AT&T has officially opened the floodgates for what it says will be their “biggest launch ever.” Yep, you can already pre-order the Lumia 900 for $99.99 through carrier’s website. Or if you want to go through Walmart, get the same phone for $50 less. Or (another “or”) if you’re new to AT&T’s network, take advantage…
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Verizon’s DROID RAZR/RAZR MAXX, HTC Rezound getting ICS updates next week?
It looks like Verizon Wireless and its handset making partners are super serious to release Ice Cream Sandwich updates for popular phones before anyone else. According to a leaked document from Best Buy (pictured above), two (or that’s three) of the hottest Android smartphones in the Big Red’s portfolio — DROID RAZR, DROID RAZR MAXX…
White Motorola RAZR finally available in the UK
The sexy white Motorola RAZR has been available from Verizon Wireless (as DROID RAZR) for quite some time now. We expected to see it launched in the UK in February, though as you may know – that never happened. The good news is that it’s finally here, while the bad one [news] is that this particular…
How app ratings affect user satisfaction? [Infographic]
Crowdsourced testing solutions provider uTest wanted to test the theory that there is a direct correlation between the rating of particular Android apps and the user satisfaction of the device which these apps are used on. The results, as you’re about to see, turned out to be very interesting. The infographic created from the results…
Western Union, MTN launch of mobile money transfer service in Uganda
Western Union and MTN Group are launching a mobile money transfer service in Uganda, allowing MTN customers to send and receive money across borders using nothing but their mobile phones. With the new service some 2 million customers of MTN’s Mobile Money in Uganda will be able to add funds to their accounts that were…
NPD In-Stat: Mobile processors market to reach 1.9 billion units annually by 2016
According to the new NPD In-Stat report, the growth of mobile processors in 2011 exceeded 43% and is forecast to grow at a 22% CAGR through 2016. Needless to say smartphones and tablets are leading the demand though other devices like e-readers, handheld game consoles, mobile PCs and portable media players are also helping the…
Garmin Smartphone Link for Android updated with Dynamic Parking and Tracker functions
Garmin has updated its Smartphone Link Android app — the one that connects to the company’s nüvi navigation devices — to include several handy features to the mix. First, there’s Dynamic Parking, which helps drivers locate parking areas close to their destination. Moreover, it also provides users with the number of spots available and the…
Fotopedia updates 7 of its popular iPad apps for Retina Display
In case you missed our previous posts on Fotopedia, you should know their apps are must have for every iPad owner, each bringing thousands of beautiful photos alongside textual information on every image. Now they’re updated 7 of those apps to sing along the shiny Retina Display the new iPad rocks. Apps that got this…
Endomondo updates its Android and Windows Phone apps
Popular fitness tracking app/service Endomondo updated two of its mobile apps, one for Android and the other one for Windows Phone. Those of you with smartphones running Google’s mobile OS got interval training and multi-platform sync support. The first of the two features is exclusive to Pro users, allowing them to create custom workouts by…
Amazon Appstore generates more revenue than Google Play
Google Play, formerly the Android Market, apparently isn’t pleasing developers in the same way the iOS App Store or even Amazon’s Appstore are. According to data from Flurry Analytics, Amazon generates nearly four times more revenue from in-app purchases than Google Play does. Flurry compared the iOS App Store, Amazon Appstore and Google Play by…








