

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #237 53:46
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The Google Nexus S officially announced, Sprint starts writing iDEN's obituary, and Howard Stern is going mobile.

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News
Visa approves mobile payment system using microSD cards
Texas Instruments announces Dual-Core 1.5 GHz processor
Consumer Reports rates carriers
Android phones are using the most data
Rubin: 300,000 Android handsets activated daily
AT&T cites A+ BBB rating, touts lowest Complaint Rate
Android dominating Verizon smartphone sales
Verizon still "undecided" on LTE pricing for Smartphones
Google shows off Chrome OS, Verizon partnership announced
Verizon cutting daily prepaid to $1.99
Sprint announces base station upgrade, iDEN phase-out
Sprint says no to tiered data
Sprint announces WiMax Roaming Agreements
Sprint launching WiMax in Denver December 19th
Leap will partner on LTE network
EU networks want manufacturers and content sites to pay usage fees
Page Plus offers 2000 minute annual plan for $80
TeliaSonera launching LTE in Denmark

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Devices
Microsoft says it will be years before low end WP7 designs are possible
RIM's Mike Lazaridis clarifies when QNX will come to Blackberry phones
Samsung Google Nexus S officially announced
US Cellular launching LG Optimus U
Samsung LTE MiFi Modem Clears FCC
Sprint announces Sanyo Taho
T-Mobile plans for 4G tablet devices in 2011

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Google announces Google eBooks
Google Maps update coming soon
Android Market Updated
Maintenance Update for the Verizon Motorola Droid
Motorola Droid X Update
Gmail for Android updated
HTC Legend updated to Froyo in Europe
Comcast releases Xfinity Mobile app for Android
Skype update now supports Nokia N8, C7 and E5
Microsoft confirms only 15 active live tiles at a time
Howard Stern renews with Sirius, mobile streaming on the way

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #236 49:18
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Verizon's LTE is live, Best Buy giving away smartphones and the Epic gets Froyo.

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Wisconsin becomes latest state to ban texting while driving
FCC votes on reallocation of spectrum
Motorola split to be completed on January 4th
iOS 4.2 reducing network congestion
Mobile users are using apps instead of browsers
Nielsen: Apple takes the lead, Android gaining quickly in US smartphones
RIM suing Kik for patent infringement
Blackberry 6 gets US government approval
RIM purchases TAT (The Astonishing Tribe)
Verizon launching LTE December 5th
Motorola says "4G" devices will arrive early next year
Verizon testing "Home Phone Connect"
Sprint launches 6 additional WiMax cites
Clearwire seeking investment funds
Clearwire and T-Mobile negotiating an investment, Sprint in support
T-Mobile announcing unlimited international texting add on December 8th
MetroPCS launches LTE in San Francisco
US Cellular announces new prepaid plans
Rogers announces data sharing, PlayBook coming in WiFi and 3G

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White iPhone with antenna fix, as seen in Seattle
Dell Venue Pro now on sale
FCC documents reveal Blackberry Curve 8980
Blackberry Style available from TELUS
Samsung named top Android manufacturer by Garnter
Bell launches Netgear Turbo Hub
Best Buy giving away free smartphones for the holidays
RadioShack reducing iOS device prices

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Samsung releases GPS Restore app for Galaxy S
DoubleTwist adds wireless media syncing
Google Reader for Android
Official Android 2.2 update for the Sprint Epic 4G
Viber VoIP iPhone application

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #235 46:04
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AT&T and Sprint swapping licenses, Galaxy Tab sales take off, and iOS 4.2.1 comes with some freebies.

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Verizon Samsung Galaxy Tab Review

News
AT&T and Verizon present data roaming details to FCC
Mobile Broadband plans for rural operators
FCC planning 911 acceptance of SMS/MMS messages
ITU: LTE-Advanced is 4G
AT&T and Sprint propose swapping certain licenses
AT&T network up to 60% faster than competition
T-Mobile Expands 4G network to 8 new metro areas
T-Mobile announces BOGO starting Black Friday

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Devices
TerreStar Genus available to consumers
Blackberry Curve 8530 on Boost Mobile drops to $200
Nokia launches C2-01 and X2-01
MetroPCS launches LG Optimus M
Samsung sells 600,000 Galaxy Tab devices in its first month
Acer announces a smartphone

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Software
iOS 4.2 available for iPhone, iPod and iPad users
Verizon adds Skype to more feature phones
SlingPlayer Mobile comes to the iPad
Android applications will be rated by developers
Windows Phone 7 hits 3000 apps

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #234 1:13:54
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Carriers join forces on a mobile payment system, Virgin lowers the bar for cheap broadband on the go, and Google Voice comes to the iPhone.

