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HTC Desire 612 headed for Verizon on October 9 [feedly]
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HTC Desire 612 headed for Verizon on October 9
// Android and Me
Starting this Thursday, October 9, Verizon customers will have a new option for devices that fall in the mid to low-end of the spec and pricing spectrum. In just two days, Verizon will start selling a slightly customized version of the HTC Desire 610 called the HTC Desire 612 for free with a two year contract.
Inside the Desire 612 you'll still find a 1.2GHz quad-core processor, 2040 mAh battery, 4.7-inch "HD" display, 8-megapixel and 1.3-megapixel cameras, front-facing Boom Sound speakers and 8GB of expandable storage. But the shell of the device has been tweaked to Verizon's liking, AKA slathered in black and red with Verizon branding from stem to stern. The Desire 612 is also ready to take advantage of Verizon's XLTE network for faster, more reliable data.
Coming in at free with a two year contract, we can't imagine the HTC Desire 612 going for more than a couple hundred off bucks contract. The Desire 612 certainly isn't the most exciting device, but it should suit those shopping in its respective price bracket well.
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Google Voice Gets MMS Support from nearly 100 Carriers [feedly]
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Google Voice Gets MMS Support from nearly 100 Carriers
// AndroidSPIN | Your No.1 source for Everything Android.
Now I don't know about all of you, but I'm not a huge user of Google Voice. I used it before a while ago for a short time. After that it pretty much died for me. That is until they finally integrated it with Hangouts a few weeks ago. But, that's just me. I know there are a lot of people out there that love Google Voice. And the one thing that most everyone was complaining about was that it didn't have MMS support. Well, that's not an issue anymore, at least for some of you.
Google has been working hard to get MMS support from carriers for a while now and it looks like they finally did it. This news comes from Alex Weisen From Google+. He announced on his profile page that MMS is now being supported by more than 100 carriers in North America.
Some of those carriers include 3 of the big 4 here in the US. T-Mobile, AT&T and Sprint along with Bell Canada, Telus and Rogers in Canada. Those on Verizon seem to be getting the cold shoulder, as there is no word about big red being compatible.
Up until today you could somewhat receive MMS, but they would just arrive to your gmail and that's no fun. I mean who wants to check their email every time you want to receive a picture message? Certainly not me. Now you don't have to. After today those of you who are on a carrier that supports it can send picture not just one-on-one, but to a group of people as well.
So if you use Google Voice and this is something you've been waiting for, then go ahead and give it a shot and let us know how it works for you. If you don't have Google Voice installed but you wanna tried it out then go ahead and install it or the more recent Google Hangouts and Hangouts Dialer combo if you've integrated it with Hangouts.
As a heads up, there is no app update for this update. All you have to do is sign in and start sending. I have been able to confirm that it does work.
Source: Alex Weisen From Google+
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