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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says mobile apps the top focus, we say it’s about time
May 12th
Facebook has been making a lot of promises during a tour to drum up interest in its ever-nearing IPO, but the one gadget-heads have been wanting to hear the most, a commitment to its mobile apps, has been elusive — until now. Everyone’s favorite hooded CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, is telling investors in his home ‘burg of the San Francisco Bay that mobile is front and center in his company’s plans. We’re hoping that means new app features, although Zuck is likely referring to money-making as well: shareholders are jittery knowing that Facebook makes most of its money on web ads that it’s not running on smartphones and tablets. Paid titles in App Center will go a long way towards scratching that itch, mind you. As for us, we’ll just be happy if Facebook takes less than a year and a half to produce a major tablet app.
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Isis bolsters its mobile wallet with American Express cards
May 11th
The carrier-backed Isis mobile payment service added a batch of new financial partners earlier this year, and it’s now back with another fairly big addition. The venture announced today that it has brought American Express’ various credit card offerings into the fold (including the company’s own mobile-linked Serve cards), which will let users of those cards load them into the Isis app and make payments with their NFC-equipped smartphone — when the service begins its rollout this summer, that is. As you may recall, American Express itself had already signed on as an Isis partner last year, but this is the first time that the company has committed to tying its cards to the platform — which is a rather important little detail.
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Isis bolsters its mobile wallet with American Express cards originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 May 2012 00:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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HTC EVO V 4G (Virgin Mobile USA) hands-on
May 8th
Does that handset above look familiar to you? It should because you’ve seen it once before when Sprint debuted it as the EVO 3D. This time, however, the phone that failed to ignite much consumer interest is back with a rebranded moniker — EVO V 4G — a new home on Virgin Mobile, a 2D-only screen and a 9 price. We managed to get some hands-on time with the device and for better or for worse, it’s still packing the same list of specs: 4.3-inch qHD display, 1.3 megapixel front-facing / dual 5 megapixel rear cameras, dual-core 1.2GHz processor buffered by 1GB RAM and packing 4GB of internal storage with an additional 8GB furnished by an included microSD card.
Cosmetically, nothing has changed from its postpaid to prepaid journey, so you’re still getting that same bulky build, jarring button layout for the 3D to 2D slider and the three quarter grooved plastic back. What counts, however, is the software it runs, namely Android 4.0.3. Yes, right out of the gate the company intends to ship this 4G WiMAX device (sorry, it’s not future-proofed for LTE) with a Sense 3.6 skin running atop Ice Cream Sandwich. It’s not HTC’s latest lightweight 4.0 UX, but for the market it’s aimed at, it’ll do just fine. Check out our gallery below for additional shots of this fat smartphone ahead of its planned June launch.
Gallery: EVO V 4G hands-on
Myriam Joire contributed to this report.
HTC EVO V 4G (Virgin Mobile USA) hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 08 May 2012 15:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Virgin Mobile USA and Boost take WiMAX live, ship HTC EVO V 4G and EVO Design 4G on May 31
May 8th
In sync with Sprint’s plans to get its sub-brands on 4G using its legacy WiMAX network, both Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile have trotted out their initial 4G lineups. The early Virgin mix includes retreads of two Sprint data-only devices — a Broadband2Go-badged version of the Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G hotspot and a matching version of the Franklin U600 previously seen at Clear. Virgin’s real star, however, is the HTC EVO V 4G: though it’s ultimately the EVO 3D with a slightly more 2D name, it’s shipping with Android 4.0 from the start and has HTC’s Frankenstein-like Sense 3.6 rather than the 4.0 of the One series. The network upgrade and all three new devices swing into action on May 31, and while your minimum monthly plan will stay in effect even with unlimited on-device 4G, you’ll need to spend 0 (contract-free) to take home an EVO V 4G, 0 on the Overdrive Pro or 0 on the U600 stick.
Boost Mobile is also going the Sprint rebadge route through the HTC EVO Design 4G. As with its bigger brother over at Virgin, the single-core EVO Design 4G is identical in hardware to its Sprint equivalent but slaps Android 4.0 and Sense 3.6 on top to keep the software fresh. The update does mark the first time a Boost phone gets Visual Voicemail, so you can feel slightly less guilty when you miss a call. HTC’s phone will oddly cost the same 0 off-contract as the more advanced EVO V 4G, although Boost is likely counting on customers sticking around long enough for an all-inclusive unlimited plan to drop to per month and make it worthwhile.
Gallery: Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile 4G devices
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Virgin Mobile USA and Boost take WiMAX live, ship HTC EVO V 4G and EVO Design 4G on May 31 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 08 May 2012 10:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Lenovo to invest $800 million into new mobile device development facilities
May 7th
The world’s second (or third) biggest PC manufacturer has announced plans to invest 0 million in a new mobile product-centric facility. Lenovo wants to get closely involved with the lucrative world of smartphones and tablets, promising that several thousand employees at the new base in Wuhan will focus on new mobile devices for both China and overseas. Lenovo’s pegged to launch the K800, one the first Intel-powered Android phones, at the end of the month, but this marks a concerted effort to advance both its tablet and phone collections — and offer up more space for those other side projects.
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Lenovo to invest 0 million into new mobile device development facilities originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 07 May 2012 06:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Mobile Miscellany: week of April 30th, 2012
May 5th
Not all mobile news is destined for the front page, but if you’re like us and really want to know what’s going on, then you’ve come to the right place. This past week, we saw the first rollout of Verizon LTE from one of its rural partners, and both the Optimus L7 and Xperia U were spotted for Fido. These stories and more await after the break. So buy the ticket and take the ride as we explore the “best of the rest” for this week of April 30th, 2012.
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Mobile Miscellany: week of April 30th, 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 05 May 2012 21:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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