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About three weeks after Spotify released a native iPad app for users on its premium plan, Sony is out with an iOS app for its own competitor: Music Unlimited. Sony’s Music Unlimited is a subscription service like Spotify or Rdio that gives you endless access to its streaming library of over 15 million songs if…
By now you may have heard that Google intends to change its strategy of the Nexus line. Instead of one device per year, we may begin to see up to five devices this year with the announcement of Android 5.0 Jelly Bean. For the Android geeks who can’t get enough of the Nexus line, this may…
Today’s Deals of the Day highlight is a buy one and get a second 4G smartphone for free promotion from T-Mobile. T-Mobile currently has six of the leading 4G smartphones including the HTC One S and the Samsung Galaxy S II as well as the Galaxy Blaze 4G. Note: both phones require new 2 year activations.…
We filled you in on the details a few days ago about the Amaze 4G’s upcoming Ice Cream Sandwich update, and it’s now officially available through T-Mobile. The update brings the Amaze 4G up to date with the latest version of Android, but still retains version 3.6 of HTC Sense. We can’t say that we’re…
Sprint and LG recently teamed up to launch the Viper 4G LTE, a Android-powered smartphone that’s compatible with Sprint’s upcoming 4G network. One of the phone’s strongest selling points is its parent-friendly features which include 4G LTE connectivity, a pocketable size, and an affordable price tag. To sweeten the deal for parents, LG is also…
After finally getting approved by China, Google’s purchase of Motorola Mobility should close within two business days, Motorola said in a filing. This nearly $13 billion dollar deal will take about nine full months to close as regulators had to take a close look at if the maker of Android buying a handset company was…
After a hacker attack killed their launch slated for last week, Voyager Mobile has announced this morning that they are officially open for business. Voyager Mobile is the latest Sprint-based mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) to launch, and runs on Sprint’s 3G CDMA and 4G WiMax networks. Voyager offers an unlimited talk and text plan…
While carriers have made it publicly known that they’re unhappy with how much they’re subsidizing the iPhone, don’t expect this practice to change anytime soon. According to All Things D, carriers are concerned that raising the prices consumers pay for iPhones will drive them away to alternative carriers that choose to leave the subsidy as…
Vodafone UK is launching a new SIM card today aimed at parents looking to control their child’s mobile usage. The SIM, which uses software that runs on Vodafone’s servers called “the Bemilo system”, will let parents disable texting, choose which hours the phone can connect to the network, and it will even let parents read…
Apple CEO Tim Cook and Samsung CEO Choi Gee-sung will be sitting down this week as part of a court-ordered mediation between the two companies, according to a Reuters report. Back in April, the warring companies were ordered by a federal judge to appear in a court-supervised mediation to attempt to settle their differences before their…