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NASA launched a new version of its iPhone app which comes with several new features and a completely redesigned user interface. The new application adds weather forecasts in the spacecraft sighting opportunities section; maps, information and links to all of the NASA visitor centers; a section about NASA’s programs, as well as the ability to…
Not exactly a mobile news, but definitely related and interesting… VIA Technologies unveiled the $49 APC Android PC system. It’s not exactly a beast under-the-hood, but could definitely help Google push its mobile platform to the mainstream user. The system is powered by WonderMedia ARM 11 SoC, while also sporting HDMI and VGA display ports,…
Juniper Research is looking at the mobile gambling prospects in its latest report. From there we learn that the surge in social gambling activity, along with the introduction of intrastate casino and lottery services in the US, will help push global annual wager via mobile handsets and tablets to $100 billion by 2017, up from…
Most of us take texting for granted. It comes built-in with 99% of the phones sold today and we don’t really think about the benefits it brings to our lives. Website Online Courses decided to prepare an infographic to highlights all of the things we get from sending and receiving messages on our phones. Yeah,…
China Telecom has finally started its MVNO in the UK, which runs on Everything Everywhere’s network. The service, named CTExcelbiz, marks the first time a Chinese-owned MVNO has operated outside China and is offered on a pay-as-you-go basis. In terms of clients, China Mobile is targeting Chinese people living in and visiting the UK. In…
Image recognition is getting some serious traction lately with few augmented reality apps adding the capability to better serve its clients (whether these are advertisers or end-users). Japan’s NEC thinks there’s money to be made here, hence it launched such service in its own backyard, providing information on a wide range of subjects, from food…
Orange is preparing to add another city-named device to its portfolio. Dubbed Orange Dublin, it’s actually a rebranded version of the ZTE Kis, which is one of the bunch of phones the Chinese company unveiled at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Specs wise, we’re talking about an entry-level Android Gingerbread smartphone that comes with a…
We’ve lost track of how many Samsung Galaxy phones are out on the market, but that’s OK since there are only a handful that actually matter. Is the new Galaxy Appeal one of them? Let’s find out. First, we have no idea how much this thing will actually cost. AT&T didn’t include that piece of…
Nokia World, an annual event that the Finnish handset maker holds to promote their latest and greatest devices, was supposed to take place between September 25th and September 26th this year. That’s now been changed according to the company’s official corporate blog. The new dates are September 5th and September 6th, and thankfully the venue…
HTC’s One X comes in two flavors. One of them, the international version, has a quad core NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor inside. Another, the AT&T One X, swaps that Tegra 3 for a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4. Why? So it can also come with 4G LTE connectivity. Which One X is better? That depends on what…