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It’s long been rumored that HP is working on at least one tablet running the upcoming Windows 8 platform, and in the past week more and more evidence has emerged of what the device might look like. Today’s image comes from HP’s own “Make it Matter” campaign site, a site which features ways HP products…
The everything-but-famous handset maker BLU Products unveiled a new product, VIVO 4.3, touting it as the “world’s first dual SIM smartphone device to feature Super AMOLED Plus technology and dual-core CPU.” The mid-end smartphone runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and is designed to “capitalize on the explosive growth and demand of Dual SIM smartphone…
Good news for those of you looking to get Sprint’s version of the Samsung Galaxy S III with Amazon offering the Android-powered superphone for just $119.99 on a two-year contract. That, of course, is the price for those signing-up for a new contract, though folks adding a new line to their family account can get…
Nokia is apparently working to re-use some of its “old” designs for upcoming Windows Phone devices. The rumor is that we may see a smartphone that looks like the Nokia 5700 XpressMusic unveiled at some point in September. The rotating camera is said to have an 8-megapixel sensor and we also hope for the optical…
NAVIGON updated its Android app with few handy features. For instance, before starting your trip, you’ll be able to open up Google Street View and make sure you know exactly what the surroundings of your destination look like. Moreover, once you’re on the road, the application will show 3D elevations for better orientation. These true…
It was back in 1991 when Team 17 unveiled the original Alien Breed for Amiga. The popular game was then released for PC in 1993 and today we’re glad to say that iOS users can join the party, too. The new version of the game allows users to play with either old-school Amiga graphics or…
Sony Mobile is rolling out a firmware upgrade (version number 6.0.B.3.184) for its Xperia U smartphone, though it won’t bring Ice Cream Sandwich to the mix. Rather, it’s a bug-fixing update that will push Android version to 2.3.7 Gingerbread, while also including a number of stability and performance improvements. In case you wonder, network selection…
Congressman Hank Johnson is looking to do something about mobile privacy, inviting the wide community to join in with their two cents before the bill is drafted up. He also launched the appRIGHTS.us website, a “bottom-up” project that allows anyone to participate with his/her ideas to ensure their data isn’t improperly collected, sold, and exploited…
Virgin Mobile Canada unveiled a new plan called “Awesome 40,” offering 150 Canada-wide minutes, 5 Canada-wide buddies, unlimited incoming calls, unlimited international text and picture messaging OR Voicemail + Call Display, and 100 MB of data OR Blackberry Unlimited Social for $40 per month. This is a limited time offer only available to postpaid customers.…
Virgin Mobile is adding two new Samsung feature phones to its prepaid lineup – Entro and Montage. As you can imagine, these two are pretty cheap with the more expensive phone (Montage) costing $49.99 — while the Entro could be yours for just $14.99. Specs wise, the Samsung Entro is a clamshell device with a…