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The drama behind the Facebook phone has yet to cease. First, TechCrunch reported that it was privy to details regarding the social network’s intention of branding its own phone. Not long after the report was released, Facebook released a statement denying the fact that it was building a smartphone. However, CNet was apparently able to…
Last week Nokia held their annual Nokia World event, this time it was in London, and they announced 4 devices [E7, C7, C6, C3] then yelled a battle cry for all to listen, proclaiming that they’re still relevant and will come back to dominate the market. The same message has been delivered every year since…
Fring added a new mobile VoIP service to its arsenal of mobile calling options. The aptly named fringOut service will allow fring users to call any mobile or landline phone worldwide for as low as 1-cent per minute. The new service is now available for Symbian S60 devices and will be available on the Android and iPhone platform soon. To…
A 17 year old girl, who is going by the name “N.N.” to protect her privacy, has just been awarded $33,000 after suing her High School in northeast Pennsylvania. It all started one cold January day in 2009 when N.N. was using her mobile phone in the classroom which admittedly she shouldn’t have been doing…
Last week Newsday uploaded a hilarious commercial to the internet that depicted a family eating breakfast with the father flipping through the Newsday application on his iPad only to slam it on the kitchen table in an attempt to kill a fly that has been buzzing around through the entire length of the advertisement. The…
Last week we broke news about Peter Skillman, one of the brains behind the gorgeous and functional interface of Palm’s webOS that sadly failed to take on because it was running on half baked hardware, joining Nokia to try and make MeeGo the best mobile operating system on the market. He’ll soon be moving to…
Straight from Digitimes, one of our favorite rumor generators with a track record that occasionally leaves a bad taste in our mouths, but more often than not delivers the goods, we’ve got news that a new Apple iPad is due to hit the market during the first 3 months of 2011. Suppliers have said that…
Apple announced today that the iPhone 4 will launch in China on September 25th. The high-end smartphone will be available starting at 8AM in all Apple retail stores in China, including the new Beijing and Shanghai stores which will celebrate their Grand Opening with the launch of Apple’s premier handset. Apple retail stores will sell…
Builds of BlackBerry 6 have been leaked for the Curve 3G 9330 and Bold 9650, bringing with them all the joy accompanied by a WebKit browser, universal search, and user interface improvements. We’ve been expecting some kind of release soon after seeing both running the software, and we still have the 9100 and 9700 upgrades…
Samsung has unveiled a new member of its relatively young Xcover family of devices – Xcover 271 (B2710). The new phone is even tougher than its predecessor, E2370, and is apparently the first Samsung-made product with IP67 rating for being shock, dust and water resistant, and can work even after being submerged in the 1…