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Almost missed this, but it’s terribly important so we’re going with it even if we’re late… The new KING OF FIGHTERS-i (edition 2012) is in the AppStore!!! In the game you can fight with 32 characters, including 20 characters from “KOF-i”, as well as 4 new “ART OF FIGHTING”, “PSYCHO SOLDIER”, “KIM” and “IKARI” teams.…
The newest security app to hit Google Play is ESET Mobile Security, packing a similar feature set other such solutions do. In that sense, expect much more than basic malware and spam protection, with ESET’s app also including additional features like: Behavior-based detection that warns of any suspicious activity against your phone. Multi-layered anti-theft security…
Last week we reported that ASUS was going to delay the PadFone, yet again, because they’re not getting enough Snapdragon S4 chips from Qualcomm. We’re sad to report that it looks like Pantech is having the same problem. Now most folks don’t associate Pantech with bleeding edge hardware, and that’s certainly true if you just…
TSMC, which stands for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, is the company that makes the chips that companies like Qualcomm and NVIDIA design. Last week they demoed a dual core ARM Cortex A9 chip that was built on their 28 nanometer process hitting 3.1 GHz. Unlike the chip that’s inside your smartphone, this 3.1 GHz monster…
Carl Icahn is a rich old white guy who pours money into companies that he thinks he can turn around. He’s the guy who made Motorola split up, so don’t assume for a second that he’s out of his mind. Now like all investors, Carl knows when to buy and when to sell. According to…
It’s hard to believe that it’s been just four days since Samsung finally unveiled the Galaxy S III. Doesn’t it feel longer? All that hype for such a “meh” product. All that buzz. And for what? Views on Samsung’s latest and greatest smartphone aside, let’s talk about the company’s current position in the market. They’ve…
Jorma Ollila (pictured above, orange tie) isn’t a name that’s familiar to most folks, but it should be. He was Nokia’s CEO between 1992 and 2006, otherwise known as the years when a small Finnish company known for making cables transformed itself into the world’s largest mobile phone maker. Over the weekend he gave an…
Lenovo is one of the world’s largest PC makers, but they know that they future is all about smartphones and tablets. Despite several attempts to enter the mobile device market, Lenovo hasn’t been satisfied with what they’ve accomplished, so today they’re announcing that they’ve started construction on the “Lenovo Industrial Base” in Wuhan, China. It’s…
A Belgian advocacy group took a group of teens, put them behind the wheel and told them to text and drive. Rather than an enthusiastic pump of the fist, the teens became flustered and confused when forced to do both tasks at the same time. Their reactions, captured in the video below, are priceless. Hopefully, the…
MoDaCo noticed that the AT&T version of the HTC One X ships with a locked bootloader that isn’t unlocked by HTC’s bootloader unlock tool. The Verge picked up on this story and reached out to HTC, which confirmed that the One X for AT&T is not participating in the bootloader unlocking program. “HTC is committed…