Shopkick, the location-based shopping app that rewards shoppers simply for walking into stores and interacting with products, is teaming-up with ExxonMobile to allow its users to get something in return for pumping gasoline at more than 375 Exxon or Mobil-branded retail locations in and around Miami, New York City and Washington D.C. ExxonMobil wants to…
Archives for 2012
Samsung Galaxy Rugby coming to Canada’s Rogers and Bell
Canada’s Rogers Wireless and Bell will soon beef-up their mid-range Android offerings with a new phone from Samsung – Galaxy Rugby, which is the same device offered by AT&T as Rugby Smart. The rumor goes on suggesting that Sammy’s baby will start selling on April 11th with both carrier presumingly starting to take orders at…
Maria Sharapova dumps Sony (Ericsson) for Samsung; Already promotes Galaxy Note in Russia
Samsung has managed to get Maria Sharapova to its side with the hot tennis player already promoting the Galaxy Note is Russia. Sharapova, who was a Sony Ericsson brand ambassador in the past and before that helped spread some Motorola RAZR love, signed a deal with the Korean company to help them position their products…
A peek inside the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7
With its 7.7-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, Samsung’s Galaxy Tab is a beauty. It’s beautiful on the outside and a new post on the Samsung Tomorrow website shows us how gorgeous it is on the inside. The blog takes apart the Korean LTE version of the tablet and shows off its DMB TV antenna, LTE,…
Microsoft updates Windows Phone Connector for the Mac
Microsoft updated its Windows Phone Connector for the Mac this week. The timing of this release isn’t arbitrary. It comes a few days before the launch of the Nokia Lumia 900 and the HTC Titan 2 on April 8 with AT&T. The Connector software lets you sync your Windows Phone handset with your Mac and…
Android marches on with 850,000 devices activated daily
With the Android Army growing ever-strong, it’s been a bit ridiculous to see how fast the geeky operating system has skyrocketed to where it is today. Larry Page, CEO of Google, posted an update for 2012 on the Google Investor website today and it seems like Android’s growth hasn’t ceased by a long shot. Fast…
Paramount to bring hundreds of movies to Google Play
YouTube took the liberty of unveiling a partnership between Google and Paramount that will bring nearly 500 new movie titles to Google Play and YouTube for rental within just a few weeks. The movies will be available in the United States and Canada. It’s a big win for Android users in these countries but nothing…
Sprint Nexus S 4G gets Ice Cream Sandwich
Do you have a Sprint Nexus S 4G? Well, you’re in luck because the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update is officially rolling out. We’re not sure on the rollout schedule but Sprint says that it should start going out today. Once it’s available for your Nexus S, you’ll get the notice to download it.…
HTC One X vs. HTC One S
We’ve just reviewed HTC’s latest amazing handsets – the One X and the One S – but we decided to pit the two head-to-head in the video below. Which one came out on top? Without spoiling much, it’s probably not surprising to know that the quad-core, high-end One X generally performed better but the One…
US Cellular starts selling its first LTE phone, the Galaxy S Aviator
US Cellular is moving up in prestige with its announcement that it has begun selling its first 4G LTE smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S Aviator. The carrier promised back in February that its first LTE phone would be released in April and has clearly stuck by its word. The Galaxy S Aviator is a mid-range…









