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Sprint and Samsung released a small software update for the Epic 4G, fixing the force close error when receiving a call and adding what is called the “Sprint Connections Optimizer.” According to the Now Network, software version S:D700.0.5S.FC09 will be released in stages with 100% of devices having received the update within approximately 6 weeks.…
File this under rumors but it seems HTC is working on an Android-based media player. Guess they like Apple’s iPod Touch sales figures and since Samsung is already doing it – why not give it a shot? Personally I don’t get the point of such devices — since my phone does all that plus allows…
Do you wonder why your AT&T phone coverage is horrible in your home, but fantastic on your commute? Ever see an odd-looking tree and wonder if it’s a cell phone tower or a tree? If you ask those questions and more, then you should check out AT&T’s mobile network webpage. The page lists all the…
One company you wouldn’t expect to find on the cutting edge of technology is Cumberland Farms. Known for its inexpensive milk, the regional gas and convenience store is also ready to launch a mobile payment system. The Framingham, Mass-based chain has partnered with PayPal to produce a mobile app called SmartPay which lets you pay at…
Mad magazine fans can rejoice because the magazine is now available on Newsstand for iPad as of yesterday. It’s filled with all the usual rude and satirical humor it’s best known for, yet you know you just can’t help but laugh at it. Best of all, it’s really cheap. Each new issue is $4.99, old…
Surprise, surprise … it turns out rich folks do not tweet or play games on their smartphones. Seriously, I mean, how could you if you’re too busy making all that gwop (cash, for the slang challenged), right? Well, according to a new study by the Luxury Institute, our wealthier brethren are less likely to play…
Apple and Samsung, though normally sworn enemies in the courtroom, are mighty forces when they combine powers — and by powers, I mean profit. It turns out the two smartphone vendors account for a whopping 95 percent of profit in the entire mobile industry. Canaccord Genuity proclaimed these results just recently in a new study.…
Physics-based puzzle games are a dime a dozen on mobile platforms these days, with the most popular one having to be Angry Birds. That’s why when I heard Fibble was going to be yet another physics-based puzzle game, I yawned at the game loudly while rolling my eyes. When I found out it was developed…
The battle over supremacy of sales and consumer mindshare in the smartphone market continues between Apple and Samsung. According to Canaccord Genuity’s Mike Walkley, Samsung has topped Apple in Q1 for the number one spot, thanks to a slew of handsets teaming up on the iPhone 4S. Walkley states that several models from Samsung have…
Fans of twitch platformer Super Meat Boy who have been dying for an mobile port will finally have a version of the game to take around with them wherever they go as Team Meat announced over the weekend they’re currently developing Super Meat Boy: The Game for iOS. In a blog post on the Team…