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Sprint confirms end of contracts, also expands Open World and Global Roaming

Following a leak yesterday that suggested that Sprint had killed off contracts, Sprint today confirmed the news. Sprint says that starting today, January 8, it’s no longer offering two-year contracts...
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US Cellular launches 6GB/$40 promo plan, add-a-line offer

US Cellular announced today that it’s kicking off 2016 with a couple of new promotions. First up, US Cellular is now offering a promotional plan that includes 6GB of data plus unlimited talk and text...
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Lenovo will make the first consumer Project Tango smartphone, coming this summer

We’ve already seen two Project Tango devices to date — one smartphone and one tablet — but they were both intended for developers. That’ll change with the next Tango device, which Google will make in...
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Sprint no longer offering two-year contracts on smartphones, leak shows

Remember when Sprint said that it would stop offering two-year contracts by the end of 2015? Well it may be a few days into 2016, but Sprint has kept its word. A newly-leaked internal Sprint document...
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iPhone 7 again rumored to ditch 3.5mm headphone jack

A report from back in November that claimed that the iPhone 7 will ditch the 3.5mm headphone jack just got some support. A source speaking to Fast Company says that, yes, Apple is planning to ship...
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Lenovo plans to phase out the Motorola name

UPDATE: Motorola has sent us a statement regarding today's news: "Motorola Mobility continues to exist as a Lenovo company and is the engineering and design engine for all of our mobile products....
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BLU Vivo XL, Vivo 5 are new metal Android phones with sub-$200 price tags

While CES 2016 may seem a bit low-key, there’s still some new hardware being shown at the event, and today BLU Products added a couple more smartphones to the list. BLU has unveiled the Vivo 5 and...
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T-Mobile CEO responds to Binge On throttling claims, service gains 14 more partners

T-Mobile’s Binge On service has been the target of a lot of criticism in recent weeks, most notably from YouTube and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Today T-Mo CEO John Legere has finally...
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Pink HTC One A9 quietly revealed

Pink is a popular option for smartphone makers that want to expand the color selection of an existing smartphone. Today HTC is doing just that with the One A9. The HTC One A9 is now available in a...
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Sprint extends half-off switcher promo through February 11

When Sprint launched its most recent switcher promotion, which promises to cut your rate plan in half when you jump to Sprint, it said that the promo would run through January 8. Well now that date...
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BlackBerry Priv confirmed for Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon, will hit T-Mo this month

So far, the only ways that you can buy a BlackBerry Priv in the US is directly from BlackBerry or from AT&T. Pretty soon, though, it’ll be available much more widely. BlackBerry has confirmed...
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Nextbit Robin, cloud-centric Android phone, will begin shipping on February 16

When the Nextbit Robin was first revealed, it was promised that the cloud-centric Android phone would begin shipping to backers in January 2016. Today it’s been revealed that the Robin will miss that...
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Snapchat ending sales of lenses on January 8

If you’re a heavy Snapchat user, you may have invested in some lenses recently, which cost $0.99 apiece and let you permanently unlock the ability to make your face puke a rainbow or look old. Just a...
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AT&T GoPhone customers will get more high-speed data on January 8

Most folks dread Wednesday because it means that they’ve still got to get over the middle of the week hump before they get close to the weekend. Today AT&T shared some news that should make this...
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Honor 5X coming to the US with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 13MP camera, $199.99 price

Just as expected, Huawei’s Honor brand has announced that it will soon bring its first smartphone to the US. The Honor 5X will hit US shores on January 31, at which point it’ll be available from...
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Apple says $1.1 billion spent in App Store during the holidays

Looks like the holidays were good for Apple, because the Cupertino firm today reported that the App Store broke records during the last couple of weeks of 2015. During the two-week period ending on...
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Alcatel OneTouch Fierce XL with Windows 10 Mobile will launch at T-Mobile soon

Days after the Microsoft Lumia 550 finally made its way to the US, it’s been revealed that another new Windows 10 Mobile device will soon arrive stateside. The Alcatel OneTouch Fierce XL will hit T-...
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Casio WSD-F10 is a ruggedized Android Wear smartwatch

A number of device makers have released smartwatch hardware over the past year or two, and more recently we’ve started to see traditional watch makers like Fossil and TAG Heuer get in on the action,...
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NVIDIA SHIELD TV will get its Android 6.0 Marshmallow update soon

After updating the SHIELD tablet K1 to Android 6.0, NVIDIA has set its sights on the SHIELD TV. NVIDIA announced today that Android 6.0 Marshmallow is coming to the SHIELD TV. The update will include...
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ZTE Project CSX will use community suggestions to build a new smartphone

Today was a big day for ZTE at CES 2016, with the manufacturer making a couple of major announcements and introducing a couple of new phones. First up, the ZTE Z-Community is a new forum that’ll let...
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