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Samsung Galaxy S GPS-gate: two problems, not one (and what to do about it)

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Published Aug. 17, 2010 at 1:26 a.m.

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You may have noticed the update on our Epic 4G review from yesterday where we lauded the fact that Samsung seemed to have fixed the GPS problem plaguing every other Galaxy S flavor released thus far, but it turns out there are actually two distinct issues. One has a fix -- sort of -- while the other is hopefully what we're going to get next month. Here are the two failure modes, based on what we know so far: ... "Use wireless networks" is now turned off by default, but even with it on, the phone

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Cricket hires goats to eat blackberries (video)

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Published Aug. 16, 2010 at 9:51 a.m.

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Yes, you did read that headline right, but it's not quite what you think -- rather than a children's tale of talking crickets and cell phone-eating goats, we're talking about clearing brambles covered with tiny black fruit at the cell towers of Cricket Wireless. The carrier hired a herd of goats to munch away at some troublesome growth at Oregon transceivers just last week, in a trial for a potential contract that could fill goat bellies at dozens of blocked base stations and save thousands of

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4-in-1 Data Cable Kit for iPhone, Nokia, Blackberry, HTC for $5 + free shipping

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Published Aug. 17, 2010 at 4:50 p.m.

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DEAL800.com offers this 4-in-1 Cell Phone Data Cable Kit for $4.63 with free shipping ... That's an $8 drop and the lowest total price we could find for such a kit. It includes a USB cable with interchangeable extensions for a range of cell phones including iPhone, Nokia, Blackberry, and HTC ... Expect this item to take two to three weeks to arrive ...

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Geek Kids : Hellophone

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Published Aug. 17, 2010 at 10:57 a.m.

Baby's first cell phone plays greetings from genetic donors or other loved ones The Hellophone is designed with your wee geek in mind. It's durable, colorful, and has big friendly buttons that are easy for little fingers to press. This flip phone allows you to record voices, playback messages, and hear songs and sounds. $17.99 ...

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iTV rumors have ITV trademark holder preparing for battle?

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Published Aug. 13, 2010 at 2:15 p.m.

Remember that time Apple decided to make a cell phone, and called it the iPhone? Remember how Cisco already owned that name and Apple settled a lawsuit out of court to license the rights to that name? Well, if Apple… ...

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HandHeldItems coupon: 30% off Motorola Droid X cell phone accessories

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Published Aug. 17, 2010 at 3:37 p.m.

HandHeldItems.com knocks 30% off its selection of Motorola Droid X cell phone accessories via coupon code "motodroidx30". That's among the best deals we've seen from this merchant on these items. Choose from cases, screen protectors, chargers, and more ... A best bet is the Motorola Droid X Rubberized Hard Case in eight colors (Black pictured) for $4.89 plus $2.85 for shipping after discount. That's $2 off and the lowest total price we could find. Deal ends August 30 ...

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Knit Cell Phone Case for $1 + free shipping

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Published Aug. 17, 2010 at 7:23 p.m.

CellularFactory.com offers this Knit Cell Phone Case for $1.49 ... With free shipping via coupon code "1NEUVA", that's $4 off and the lowest total price we could find for such a case by $4. It stretches to fit many small electronics. Deal ends August 21 ...

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Cell Phone Stand for 79 cents + free shipping

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Published Aug. 17, 2010 at 4:14 p.m.

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CellularFactory.com offers the Cell Phone Stand / Holder in Black for 79 cents ... With free shipping via coupon code "1NEUVA", that's $8 off and the lowest price we could find for such a stand. (For further comparison, we saw a different phone stand for 29 cents with free shipping yesterday, since expired.) This stand — which is essentially a small hunk of plastic — is "compatible" with the iPhone and iPod touch, among other cell phone models. Coupon expires August 21 ...

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Carmack blows minds with id Software's Rage, running on iPhone at 60fps with 'megatextured' graphics (video)

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Published Aug. 12, 2010 at 6:28 p.m.

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We're sorry, but the Palm Pixi's rendition of Need for Speed no longer impresses us -- we've just seen John Carmack show off Rage for iPhone. While of course it looks nothing like the PC graphical monstrosity that swept the E3 Games Critics Awards, it's safe to say the 60 frame-per-second tech demo at QuakeCon 2010 shoves the cell phone gaming envelope through a Juggernaut-class brick wall. Where Carmack originally called the iPhone "more powerful than a Nintendo DS and PSP combined," the id

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Energizer Universal 8000mAh Rechargeable Battery Pack

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Published Aug. 11, 2010 at 12:00 a.m.

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Energy Shot ... “UNIT FML-80085, DIAGNOSTIC REPORTS SHOW A CHRONIC LACK OF PRODUCTIVITY DURING THE PERIOD OF TIME 14:04:37 PM AND 17:00:00 PM. WHAT IS THE NATURE OF YOUR MALFUNCTION?” ... “DAILY PRODUCTIVITY DROP DUE TO FORCED SWITCH TO RESERVE BATTERY CELLS TO ENSURE THIS UNIT CONTINUES TO FUNCTION, MANAGERIAL UNIT BBQ-4311. BINARY FOCUS ACCELERATORS PERFORMING AT MINIMUM CAPACITY DURING THIS EVENT ... THIS UNIT’S NEED TO RETURN TO HOME RECHARGING STATION SUBVERTS ALL OTHER

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