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Samsung seems to have problems launching the Ativ S by the end of this year. We’re not sure whether it’s lack of the Korean company’s commitment toward Microsoft’s platform to blame for this or something else. In any case, as far as North America is considered, Sammy’s flagship Windows Phone 8 device may only hit…
A new, still unannounced LG device marked as E940 has been caught at GLBenchmark, with signs suggesting it’s heading to AT&T. How do we know that? Well, there’s a little piece of code that says “geefhd_att_us” which is pretty self-explanatory to me. Rest of the specs are mostly unknown, but from little we’ve got, we…
Juniper Research revised its forecasts for the global NFC market, significantly scaling back growth estimates for the North American and Western European markets, blaming the lack of NFC support in iPhone 5 for this. The new forecast says that by 2017, the proportion of NFC-enabled smartphones will be only marginally below previous estimates, but the…
We’ve already told you Huawei is working on a phablet device, one that would rock a super-big 6.1-inch screen. That rumor is now confirmed with Huawei exec Yu Chengdong giving us a rough time frame for the release date. All he had to say is “early 2013,” hinting us we’ll see this monster-phone at either…
Later today, Sprint will unveil its Holiday special deal, giving a trio of Samsung Galaxy devices a special BOGO (buy one get one free) treatment. The offer will run through December 24th, so if you know someone who wants the same Galaxy device as you do, make sure to mention him/her this offer. This, of…
A new project called PhoneJoy Play is trying to raise cash at Kickstarter in an effort to turn your smartphone into a portable gaming console. The device is a compact, Bluetooth-enabled gamepad that can sing along the iPhone, iPad, Android as well as PC (though we don’t care about that part here). The PhoneJoy Play…
As a follow-up to Blake Stimac’s “Essential Android apps for the holiday shopping season” article posted earlier today, it’s time now to take a look at some of the best choices available for iOS, including iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. As more and more people continue to use their mobile phones to get holiday shopping…
Do we have some deals for you today! Some of our best deals today are all smartphones, and not just any smartphones, either. Our Top Deal today is one of two HTC devices that will blow you socks off between the price and power. The HTC Droid DNA is available for only $134.99 with free…
The holiday season is here, and if you’re looking to do some mobile shopping, then we have some great applications for you to choose from. Whether you need a simple shopping app, a gift list, or package tracking applications, the list of applications below will ensure that you have an end to end solution! Gift…
MetroPCS announced its latest Android offering to join its budget-friendly roster of mid-range phones. The Samsung Galaxy Admire 4G will be launched as an upgraded version to its predecessor and it’ll bring the typical mid level features you’d expect such as a 3.65-inch TFT display, 1GHz CPU, and a 3MP camera. Apparently, the over two-year…