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Option-click Restore. Find and choose the iOS 7 IPSW. Install. My iPhone 5 brings me through a very quick set-up process, then I come to a screen that says "Welcome to iPhone" with....read more
Last year, companies spent a total of $8.8 billion on mobile ads, half of which went to Google. In fact, the search giant took a third of all digital ad dollars spent globally, acc....read more
In its latest research, GSMA is looking at the impact of embedded mobile technology on the automobile industry. According to them, this technology is poised to revolutionize the mo....read more
After a stellar E3, Sony's looking great. Apparently Sony execs are feeling pretty confident, as the company has now raised its PS4 sales projections. The general sentiment is tha....read more
Ubuntu could easily emerge as a force to reckon with in the mobile industry. Perhaps a stand-alone Ubuntu platform won’t succeed (cause it lacks major backers), but Ubuntu for Android definitely has a chance. Just imagine using your regular Android smartphone as a full-blown Linux computer when you connect it to a bigger screen. Powerful stuff… That said, I would like to see the upcoming Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie shipping with a similar capability. Google is already targeting laptops with its Chrome OS but at one point in the … Read more
Huawei is bullish on the prospects of its newly announced Ascend P6 smartphone, with plans to ship some 10 million units across Europe, Asia and perhaps Latin America. North Americans will likely have to wait for this phone a little longer because its lack of LTE connectivity support makes it less appealing to the US carriers looking to promote data traffic use on their networks. To reach the “10 million milestone,” the Chinese company has allocated some 90 million Yuan (about $11 million) for P6 marketing in China, and another … Read more
Motorola did say it plans to make its upcoming XFON available on a number of carriers and in that sense we’ve already heard about few different variants of the device: Verizon will get the XT1060, XT1056 is coming to Sprint, and the XT1058 is heading to AT&T. A new version of the XFON, marked as XT1055, has been caught at the FCC and we tend to believe this one’s destined for US Cellular. Of course, we still have no idea when each of the carriers mentioned above will officially announce … Read more
Verizon will soon start pushing out a small update for the Samsung Galaxy Stellar. As you may know, this phone already got its serving of Jelly Beans so the software version JZO54K.1200VRBME1 is all about fixing some of the annoying issues, tweaking software here and there, and so on. Here’s what to expect: Device enhancements: Users viewing Guided Tour Videos regarding Wi-Fi handoff can now scroll through the pop-up message and check the box for “do not show again” Users will experience better connectivity and reliability when using Mobile Hotspot … Read more
Looks like Microsoft is gearing towards launching a major update for its mobile platform. Unlike the previous GDR1, the forthcoming GDR2 update will apparently include a ton of changes, including widespread support for the DataSense application which was previously exclusive to Verizon Wireless users as well as support for FM Radio. According Australia’s Telstra, the expected approval date for the update (at least for the Nokia Lumia 920) is July 8, followed by the Lumia 520, HTC 8X and HTC 8S a week later. Of course, nothing is official until … Read more
As expect, HTC has officially announced the Butterfly S at its event in Taiwan. The new device is a successor to the original Butterfly, sporting the same-sized 5-inch full HD screen along with other high-end hardware like UltraPixel camera on the back, 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera, 2GB of RAM, solid 3,200mAh battery and 16GB of built-in storage. Unlike the company’s flagship device, HTC One, the Butterfly S sports a microSD card slot and a faster Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor clocked at 1.9GHz. HTC will start selling its new phone in July … Read more
Dish Network declined to submit a new bid for Sprint Nextel, leaving the carrier to Japan’s SoftBank. The satellite TV provider quoted “extreme deal protections” included in Sprint’s revised acquisition agreement with SoftBank for its decision not to pursue the deal. Here’s what they said: While Dish continues to see strategic value in a merger with Sprint, the decisions made by Sprint to prematurely terminate our due diligence process and accept extreme deal protections in its revised agreement with SoftBank, among other things, have made it impracticable for Dish to … Read more
Two of the newly announced Samsung Galaxy smartphones have been priced in the UK. First comes the Galaxy S4 mini, which is available for pre-ordering for 390 GBP (about $609) through Clove. The phone retailer will start shipping it in early July. The other Samsung smartphone that’s been priced in the country is the Galaxy S4 Zoom. One of the best camera phones around should be available starting later this summer, with Handtec already taking pre-orders. Unlocked unit goes for 467.99 GBP, the amount that translates into some $786. Both … Read more
Apple has yet to officially release iOS 7 beta on the iPad, which has caused speculation into what the new version of iOS will look like on the device. A new video from a Russian YouTube user Rozetked has released a video today, which shows an iPad running iOS 7 “alpha.” Since Rozetked does not disclose how he got iOS 7 running on the iPad or any other details of the build, we can’t be sure of the video’s authenticity. The video is interesting however, and provides us with a clearer … Read more
We knew NVIDIA had some big plans for the mobile market, but the company has announced just how big those plans are to be. NVIDIA will be licensing it’s Kepler GPU architecture and visual computing patents to manufacturers for mobile products. The PC industry has been slowing down a bit with the rapid adoption of smartphones and tablets, and NVIDIA wants in on the action. From NVIDIA’s blog post: “So, our next step is to license our GPU cores and visual computing patent portfolio to device manufacturers to serve the … Read more
Virgin Mobile is adding another Samsung Galaxy device to it’s pre-paid mobile network today, announcing the availability of the Samsung Galaxy Ring. The new Galaxy device has a 4-inch display and runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, and is available for purchase off contract for $179.99, giving Virgin Mobile customers a more affordable option to the Galaxy S3. The Galaxy Ring is powered by a 1.4GHz processor and has 4GB of internal storage, 1GB of RAM, a 5MP rear-facing camera, a 1.3MP front facing shooter, and a 1,750mAh battery. The … Read more
The speculation is over folks! The new thing hinted at by @droidlanding’s tweets appears to be an augmented reality game. Could the game lead players to further Droid revelations? Check out the latest tweet and a video for Droid Combat below. It’s no revitalized Droid, but it’s something. Incoming ::: Nationwide sightings of 50-ft mechanized wARriors under the command of civilians. http://t.co/ALYkN8Kz4t — DroidLanding (@DroidLanding) June 18, 2013 [Via: @DroidLanding]
Playjam’s Gamestick console won’t be available in July, as previously planned. The USB sized console’s has been pushed back until mid August, due to a need to gather more feedback related to the GameStick UI before its wide release. The delay was announced in an update on the Gamestick’s Kickstarter page: As a result we have not yet had the feedback that we wanted prior to finalizing the UI and going ahead with mass production. In the spirit of Kickstarter it would be disingenuous of us to cut out this process and not give … Read more
UPDATE: It’s an augmented reality game, check out the video here. The official promotional Twitter account of the Droid line, @DroidLanding, sputtered to life today. It put out its first tweet in nearly 2 years, giving rise to speculation about new Droid devices. The tweet indicates something new coming down the pipeline, but doesn’t say what. Reactivation protocols initiated ::: Systems nearing operational status ::: Stand by for further instructions… — DroidLanding (@DroidLanding) June 18, 2013 @DroidLanding is the Twitter account behind multiple Droid centric teasers, scavenger hunts and contests … Read more
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