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Sprint and Motorola have confirmed the launch of the Motorola Q 4G LTE. Not too long ago, The Now Network announced the Moto Q handset, but without any word to when the damn thing would officially launch and go for sale. Then rumors started to swirl about a potential August 19 launch thanks to some…
The Sony Xperia Ion, which was released with AT&T on June 24, is now available for free on a new 2 year contract or upgrade. As a refresher, the Xperia Ion has a 4.6 inch 720p HD Reality display, 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S3 processor, 12.1 megapixel camera, front-facing camera, 16GB of internal storage (expandable with…
MacRumors says its been receiving numerous reports over the past few weeks that Apple is indeed beginning to lay off many of its employees — particularly those who have been employed there for six months or less — in retail stores across the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. Part-time employees are also facing cutbacks in…
A few weeks ago, we learned that RIM was openly considering licensing its upcoming BlackBerry 10 software to hardware manufacturers keen on releasing a BlackBerry device. No decision was made at that time, and such a move would be a marked departure from RIM’s historic business model, which saw the company acting as both the hardware and…
There’s two dates we keep hearing as affiliated with the launch of the next iPhone: September 12th and September 21st. September 12th is looking like the date Apple has scheduled to make the big announcement and the 21st is the likely release date in most of the top countries around the world. Now iMore is reporting…
Flipboard, the wildly popular digital magazine app, has updated its Android application. Now users of the new upgrade (version 1.9.6) will get improved navigation, which adds better drop down menus when you tap on the name of the sections you’re currently viewing. Moreover, Android users of the app can expect improvements to Google Reader, and…
Over the last several weeks, retailers have been cutting the price of the iPhone 4 and 4S ahead of the release of a new model. It’s been previously suggested that the next iPhone is expected to be announced in an event on September 12th, to be released in later September, and a report out of…
In a move to perhaps sway the momentum away from both Amazon and Google, Barnes and Noble has decided to slash prices on three of its 7-inch Nook tablets. We first received signs of price reductions to the Nook brand of tablets a few days ago, when LogicBuy was offering pre-owned Nook Color e-Readers for…
Getting tired of paying a ridiculously high cell phone bill each month? Well, RadioShack might have you covered. A document leaked over the weekend suggests that the large retailer is in the process of launching its own wireless branding. According to a tip received by Engadget, RadioShack is getting set to launch RadioShack Mobile, a…
A few months ago Google finally closed the deal on its acquisition of Motorola Mobility, replacing the old CEO with its own handpicked successor. Now the company is expediting its plans to consolidate Motorola. In the latest report, the search giant is getting ready to do some major restructuring, which will result in a 20…