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Two high-end smartphones have been caught at the FCC’s website. The first one is international version of the Nokia Lumia 920, which comes with support for five LTE bands used outside of the US and zero within. Hopefully, the U.S. specific model will follow soon so that AT&T could launch it on October 21st. The…
Savvy hackers from the XDA-Developers community have managed to get hold of a non-complete build of Windows Phone 7.8 firmware for a Nokia phone and port it to HTC HD7. Since this is a very early stage build, not everything is working smoothly. Quite the contrary, those looking to try this out will get only…
Modern smartphones and tablets are changing the way we look for information, keep in touch with our friends and even buy stuff. And it’s not just individuals who are buying these gadgets — businesses are affected as well. In fact, estimated increase in spending on tablets in 2012 will grow by 35.7%, which is the…
A new report from Juniper Research forecasts that ad spend on mobile web search will reach $12 billion per annum in five years’ time, which is three times the ad spend in 2012. According to the research company, tablets will drive this growth, with the number of these devices in-use reaching 672 million by 2017.…
Telefónica Digital is teaming-up with augmented reality platform Aurasma. Under the deal — which BTW is a major milestone for an augmented reality platform — the Spanish carrier group will integrate Aurasma’s technology into the range of media services it offers brands and advertisers. The AR capability will be offered alongside other technologies such as…
Everyone and their mama are launching trade-in programs these days. Most major carriers already have something like that on place and now Canadian Bell is re-launching its trade-in program, allowing customers to put the value of their old phone towards the purchase of a phone or accessory. However, you should know Bell will only give…
MasterCard released a Mobile MasterCard PayPass User Interface Software Development Kit (UI SDK) for Android and BlackBerry OS 7 to help card issuers, carriers and third party developers to rapidly build mobile applications that give consumers the speed and convenience of PayPass Tap-and-Go contactless payments. The toolkit provides everything software developers need to create contactless…
The hot-new Motorola Razr HD will apparently hit Europe by the end of this month. According to FrAndroid, two of the largest mobile operators in France, Orange and SFR, will start offering the Android smartphone in the next few weeks. Unfortunately, we still don’t have the price tag, but I would guess both carriers will…
Samsung isn’t holding back in its advertising war against Apple. Similar to earlier commercials, Samsung’s latest video pokes fun at iPhone fans who are waiting in line for the iPhone 5. The ad showcases the NFC-based photo sharing in the Galaxy S III, the GS3’s larger screen and its 4G connectivity. The clip ends with…
The LG Intuition, which was just launched last week, is now on sale for $116.99 on Verizon Wireless with a new or renewal contract. The Intuition is a phone/tablet hybrid with a 5 inch screen that includes a stylus, similar to the Samsung Galaxy Note. The Intuition runs Android 4.0 on a 1.5GHz dual-core processor…