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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #300 1:31:01
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Qualcomm and Samsung announce new processors, a pile of new devices get announced ahead of MWC, and some core apps get updated for Android users.

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News
‘Multiflow’ for HSPA+ announced by Nokia Siemens Networks
Qualcomm announces fifth-generation Gobi chips
Samsung announces Quad-Core Exynos Processors
T-Mobile, MetroPCS and others ask the FCC to block Verizon’s latest spectrum buy
Small claims court judge awards $850 to throttled AT&T customer
Verizon’s LTE network fails for a fifth time
Sprint board kills MetroPCS acquisition at the eleventh hour
T-Mobile launching LTE in 2013, Q4 results show significant postpaid losses
US Cellular announces Q4 earnings, says iPhone increased churn
MetroPCS launching VoLTE later this year
Orange and T-Mobile UK to launch LTE later this year

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Devices
China Telecom to offering CDMA iPhone 4S to 130M subscribers March 9th
HTC unifies branding, announces HTC One S, One X and One V
Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 and Galaxy Mini 2 announced
Samsung Galaxy S II coming to US Cellular
Samsung Rugby Smart announced for AT&T
Samsung Galaxy Beam announced, the pico projector returns
Samsung 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab 2 announced
T-Mobile announces Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G pricing and availability
LG Optimus Vu announced
LG announces the Optimus LTE Tag
LG announces 'L-Style' devices: 3.2" L3, 4" L5, and 4.3" L7
LG announces the Optimus 3D MAX
LG announces Optimus 4X HD with Tegra 3
ZTE announces two new Android 4.0 smartphones
ZTE and NVIDIA announce the Mimisa X with Tegra 2 and Icera chipset
ZTE announcing eight new phones at Mobile World Congress
Huawei announced the Ascend D Quad
Sony announces the Xperia P and Xperia U
Panasonic announces the Eluga, first European smartphone
Acer announces Liquid Glow Android 4.0 smartphone
ViewSonic announces new smartphones and tablets

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Twitter for Android and iOS updated
Google Docs for Android updated
Chrome for Android updated, speed boosted
Sony announces Android 4.0 beta coming to some devices
Dropbox adds auto-uploading of photos to Android app
BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 released
ASUS Transformer tablet updated to Ice Cream Sandwich

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #299 1:14:01
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The DOJ says yes to Google, the FCC says no to LightSquared, and manufacturers say maybe to ICS upgrades.

News
EU approves Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility
US Justice Department approves Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility
FCC rejects LightSquared’s network license due to GPS interference
FCC says yes to new limits on automated telemarketing calls and texts
Sony completes buyout of Ericsson, Sony Mobile Communications is born
AT&T launches LTE in select Florida and North Carolina markets
Verizon adds and expands LTE coverage
Verizon offers gift cards for old phones
US Cellular announces more 4G LTE markets
Clearwire LTE to be on 5,000 cell sites by June 2013

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Devices
iPad 3 rumored launch of March 7th, quad-core, LTE and retina display
WSJ: Apple testing 8-inch iPad
Verizon and AT&T may be getting a 4G iPad 3, but what about the rest of the world
iPhone 4 'antennagate' settlement reached
Samsung unveils the Galaxy Tab 2

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Apple close to 25 billion App Store downloads
Google+ for iOS updated, Instant Upload added
Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion preview shows more iOS’ification of the Mac
Google Wallet patched, new pre-paid account provisioning resumes
Motorola announces expanded list and timeline for ICS upgrades
HTC announces additional phones receiving Android 4.0 ICS update

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #298 1:14:17
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Rogers looks to bring ubiquity to your mobile number, Verizon announces the DROID 4 and Google releases Chrome for Android.

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News
US Justice Department set to approve Google/Motorola deal
LightSquared woes continue following proposal from Transportation Department, FAA
AT&T: Throttling likely won't happen to you
4G LTE microSIM cards arrive at AT&T stores
AT&T doubling upgrade fee to $36
Verizon continues the 4G data doubling promotion
Sprint publishes site with timing of impending iDEN network tower shutdowns
Sprint announces Q4 2011 earnings, 1.6 million customers added
Sprint will bring LTE to Baltimore and Kansas City to launch market list
Rogers announces LTE Rocket USB stick, new LTE pricing
Rogers One Number brings more ubiquity to your mobile phone number
TELUS lights up 4G LTE in 14 Canadian cities
Saturday Night Live nails Verizon on 4G LTE ads

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Devices
White Galaxy Nexus coming to the UK February 13th
Samsung rumored to hold Galaxy S III event on March 22nd
Verizon launches the Motorola DROID 4 February 10th for $199
LG Optimus Vu teased, 5-inch display with 4:3 aspect ratio
Unknown HTC handset photos leak, ICS and Verizon LTE among specs

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Vonage mobile app for Android and iOS launched
Foursquare apps updated for Android and iOS
Google introduces Chrome for Android
Google Voice for Android updated
Google+ App updated for Android
Google Wallet security holes exposed, Google recommends using a device password
OneNote from Microsoft comes to Android
Motorola Droid RAZR and RAZR MAXX updated
Nokia Belle platform now available for download
HTC says Ice Cream Sandwich coming next month for some devices

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #297 1:00:51
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AT&T starts throttling more unlimited data users, Qualcomm completes the first VoLTE to 3G mid-call network transfer, and Google Wallet starts appearing for some Nexus users.

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News
More unlimited data plan users report AT&T throttling data after 2GB
Qualcomm and Ericsson report first VoLTE to 3G mid-call network transfer
Apple passes LG as the third largest phone maker in the world
Latest comScore numbers show Andorid and iOS growth, all others decline
BlackBerry named most popular Smartphone in the UK for the second year in a row
T-Mobile implementing domestic roaming caps starting April 5th
T-Mobile UK launches 'Full Monty' plans with unlimited calls, texts and data
US Cellular firms up timing, launching LTE network in March, two devices confirmed
Tucows announces ‘Ting’, no-contract mix and match cell phone plans

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Devices
Images of details show quad-core A6 processor and LTE in the iPad 3
First BlackBerry 10 device image leaks
Samsung announces the Galaxy S Advance
Samsung Galaxy Note comes to AT&T for $299 February 19th
Samsung: Successor to the Galaxy S II not coming at MWC
Sprint announces the ZTE Optik Honeycomb tablet
Sprint announces the Kyocera DuraPlus

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Sprint releases Sprint Mobile Zone iPhone app
Google Docs for Android now with Offline Viewing
Google Wallet appears in the Android Market for certain AT&T devices
RIM introduces BlackBerry Business Cloud Services for Microsoft Office 365
Ice Cream Sandwich build 4.0.4 leaked out for the Nexus S 4G
AT&T releases Gingerbread for the Samsung Infuse 4G
HTC releasing WiFi security patch

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