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Metrotube, which is arguably the best YouTube client for Windows Phone, is back. Previously LazyWorm (the app’s developer) pulled it out from the Marketplace citing the lack of official support from Microsoft and Google as a reason. They’ve reconsidered the decision and are re-launching its popular application. According to the “official blog post,” LazyWorm didn’t…
Dolphin Browser just got some serious competition, at least on Apple’s iOS platform, with Sleipnir Mobile 2.0 hitting the AppStore. I haven’t heard of Sleipnir’s web browser before — and as far as I know it was a basic browser — but the new version is pretty sweet. The “sweet” part comes from the fact…
The least Desire-able smartphone in HTC’s portfolio, Desire C, is heading to Rogers Wireless. The information comes from MobileSyrup, which caught the screenshot above which says that Desire C cases are coming to the Canadian carrier. And where there’s cases, there’s handsets – it’s that simple. Unfortunately, we don’t have any dates to share at…
With London Olympic Games starting later this month, Samsung — which also happen to be one of the sponsors of the big event — launched an Android app to guide and entertain folks interested in sports. Available as a free download, Samsung: Take Part 2012 allows users to play various games on behalf of their…
According to TmoNews, T-Mobile is going to launch a device called the “Samsung Galaxy S Blaze Q” on August 15th. No, we didn’t make name that up. As you can see from the photo below, it’s quite … nasty. Under the hood though it’s quite a capable device. There’s a dual core Qualcomm Snapdragon inside…
Nokia’s Lumia 800 launched in the UK in mid-November 2011. Prospective buyers had three colors to pick from: black, blue, and “magenta”. Eight months later and American shoppers will now be given the option of owning a pink Lumia, but not the cute and tiny Lumia 800. Instead it’s the 4G LTE packing Lumia 900.…
The term “quad core” immediately brings two devices to mind: Samsung’s Galaxy S III and HTC’s One X. That has LG pretty pissed off. They were the first company to announce a quad core smartphone, the Optimus 4X, but it took them quite a few months to get it on store shelves. What’s worse is…
Google Software engineer Jean-Baptiste Queru announced that Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is landing in Android Open Source Project (AOSP) on Monday. Besides the open source code, Google also released proprietary binaries for the Nexus 7 and the Galaxy Nexus, including the Verizon Galaxy Nexus. Binaries will be coming soon for the Nexus S and Xoom.…
Samsung recently released three new commercials for the Galaxy S III that focus on the cool things you can do with the company’s latest Android handset. One promotional video highlights Share Shot, a photo-sharing feature that lets you send pictures from one phone to another instantly. Another video showcases AllShare Play which lets you share…
Sprint is directly offering the Samsung Galaxy S III (16GB) for it’s subsidized price of $199.99, plus they are tacking on a free $100 American Express gift card. So that brings the down to just $100 after accounting for the gift card, making it the cheapest we have seen this phone thus far. Note, this…