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LG announced that its Optimus L7 will begin arriving in stores this week, delivering quite a bang for the back (though we’re not sure about the price yet). Specs wise, it’s a mid-end device with a 4.3-inch WVGA screen, 1Ghz processor, HSPA, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, 5-megapixel camera on the back, VGA front-facing camera, 4GB of…
Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) prepared what they say is smartgraphic (rather than infographic) that renders nicely both on a computer and smartphone — by detecting the device it shows an appropriate image to the user. The theme of this smartgraphic is “Who’s Turning You On?” and it examines how we use our mobile phones. As…
Juniper Research is getting kinda nasty with their latest report dealing with the mobile adult content industry. According to the research company, mobile adult subscriptions will reach nearly $1 billion by 2015, with growth coming from smartphone and tablet users who access Internet on increasingly faster mobile data connections. Tablets especially will contribute to growth,…
YouMail introduced a new feature that wants to change the way users reply (or rather, don’t reply) to the voicemails that are left for them. The new “receipts” automate the standard “reply by text” feature, while also allowing for the person who has made that call to listen to their message and change the way…
Mobile Roadie, the web-based service that allows users to easily make iPhone and Android apps, is expanding to additional platforms – iPad and mobile web. The iPad app platform comes with a number of features, including live navigation widgets that turn the main menu into a dynamic feed of streaming content; hi-res graphics layers, parallax…
Ting, a new mobile phone service provided by Tucows, launched a neat campaign called Dump Your Contract Month. This month-long promotion is made to encourage consumers to break free from their current cell phone contracts and is running until the end of May. Under the deal, one sweepstakes winner per day will receive compensation for…
Popular website creation platform Weebly launched its iPhone app, allowing its 11 million users to manage their sites and/or blogs while on the go. At the same time, the application can also be used by folks who don’t have a Weebly account to set it up, and make their own website/blog without a computer. Aside…
Nokia’s decision to go with Windows Phone has resulted in the company’s stock price tanking, their cash on hand to dwindle, their market share to collapse, and investors have frankly had enough of putting up with Stephen Elop’s bullshit. Yesterday a class action lawsuit was filed in New York that … well, just read what…
Last night, after several months of rumors and speculation, Samsung finally announced their 2012 flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S III. It’s a device that I’ve been telling everyone to wait for, telling everyone that it’s going to be the best Android handset to come out this year, telling everyone that buying any other smartphone would…
I couldn’t sleep last night. I was really nervous and skeptical. Those feelings grew stronger up until the very moment that Samsung’s press event started today. I kept asking myself over and over again, “what if the Samsung Galaxy S III isn’t designed for humans?” I shuddered at the thought and took a deep breath.…