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AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon announce ISIS mobile payment system
NTIA says spectrum should be fast-tracked for mobile broadband
Palm CEO realizes they should have owned the smartphone market
GSM Association looking at embedded SIM cards
US Transportation Secretary exploring blocking cellphones in cars
AT&T says its network is now 80% upgraded to HPSA+
AT&T slashing prices on handsets for the Thanksgiving weekend
Verizon will call LTE "4G LTE"
Verizon will discount family plans for smartphone users
Tiered Verizon plans could meter both speed and consumption
Verizon expecting first LTE smartphones in February
Clearwire launches in Sacramento
Virgin Mobile and Walmart add $20/1GB tier to Broadband2Go
T-Mobile dumps "Even More Plus" plans
Cellular South says they won't participate in Verizon's rural LTE licensing
Cellular South LTE Plans
LightSquared launches first satellite
New plans from Jitterbug

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Devices
Palm Pre 2 available in the US
LG Quantum now on sale from AT&T
HTC Trophy coming to Verizon
Windows Phone 7 coming to Verizon later this year
Nokia N8 power issue hits some units
Nexus S shown off at Web 2.0 by Eric Schmidt
AT&T Samsung Galaxy Tab on sale for $649
US Cellular to offer Galaxy Tab starting November 19th at $399
Samsung Galaxy S comes to Cellular South
Kyocera Rio comes to Cricket
AT&T announces MiFi 2372
Qualcomm Snapdragon processors get a speed boost

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Apple approves official Google Voice app for iPhone
Twitter for iPhone updated, now with Push Notifications
Mobile editing coming to Google Docs
Skyfire support for Windows Mobile and Symbian ending
Blackberry Traffic leaves Beta
webOS2.0 coming to all webOS devices

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #233
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The Windows Phones have arrived, the Palm Pre 2 comes to the UK, and a look at the top carriers in the US.

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zBoost Metro Cell Phone Signal Booster giveaway

News
Top US carriers for Q3 of 2010
Consumer Reports ranks Smartphones amoung top US carriers
Worldwide smartphone sales are up, Android skyrocketing
Microsoft: 1 in 5 have dropped their phone in a toilet
FCC may look to rule on automatic data roaming
Hesse: Sprint won't stop supporting Clearwire
Sprint and Clearwire enter arbitration over 4G handsets
New T-Mobile holiday promotions
LTE coming to US Cellular in 2012

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Devices
ZTE Peel launching on Sprint November 14th for $80
New webOS device names discovered in webOS 2.0
Palm Pre 2 comes to the UK
Windows Phone 7 on sale in the US
Windows Phone 7 launch day overview
Windows Phone 7 Marketplace hits 2000 apps
Dell responds to Venue Pro WiFi issues
AT&T tells Samsung Focus owners to hold off buying new microSD cards
Kin One and Two making their way back to Verizon
AT&T cuts Blackberry Torch price
Blackberry Playbook will sell for under $500
Nokia N8 comes to Rogers
Verizon announces the Motorola Droid Pro
Samsung Continuum officially coming to Verizon
Droid 2 Global now on Verizon for $200
Samsung Galaxy Tab comes to T-Mobile
Samsung Galaxy Tab rumored for AT&T for $650
Motorola Citrus coming to Verizon
Samsung Nexus S pictures and FCC details
HTC Incredible HD (Mecha) with LTE for Verizon
Samsung flagship device rumored for early 2011
Samsung Zeal for Verzion preview
Jabra Stone2 Bluetooth headset
TXTM8 3G coming to Cricket

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Nokia taking over Symbian development
Google search app for Windows Phone 7
iOS 4.2 improves performance on the iPhone 3G
Motorola CLIQ gets Android 2.1 update
SlingPlayer Mobile for Windows Phone 7
Evernote for Blackberry Updated
Facebook app for Blackberry updated
Bing comes to Android
Droid Incredible software update rolling out
iOS 4.2 update delayed due to WiFi issues on iPad

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #232 57:23
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More third quarter financial results, T-Mobile announces "4G" and Windows Phone 7 launches in the US.

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Verizon Samsung Fascinate Review

News
Canalys and NPD: Smartphone shipments up 95% year over year
Nielsen: 28% of US mobile phone users now have Smartphones
Apple captures 47% of global handset profits
US Smartphone traffic expected to increase 700% by 2015
ComScore releases Q3 US Smartphone market results
Leap Wireless loses 200k subscribers in Q3
T-Mobile announces Q3 earnings
US Cellular posts Q3 results
Clearwire reports Q4 earnings, plans to cut staffing and stores
Qualcomm reports record chip shipments in Q4

The Cell Phone Junkie Show #231 1:08:37
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3G data comes to Mt. Everest, iDEN may be one step closer to the end of its life and review-a-palooza.

