A Closer Look at Smartphone "Death Grips"

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A Closer Look at Smartphone "Death Grips" We decided to test Apple's claims about "death grips" by taking a handful of smartphones to a location with poor service and seeing if we could duplicate their claims about the problem being industry-wide. - Ginny Mies, PCWorld Digital Gear News Blackberry Torch 9800: Try Again, RIM RIM is turning its spotlight on the Torch's OS update because the hardware is generally business as usual. Share: Motorola and Verizon To Launch TV Tablet, Report Says Motorola and Verizon are reportedly collaborating on a boob-tube-friendly tablet device centered around Verizon's FIOS digital TV service and aimed to steal tablet market share from Apple's iPad. Share: GPS Gets Personal: Japanese Engineers Build GPS Into Glasses Japanese engineers from the University of Electro-Communications have developed a personal navigation system which is built in to a pair of everyday glasses. 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