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Good news for those of you with Verizon’s LG Spectrum smartphone – it will soon get its serving of the Ice Cream Sandwich. The new ROM has been leaked onto XDA forums, where eager hackers are trying to make it work on their Spectrum units. That, however, isn’t as easy as it sounds and if…
Canada’s Rogers Wireless is already offering the HTC One X, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be selling other devices from HTC’s new One range. As a matter of fact, according to this page at FutureShop, the carrier will soon start selling the One S, as well. While not as powerful as the One X…
HTC has started rolling out Android 4.0 update for the Sensation XL in parts of Europe. Reports indicate that the first batch is mostly targeting folks who bought the smartphone off-contract, though users on Three UK are apparently getting the same treatment as well. The 197MB heavy download brings all of the goodies of Ice…
Online travel retailer redspottedhanky.com launched a Window Phone 7 ticketing app for UK Rail. Developed by mTicketing experts of Masabi, the new application allows travelers to search for train times, buy UK rail tickets and earn loyalty points whilst not being charged any booking, card or delivery fees. Moreover, it also boasts displayable mTickets on…
O2 UK has managed to get exclusive launch rights for the silver version of the Sony Xperia P. The device is available for free with contracts starting at 27 GBP per month, with that particular plan (27 GBP/month) including 300 voice any network minutes, 500 O2 to O2 minutes, unlimited texts and 500MB of mobile…
Verizon finally updated its website with information about the IMM76K Android 4.0.4 update for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. The long-awaited update has been approved by Verizon and should hit Nexus handsets in the next few days. The update will be delivered over the air and a notification will alert Nexus owners when it is ready.…
RIM issued a press release that confirmed analysts’ worst fears – RIM will post an operating loss and fall well short of Wall Street estimates in Q1 2012. The Canadian company blamed its poor performance on “the on-going competitive environment.” The handset maker also said it has hired JP Morgan Securities LLC and RBC Capital…
Bit.ly is completely rebranding its service from a website to shorten URLs to what appears to be a direct competitor to StumbleUpon, Delicious, or even Instapaper for saving and sharing links from around the web. As part of the big changes, Bit.ly is out with an iPhone app. The revamp revolves around what Bit.ly is…
Samsung has been on fire ever since it announced its long anticipated Galaxy S III device, when Vodafone proclaimed it the “most pre-ordered Android smartphone ever.” Today the company launched its new flagship phone in 28 countries including the UK, France, UAE, Saudi Arabia and parts of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Apparently, all…
Australian hardware vendor Kogan released a new Android tablet with impressive specs, but the most notable of all is its price tag — the Agora tablet starts at just AUD$179. What’s a tad peculiar about the low price of the Kogan Agora is the fact that it doesn’t give any impressions of being cheap or…