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User reviews on the Google Play Android Store have been rife with trolls who post useless, spam reviews of apps, games, and other Play content, but a move by Google will soon see this trend change. Users wishing to post a review on Google Play will now be required to log into their Google account,…
It looks like Canada’s Bell and Virgin Mobile have started offering iPhone unlock services. However, since this will be “launched in phased approach” not all markets are covered initially with major ones [markets] like Toronto probably being first in line to get it. In order to get your Apple smartphone unlocked — all iPhone models…
After Apple, Microsoft and Samsung – HTC is entering the retail space, testing out the store-within-a-store concept at the giant Saturn-Markt shop in Hamburg, Germany. To be fair, the Taiwanese company already had its own stores in Asia, but this is the first time they’re doing something similar in the West. We’ll see how that…
If Motorola can have a device with a massive battery (think Razr MAXX and Maxx HD) so can Lenovo. The Chinese company just announced a new Android smartphone – P770, which comes with a huge 3,500 mAh Li-Po battery that’s larger in capacity than the one Moto babies pack. This in turn allows the new…
By the end of this year, revenues accumulated by the global mobile application market will pass the $30 billion milestone with that figure including money made from pay-per-downloads, in-app purchases, subscriptions and in-app advertisements. According to new Market Data from ABI Research, this is nearly double the amount that had been reached by end-2011. The…
Again, we have more apps submitted to Appscovery. To have your app shown in this weekly wrap-up, make sure your listing is clear, nice to read and has images. We love promoting such app listings. Here’s what’s been going on during the last week at Appscovery: Sock Puppets Animation App iHolland – 235 interesting facts…
We all know Huawei is working on a Windows Phone 8 device. We’ve seen it leaked for few times in the past and the chances are the Ascend W1 will be unveiled at the upcoming CES in Las Vegas (perhaps even alongside a better model, Ascend W2). Now we have a price to add to…
Like we’re not already bombarded by ads on the mobile web and apps, Finland-based Exaget is launching a new audio advertising platform called UTuneMe. Their promise is simple – replace traditional audio advertising with smarter geo-targeted content, relying on the location data from a customer’s smartphone. To that end, the company will released a dedicated…
Bad news for those of you with the LG Optimus 7 – the Korean company won’t release a Windows Phone 7.8 update for your smartphone, despite the fact that Microsoft promised to push updates without carrier interventions. It looks like handset makers are still included in the process and LG decided cramming this version to…
As smartphones and tablets have become the norm, more and more of us rely every day on mobile applications. From your favorite weather tracker or news app to Angry Birds, developers all around the world are hard at work bringing new and innovative applications to mobile devices. But what are the tools that enable developers…