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Samsung held an event in NYC this morning and used the gathering to introduce the US version of the Galaxy Note 10.1. The Note 10.1 was first introduced at MWC 2012 and officially announced earlier this month. It will be available globally, with the US retail launch slated for August 16. Spec-wise, the Note 10.1…
Though not officially slated to debut until Q1 2013, RIM’s BlackBerry 10 and corresponding launch devices may be closer to completion than previously thought. The company’s CEO Thorsten Heins has begun carrying a BlackBerry 10 prototype for daily use, and according to The Wall Street Journal, RIM is set to take two “nearly complete” prototype devices…
In case you had any doubt that the next iPhone would support the advanced 4G LTE networks, a CNET report today suggests that Korean carriers SK Telecom and KT are in talks with Apple to carry the LTE-equipped iPhone later this year. The companies are working with Apple to ensure that the frequencies these carriers use…
LG announced that it has sold five million LTE smartphones worldwide. Perhaps the most interesting part about this news is not the five million figure, but the amount of handsets the Korean manufacturer sold in the month of July. LG sold 1 million devices last month, which isn’t too bad for a company searching for…
According to a report in Android Central, Adobe is starting to block downloads of the Flash Player app in the Google Play Store. Android owners who already have the plugin installed will continue to receive security fixes, but owners who don’t have it installed are out of luck. If you absolutely must have Flash, then…
LG Optimus 4X HD, the Korean company’s flagship device, is now available for pre-order from Phones 4U. The phone retailer is offering LG’s superphone from free on contracts starting at just 20.50 GBP per month. However, those plans are pretty much worthless with a device as powerful as Optimus 4X HD and you’re better off…
Sony is about to launch three of its Android smartphones in the U.S. – Xperia Acro S, Xperia Tipo Dual and Xperia Advance. The first of the pack is the best device, boasting a 4.3-inch HD display, 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 12-megapixel camera on the back, 1.3-megapixel front-facing one, 1GB of RAM and 16GB of internal…
Guess we can now say with certainty that the black version of Samsung Galaxy S III is in development and will be released soon enough to catch the back-to-school shoppers’ interest. Initially we saw such device at Sammy’s Facebook page, then at a screenshot from Carphone Warehouse’s inventory system and now it has popped up…
While we don’t have official figures, we know Nexus 7 is selling like hot cupcakes on a cold winter day. The fact that Google and/or Asus are quiet about the numbers doesn’t stop us (and anyone else) from speculating. By using the data from the supplier chain, tech-thoughts is trying to estimate how many Nexus…
According to AhHa Insights, weight loss and exercise apps are the most heavily downloaded health titles among US users, comprising 60% of total downloads. iPhone owners use their apps more often, with the performance of the top 150 apps in the AppStore “far outpacing” the performance of the top 150 Android titles. The research company…