Pusher Man: Verizon Reps Will Push Android Over iPhone? Not So Fast

A post on CNN Money found that during a quick assessment of 10 Verizon stores and reps in New York - arguably a small sample size - the representatives would pitch Verizon's Android's 4G phones over the "old fashioned" 3G iPhone. Said one rep: "The iPhone is a great phone, but it's on 3G. I'm not going to recommend a phone that's outdated." Now I don't doubt David Goldman's story that Verizon reps are pushing Android inventory in New York if only to clear out the back room. However, I had to test it myself. I chatted briefly with a Verizon rep online and found that she (I assume it was a she as her name was Chiquita) just wanted to close the sale rather than steer me towards anything else:

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The Sonic celebration continues: Win an HTC One X!

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Just in case you thought you had no plans this weekend, we’re here to say, “Sure you do!” with another chance to win a Tegra 3 device in honor of the recent release of Sonic 4 Episode II. So far, we’ve given an ASUS Transformer Prime and Acer [...]

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Uninor launches terrific 21 pack for its subscribers in Andhra Pradesh

Uninor has announced a new calling package for its mobile service users inAndhra Pradesh This pack is called the terrific21 pack and offers its users 3000 local seconds worth of talk time to any other service provider for just Rs 21 This pack is valid for a 30 day time period Users are free to use all 3000 seconds of talk time in a day or spread out the usage for a month...

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Android Purchase Was Google’s ‘Best Deal Ever’

Google’s VP of corporate development, David Lawee has today heralded the purchase of the Android operating system as Google's 'best deal ever'.
Although Lawee did admit that he harboured doubts about the purchase initially, the subsequent investment in Android was well worth it, which in itself speaks volumes given the many acquisitions the company have made [...]

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HTC Sensation XL update being rolled out across some of Europe

The HTC Sensation XL in Europe seems to be joining the Ice Cream Sandwich party as the device is now seeing rollouts across parts of Europe. Those with the unlocked device in many countries should be able to pull down the 197MB update over-the-air, and those on Three seem to be the first with a carrier-specific phone to be seeing the update. It’s odd that they’re seeing it so soon, but we’re no less excited for them.

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Inside Facebook's Billion Dollar Camera App

After buying Instagram for a billion dollars, Facebook has now released their own Instagram-esque camera app, with all the filters you know and love but with greater ease of sharing. The app, called simply "Camera," is available free now for iOS users. Is it any good?

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Solid Explorer wins week 5 of #thenextinstall, 10 new apps try to knock it down

Can our community help discover the next great Android app? Welcome to a new experiment called #thenextinstall where we try to see if we can find an Android app in the rough, and boost its installs and exposure to new highs.

We took a couple weeks off since I’ve been traveling, but last time we did this [...]

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Free Android App of the Day: Pet Tamagotchi Android App

The Pet Tamagotchi Android App by Honikou Games takes the hit Tamagotchi games and adds some mini games to the classic. Take care of your Tamagotchi, answer all their needs to make him happy. Earn stars in mini-games. Personalize your pet with many accessories as well as its environment. Protect it, love it and it [...]

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Motorola releases ICS walkthrough videos, real thing still months away

Way to go, Motorola, why not just release videos of Ice Cream Sandwich instead of the actual update. Well that’s what has happened. So if you’re interested in seeing what your device will be running in a matter of months be sure to check out the videos below. They’re all in a foreign language, but [...]

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Video walkthrough details Sony Xperia S ICS update

Looks like the Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Sony Xperia S is right on track. This little video over here has been doing the rounds on the internet today, and though it’s in a foreign language, we can at least see the visual features of the updated software. Have a look, and as always, [...]

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Deal Alert: Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 only for Rs 6790 on Tradus

Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 is now made available at a best deal price of Rs 6790 in the Indian market by online retail store Tradus The usual prices of the smartphone on other online retail stores are between Rs 7000 and Rs 7500 Galaxy Y S5360 is an aesthetically pleasing designed smartphone from the house of Samsung with TouchWiz UI to offer colorful user interface experience...

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