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Live in NYC?  Good news.  AT&T says they’ve finished upgrading their 3G network.  To prove it they say call quality has improved 47%, data speeds have gone up 25% and performance during peaks hours should be more solid all together.  Based on our experience a 47% increase in call quality means that every other call will no be disconnected after 15 minutes as opposed to every call.

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Word on the street is that the DROID 2 will launch on August 23rd and will include Android 2.2. Previous rumors pointed towards a July launch. Pricing for the phone is expected to be in the $200 range and should sport a similar spec list - minus the extra large screen - as the DROID X.

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Google’s Christmas gift this year is free WiFi to all weary travellers at 47 airports. Starting today and ending on January 15th, the free service doesn’t have any strings attached and flyers on Virgin American will receive free in-flight WiFi starting on the 18th.

Click here for a full list of participating airports.

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Great news all you Navigon MobileNavigator iPhone users, a new update is out that adds Live Traffic to your app. Now you can receive live traffic for a lifetime price, as in no monthly fees, of $24.99 but if you order within the next four weeks that price is bumped down to $19.99. Not a bad deal at all for a very decent GPS solution.

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According to a photo, it appears AT&T will be releasing a white version of the BlackBerry Curve 8900. Perhaps it was a case of big brother Bold envy? From the looks of it, the 8900 will have a cool white bezel but without the white leather back.

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Rumors have it that AT&T will be releasing a iPhone 3GS 8GB version for a low $99. Why would they do this? To combat the attack of the DROID, so says the sources. A smart move, if this were to happen, as I imagine many would flock to the 3GS at this price point. The DROID may be cool and all but I’d definitely go for a $99 3GS with the backing of a HUGE library of apps.

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AT&T is set to launch their new services this Sunday, including Voicemail To Text, AT&T Nation with Canada, and new Mobile TV channels/pricing. These are actually pretty cool new services so you might want to check them out:

• Voicemail To Text - Does exactly what it says but is limited to 60 seconds. The transcribed message can be sent via SMS, email, or both for $9.99 per month. Note: moving to this service will delete all messages from your old voicemail.
• AT&T Nation with Canada - Nothing more needs to be said about this one. You’ll get no long distances charges to Canada, 1,000 night and weekend minutes in the US and Canada with rollover and anytime minutes, A-List and early nights/weekends option.
• New Mobile TV channels, coverage, and pricing - Three new channels to the Mobile TV function. No specifics on the channels but it’ll be some kind of comedy station, national broadcaster, and kid’s channel. Three new markets launching between now and December 11. Service will be dropping from $15 to $10 per month with Mobile TV plus unlimited data going from $30 down to $25.

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Sony Ericsson announced the Xperia X10, their first phone based on the Android OS and running on the powerful 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. The phone looks to contain a slew of snazzy features and some hefty hardware. And that’s a good thing especially if you’re trying to compete with the likes of the ubiquitous and all-knowing DROID. Check out these features:

• Quad-band GSM and EDGE
• 4.0 inches, 480 x 854 pixels (WVGA), scratch-resistant capacitive screen
• 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon
• 1GB internal memory
• 8.1 megapixel camera with image stabilization, flash, auto focus, face-recognition, geo-tagging
• Sensuous Black and Luster White color schemes
• Bluetooth Stereo A2DP
• WiFi
• A-GPS
• Micro-USB connector
• 3.5mm headset jack

Expect it to be available first quarter of 2010.

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Motorola’s CLIQ is now available at T-Mobile for $199.99 after a 2-year contract signing or $399.99 if you opt for one of T-Mobile’s Even More Plus plans, which requires no annual contract.  Feature wise the CLIQ offers an always on home screen that automatically delivers messages, Facebook updates and more.  It also includes a 5 megapixel camera, Android OS, GPS, 3G, WiFi, microSD card slot, a full QWERTY keyboard and Bluetooth.

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Looks like the Motorola Milestone aka DROID already launched in Europe. It’s the same phone as the DROID, basically, but WITH multitouch capabilities and without the free Google Nav app. Doesn’t really make sense why they left out multitouch on the DROID but I’m sure some enterprising hacker will take care of that.

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