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Two years ago a scrappy newcomer called LightSquared announced plans to revolutionize the American wireless industry. Their plan was simple: Build a nationwide 4G LTE network that other companies would then lease so they could sell access to consumers. Think of it this way, back in the 1990s there were hundres of internet service providers…
There’s a new add-on for the Wolfram|Alpha app for iOS that allows you take an image as input and “process” it with the popular app/service. Available as in-app purchase of $0.99, it can either work with photos from your Camera Roll or pictures taken on the fly and input them directly into Wolfram|Alpha. The application…
According to the official specs page of the Nokia Lumia 610, the newest member of Nokia’s Windows Phone family can create a Wi-Fi hotspot from 3G network, supporting up to 5 devices connected to the network. We like that but what we don’t like is the fact that two other (read: better) Nokia Windows Phones,…
Sprint’s Galaxy Nexus aka Samsung SPH-L700 got the FCC clearance and is now one step closer to launch. The unit FCC folks had a chance to try out sings along CDMA on 850 and 1900 MHz bands as well as LTE on 1900MHz. Moreover, it has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth radios, as well as NFC support…
Real-time analytics provider Woopra launched iOS and Android apps to “help businesses stay connected at all times.” Available as a free download to folks with a Woopra account, the application gives users access to detailed customer data and information on how optimize their website to convert more visitors into buyers (or leads). More precisely, here’s…
The BMW Group and Stitcher are teaming-up to make the Stitcher Smart Radio iPhone app compatible with vehicles equipped with BMW Apps and MINI Connected technologies. Once completed, folks with BMW and MINI vehicles will be able to access Stitcher’s on-demand streaming service in vehicles equipped with the BMW Apps or MINI Connected options. The…
First it was a free song every week and now Starbucks is turning that promotion into something users want even more – free apps. After the U.S., the campaign has been recently expanded to Canada and will bring a new iOS app every Tuesday. Using the redemption card, coffee drinkers will be able to download…
Pantech will soon introduce a new powerful smartphone in its own backyard. The model number IM-A830S is a high-end device, rocking a 720p touchscreen, Qualcomm’s 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor, while Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is running the show. It is said that this bad body is heading to Korea’s SK Telecom. Now the…
GREE released the first game made by its new North American studio – Zombie Jombie. Available for iOS users only, it’s a card-based game with a twist — instead of fighting an army of zombies, your job is to defend the Earth from evil humans hell-bent on destruction. Needless to say, a number of social…
[Update: Our winner for the new iPad has been chosen. Please check your emails and respond to me within 48 hours or another winner will be chosen. Once the winner gets back to me, this contest will officially be over.] [Update: Here’s our announcement of the winner of our giveaway. Thanks for all of those…