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BlackBerry Curve 9360 Unboxing & First Video Look

The kind people at Vodafone UK sent me over the newest offering from RIM’s BlackBerry Curve range, the 9360 (also known as the 9350 or 9370 in other countries). This new model sports the latest version of BlackBerry OS 7 and Near Field Communication (NFC) to bring it right up to date. Check the video

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Nokia Lumia 900 Hands-On from CES 2012 (Video)

Nokia took the wraps off of the Lumia 900 for AT&T today.  While it was nice to finally make this official, this phone had been rumored and speculated on so much that it felt like an old friend had finally come for a visit. While at the Pepcom event tonight our own Noah Kravitz got

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Samsung Focus S for AT&T: Unboxing and Hands-On (Video)

AT&T’s got two new Windows Phone smartphones in their lineup: The HTC Titan, which Jon unboxed last week, and the Samsung Focus S. The Focus S is Titan’s little brother, if a phone with a 4.3″ display can be called, “little.” While technically slotted in as a mid-range phone, Focus S is no slouch in

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Nokia 710 Hands-On And Gallery (Video)

Today at Nokia World in London, Nokia announced the Nokia Lumia 710. The budget-friendly handset sports a lot of the same specs as the high-end Nokia Lumia 800, but with a plastic form-factor, LCD instead of AMOLED screen, and a 5-megapixel camera. One unique feature of the 710 is that it has removable back covers.

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HTC Amaze 4G (T-Mobile) Unboxing and Hands-On (Video)

I saw the HTC Amaze 4G for the first time at a T-Mobile event a few weeks ago and shot some pictures, then Noah got his hands on the handset at another event a few days later and recorded a short video hands-on with the handset. Now we’ve got the HTC Amaze 4G for T-Mobile

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T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II Hands-On

What do dimly lit rooms, lasers, Hyde from That 70′s Show, and T-Mobile’s brand spanking new Samsung Galaxy S II have in common? They were all at a party last night hosted by T-Mobile. I was at the event as well and managed to score a little time with device and a few pictures. The

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A Brief Hands-On with Uncharted for PS Vita (Video)

TechnoBuffalo’s own Jon Rettinger was lucky enough to step into the tiny, portable shoes of Nathan Drake during his time at the IFA conference last week by way of Uncharted: Golden Abyss for the PS Vita. Despite my rampant, unwavering jealousy, I’m happy to share his video hands-on with you … that jerk. While Jon

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Sony Tablet P Hands-On (Video)

While most tablets are taking the traditional slate form, Sony has decided to do something little different with its Sony Tablet P – releasing a clamshell device that folds open to show a full-size screen. The unique tablet is set to be released later this year, but our own Jon Rettinger managed to get his

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HTC Sensation for AT&T: Hands-On

Have you been envious of all your friends that have an HTC Sensation on T-Mobile?  Are you on AT&T and have a mad desire to use this phone, but don’t want to change your carrier?  Well, you’re in luck!  There is an unlocked version of the HTC Sensation, and it supports AT&T’s 3G bands, so

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HTC Status Unboxing (video)

We first knew it as the ChaCha, but at long last we have “the Facebook phone” in our hands under its new name, the HTC Status.  And not only do we have it in hands, but we have it in box with that new phone smell!  That’s right folks, it’s time for an unboxing! Is

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Vizio Tablet Hitting Stores In July, We Go Hands-on Today

Vizio announced the Vizio Tablet at CES in January, and now it looks like the company is ready to release the device to the masses. The 8-inch tablet is expected to hit store shelves next month, and will be priced at a reasonable $349, putting it within the reach of many would-be tablet owners. Vizio

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Samsung Galaxy 5 (Galaxy S Wi-Fi) Hands-On

Samsung Mobile has a booth at AppNation SF and yesterday I had the chance to stop by and get my hands on the Galaxy 5, one of the Wi-Fi only media players in the Galaxy S lineup. Like the Galaxy 4 (so named for its 4-inch display), Galaxy 5 runs Android with Samsung’s TouchWiz user

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Motorola Atrix Laptop Dock Hands-On (Video)

The Motorola Atrix laptop dock is one of the biggest selling points of the new phone, but is it really as exciting as it looks? When the Motorola Atrix was introduced last month at CES (Consumer Electronics Show), not only was the phone itself one of the most talked about items due its dual-core power,

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Samsung Galaxy S 2 Hands-On Video

I got some hands-on time with Samsung’s new hero phone, the Galaxy S 2, tonight at Sammy’s pre-MWC festival held at an arena in the middle of the woods (literally). The phone is impressive; hardware and software both left a good enough impression to make me feel like Samsung is moving beyond the “commodity phone”

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HP (Palm) Veer: Hands-On Demo (video)

The HP Veer is the spiritual successor to the Palm Pixi, and one of the first HP devices to run webOS.  While it’s great to see the operating system coming back, does this phone make the grade? At yesterday’s HP event, our own Jon Rettinger got to go hands-on with the HP Veer, and the

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Hands-On: Android 3.0 Honeycomb on Nook Color

Back at CES Verizon and Motorola showed us the Motorola Xoom tablet running a pre-launch build of Android 3.0 “Honeycomb,” Google’s first tablet-optimized OS. We weren’t allowed to touch the demo units, though – we just watched as company reps demo’d neato things like the UI and the new YouTube and Google Maps apps. (The

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White iPhone 4: Hands On

The folks at iResQ.com hooked TechnoBuffalo up with a customization of Jon Rettinger’s black iPhone 4 into a white one. According to them, “If you don’t want to wait to get the white version of the iPhone 4 we have you covered. With this service, we will swap out your black iPhone 4 parts with

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HTC Desire Hands On

A while back the good folks over at HTC in Taiwan asked me to a look at the HTC Desire. Above is my two part review of the device. (Click on the annotation in the end to continue to part II) If you’re wondering how the video ended up on HTC’s own YouTube channel, long

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Nokia N9 Prototype Hands On – Video

We were able to get a few minutes of alone time with Nokia’s newest handset, the Nokia N9 – thanks to the good folks at Negri Electronics .  If this is indeed an N series device, the the S60 operating system it’s running is just for testing purposes, as the old Symbian platform won’t make

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