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A couple of Siri ads surfaced on Monday that feature Samuel L. Jackson and Zooey Deschanel. Early reports suggest this is a new ad campaign from Apple that’s branded by the US wireless carriers. The Samuel L. Jackson commercial aired during ESPN Sportscenter and features a Verizon Wireless logo at the end, while the Zooey…
WP Central has some good news for Windows Phone gamers. According to their report, seven popular Xbox Live titles are now discounted to 99-cents for the foreseeable future. The list includes high-profile titles like Angry Birds, Burn the Rope, De Blob, Doodle God, IonBallEX, Max and the Magic Marker and Toy Soldiers: Boot Camp. Most of the games dropped in price from…
RIM is finally coming to terms with the reality that BlackBerry is losing ground to iOS and Android. To turn itself around, RIM recently cleaned out its executive leadership and is now looking to hire a financial adviser to help it weigh strategic options going forward, says a Bloomberg report. Hiring a bank to help…
According to 9to5 Mac, some Apple stores are replacing white iPhone 4 handsets with a white iPhone 4S . This isn’t a company-wide replacement policy, but a local phenomenon that’s only happening in select stores which have exhausted their inventory of white iPhone 4 handsets. The iPhone 4S would be a refurbished unit, but that’s still…
Ah yes, the classic tale of a seemingly innocent wireless carrier customer doing seemingly innocent things with the network, only to find that he or she is slammed with an unbelievably expensive or lengthy phone bill. Ryan Dunsmore, a 16-year-old from Canada, recently got hooked up with a $35 per month Rogers unlimited texting plan…
We knew that the HTC One X would be landing on AT&T at some point in the near future, but it may be sooner than you think. According to BGR, the highly anticipated handset could land on store shelves as early as next week. When it does become officially available in the US, the One…
Quickoffice updated its iPad app, allowing users to create and edit 2007-2010 Microsoft PowerPoint files. And it’s not just basic things you can edit on your iPad – you can view, create and edit numbered lists in PowerPoint files; select from over 100 shapes in 5 categories and insert into presentations. Moreover, the updated Quickoffice…
Dolphin Browser HD keeps getting better and better. The Android client just got a small update which comes with several cosmetic (though noticeable) changes. Here’s what’s new: Dolphin Sonar and Gesture – new interface, design, and easier access to help menu. New Menu bar design that gives easier access to most commands without having to…
Most small businesses across the world still haven’t adopted mobile technology in a big way. Sure enough, pretty much every smartphone user checks his/her email from a mobile device, but that’s just one piece of the puzzle. According to the recent AT&T Small Business Technology Poll, 85% of small businesses surveyed use smartphones and about…
Verizon Wireless is using the NHL fever to get some media love and… they got our attention. The carrier’s free to download app, Verizon NHL GameCenter, comes with all the news, stats, audio and video content you could possibly wish for and then some. The app features live streaming of nationally broadcast games on NBC,…