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Not too long ago we all found out that the wildly popular iOS app, Flipboard, would land on Samsung’s Galaxy S III by way of exclusivity. The awesome Android community of hackers wasted no time to make a port of the application available for download. Since that time the visually pleasing news application has remained…
We’re less than 30 days away until Google I/O 2012, where we can expect the search giant to announce the highly anticipated Nexus tablet. We know it’s real, so we can’t say we’re terribly surprised to see that the tablet made its way to Rightware’s Power Board benchmark site. Codenamed Grouper, the device falls in line…
Logitech delivered yet another interesting iOS accessory with its Wireless Solar keyboard K760, a stand-alone keyboard with a solar charging panel. Designed for Apple users who have multiple devices, the keyboard lets you connect your iPhone, iPad and a Mac via Bluetooth and switch between them with a simple tap of the button. As its name…
Sprint has great news for those of you out there salivating to get your hands on the latest EVO, who didn’t get a chance to pre-order. Many of you know that all HTC One US variants have been held up at customs due to some Apple infringements. Thankfully, last week devices finally starting getting through…
When Microsoft announced that it’s Windows Phone Tango software would support devices with as little as 256MB of RAM, app incompatibility immediately came to everyone’s mind. How can a phone with such a minuscule amount of memory run the more intensive applications available on today’s smartphones? With the Lumia 610 and ZTE Orbit making their way to store shelves,…
The Nest thermostat is the latest hot-ticket item to sweep through the internet. While perhaps a bit pricey at first glance, the $250 in-home Nest Learning Thermostat promises to save you money in the long run. The Nest Learning Thermostat is a self-programming, “smart” thermostat, which learns your preferences, turns itself off when you’re not…
RIM announced yesterday that it would take yet another significant operating loss in the next quarter, in part due to its need to write off as much as $1 billion in inventory sitting in RIM’s warehouses. The company announced it had hired J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and RBC Capital Markets to assess the short and…
Stop the presses. Alcatel unveiled a new device that is actually pretty cool. Marked as OT986 — and to be sold under the name of TCL S900 in China — it’s an Android Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone with surprisingly high-end specs that include a 4.5-inch 720 HD screen and TI OMAP 4460 dual-core processor clocked…
Sony unveiled two new Xperia devices – Xperia Go (which will be known as Xperia advance in the U.S.) and Xperia acro S. The first of the two is made for folks with an “active” lifestyle and is therefore a successor to the Xperia active. It comes with a 3.5-inch HVGA screen with wet finger…
Thomson is looking to join the Android smartphone market. And that’s not just any market, but the specific niche of devices that sit somewhere between tablets and phones. You know, I’m talking about such phablets like the Samsung Galaxy Note. To that end Thomson will launch the X-view 2, which comes with a 5.3-inch screen…