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It’s hard to love Sony these days. Simply put – they’ve disappointed us having crossed the road from the best gadget maker to the mediocre one. Although the Xperia ion is a solid product, it’s not on par with the HTC One X and Samsung Galaxy S III. That said, we still hope to see…
To better serve its customers in (parts of) Africa, Google launched Gmail SMS service, allowing users to access their email account(s) even with the most basic of phones. Fancy features like mobile Internet access and Wi-Fi connectivity are not required to keep in touch with Gmail SMS — as long as your phone can handle…
Koodo Mobile is now offering the iPhone unlock service for $50. However, the service is not exactly available to everyone – some conditions apply: The iPhone must be registered and hooked up to Koodo Mobile’s network Customers must have their account in good standing for more than 90 days Customers account must been paid in…
Pocket aka Read It Later for Android has been updated and is now fully compatible with the latest version of Android – Jelly Bean. In addition, version 4.1.3 also fixes some of the known bugs as well as issues caught by the Nexus 7 users, including: White flash/flicker when opening an article in the Dark…
There’s a new app for all of you who often buy and sell stuff on eBay and Craigslist. Called QUICK, it’s an Android exclusive application with iPhone version developing as we speak. Not only will it help you post ads on multiple sites, but can also make managing that process easier. For sellers, there are…
Rebtel, which calls itself the world’s second largest mobile VoIP company (after Skype) unveiled its Windows Phone app, allowing folks with smartphones running Microsoft’s mobile platform to talk and text for less. Available as a free download from the Marketplace, the application offers rates that are up to 98% lower than an average operator’s, and…
In its latest report, Juniper Research is looking at the mobile search and discovery market, forecasting that it will reach $15 billion by 2017, nearly three times it is expected to generate this year. According to the report, the clickthrough and cost-per-click rates for search & discovery, including web search, local search, augmented reality search…
We know that the Firefox Mobile OS is on its way, and some of us think that it’s DOA. Well, nightly builds of the mobile OS are now available for your downloading pleasure, so we’ll see what others think about the OS very soon. With a touch of iOS and Android, along with the Symbian-esque…
In the spirit of summer and traveling, T-Mobile is offering up some tips on how to stay connected with smartphones and tablets while on the go easily and without doing your wallet too much harm. SVP of Marketing Andrew Sherrard points out that 8 out of 10 participants in a Harris Interactive study brought their…
The newly released Motorola Atrix HD on AT&T is currently on sale for $49.99, which is half off the normal price of $100. We just reviewed the Atrix HD, and we found the phone to be very good for the price. It’s definitely the best Atrix we have seen yet. Other deals today include the…