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Nokia announces exclusive Windows Phone apps from CNN, Univision, ESPN and Sesame Workshop

Like existing 50,000 apps in the Windows Phone Marketplace isn’t enough, Nokia announced few exclusive apps from major content providers like CNN, Univision, ESPN and Sesame Workshop. Under the deal, the apps will be available exclusively to Nokia consumers before they are made more widely available to all Windows Phone users. Here’s what they got: CNN for Windows Phone – providing the latest news and video from CNN’s reporting around the globe. Users have the ability to pin sections of the app to a home screen, use Live Tile for Read more

Canada: Nokia Lumia 710 heading to Rogers, Lumia 800 to Telus

Nokia is bringing two of its Windows Phone devices to Canada. First we have the Lumia 710 which will be available exclusively from Rogers Communications this February for $49.99 on select 3-year plans. The second device is Lumia 800 and it’s “coming soon” (whatever that means) to TELUS. The carrier will offer the fancy Windows Phone in black, cyan and magenta. Price was not announced, though. Both Nokia devices run Windows Phone 7.5 Mango, while sporting a single-core 1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and 512MB of RAM. The Lumia 710 comes Read more

BlueStacks will bring Android apps to Windows 8!

BlueStacks‘ “App Player” will be compatible with Windows 8. Yep, that means you’ll be able to run all of those Android apps on your shiny new Windows tablet, ultrabook or laptop computer even though it runs the soon-to-be-released version of Microsoft’s OS. Needless to say, the company is using CES to demonstrate this tech mumbo-jumbo on a Windows 8 Ultrabook. From the demo video, we see the application is made to sing along the new “Metro” user interface, making for an easy-to-grasp experience. Aside from the new version announcement, BlueStacks Read more

AViiQ unveils new accessories at the CES

AViiQ, the accessory maker which Portable Charging Station we covered in the past, unveiled new products at the CES in Las Vegas. Without further ado, here’s what they got: Slim Surge Protector (1) – Touted as the first ever foldable charger and surge protector, it eliminates protruding connectors when not in use. It can handle up to three AC and two USB devices while using only one electrical plug. Ready Clips (2) – Bendable way of eliminating tangled cables while charging or transferring data on any Micro USB, Mini USB Read more

SolarKindle can keep your Kindle Fire unplugged for 3 months and more

Aside from all the cool phones and tablets, we’ll be talking about some cool accessories announced at the CES in Las Vegas. One such device is SolarKindle, which is a product of SolarFocus Technology. As you can imagine from its name, this device uses solar energy to power-up Amazon’s popular tablet (Kindle Fire), pretty much unplugged for 3 months or even more. What’s especially cool about it is that it also acts as a cover, keeping your beloved e-reader protected while providing it with extra juice at the same time. Read more

Samsung Galaxy Note LTE joins AT&T’s offering [No surprise here]

Just as expected, AT&T announced the LTE-enabled Samsung Galaxy Note, the Korean company’s big smartphone/tablet device. We mentioned the specs for few times in the past, but they are worth repeating nonetheless. So, this beast rocks a huge 5.3-inch 1280×800 HD Super AMOLED touchscreen with 180-degree viewing angle, dual-core 1.5GHz processor, LTE connectivity, Wi-Fi, GPS, 16GB of built-in storage, 8-megapixel camera on the back, 2-megapixel front-facing camera, and so on. You name it – this bad boy has it. Except if you say Ice Cream Sandwich – I’m afraid Android Read more

Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket HD is AT&T’s way of saying Galaxy Nexus with LTE

AT&T will offer the Galaxy Nexus, too. But why call it Galaxy Nexus when you can have your own name – Galaxy S II Skyrocket HD, which [name] sounds much easier to remember. Say what? Don’t be fooled by the name change, this bad boy is Galaxy Nexus to the bone with the addition of LTE radio (just like Verizon’s version) and Samsung’s TouchWIZ UI running on top of Android Gingerbread (rather than Ice Cream Sandwich). In other words, it rocks a dual-core 1.5GHz processor, 4.65-inch 720p Super AMOLED HD Read more

Sony Xperia ion packs 1.5GHz dual-core CPU, 720p screen and LTE; Hitting AT&T in Q2

AT&T announced Sony Ericsson Xperia ion, the handset maker’s first device with a dual-core processor and 720p screen. This superphone doesn’t wear Ericsson badge and will be released as the first Sony Android smartphone in the second quarter of this year. Unfortunately, we don’t know the exact date, but you’ll be the first to know the second we get that information. Specs wise, the Xperia ion is one of those beast phones, sporting the mentioned dual-core CPU that clocks at 1.5GHz, 1280×720 HD Reality display, LTE connectivity, 12-megapixel Exmor-R rear Read more

Cricket’s Muve Music now counts more than 500,000 customers

Cricket is rocking with its Muve Music service, having surpassed half a million customers in less than one year. To put the figure in perspective, since launching in January 2011, Muve Music has grown to become the No. 2 digital music subscription service in the US due to carrier’s affordable Android smartphone options and expanded nationwide distribution. Here are even more numbers: On a monthly basis, Muve Music customers listen to music on their phone approximately 40 hours and download roughly 300 songs over Cricket’s 3G network. In other words, Read more

MetroPCS unveils two new LTE smartphones – Samsung Galaxy Attain 4G and LG Connect 4G

MetroPCS is the first U.S. carrier to officially announce new devices at the CES (which BTW opens for public tomorrow). They’ve prepared two LTE smartphones for the big event – the Samsung Galaxy Attain 4G and LG Connect 4G. First let’s talk about Sammy’s baby. It’s a mid-range device with a 3.5-inch screen, 1GHz processor, 3-megapixel camera with LED flash on the back and 1.3-megapixel front-facing one [camera]. MetroPCS will offer the Attain 4G for $199 plus tax, after a $50 mail-in rebate, with a two-year contract. Then there’s much Read more

Sprint announces first 4G LTE cities for mid-2012

Get ready, Texas, as you’ve got some good news coming your way. Dan Hesse has just announced the rollout of LTE and 3G upgrades by mid-2012 in Atlanta, GA, San Antonio, Houston, and Dallas. Little else is known, as news was announced through Twitter. This is just the first few markets of Sprint’s rollout, of course, and hopefully we’ll see more LTE-worthy cities by year’s end. No official details concerning the rollout have become available and we’ll just have to wait and see for an official statement longer than 140 Read more