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Apple is making a big push in China and the maker of the popular iPhone has launched an online shopping store and a version of the App Store for the country with the world’s largest population. China is potentially a huge market for smartphones and apps. How huge? Well, the country’s largest carrier has more…
Android has been a double-edged sword for Sprint over the summer. As the carrier picked up 644,000 new subscribers thanks largely to devices like the HTC EVO 4G and Samsung Epic 4G, it also managed to lose a good chunk of change due to the Android platform and its upgrade costs. More than half of…
T-Mobile, along with all of the other major U.S. carriers, were confirmed to be launching the Samsung Galaxy Tab back at the announcement, and today T-Mo is going official with its release date and pricing. The 7″ Android 2.2 tablet will be available for $399 on a two-year contract after rebates starting November 10. The…
According to Asian sources, Palm has contracted Foxconn and Compal to produce six new devices for launch in 2011. The report claims that Foxconn has secured five of the contracts, including one for the rumored PalmPad, and Compal has picked up one contract for a single unknown device. The devices are expected to be produced and…
NAVIGON launched the Android version of its MobileNavigator app today. The popular navigation app for iOS includes free Traffic Live and the new Reality Scanner, an augmented reality feature that identifies points of interest using your camera. Other features include: on-device maps for usage when you do not have cellular signal RealityView Pro- 3D views…
After much ado, RIM has officially announced the BlackBerry Bold 9780 – a refresh on the Bold 9700, including an upgraded camera, more memory, and all of the bells and whistles that come with OS 6. We’ve heard directly from Telus and Rogers confirming eventual availability, and we’re guessing Bell will also be getting it…
During the second quarter of this year it’s estimated that 19% or nearly 1 in 5 of all mobile devices shipped were smartphones. That figure is only going to go up, and the people who make the chips that power that class of device have a huge grin on their face because they know they’re…
JoikuSpot Premium, funny name, serious application, is now available for Symbian^3 devices such as the Nokia N8 and C7. It takes the internet connection that your operator pumps into your mobile device and then blasts it out over your smartphone’s WiFi chipset to enable other devices to connect to the internet. In geek circles this…
If you’re considering an iPad purchase for yourself, or perhaps for that special someone, Apple has launched a new engraving service just in time for the holidays that you may want to take advantage of. Well, let’s be honest, it’s not a NEW service (Apple has long offered engraving on many iPod models), but for…
Last month Apple bought Swedish firm Polar Rose for around $22 million. Their speciality? Facial recognition software. Scientists at The University of Manchester have also been working on figuring out how to bring facial recognition to mobile devices, and the results are both impressive and shocking. Most mobile phones, even the iPhone 4 now, have…