1848 New York City

(Credit: Sotheby's)

One of the earliest photos of New York City sold at Sotheby’s auction house yesterday. Taken in 1848, it is considered to be one of the earliest photographs of the city, and just an early photo in general with photography only invented about twenty years before….

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The rumors and speculations that RIM would launch its anticipated BlackBerry App World application store at CTIA were dead on. On Wednesday, the Canadian smartphone and software maker will produce BlackBerry App World available for download. From the look of it, the free application store enjoys a logical layout sharing …

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Careful, Yahoo Mobile for Web can grow longer than your arm.

(Credit: Yahoo)

Yahoo let loose at CTIA 2009 with Yahoo Mobile, a redesigned mobile experience for the Web and iPhone–available beginning Wednesday–and a sneak peek at a version for Java smartphones. For all experiences, Yahoo has combined all the …

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You can usually rely on Samsung to drop a load of new phones every trade show, and CTIA 2009 is no exception. After announcing several new phones for AT&T and a WiMAX-enabled device, Samsung on Tuesday evening unveiled a successor to the Samsung Instinct. The Instinct S30, which comes …

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The Mondi is not your average phone.

(Credit: Samsung)

Samsung kicked off CTIA by announcing a WiMax touch-screen device. At an event at the swanky Wynn Encore Hotel, Sammy showed off the Mondi, which crams laptop- and Netbook-worthy features into a compact design.

The Mondi’s 4.3-inch display dominates …

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(Credit: Sprint)

Sprint has made it official that it plans to release a red version of its LG Lotus messaging phone. It will have the same textured design as the purple version, and will have the same features as well.

Features include a 2-megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth, GPS, EV-DO, a …

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The Finesse adds a touch screen for Metro PCS.

(Credit: Samsung)

Just a few weeks after it introduced its first smartphone, the RIM BlackBerry Curve, MetroPCS went even more high-end (relatively speaking) by adding its first touch-screen device, the Samsung Finesse, aka the SCH-r810 resembles Alltel’s Samsung Delve. It …

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