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LG Optimus L7, which is the best of the three L-series smartphones, has been available in parts of Europe and Asia for few months now. At the moment, interested users can only choose between black and white versions but that will change soon, with pink version hitting retailers (and operators?) in the near future. The…
Samsung keeps unveiling new Olympic-themed accessories. Their latest products include two (additional) cases which at the moment are available in South Korea, only (as far as we know). Both cases, pictured above, are created by a renowned designer Choi Bumsuk, signifying “the essence of London Olympic Games.” We’ve no information how much these cost nor…
Nokia launched a new Windows Phone app, which again is exclusive to Lumia smartphone owners. It’s Weather Channel (or simply “Weather”) and it’s readily available from the Windows Phone Marketplace. Aside from standard features all such apps have, this one also includes few extra bells and whistles, like: Augmented reality view that shows weather photos…
The m-commerce market is poised for significant growth, with ABI Research forecasting that it will account for 24.4% of overall e-commerce revenues by the end of 2017. According to their findings, we have the rapid adoption of smartphones in both mature and developing markets to thank for this growth, as well as a retail market…
Seattle will soon become the third US city to adopt a pay by phone parking system for its city streets. According to a report in the Puget Sound Business Journal, the city is contracting with Canadian company PayByPhone to offer the new mobile payment service for its residents. Instead of fishing for coins to drop…
Well, look what we have here. An upcoming Sony Xperia device was recently leaked online, and while we don’t have much to go on as far as specs are concerned, it looks to give a nice bump to its older brother, the Xperia S. Said to be rocking a 1.7 Ghz dual-core Snapdragon S3 processor,…
Today U.S. Cellular is launching two Motorola Android phones that’ll hit stores this week, the Motorola ELECTRIFY 2 and DEFY XT. Now allow us to breakdown both of these mid-range handsets. The Motorola ELECTRIFY 2 features a 4.3-inch qHD display and a 1.2GHz dual-core processor. What customers will notice is Motorola’s trademark kevlar backing and…
Today on Twitter, @GoogleMobile tweeted that it would be “closing up shop”. The blog will now be replaced with an official Android blog to keep you up to date with new announcements and other mobile related news. We’re closing up shop. From now on, tune into other product accounts (goo.gl/3ZUvr) or @android for all your…
Back in the day, Samsung was a capable smartphone maker, but it wasnt a star. It made a lot of feature phones, but pumped out smartphones like the mediocre Samsung Saga. Now, though, Samsung is a household name thanks to Google and its Android operating system. A recent tweet by Horace Deidu of Asymco points…
Google Wallet just received a major update to include a feature that was preventing so many people from signing up for a long time: support for all major credit cards. Wallet users can now link their Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express cards to their Google Wallet account to easily pay from those sources. Previously,…