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Put on your rumor hats, folks, as we have a nice one for you today. Eldar Murtazin has once again tweeted the deets about Samsung’s plans and this time it’s concerning the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Galaxy S II. According to Murtazin’s tweet, Galaxy S II users can expect to see…
The late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was being considered for an appointment by President H.W. Bush and this required a stringent background check that has just become public. This 191-page FBI document reveals multiple details about Jobs including his drug use, “abrasive” nature and his ability to distort the truth to reach his goals. The…
While it’s not getting the buzz that it once did, Foursquare is still growing like a weed and doing some innovative things. The latest example is the company making its Android app compatible with NFC in Ice Cream Sandwich and having the check-in service play nice with Android Beam. Phonescoop points out that the updated…
I’ve been keeping my eye on the Chumkee app for a while and the team just pumped out the 2.0 version makes it easier for users around the world to connect by including real-time translations of text and videos. The Chumkee app is a social network built around sharing your videos and photos with others.…
Hey Verizon people, today’s the day you can grab yourself a Droid 4, an Android handset with an awesome QWERTY keyboard. The 5-row, edge-lit keyboard is a dream to use. The handset also packs a dual-core 1.2 GHz processor, a 4.0-inch qHD display, an 8-megapixel camera with 1080P HD recording, front-facing camera for video chats,…
Vonage truly was an innovative company when it first popped on the scene and went after home telephone providers with VoIP services but as more and more customers cut the cord, it has to pivot in order to stay relevant. The new Vonage Mobile app for iOS and Android may be that move, as the…
A company called FarSight Studios unveiled Pinball Arcade for iOS and Android devices, touting it is as the world’s best mobile pinball. That’s kinda bold claim when we know Zen Pinball is rock solid — and something FarSight justifies with its licensed pinball tables from Bally, Williams, Gottlieb and Stern. The game is launching with…
Motorola launched a successor of its RAZR-like Gleam clamshell, simply called Gleam+. That “plus” is well deserved since the new device looks much better than the original Gleam model. Moreover, specs are also bumped up, though at its core Gleam+ remains a feature phone. Speaking of specs, this fancy fella’ rocks a 2.8-inch WQVGA (240×400…
Just selling computers isn’t good enough for Dell. The company wants a piece of the ever-growing VoIP market and has launched its own such offering in Canada. Dubbed Dell Voice, the new service is powered by Fongo, providing users with a Canadian phone number and the ability to make free calls to numbers in 30…
NVidia has started sending out invites for its press conference at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on February 27. Details are scarce at the moment, but since it says “Nvidia quad-core firsts continue at MWC,” it’s kinda safe to bet we’ll see the world’s first smartphone with a quad-core processor unveiled at that time.…