BlackBerry 7 Smartphones Certified for U.S. and Canadian Governments

Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM – News)(TSX: RIM.TO – News) today announced that BlackBerry® smartphones running on the powerful new BlackBerry® 7 and BlackBerry® 7.1 Operating Systems (OS) have been awarded FIPS 140-2 certification by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC). FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard) 140-2 is recognized by the U.S. and Canadian governments and is required under the Federal Information Security Management Act of

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Nokia Lumia to Launch March 18th for $99.99

We just received a portion of AT&T’s 2012 roadmap from a trusted source, and it looks like AT&T isn’t playing around this year.

T-Mobile Expands America

At the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), T-Mobile USA executives, including CEO and President Philipp Humm, outlined the company’s ongoing efforts to drive consumer adoption of mobile data through the continued expansion of America’s Largest 4G Network®, rate plans that make mobile data more affordable, and new devices and services that take advantage of the company’s faster 4G network.

“Last year, T-Mobile made solid progress during uncertain multiplication, doubling our 4G network speeds and launch 25

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Smartphones might Samsung to record Q4 profit

“Samsung Electronics, the world’s top maker of memory chips and smartphones, reported a record quarterly profit on Friday, aided by one-off gains and best-ever sales of high gear-end phones.”

T-Mobile Is Helping Last-Minute Shoppers With the

On Saturday, Dec. 17, and Sunday, Dec.18, T-Mobile USA, Inc. will continue to celebrate the spirit of the holiday season with the “4G Super Sale.” For two days only, consumers will have the opportunity to select any phone or specified mobile broadband device — including the new T-Mobile® SonicTM 4G Mobile Hotspot and G-Slate® — for $0 net down payment, after a mail-in rebate card, when they sign up for a new two-year correspondence on a

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Cricket Introduces ZTE Chorus

Cricket Communications today announced availability of the ZTE Chorus ™ featuring Cricket’s Muve Music service.

The ZTE Chorus is ideal for value-conscious consumers looking for a single device to simultaneously manage their mobile and music needs. The bar-style feature phone delivers high functionality with 3G web browsing capabilities and 600 megahertz of processing power while serving as an ideal platform for Cricket’s innovative and unlimited Muve Music service. The ZTE Chorus incorporates SRS WOW HD engineering

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Sprint Announces Pricing of $1 Billion of Notes Due 2021 and $3 Billion of Notes Due 2018

Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE:S – News) announced Friday that it has priced its previously announced offering of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 11.5% notes due 2021 (the “2021 Notes”) and $3 one thousand million aggregate principal amount of 9% guaranteed notes due 2018 (the “2018 Notes” and, together with the 2021 Notes, the “Notes.”) The 2018 Notes will be guaranteed by the company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries that guarantee its existing credit agreements. The sale of the

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LG Optimus 2X to get Ice Cream Sandwich Update

LG posted a statement on the company’s Facebook page denying rumors that LG will not be providing the Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) update for the LG optimus 2X. The statement goes on to say that LG is currently in the procedure of planning the ICS OS update for the LG Optimus 2X as wellspring as other LG high-end smartphones. Further detailed selective information will be provided once the ICS OS is publicly released by Google.

So far

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TomTom shares surge on strategy switch

“TomTom, the Dutch navigation equipment and digital map maker, is switching focus away from the cash-bleeding personal seafaring devices that made it a household name to its auto and chromosome mapping services to restore growth and profits.”

New LG DoublePlay, Exclusively Offered by T-Mobile

LG Mobile is once again challenging the fastest thumbs in the nation to the ultimate text electronic messaging challenge – the fifth yearbook LG U.S. National Texting Championship, featuring the new LG DoublePlay™. Announced today, LG DoublePlay is the ultimate multitasking handset, featuring a split QWERTY keyboard and dual capacitive touch screens, making simultaneous mobile activities easier than ever. During this year’s contention, 13 contestants will manipulation LG DoublePlay, which is powered by a 1GHz Qualcomm

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