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The shortage of Snapdragon S4 processors is prompting HTC to use Qualcomm’s old-gen CPUs in some devices. The One S that is offered in India and Taiwan won’t come with the newest Qualcomm processor, but the old Snapdragon S3 clocked at 1.7GHz. Now we’re not sure how the two CPUs compare and I think there…
Even though Qualcomm is reportedly swamped with Snapdragon S4 orders, it apparently found some space to sell its processor to KT Tech, a direct subsidiary of the KT Corporation which runs a mobile network in South Korea. KT Tech is using Qualcomm’s processor in its new Take LTE (KM-100) smartphone that will soon be offered…
Last Wednesday we covered a rumor that said Amazon was going to launch their App Store in Europe later this year. Today that’s now been confirmed by Amazon themselves. Developers from the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain can start submitting applications starting right now, with the actual Amazon App Store launching “later this…
Terry Gou is the CEO of Foxconn, the Chinese company that builds Apple’s iPhones, along with products for many other electronics companies. Earlier this week, at Foxconn’s annual shareholder meeting, Gou said that the next iPhone “will put Samsung’s Galaxy III to shame.” Sadly, he didn’t go into any further detail. Though let’s be honest,…
Apple’s iCloud and iMessage services suffered a widespread outage today in which many users were unable to send or receive messages on iOS or use the various iCloud features. Users have been reporting all day that they couldn’t access either iCloud or iMessage. When trying to log in to services via iCloud.com, a “Connection Error”…
Chalk up a small win for Samsung. The Korean based manufacturer has scored a victory against its arch nemesis, Apple, in a patent ruling that found the iPhone maker infringing on Sammy’s 3G technologies. Samsung has already issued a press release ahead of the decision’s publication: “Samsung welcomes the decision of the court in The…
Microsoft announced Windows Phone 8 today in a San Francisco event. Though all the changes are exciting for customers going forward, current Windows Phone 7.x owners will be disappointed to find out that Windows 8 will not run on their hardware. Speaking to The Verge, Microsoft’s Greg Sullivan said, “the nature of the investment [in…
Microsoft took to the stage today and announced Windows Phone 8. The biggest change is the core OS which will share some components with the desktop version of Windows 8. The kernel, networking, multimedia, graphics support will be shared between platforms. Windows Phone core will let manufacturers sell more phones at more price points, and…
Stitcher Radio redesigned its app today for iOS and Android to include a handful of new features such as Smart Station. Smart Station, which Stitcher brags is an industry first, will give you radio show recommendations based on your listening habits. It pulls in your listening history, favorite shows, and thumbs up to filter down…
Microsoft is holding a Wednesday press event in San Francisco to discuss upcoming changes to Windows Phone. The Redmond company is expected to give us a sneak peek at Windows Phone 8, which will likely launch along with the desktop version of Windows 8. There also will be tidbits about Nokia Maps, Skype and Microsoft’s…