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A lot has changed in just the last five years of mobile technology. The world has shifted from using basic feature phones to powerful smartphones with dual or even quad-core processors. The iPhone came out in 2007 and whether you love or hate it, you have to admit it jump started the smartphone revolution. Android…
Huawei wants to follow ASUS’ footsteps and offer a keyboard dock with its soon-to-be-launched MediaPad 10 FHD tablet. We got this information from the tablet’s promo video which Huawei released on Facebook. In the same video, the Chinese company also talks about other specs, including the 10.1-inch Full HD (1920×1200 pixels) IPS display, 1.5GHz quad-core…
ASUS is working to make its tablets — including the Transformer Pad, Transformer Pad Prime and Transformer Pad Infinity — sing along the latest version of Android. The new software version will be released “in the coming months” which is everything but specific statement. Here’s what they said: We are pleased to announce that many…
It’s been a while since Google acquired Motorola in a $12.5 deal which was mostly described as a patent play. From then on, Moto released few products most of which failed to impress us, including the new Atrix HD. So I’m wondering – maybe it’s time for Google to completely dump Motorola’s hardware business? After…
Lara Croft: Guardian of Light is now available for download from Google Play. Unfortunately for most of us, Sony secured exclusive launch rights and at the moment the game is compatible with select PlayStation-certified devices only, including the Xperia Play, Xperia S and Xperia ion. This sort of launch windows usually last for about a…
Direct carrier billing is now available with AT&T for purchases from Samsung’s Media Hub video entertainment service on select Samsung devices. Using Sammy’s service, users can easily rent or buy movies, TV episodes and entire seasons directly from their handsets with a single click. Media Hub purchases can also be shared across five Media Hub…
Rovio is one lucky company to have such a dedicated community. Few days ago we reported that users made more than 3,500 levels in less than 48 hours following Amazing Alex‘s release for iOS and Android, and now that number is north of 35,000. At the moment, the production rate is at some 5,000 levels…
The best virtual keyboard for Android keeps getting better. Yup, I’m talking about SwiftKey, one of rare apps I can’t live without as it makes me type much faster, fixing typos and predicting the next word in split of a second. It has been updated to sing along the latest version of Android (Jelly Bean),…
Rogers Wireless was the first in Canada to launch a 6GB plan and now Bell and the local branch of Virgin Mobile are following with their own such offerings. Virgin’s plan is better, packing Unlimited Incoming Calls, 300 Anytime Minutes, unlimited Weekends & Early Evenings starting at 5pm, Unlimited Canada, U.S., & International Text and…
We’ve already told you that Samsung is considering dumping Kobo’s ebook reading service and replacing it with its own. Well that’s now happening with Readers Hub 2.0 hitting Samsungs Apps from where Galaxy S III owners can download the app free of charge. Newspaper and magazine reading services will remain powered by third-party services, namely…