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Samsung is rolling out a new software update for the US Wi-Fi only version of the Galaxy Tab 10.1. Unfortunately, Ice Cream Sandwich isn’t included in the mix — rather this is a maintenance update that will fix some of the known bugs, while also improving the overall performance of the tablet. The build number…
Nokia’s Lumia 800, as it exists today, can be purchased in three different colors: pink, blue, and black. Recently Nokia announced a white version, and we’ve been reporting on rumors of a yellow version for the past two months. That’s five colors in total. Apparently Nokia doesn’t think that’s enough though. A video produced by…
AT&T and LG released the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for the Phoenix smartphone, which we know as the carrier’s version of the LG Optimus One. Unfortunately, it’s not over-the-air (OTA) update, and you’ll have to actually connect your smartphone to the PC to get the latest version of the platform. You can get all the…
Amazon has once again updated its Kindle app for Android with few tweaks here and there, as well as some bug fixes under the hood. Version 3.4.0 is smaller to download, while also including page numbers. As a result, you’ll be able to track your reading progress using numbers that match the real book. Not…
Rebtel, which calls itself the world’s largest mobile VoIP company after Skype, reached an important milestone and now counts some 15 million users. To celebrate the achievement, they’ve prepared a cool infographic to illustrate their growth. Here are the highlights: Rebtel has been growing at a rate of 500K users per month 500 million calls…
Chinese handset vendor Huawei is trying to make a name for themselves in today’s hypercompetitive smartphone market. Similar to how HTC started out by making devices for operators who would then slap their logo on the front of HTC’s hardware, Huawei is trying to become more than just another handset ODM. They want to do…
You’ve probably read about a number of different companies and organizations adopting iPads to boost their productivity or streamline operations. Samsung has been struggling to make its tablets equally appealing though it still has a long way to go to reach iPad’s figures. Their latest gig involves teaming up with Verizon Wireless and Phoenix Suns,…
Evernote has updated its people-note app, Evernote Hello, for iPhone. The massive update brings the application version to 1.1, while making “every action and interaction faster, easier and more natural.” Here are the highlights: There are new ways to add new people – you can either pass the phone to the person you are meeting,…
Buddhist temple in Wuhan, Hubei province, is encouraging people to send text messages rather than burn incense to say their prayers. The goal of this eco-friendly initiative is to reduce the size of crowds gathering during peak seasons, like the Spring Festival. The scheme was developed in cooperation with the Hubei branch of China Mobile,…
MediaTek isn’t exactly a household name, but they’re a huge player in the mobile processor space. Like many other chip vendors, they don’t build their own chips, instead they design them and then have factories pump them out. This is an industry standard practice that everyone (Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, NVIDIA) does. Now MediaTek chips aren’t…