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We’ve already told you T-Mobile will offer NanoSIM cards to iPhone owners who prefer to get their device unlocked and use it on the Magenta carrier. The first shipments of such cards have started arriving at T-Mobile stores and should be offered pretty soon. And while we can’t tell you when that will exactly happen,…
Amazon.com is bringing its Appstore for Android to the Land of the rising Sun having announced that developers can now submit mobile applications for distribution later this year in Japan. In order to do so, interested companies should visit the Amazon Mobile App Distribution Portal and check Japan as one of the markets they want…
Sony has halted sales of its new Xperia Tablet S after discovering gaps between the screen and the case that could make the device susceptible to water damage — and it should be water-proof. According to the Japanese company, the problem is the result of a manufacturing flaw at the Chinese plant where the tablet…
Facebook has passed the 1 billion customer landmark, 600 million of which visit the mobile website at least once per month. Impressive figures, no doubts about it and here’s what Mark Zuckerberg had to say about it: “Helping a billion people connect is amazing, humbling and by far the thing I am most proud of…
If you own a Nokia Lumia smartphone without a solid data plan, you may want to try out Nokia Xpress, the new web browser that makes your mobile web browsing more affordable. The software does its magic by taking advantage of data compression techniques to cut down on bandwidth usage by up to 90%. As…
It’s not usual to learn what one handset maker thinks about the prospects of another one. Today we have such information, coming from Samsung’s brokerage arm – Samsung Securities. According to them, buying LG stock is a good investment as the company emerges as the third largest smartphone maker. Samsung Securities believes that LG will…
Samsung is rolling out a firmware update for its hot-new Galaxy Note II as we speak. Software build N7100XXALJ1 packs few bug fixes while adding the multi-tasking feature, which was missing in units that went on sale few days/weeks ago. Using the new capability, you can easily open another app by tapping on the left…
People knowledgeable about mobile devices know that Apple introduced the iPhone a little over five years ago and the iPad only three years ago, which is relatively recent in the company’s 30-year history. The iPhone and iPad are really a small blip in the overall history of the company, but they are a very successful blip.…
The soon-to-be-launched Padfone 2 has cleared another hurdle on its way to prospective customers. The device has been caught getting approval from Global Certification Forum and from there we learn they got to play with the version that’s not compatible with LTE networks in the U.S. Rather the model they got is usable in Europe,…
Two different versions of the HTC Windows Phone 8X have cleared the FCC. The first one is made for AT&T as well as major Canadian carriers, and is ready to sing along their respective 3G/4G networks. As for the other model, it is made for Verizon Wireless — boasting CDMA and LTE connectivity options —…