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Google Wallet will no longer be exclusive to Sprint, with US Cellular customers readying to start using the service, too. The latest update to the Samsung Galaxy S III brings a number of tweaks and bug fixes, as well as support for Google Wallet, hinting us that the search giant is finally expanding the service…
Strategic mobility management company Visage prepared a neat infographic to illustrate the explosion of mobile usage in the last few years. We all know how this market has dramatically changed following the introductions of the Apple iPhone and Google’s Android platform, but there are few interesting facts you may haven’t realized before. For instance, did…
Motorola decided that some of its smartphones won’t get their serving of Ice Cream Sandwich. Among users who will be abandoned by the company’s decisions are Atrix 4G, Photon 4G and Electrify. We’re kinda surprised with Moto flip-flopping on this one, but I guess the mentioned trio doesn’t have what it takes to “properly” run…
If you live in Canada and want a slightly different Samsung Galaxy S III, you may be glad to know that Bell will soon introduce the red version of Sammy’s popular superphone, offering it alongside Pebble Blue and Marble White models. It’s important to add that the red unit will only be available with 16GB…
Mojiva’s Mobile Advertising Portal (MAP) prepared a snapshot report based on its internal data from January through June 2012. It highlights North American data with a heavy focus on the US, in addition to select global trends. The major findings are: Rich media campaign impressions increased 30% on the Mojiva ad network from February –…
The rumor on the street is that Google is looking to acquire face recognition company Viewdle. Unnamed sources told Forbes that the deal was sealed for anywhere between $30 and $45 million. Google already have some face recognition tech of its own, but that obviously isn’t enough for the search giant. Perhaps future versions of…
Rogers Wireless will be among the first operators in Canada to carry the Motorola RAZR HD LTE. And while we don’t know when the smartphone will officially launch, we now know how much they’ll ask for the device. Moto’s baby will be available for: $99.99 on a 3-year contract $499.99 on a 2-year contract $549.99…
Several circulating rumors suggest Google is preparing to add Street View to the mobile version of Google Maps. The rumor first surfaced last week at the New York Times, and both AllThingsD and Search Engine Land later corroborated the report. According to the reports, Google will launch the mobile Street View service on Thursday and…
LG announced on Thursday that the Optimus G will land on Sprint and AT&T later this year. The high-end Android handset includes a 1.5-GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 processor, a 4.7-inch IPS display with 1280-by-768 resolution, 2GB of RAM, 16 GB or 32GB of internal storage, and microSD expansion up to 64 GB (in 16GB model). On…
The Motorola Atrix HD, with its whopping 4.5 inch display, is on sale today for just once cent through Amazon Wireless! That’s $100 less than the standard price of $100. We reviewed the Atrix HD back in July, and were impressed with the device at the $100 price point when so many other flagship smartphones are…