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AT&T stores getting Windows Phone 7 retail materials, launch coming sooner than expected?
Microsoft’s mobile efforts may look like they’re slightly in disarray after the expensive and embarrassing Kin debacle , but it looks like Windows Phone 7 may yet emerge unscathed from the chaos — and potentially even earlier than expected, if this sheet of AT&T retail signage that’s being sent out for a July 24th store overhaul is to be believed.
HTC Vision with Android, full QWERTY in the wild?
For reasons seemingly known only to Peter Chou himself, HTC has mostly steered clear of producing high-quality physical QWERTY devices running Android, despite the fact that there might be no phone manufacturer in the world more skilled at making them (let us remind you of the Touch Pro2 , among many others dating back the better part of a decade).
Rogers announces plans for budget-minded ‘Chatr’ wireless brand
Well, it looks like Canadians will soon have yet another discount wireless brand to consider — Rogers has just officially announced plans to launch a new budget-minded “Chatr” brand to compete with the likes of Wind , Mobilicity and Public Mobile . Yes, that’s the same Rogers that already has the Fido discount brand, but it says that the “launch of a third brand mirrors many other industries like the hospitality and retail sectors and is designed to offer Canadians more choice.” The official announcement follows some rumors and leaks that have been circulating as of late, which suggested that Chatr would initially launch in Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver on July 5th, although those details still haven’t yet been confirmed by Rogers.
Microsoft prepping Magic Mouse-like Arc Touch Mouse?
Microsoft isn’t saying anything about this one just yet, but there’s a growing amount of evidence that the company is set to take on Apple’s Magic Mouse with its own Arc Touch Mouse.
Did Nokia just confirm a MeeGo tablet?
We’ve heard the rumors, hell, we’ve even seen Intel reference designs (pictured) running the MeeGo OS. But now we seem to have confirmation that a proper MeeGo tablet built by Nokia is on the way. Anssi Vanjoki , Nokia’s newly crowned chief of Mobile Solutions, said the following in an interview captured by the Wall Street Journal : Due to the spread of cloud computing and new advances in electronics and network technology, mobile devices will increasingly move beyond smartphones to include other computer-like gadgets such as tablets, and the MeeGo platform will be an important asset for Nokia
Does adjusting or trimming the iPhone 4′s micro SIM fix the antenna issue? Probably not.
Ever since Apple decided to do little about the iPhone 4′s pronounced reception issues except suggest that users hold the thing differently and / or buy a nice case , the voodoo engineering remedies have been flying in full force — sure, we’ll admit we tried sticking some tape over the side of our phone (no dice), but we stopped short when people suggested we try a couple coats of nail polish (insanity). Even we have limits, after all. But the latest snake oil fix is definitely the craziest we’ve heard so far: according to a 13-page (and growing) thread at MacRumors , the iPhone 4′s reception issue can be fixed by adjusting or even trimming the micro SIM so the contacts don’t touch the metal tray.
