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iOS and OS X developer Matt Gemmell used his personal blog to call out Google for Android’s open ecosystem. The same platform that makes it easy for developers to submit apps to the Google Play Store, also makes it easy for dishonest customers to steal software. Once an Android phone is rooted, it’s not hard…
Apple seems to be pretty happy with its Q3 2012 results: $35 billion in revenue, 17 million iPads sold, 26 million iPhones sold, and it now sits on a pile of $117 billion in cash. Wall Street, however, isn’t as pleased. Apple missed many analysts’ expectations for iPhone sales and revenue and as a result,…
Thought that T-Mobile was going to leave the Samsung Galaxy S III as its only high-end smartphone for the rest of the year? Nah, didn’t think so. Apparently Magenta customers are in for quite a treat, as it looks like an updated variant of the HTC One X will be hitting shelves in the future.…
Samsung has released an update for the international version of the Galaxy S III that removes local search from the handset. This feature lets you find on-device content and contact information using the Google search app interface. Samsung is likely removing this feature to protect itself from a future Apple lawsuit as Apple has already…
LG reported second-quarter earnings that showed some modest improvements, as it posted a 46-percent year-over-year increase in net profits for the quarter. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 28.5-percent year-over-year to KRW 2.32 trillion (USD 2.01 billion). Moreover, the Korean based manufacturer is still struggling to find its way into profitability when it comes to…
The Pebble watch made headlines when it received almost 69,000 backers and $10M in funding. The watch was originally projected to ship in September, but an update sent out to backers this week confirmed that date has slipped. The team behind Pebble didn’t say when the Android and iPhone-connected watch would ship, they only said…
“Don’t go bringing 3G hotspots, just stick to the regular smartphone connection you’re used to.” Okay, so maybe that’s not the official line from London, though the message remains the same. Folks traveling to London to witness the spectacle that is the 2012 Olympic Games will have to rely on their customary smartphone connection or paid…
We’ve already told you about LG’s version of Siri called Q Voice. At the time we were talking about it, it wasn’t available for English speaking users. And while that’s still the case, the situation will change in the first half of 2013. Aside from standard database of correct answers, LG’s software/service also relies on…
It seems that Sprint will soon make the Samsung Epic 4G Touch — aka its version of the Galaxy S II — available to the Boost Mobile users. The information comes from Phandroid which talks about a user agent profile that has surfaced over at Sprint’s servers showing a device called the SPH-D710BST. The “D710”…
Microsoft has already picked a number of partners for the Windows Phone 8 launch, including Nokia, HTC, Samsung, Huawei, Acer, ZTE and Lenovo. However, that’s just the initial list with more companies likely to join the party next year. Among those new companies may be Oppo, which we know for their super-thin Oppo Finder, Android…