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Sony Ericsson C905s getting returned at a disturbing rate?

by Chris Ziegler posted Mar 16th 2009 @ 10:44AM

The C905's specs are enough to make even the occasional smartphone devotee swoon, but here's the thing: an 8.1 megapixel slider with AGPS, WiFi, and TV-out is about as useful as a PS3 running Vista if the firmware keeps crashing and burning. It seems that specific batches of C905s sold in the UK have been returned at crazy high rates -- up to 30 percent -- on account of nasty firmware bugs and unidentified "speaker faults," a problem eerily reminiscent of the earpiece problems recently seen on the European version of the Nokia 5800. For what it's worth, Sony Ericsson is aware of the problem and appears to be taking steps to correct it -- but unfortunately for those guys, most of the returners are probably lost to competing handsets at this point.

[Via Daily Mobile]

T-Mobile inexplicably revives Sidekick iD, sells for $49.99

by Darren Murph posted Nov 10th 2008 @ 5:18AM

Not being manufactured anymore, huh T-Mobile? So explain this, why don'tcha? In a move that we can only assume was made to clear out just-spotted excess inventory, T-Mobile is actually offering up the once-canned Sidekick iD on its website. Nothing looks to have changed -- you'll still be getting an unequivocally low-end hiptop, just to make sure we're clear -- but now it can be had for "just" $49.99 on contract. Which honestly, is pretty insulting given that it was only $50 more in April of 2007.

[Via Hiptop3]

Engadget iSwitchers defend their decisions

by Chris Ziegler posted Jul 7th 2007 @ 6:27PM

In case it wasn't plainly obvious, several Engadget staffers took the plunge in the past few days, buying an iPhone (or iPhones, as the case may be) and making the fateful switch from Brand X to Apple. Of course, migrating to the Dark Side isn't without its pitfalls; functionality is sometimes lost, apps are no longer usable, and data speeds go down, just to name a few. What did our iSwitchers give up for the iPhone, and how'd they justify it? On the flipside, what was it that our iReturner just couldn't give up? Read on to find out, and be sure to add your own iSwitcher / iReturner stories in comments, yeah?

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