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Blackberry Style 9670 Review
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News
Worldwide phone vendor Q3 results
Microsoft reports Fiscal Q1 2011 results
Motorola Q3 financial results
HTC reports record Q4 results
Samsung reports strong Q3 earnings
3G comes to Mount Everest
AT&T LG Adrenaline will not roam on Verizon's LTE network
Verizon explains West Virginia LTE rollout
Verizon decreed by FCC to pay $52.8 million to customers in settlement
Verizon testing "any mobile" type plans
Verizon's tiered data plans now available
Sprint's Assurance Wireless introduces 2 new voice plans
Sprint posts Q3 earnings
Sprint says iDEN network will be shut down...someday
Sprint Mobile Wallet
Sprint ID coming to high end Android phones
Sprint's Hesse says WiMAX is a long term technology
T-Mobile launching tethering plan on November 3rd

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Fortune: Verizon iPhone definitely coming in 2011
Apple may offer iPhone with built-in SIM
Palm Pre 2 heading to Rogers in Canada
Bell Mobility to offer Windows Phone 7 LG Optimus Quantum
RIM officially announces Blackberry Bold 9780
Blackberry Bold 9780 arriving on T-Mobile November 17th
Blackberry Curve 3G coming to WIND mobile
Photos of future LTE Android phone from LG
Droid Pro shows up on Verizon test site for $300
Samsung Galaxy Tab goes on sale November 14th at Sprint
T-Mobile announces Samsung Galaxy Tab
US Cellular announces Galaxy Tab
Samsung announcing new Android hardware on November 8th
LG Optimus T announced for T-Mobile
Sony Ericsson PlayStation Phone
HTC Wildfire coming to multiple US carriers this year
Verizon announces LG Octane
Verizon announces the Pantech Crux

Software
VLC for the iPhone and iPod Touch
Android Market passes 100,000 applications
iOS 4.1 security bug
Mac connector for Windows Phone 7
Palm Classic Emulator will not work with webOS 2.0
Apple Store app for iOS updated, white iPhones displayed for some
Navigon Mobile Navigator brings US maps to Android
Motorola Droid 2 update
Android Google Maps updated
Gmail web app for iOS updated
Sony Ericsson Xperia update coming on October 31st
Facebook to hold a Mobile Event on Wednesday 11/3
OnStar application comes to Android and iOS

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #230 1:13:28
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The quarterly earnings are in, and the results look good, Sprint is finally getting some Style and the science behind the correlation of cell phones and cancer.

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News
Apple Q4 2010 Earnings Call Highlights
Nokia Q3 earnings
Cricket launches Nationwide 3G Roaming
Cell Phone plan cost comparisions around the world
The FCC says the spectrum crunch is coming sooner than we think
iOS passes Blackberry in quarterly shipments for the first time
Neither WiMax nor LTE qualify as "4G"
Scientific American says cell phones don't cause cancer
A cellular network without a license
AT&T and Verizon preparing for "changes"
AT&T says embedded devices raise wireless penetration to 300% by 2013
AT&T activates a record 5.2 million iPhones in Q3
AT&T introduces international data plans
AT&T making the switch to LTE compatible SIM cards
Verizon tiered data plan details
West Virginia to announce the first LTE markets for Verizon Wireless
Verizon announces strong growth in Q3 earnings
Sprint and Clearwire announce 4G launch in NYC, SF and LA
Sprint says they lost 4G customers in early deployments
Clearwire says nearly 100 Mbps possible with LTE
Virgin Mobile announces payLo plan
T-Mobile may soon offer low price data tier for smartphones
T-Mobile US completes transition to Humm
TerreStar files for Bankruptcy
MetroPCS launches LTE in Detroit
MetroPCS launches exclusive Walmart plans
Pocket Communications purchased by MetroPCS

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Future Apple iPhone hits testing milestones
Palm Pre 2 announced
T-Mobile HD7 will start selling on November 8th
BlackBerry Style 9670 Exclusively from Sprint
Blackberry Bold 9780 launching on Bell Mobility
HTC Gratia
T-Mobile myTouch 4G
Motorola DEFY comes to T-Mobile November 3rd
Verizon announces 3G Network Extender
Sprint adds computers to 4G portfolio
Sony Ericsson brings 16MP S006 to KDDI
Samsung Galaxy Tab coming to Verizon for $600 on November 11th

Software
First Windows Phone 7 reviews roll in
Verizon Wireless annoucnes Express Services for Android devices
myTouch 3G receives Froyo
Apple adds Facetime to the Mac
TomTom and HTC partner for navigation solution
Winamp comes to Android
Blackberry users can now use App World on the desktop
Android 2.3 may be the next major release for Google
Samsung Moment 911 software fix

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