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Earlier this year, the iPhone dabbled in the prepaid market, offering non-contract iPhone 4 and 4S devices on Cricket and Virgin Mobile. As you’re probably aware by now, Apple announced the iPhone 5 yesterday, and we’re happy to report that Cricket has announced it’ll carry the iPhone 5 sans contract just one week later than…
Lenovo will soon unveil a new Android smartphone targeted at women. Model number S720 comes in pink, featuring a large 4.5-inch qHD screen, 8-megapixel rear camera, 2-megapixel front-facing one, 4GB of built-in storage, decent 2,000mAh battery, while Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is running the show. Moreover, the device gets its power from MediaTek’s MT6577…
A new Motorola device has cleared the FCC hurdle and Engadget thinks it could get its power from an Intel-made chip. The two companies [Intel and Motorola] are preparing to unveil something new on September 18th and since we’ve already heard that the European version of the RAZR M could sport an Intel processor, the…
We’ve already told you Microsoft will soon rename Windows Phone Marketplace to Windows Phone Store. Alongside the name change, the company will also roll out a number of changes to the site, with folks in Australia and New Zealand first being able to see them. You’ll notice a new cleaner design with homepage featuring news…
It’s sad that not enough people dig the Motorola Lapdock, which effectively transforms select Moto smartphones into laptop computers. The problem could be found in the fact that this accessory works with a limited number of devices, Atrix HD not being one of them. We always liked the concept and were eagerly waiting for other…
Sony Xperia T aka the Bond phone is now up for pre-order in the UK, with retailer Unlocked Mobiles listing it with the price of 414.98 GBP (about $665). The same page says that stock is “due early October” but that doesn’t stop you from reserving your unit today. Sure enough, that’s a hefty price…
Mobile ad network Millennial Media released its new Mobile Mix report, sharing which platforms and phones are most popular among its users. Here are the highlights: Apple remained the leading manufacturer on our platform with more than 31% of the impression share. The iPhone also remained the leading individual mobile phone in the network. Samsung…
Some apps downloaded from the Amazon Appstore will soon allow users to purchase physical goods without leaving the application or game. Developers interested to take advantage of this capability will simply insert few lines into their creations and eventually get more cash from their apps. On the other hand, this feature could be the differentiating…
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 has been recently announced in Canada and now you can pre-order your unit. In order to do so, you’ll have to pour out $499.99 to Best Buy to get the Wi-Fi-only model, which doesn’t require any contract signing whatsoever. The big box retailer lists September 26th as the date when the…
C Spire Wireless, which we used to know as Cellular South, launched its LTE network in four Mississippi markets, including McComb, Brookhaven, Meridian and Greenville. These 4 are first of 31 markets that will get the 4G network by the end of October. Plus, there will be another six markets getting the LTE love by…