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Good news for folks with AT&T’s version of the Samsung Galaxy S III as you should be able to get your Jelly Bean fix as we speak. It’s not an over-the-air affair and you’ll rather have to connect your beloved smartphone to a computer and fire-up the ever-annoying Samsung Kies software. However, it’s well worth…
Verizon Wireless is shutting down its mobile video service, VCAST Video, on December 15th. The service was launched back in 2005, allowing folks with “multimedia devices” (not just smartphones) to enjoy watching clips while on the go. Mobile access to NFL games is not included in this shut down and it will continue to be…
It was back in April 2011 when we told you that LG is working on its own ARM-based chips. The results of those plans may be unveiled at the upcoming CES in Las Vegas when we expect to see the first devices that use LG’s own chips. From what we’ve understood, the upcoming LG H13…
SFR has become the first French operator to commercially launch LTE services with its network going live for consumers and businesses in Lyon. The rollout comes after summer tests which included some 400 SFR clients in the city. Montpellier will be the second city to have the network on December 18, with Lille, Marseille, Strasbourg…
Almost missed this… Amazon Appstore is now live in Japan, bringing its vast selection of apps and games, along with the ever-convenient one-click payments to the local Android users. Of course, aside from global best-sellers the store also offers “local favorites” and apps from “top-tier brands like Square Enix and NTT Docomo.” In addition, there…
Kazoo, a wind instrument that adds a “buzzing” timbral quality to a player’s voice, may not be that popular among smartphone users but its 21st version called iKazoo has a chance to get some love from this community. It keeps the basic form factor (though slightly modified), allowing anyone (not just professionals to use it…
Another week and we have a bunch of new apps submitted by developers at Appscovery, our very own mobile app portal where everyone can promote their apps free of charge. App listings we want to highlight this week include: Educational Speech Therapy App Suite, Speech With Milo, Launches First-of-its-kind Front-Facing Camera App Word Express –…
Wireless charging technology is already here but it’s everything but widely used, though we gotta give it to Google and LG for integrating it in the Nexus 4. However, this wireless charging still requires dedicated docking stations that are on their end connected to the power plug with a cable. While that’s not generally a…
It was Cyber Monday, 2012, and Amazon was offering a deal on their Kindle tablets. I quickly snatched up a 2nd-gen Kindle Fire for my mom’s x-mas present, as she (like everyone else this holiday season) wanted a tablet. When the unit arrived a few days later on the doorstep, I immediately had my greedy…
It’s the beginning of the month, and that means Google has updated its Android version share chart. Google collects the specific versions of Android accessing the Google Play Store to get these numbers, and to no surprise, Jelly Bean has picked up a bit. Android 4.1 and 4.2 Jelly Bean are now 6.7% of devices…