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Google Sued Over Nexus One Connectivity Issues
Mountain View, California-based Google has been hit with a new class-action lawsuit because of the Nexus One connectivity issue. The complaint, filed by Florida resident Nathan Nabors, claims that Google breached contract by failing to provide good customer support and warn users that Nexus One connectivity would not be as fast or efficient — even in areas with 3G coverage.
Nabors, as usual, is seeking damages on behalf of Nexus One owners in Florida and California. The lawsuit is directly aimed at Google. Taoyuan, Taiwan-based HTC — who manufactured the device — and Bellevue, Washington-based T-Mobile USA — who provides wireless service — are not mentioned in the complaint.
T-Mobile G2 Price Leaked
The latest Android-powered smartphone to capture the imagination of many is the upcoming T-Mobile G2 — said to be the first HSPA+ smartphone. Official renders and unofficial images along with several details of the device and a potential release date have been leaked thus far. However, one thing that has remained unknown up until now is its price. Well, not anymore.
According to a newly-leaked document obtained by the folks over at TmoNews, the T-Mobile G2 will be priced at $199.99 with a two-year service contract with the wireless carrier. There will apparently be a $50 mail-in rebate. However, I’m not quite sure if the $199.99 price reflects the before or after. Additionally, the device will be made available for $499.99 to customers subscribed to the Even More Plus plan.
Is Apple No Longer Offering iPhone Off-Contract?
Some people just want to be able to get their iPhones and use them without the thought of being locked into a two-year agreement. And while most people do just that, some to this day have quite simply preferred to pay full price for their device from Apple in order to experience full mobile freedom.
Until now.
See, it would appear as if Apple has modified the iPhone FAQ section on their website to indicate that users are no longer allowed to purchased devices from the company/carrier off-contract:
“Can I buy an iPhone without an AT&T contract?” The straight-to-the-point response: “No. iPhone requires a two-year AT&T wireless service contract.”
So much for that.
Dell Streak Becomes Available Today
Ladies and gents, today is finally the day that Round Rock, Texas-based Dell officially makes its 5-inch Dell Streak slate available here in the United States. The Android 1.6 [Donut]-powered device, which has been available for several weeks now in the United Kingdom, can be purchased at www.dell.com/mobile for $299.99 with a new two-year agreement with AT&T or $549.99 with no contract. Do take into account that even if purchased at full retail price, the Dell Streak will not be SIM unlocked.
Sony Ericsson and AT&T Introduce The Xperia X10
Hammersmith, London-based mobile phone manufacturer Sony Ericsson in partnership with Dallas, Texas-based AT&T officially introduced today the Android-powered Xperia X10 smartphone. The device will become available on August 15 for $149.99 with a two-year contract with AT&T and a minimum smartphone data plan. However, Sony Style is selling the device for $20 lower than AT&T with a new contract, of course. Additionally, Amazon will sell the Xperia X10 for $49.99 with the AT&T contract one week after it’s released.
The Xperia X10 features a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 4-inch [480 x 854] touch-screen display, built-in aGPS, 8GB onboard memory plus 2GB memory card [expandable up to 32GB], and 8.1 megapixel camera with smile detection, face recognition, autofocus, and LED flash. Unfortunately, the Xperia X10 will be powered by Android 1.6 [Donut]. No word on whether or not the device will be upgraded to newer version of Android anytime soon.
The Xperia X10 comes equipped with the Sony Ericsson Mediascape and Timescape user interface on top of the Android platform. Let us know what you think of this bad boy.
Press release available in the full post.
New York City Subway Stations to Offer Wi-Fi and Mobile Services
According to Bloomberg, New York City subway stations will soon be able to offer Wi-Fi and mobile services to the thousands of commuters that use the New York Metro every day. The $200 million project was originally supposed to be done almost three years ago, but it was delayed due to lack of financing.
Transit Wireless LLC, the consortium of wireless and construction companies that was awarded the project contract back in 2007, has now secured financing from Australian mobile- infrastructure operator Broadcast Australia, who will take a majority stake in group.
Alleged Contract in Facebook Ownership Case Surfaces
A little more than a week ago, Erictric reported that Wellsville, New York resident Paul Ceglia filed a lawsuit against Palo Alto, California-based Facebook over allegations that he owns 85% stake in the social networking company. Many, including Facebook itself, have claimed that the lawsuit is not relevant and that Ceglia is just looking to make some easy money.
However, the alleged contract — which entitles Ceglia to 1% stake in Facebook for each day that the construction of the website was not completed since January 1, 2004 — has surfaced. The document is apparently signed by both Paul Ceglia and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Facebook itself has denied the allegations by Ceglia, and stated that the contract is fake. Of course, Facebook will not admit the legitimacy of the document, given that they have so much to lose.
We have embedded the document in the full post.
AT&T Signs Up For 8 Million Windows Phone 7 Smartphones
AT&T isn’t solely relying on Apple’s well-selling iPhone to rake in the bacon. According to technology columnist Michael Gartenberg, the nation’s number two carrier has signed up for a whopping 8 million Windows Phone 7 smartphones. The information reportedly originates from a “trusted source,” but as always, this type of news should be taken in with a grain of salt.
It’s interesting to ponder upon just how fast AT&T will sell these Windows Phone 7 devices, but if they sell much like how iPhones have sold, AT&T’s going to need another deal a’going. That said, I don’t think anyone actually expects Windows Phone 7 to gain as much traction as iPhone, but time will tell, naturally.
Motorola DROID X To Be Released Tomorrow
We’re only one day away from the official launch of the Motorola DROID X smartphone on the Verizon Wireless network. It’s been the topic of many conversations, and it’s no surprise — there’s quite simply a lot to talk about when it comes to the DROID X (more on that with our official review, which will be posted tomorrow).
Verizon Wireless has noted that they’re not expecting any sort of availability issues, and consumers will be able to pick up the device for $199.99 on a two-year agreement with Verizon (which is completely reasonable).
Again, we’ll have more on the DROID X tomorrow, so stay tuned.
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