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Google reportedly in talks to buy WhatsApp for $1 billion

WhatsApp, the wildly popular messaging app, is rumored to be negotiating a huge deal with Google that sees the company being bought out for $1 billion dollars. Tech site Digital Trends is making the claim thanks to an “inside source.” The site says that its source claims WhatsApp and the search giant have been in heavy talks about what price it should sell for. “While the deal started four or five weeks ago, we’ve been told that WhatsApp is “playing hardball” and jockeying for a higher acquisition price, which is … Read more

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Charles West

T-Mobile stops bleeding customers, adds over a half a million in Q1

T-Mobile is on a roll as of late. First, the fourth largest carrier in the U.S. started the year off strong by getting the government nod for its MetroPCS merger. Moreover, the company’s rambunctious CEO introduced its new non-contract plans; calling for other major wireless providers to “cut the bullshit.” Now Magenta has decided to show some preliminary customer churn numbers to show its improving performance. And the numbers are impressive. For years we’ve ragged on T-Mobile for bleeding customers, but today that seems to be a thing of the … Read more

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iOS 7 rumored to be behind schedule, but will carry a new look

Ever since Scott Forstall was ousted from Apple and replaced by Jony Ive, we knew the next big release of iOS would veer into a different direction. Well, that thought process has drawn some validation, as a group of well-connected Apple insiders have spilled details on things they’ve heard. On this chat site called Branch, Apple commentator John Gruber, started the rumor that iOS 7 is running behind schedule. Gruber also suggested that there will be more than a few changes from iOS 6 when the seventh iteration of the … Read more

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T-Mobile pushing update that’ll let unlocked iPhones use its LTE network

T-Mobile is readying its support for its upcoming iPhone on its AWS network. We’ve known for some time now that the iPhone 5 doesn’t support T-Mo’s 1700 MHz 3G band but it can be modified to work. According to TMoNews, Magenta plans to push out a carrier update on April 5th enabling LTE and Visual Voicemail among other features to the iPhone 5. This is an Apple update so folks won’t have to wait for it to hit their device in some weird random rollout, instead, it should hit all devices around … Read more

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Spotify iOS app gets updated with Ford SYNC support

Spotify for iOS just got updated to version 0.6.2. In this new version Ford drivers get a nice treat, as it will support Ford’s voice-controlled SYNC AppLink platform. This gives Premium account subscribers access to Spotify playlists and radio using the hands-free platform integrated in newer Ford vehicles. Both companies announced that they were teaming up to bring this feature a few weeks back, but failed to pinpoint an exact date. Well, today is the day folks finally get to use Spotify’s Ford SYNC support. The music streaming company left … Read more

Orange Switzerland teams-up with Spotify to offer music streaming to the youth market 2 months ago

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AT&T getting HTC One on April 19 for $199.99, pre-orders begin April 4

We’ve finally gotten our answer to when we can all expect the HTC One to hit stores, and that day is April 19. AT&T will carry HTC’s latest flagship device on that date, while also opening up pre-orders this Thursday, April 4th. This after the second largest U.S. cellular provider was outed to being the only one who will carry the a 64GB version of the handset. The One will go on sale for $199.99, which is $50 less than what has been rumored for the past week. This is … Read more

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RadioShack to offer HTC One with $50 Google Play gift card?

No one knows the exact launch date of the HTC One, but subtle signs are beginning to pop up in stores around the country. RadioShack is one of the stores spotted to have advertised a sign in its store, offering the One with a $50 Google Play gift card and $10 coupon. But get this, the carrier being used for this awesome deal is Sprint. Okay, the $10 discount is a joke, however, that $50 Google Play gift card is more than enough to make new subscribers take the leap. … Read more

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Windows Phone continues to take BlackBerry and Symbian market share

Windows Phone is growing, folks. Yes, you heard right. The Microsoft mobile operating system is slowly taking market share away from both BlackBerry and Symbian. In a chart showing February of last year to this year, Windows Phone has seen a modest 1.4 percent uptick in that time frame. We know Windows Phone haters might not see this as much, but the truth is WP is showing growth. However, when you look at the numbers, Microsoft’s mobile platform is nowhere near being true competition for iOS and Android. Symbian losing … Read more

International versions of Nokia Lumia 920 and 820 getting update to improve Wi-Fi and messaging 2 months ago

Charles West

Google Play store officially open for business in India — Nexus 7 first device being sold

Google has finally opened up device sales through its Play Store to folks living in India. At the moment, the only device available for purchase is the 16GB WiFi Nexus 7. The 7-inch Google tablet will run customers 15,999 rupees ($294) and should deliver by April 5th. This doesn’t seem like much for people who are fortunate enough to have these kind of choices to buy whatever they want. Yet this is an important step for Indians in getting a much more complete Google Play experience down the road. As … Read more

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Analyst claims iPhone 5S is slated for late June release

It’s that time of the year were analyst begin to ratchet up speculation to the next generation iPhone. The latest rumor comes to us courtesy of Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, who claims that the iPhone 5S (assuming that’s what it’ll be called) will be announced in late June. Of course, this totally contradicts what Apple’s release schedule has been like in past couple of years, with the company instead opting to bring out its flagship device in the Fall. Munster believes the tech giant will sell 4 million units … Read more

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Google+ iPhone app gets updated, brings new photo editing, profile design and notifications tray

Google+ for the iPhone just got a major update that brings in a bunch of awesomeness. One of the biggest features in this new release is the addition photo filters. Yes, Google has joined the wave. The app can also rotate and crop pictures, which is a much-needed feature for those annoyed with having to go to a separate app to carry out set task. Furthermore, Google+ for iOS brings a new profile design, notification tray, and set-up flow for new users. The FULL Google+ for iOS version 4.3 changelog … Read more

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