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Android and iOS4 not your thing?  Still don’t know what those two words mean?  T-Mobile just released the LG Sentio.  It’s just $70 on contract and includes a 3-inch touchscreen, some sort of “Social Buzz” feature, 3 megapixel camera, visual voicemail, 3G connectivity, customizable widgets and email access.  In other words it’s cool enough on the outside, but kind of lame on the inside.

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It wasn’t a question of if, but when Apple would get hit with a class action lawsuit regarding the iPhone 4.  The device has been plagued by antenna and reception issues.   The suit claims the following:

• General Negligence (APPLE and AT&T)
• Defect in Design, Manufacture, and Assembly (APPLE)
• Breach of Express Warranty (APPLE)
• Breach of Implied Warranty for Merchantability (APPLE and AT&T)
• Breach of Implied Warranty of Fitness for a Particular Purpose (APPLE and AT&T)
• Deceptive Trade Practices (APPLE and AT&T)
• Intentional Misrepresentation (APPLE and AT&T)
• Negligent Misrepresentation (APPLE and AT&T), Fraud by Concealment (APPLE and AT&T)

Will they win?  Good question.  Given that Apple has all but out right admitted that there is a problem, if they don’t hurry up and fix it I don’t see why not.

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Tapulous, the company behind Tap Tap Revenge, has been bought by Disney. Unfortunately, terms of the deal, as in price, were not revealed. The founder of Tapulous, Bart Decrem, will become a VP at Disney and will probably continue to run the company.

Today, we announced that we are joining Disney. We will be a key part of Disney Interactive Media Group, spearheading their drive to be the leader in mobile entertainment.

As part of Disney Interactive Media Group, we’ll develop more games, more quickly and with the resources of the world’s leading entertainment company. We will continue to develop apps that live at the intersection of music and gaming, but we’ll also push into new and exciting areas of mobile social entertainment.

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Bloomberg news is reporting that a Verizon iPhone can be expected as early as next January, at least according to sources close with the matter. Validation? None, but of course. Production is set to start in September, though we still don’t know if Verizon’s version will run on their next generation network, which would surely draw some AT&T iPhone users.

This isn’t the first Verizon iPhone rumor to emerge.

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Wanna stand out from the rest of the suckers that got the iPhone 4? If you’re a chick you’ll need to drop $3500, provided of course you’re digging Gresso’s customized iPhone, complete with 200-year old African Blackwood, 18k Gold and Swarvoski crystals. Gentleman, you can spend $500 less and you’ll receive something comparable minus all the sparkly stuff.

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The Samsung Vibrant (yes, another Samsung phone) will hit T-Mobile on July 21st.  If you wanna preorder the device you can hit anyone of 4000 Radio Shack retail store locations and preorder the device on July 1st by purchasing a $50 gift card, which will be used towards the purchase of the phone (price still unknown).

The Vibrant sports a 4-inch AMOLED screen, Android 2.1, 6 axis accelerometer, GPS, 5 megapixel camera, 720p video recording mode and can support up to 32GB of storage on an external card.   Inside the handset is a 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird Application Processor; that means snappy load times. …Continue reading: Samsung Vibrant Shakes Its Way To T-Mobile July 21st

Say hello to the Samsung Intercept, the follow up to the Moment.  It will launch on Sprint July 11th for a yet to be disclosed price.  Features include a 3.2-inch touchscreen, full slide out QWERTY keyboard, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1, microSD card, GPS and Android 2.1.  It may or may not have an improved camera.

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For Jesus’ sake!  Apple sold 1.7 million iPhones as of this past Saturday.  I’m wondering what is happening to AT&T’s network right now?   Word is that a large chunk of the sales were from previous iPhone users upgrading to a new device.    This is the most successful product launch in Apple’s history.  …Continue reading: Apple Sells 1.7 Million iPhone 4s, Best In Company History

Nokia couldn’t help themselves and took a low blow at Apple this past week.  They’re on record to say you can hold your phone in any manner you choose, unlike the iPhone which has been fraught with signal issues when gripped incorrectly…or correctly depending on how your looking at it. Choose from the “thumb and finger”, “the cup”, “the balance” and the “four edge grip”.  They’re all pretty ballsy and should be used with great caution.

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Apple’s 16GB iPhone 4 costs $188 to make.  The most expensive part?  The “retina display”, which costs almost $29, while the A4 processor sets them back almost $11.  Keep in mind these numbers come by way of iSupply, not Apple, so there are no absolutes here.  This price does not include labor.

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