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The Wall Street Journal has an interesting article about the sad state of Nokia. We’ve all heard the tale of how the Finnish handset maker is struggling, but what’s interesting about the WSJ piece is its focus on Nokia’s shining past. Speaking with Frank Nuovo, the former chief designer at Nokia, the WSJ talks about…
Thrifty Car Rental is the latest to join the hundreds of thousands of mobile applications in Apple’s App Store. Today the rental car company launched its new app for the iPhone and iPod touch. The app is sparingly simplistic, offering a three-step process that allows users to make reservations at any Thrifty location worldwide. Furthermore,…
Dropped tablets and phones occur more likely than we’d care to admit. We’ve all been there; that high-anxiety moment when we’ve dropped our precious smart device and realize that saving it from certain doom is beyond our control. More and more, smartphone and tablet makers are turning to companies who manufacture more scratch, drop, and…
Every now and then, we come across a game that isn’t anything like RipTide GP or Dead Trigger, yet still manages to impress us. Well, a little game called AuraLux has done just that and while it’s hardly action-packed, it can suck you in if you give it the time. Tegra Zone describes below: Auralux is…
A few days ago, Apple fanboys got a treat when iOS 6 beta 3 for developers released, showing off more of what we should expect in the fully-baked version of iOS 6 this Fall. One of the surprise features discovered within Apple’s updated operating system is the ability to send audio from the Apple TV…
It’s no secret that Research in Motion is bleeding customers in the consumer market, while business customers remain somewhat steady. Well, steady is becoming a bit more uneasy, as companies worldwide are beginning to seek out greener pastures. In the latest major company departure, Australia’s Qantas Airways is dropping BlackBerry in favor of the iPhone.…
Traditionally, Virgin Mobile has only made its cellular devices available online or in big-box retailers such as Best Buy and RadioShack. That all changes today as Virgin launches its first brick and mortar store in the Lincoln Park neighborhood in Chicago. The stores will give customers a sense of what they can do with their…
Nokia have just reported their Q2 2012 earnings this morning, and the results paint a mixed picture for the troubled handset maker. Nokia posted an overall net operating loss of roughly $1 billion, though the company actually gained about $125 million in cash in the quarter thanks to large licensing royalties and cash infusions from…
Verizon reported its quarterly earnings Thursday morning and everything is up, up, up for the company. Verizon saw a 7.3 percent year-over-year increase in service revenues to $15.8 billion, an 8.6 percent year-over-year increase in retail service revenues to $15.2 billion and an 18.5 percent increase in data revenues. Data revenues now represent 43.6 percent of…
According to Telstra, HTC is “preparing” Jelly Bean updates for the One XL and One S. The information doesn’t come as a surprise since all of us expect handset makers to constantly update their products but it does provide us with a sense of relief and hope that owners of these two particular smartphones won’t…