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Looking for a mid-range Android smartphone with a smoother interface than the OS default?  The HTC Aria from AT&T fits that bill like hand in glove, running Sense UI inside a compact frame.
Physically, it’s quite petite for a new model of smartphone.  Measuring 4.6 x 2.3 x 0.5, it’s particularly pocket-friendly – a far cry from the present trend of bigger devices.  It features a clear and bright 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen, with 320 x 480 resolution.  The small size, coupled with the sturdy feel, makes it comfortable to handle.
As a phone, the HTC Aria makes for good calls.  There was some detectable harshness to the voices, but it was clear and had very few instances of interference.  Those on the other reported excellent quality, with natural-sounding voices.    Speakerphone was usable, with ample volume and decent sound.  Battery life is rated at six hours of talk time, which should be good [...]

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In the past, upgrading your older iPhone model to the latest OS release is a no-question decision.  With Apple’s latest iOS 4, however, you may want to keep your old setup instead.
Why?  For the most part, news we heard from folks still using their 2G and 3G devices isn’t  all that favorable, with users reporting issues such as:

Slow speed.  Yes, many people are reporting that iOS4 turns their older iPhone models into a laggy device.
Lots of absent features.  The slower operation might be an acceptable trade off for the spanking new features, but too many of them just aren’t available even with last-gen devices – more so than originally advertised.
Voice and messaging problems.  We’re not sure what’s causing it, but some users have reported being unable to use either their [...]

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Well, it’s official, the iPhone 4 is the fastest selling mobile phone in history, selling around 1.7 million iPhone 4s from June 24th to June 26th. But if you’re wondering how Apple was able to sell 1.7 million iPhone 4 when it’s hard to find one in stock anywhere in the UK, well, that’s makes two of us.

The Apple store UK has 3 weeks waiting time for the iPhone 4, O2 doesn’t have any stock and

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Aside from Sprint, three other North American carriers announced a Galaxy S smartphone today.  T-Mobile gets the Samsung Vibrant, Verizon nabs the Samsung Fascinate and US Cellular intros an as-of-yet unnamed variant.
Hardware set is pretty much the same across the board: 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display, a 5.0 megapixel camera module (with 720p video recording), aGPS, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, microSD card expansion, six-axis motion controls and a 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird powering the whole thing.   They all run Android 2.1, with Google’s suite of services, Swype, Samsung Social Hub and future access to Samsung Media Hub.
The Vibrant will come preloaded with James Cameron’s Avatar, Sims 3 Collector’s Edition, MobiTV, Kindle for Android, GoGo Inflight Internet and Slacker Radio.   Verizon’s Fascinate, on the other hand, gets Bing Maps, Bing Search,  V CAST Video on Demand, V CAST Music with Rhapsody, V CAST Song ID, V CAST Tones, VZ Navigator, and Visual [...]

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Hot off the heels of the HTC Evo 4G comes the second smartphone to take advantage of Sprint’s 4G network.  Called the Samsung Epic 4G, the new device is another Galaxy S variant, running Android OS at the helm.
Being a Galaxy S smartphone, this brings the same familiar strengths as Samsung’s other devices in the line.  There’s the Super AMOLED screen technology, with its best-in-class color representation, wide viewing angles and faster response time.  It also comes with DLNA support for wirelessly sharing content with compatible home electronic devices, as well as 720p capabilities both for shooting and playback of video content.
Details of the Samsung Epic 4G includes a 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display, a 5.0 megapixel camera module (with 720p video recording), a slide-out full QWERTY keyboard,  aGPS, full-force connectivity (4G, 3G and WiFi), Mobile Hotspot (for up to five connected devices), Bluetooth, microSD card expansion and a 1500 [...]

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