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After a series of unfortunate incidents involving bullying, awareness for the issue has exploded, resulting in celebrity pleas, new charitable foundations, and now a new iPhone app from MTV called “Over the Line”. Basically, troubled teens submit their situations anonymously, where the public at large can vote on whether it was on, over, or under…
It’s been a while since Apple gave us an update on how many tablets it has sold but we should have a definitive number when the company announces its next quarter earnings Oct. 18. That doesn’t stop analysts from guessing though, and reports suggest Apple could have sold as many as 8.25 million iPad units.…
There has been speculation that Qualcomm would cancel FLO TV, its direct-to-consumer media operation, and now the company has finally made it public. Yes, FLO TV will be toast as Qualcomm stops selling new devices to customers and says that FLO programming likely won’t go on after next spring. Perhaps what’s even sadder is that…
Those of you living on the bleeding edge of leaked BlackBerry operating systems are probably already packing OS 6.0.0.222 for the Curve 3G 9330 and Bold 9650 from two weeks ago. Today we’ve got some fresh treats: a slight update to .280 for both. Just remember that these are unofficial and unsupported, so install at…
Nokia is in a tough spot with its Nokia N8 Symbian^3 superphone. The N8 is, without a doubt, the best Symbian handset ever made by the Finns, and it’s easily one of the best (if not the best) cameraphones in the world – a feat not easily accomplished in the crowded smartphone/cameraphone market. But, if…
If you are a big fan of the newly announced T-Mobile G2, you are not alone. T-Mobile has just suspended pre-orders for the Android handset due to overwhelming demand. Thankfully, the handset will make its official in store debut starting tomorrow, October 6th, so your agonizing wait won’t be excruciatingly long. Starting tomorrow, the G2…
Are you big on Google products and service, but you absolutely adore your iPhone? You’ve probably been envying your Android counterparts who have been sporting Google Goggles for the past year while you’ve been snapping pics and asking the Twitter collective, “Hey guys, what is this thing?” Those days are well behind you now, my…
You may be used to see foreign currencies on certain applications you find in the Android Market, but wouldn’t it be nice to get the price of the application in your local currency before you dive in? Well, that’s exactly what Google has done for you now. Instead of going to XE.com, or going deeper…
An unannounced Android slider from Samsung, the Transform, has shown up in a Sprint user manual online. It’s running stock Android 2.2, has a 3 megapixel camera, a secondary forward-facing camera, Wi-Fi, 3G, GPS, Bluetooth and a microSD memory card slot. The defining feature of the Samsung Transform is a Sprint ID system, which allows…
Google has already called Oracle’s patent lawsuit over Android “baseless” but the search giant is now asking the courts to dismiss the lawsuit and asked the judge to declare the disputed patents invalid. Oracle sued Google because it said that Android infringes upon 7 patents it owns related to Java. Oracle spent billions purchasing Sun…