For over a decade, Apple has been known as the company who’s been leading the charge in product innovation. Now with the passing of Steve Jobs, many people question if the company can hold true to such a high standard. Strangely, Apple has sat idly by while Google continues to snatch up innovative start-ups such as Sparrow, Snapseed, Meebo,…
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Sprint’s ‘Upgrade Now’ program shuts down until further notice
Sprint sent out an internal memo saying it has shutdown its popular Upgrade Now program that allows subscribers to pay a little extra to get upgrade pricing a little early. In the memo The Now Network mentions the program will be “temporarily discontinued.” However, Sprint told Android Central that it should “check back later to see…
Sprint flips the LTE switch on in a handful of new markets
Big things are happening when it comes to the expansion of Long Term Evolution (LTE). Sprint announced today a few more cities that will receive coverage of its LTE network. Theses locations include the following: Indianapolis/Carmel, Ind. Santa Rosa/Petaluma, Calif. Vallejo/Fairfield, Calif. Southern Puerto Rico (including Ponce, Coamo and Guayama) York/Hanover, Pa. Franklin County, Pa. In addition,…
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0, Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Galaxy Note 10.1 to be available in Garnet Red color, too
Samsung Galaxy S III won’t be the only device available in Garnet Red color for too long with the Korean company also preparing the same-colored versions of few of its tablets, including the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0, Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Galaxy Note 10.1. According to SamMobile, the company wants to have these devices on…
Samsung GALAXY Grand officially announced
Samsung GALAXY Grand has been officially announced and it will be available in both single and dual SIM versions, with latter version first to be released. It’s a mid-range device with somewhat unusual specs. You see, it comes with a 5-inch WVGA (480×800 pixels) display rather than HD one. Rest of the specs are similarly…
This is how Sony Yuga looks like: 5-inch 1080p screen, quad-core CPU and 12MP camera
Mobile-review has did it again. They managed to get some hot device before it has been officially announced. This time they got the Sony Yuga, the Japanese company’s forthcoming flagship smartphone. As you can see from the image above, and few others below, the Yuga (model number C6603) is a true beauty, boasting simplistic yet…
This week @ Appscovery
Another week is behind Appscovery. We’re glad to report that app listings look better and better, and that soon enough pretty much all of the apps submitted will be marked as featured. In the meantime, here are the apps we want to highlight this week: Track My Spending | Money Made Simpler Free Adventurous Dragon…
Samsung Galaxy Note II next in line to get its clone
Guess we all expected something like this to be released. Yup, the fake Galaxy Note II has been spotted online and it’s everything but an impressive device like Sammy’s original phablet. Instead of boasting a super-fast quad-core CPU, this clone, called Star S7180, uses dual-core MT6577 processor. Moreover, there’s just a single gigabyte of RAM…
Celtra: Location-based ad engagement skyrockets for rich media mobile ads
Engagement rates for location-based features in rich media mobile ads nearly doubled in Q3 2012 (185%), according to new findings from Celtra’s quarterly Mobile Rich Media Monitor Report. Overall, the engagement rates continue to show steady QoQ growth, and in the third quarter, the average ad engagement rate was 13.7%, nearly a 1% increase over…
Ca-Fi Dashlinq is an Android-powered car infotainment system that’s coming in January
A company called Ca-Fi, which we haven’t covered in the past, is working on an Android-powered car infotainment system(s) called Dashlinq. Set to be launched in January, this device is made to be integrated into your car, offering access to various apps and games, alongside navigation, media player and so on. Specs wise, it will…









