If a) you don’t need the HTC One X and would rather get something more affordable like One S, and b) want T-Mobile as a carrier – here’s a good news for you. Wirefly has a special offer for HTC’s powerful smartphone, offering it for $149.99 with a two-year contract, which is $50 less than…
Archives for 2012
First 50 Galaxy S III buyers in London to get Olympic tickets for free
If you happen to be one of the first 50 folks to buy the sexy new Samsung Galaxy S III, aside from getting the best Android smartphone ever made, you’ll also get free tickets to the Olympics. The information comes from AndroidCentral, which received an email from the Samsung store at Westfield Stratford City, London…
NPD: Children in the U.S. are adopting mobile apps
Children in the U.S. of A have access to an average of 12 apps on mobile devices, the majority of which (88%) were downloaded for free. According to the research firm NPD Group, children use smartphones, tablets and smart media players like iPod Touch five days of the week, with the average session lasting just…
Asus Padfone, Transformer Pad Infinity hitting Australia in July
Aussies will have to wait a big longer (than Europe and North America) to get the latest Asus’ products. The Taiwanese company turned to Facebook to share the sad news, saying that their smartphone turned tablet Padfone and flagship tablet, Transformer Pad Infinity, will hit Australia in July. If you missed our coverage on the…
Unlocked LG Optimus L7 available in the UK for 233.99 GBP
The best device from LG’s L series, L7, is now available in the UK. Online phone retailer Handtec is offering the unlocked smartphone for 233.99 GBP, which translates into some $367. That’s not a bad price for a device as capable as L7, though I know most of you are looking to get the sexy…
YoYo Games’ GameMaker: Studio allows developers to make cross-platform 2D games using HTML5
YoYo Games launched GameMaker: Studio, a new software that promises to make 2D game development easy, relying on HTML5 technology. This in turn, will allow developers to make game once and see it running on multiple platforms, including iOS and Android. Although it’s touted as a “powerful” solution, GameMaker: Studio sports a drag-and-drop IDE with…
ooVoo updates its iOS and Android app, launches Facebook video-chat application
Multi-party video chat service ooVoo updated all of its apps, including those for desktop and mobile platforms. We don’t care about the former, but we definitely want to look at the latter. Here’s what you should know: – Both iOS and Android apps have been updated, featuring a new user interface and simplified registration using…
NewsLook launches personalized video news app to iPad
We’ve already seen a number of personalized magazine and news apps like Flipboard and Zite, but none of them was focused on video exclusively. Enter NewsLook, a 24-hour global streaming video news service, which newly launched iPad app features a vast, curated library of news video from over 50 sources including Associated Press, Bloomberg and…
Sexting and the College Student [Infographic]
As you can imagine, sexting is no big deal for most college students. In fact, as many as four out of five engage in sexting, even though it can lead to more than just embarrassment, especially if a minor is involved. According to one survey, 56% of students admitted to receiving sexually suggestive images and…
New iPad usage already exceeds original iPad
After two months on the market, usage for the new third-generation iPad has already surpassed usage on the original first-generation iPad released in April 2010, according to a report. Analyzing data from iOS apps it has access to, Localytics has been able to determine first-generation iPad, iPad 2 and third-generation iPad usage and compare them…









