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MetroPCS announced the world’s first commercial launch of Voice over LTE (VoLTE) services along with the world’s first VoLTE-capable handset – LG Connect 4G. The new Android-based smartphone is available at the company’s Dallas/Fort Worth stores with other areas to get it in the coming weeks. Calls to and from the handset will use VoLTE,…
It was some three months ago when we told you ESPN is looking to bring its ESPN Radio app to the growing army of Windows Phone users. It’s now available for download from the Marketplace, providing news fix to the on-the-go sports fans with smartphones running Microsoft’s mobile platform. Feature wise, the free to download…
Looks like Virgin Mobile won’t be the only carrier in the U.S. to offer the Samsung Montage with Sprint (Virgin’s parent company) also preparing to add it to its portfolio. And while we don’t know when that will happen exactly, we did notice the device getting a dedicated page and new name (Samsung Array) at…
After research2guidance, we have Juniper Research pointing to the potential problems the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) trend may bring. According to the research company, the number of employee owned smartphones and tablets used in the enterprise will more than double by 2014, reaching 350 million users by 2017 when it will represent almost 23%…
Up until this moment Esoterism was best known for its fancy iPhone and iPad cases. That’s changing as we speak now that Samsung Galaxy S III versions sold across the globe all look the same. Their latest product is called Embrace-III, and it’s a tool-less installation aluminum case designed for Sammy’s superphone, holding the phone…
If you’re keeping up with this year’s presidential elections and you also happen to own an iPhone, you may want to get SPONSOREDby, a new iOS app that shows presidential candidates proudly wearing the logos of their big contributors. The application features six of the presidential candidates for 2012, including a few who won’t be…
For years Apple has been the center of rumors suggesting unfair labor practices when it comes to its manufacturing partners oversees (ahem, Foxconn). Now, a report floating around is suggesting that Samsung supplier, HEG Electronics, is exploiting children by employing them as underage workers. China Labor Watch, a human rights group based in New York,…
Get the newest generation Apple iPad for only $449 (16GB WiFi). This is the cheapest we have seen the iPad, which was released in March of this year. The newest iPad features a speedy A5X chip with quad-core graphics and an incredible 2048 x 1536 resolution Retina Display. Coming in at only 1.4 lbs, this tablet…
Microsoft did a couple of interesting things today. One was announce its new Windows Phone Dev Center, formerly known as App Hub, which brings a better experience for developers and publishers. The second was sneakily introduce the new name of its app destination. Microsoft has decided to lose the name Windows Phone Marketplace, opting for a…
You know that one shining moment you might have after a shitty day that can help give you a positive outlook? RIM is experiencing that moment right now. The BlackBerry PlayBook tablet got horrible reviews, generated little sales, and was never able to attract developers to build apps for the platform. That is until one…