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Filed under: Software, Samsung, Verizon Wireless

We still don’t have our heads wrapped entirely around the code-red issues that brought the Glyde to its knees on Verizon last week (we’ve heard reports of touchscreen and network problems affecting only certain parts of the country — nothing’s been confirmed there), but it seems like we can already put the whole dang thing to Bed. We’ve received reports from deep inside a Verizon call center that the carrier has given the green light to Glyde upgrade sales again thanks to a pending software update that should be released this week, and anyone calling in to report problems with their phones should be informed that the update is coming to the rescue. As QWERTY sliders go we’d still rather have a Touch Pro at this time that we know it’s on the way, but we guess that’s sort of comparing apples and oranges, isn’t it?

[Thanks, Carter]

Verizon’s Glyde drama quickly resolved with software update originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Apple, Accessories

Why yes, FastMac — we want 24 hours of talk time, 72 of audio, 20 of video, and 31 hours of standby on our iPhones and iPhone 3Gs. Throw in a camera flash that doubles as a flashlight, and the ability to charge a USB device like a Bluetooth headset right off the phone, and you’ve got a deal on this iV charging kit of yours! Oh, there’s a catch? It’s a wee bit bulky, with an aesthetic similar to that of mophie’s Juice Pack? Hey, it could be worse. This largification — along with $79.50 — is apparently the price you pay for digital endurance.

[Via Macworld]

iPhone gains battery life, camera flash, loses sex appeal with FastMac’s iV originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Motorola

We’ll be completely straight-up with you: we don’t believe this for a second. Okay, maybe for a nanosecond, but not a full-on second. An unnamed source close to Motorola has reportedly informed Register Hardware that in order to maintain the AURA’s appearance of exclusivity, buyers will be required to “sign into a contract that states they can’t sell it on eBay.” As if that wasn’t preposterous enough, this so-called “source” also added that “if an AURA owner wants to sell their phone after they’ve bought it then they’ll only have one option: to sell it back to the manufacturer.” Even if this does miraculously prove true, we can’t imagine Moto actually Makeanything should someone decide to sell, and besides, there’s continuously Yahoo! Auctions the flea market, right?

Motorola to prevent secondhand AURA sales on eBay? originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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