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A little over a year ago, at CES 2011, ASUS announced an Android tablet called the Transformer. What made it special was that you could dock it into a keyboard and essentially use it as a laptop. The first Transformer hit the Asian market in March, and one month later it showed up in both…
Sony has started sending out press invites for its event at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Unfortunately they haven’t mentioned what can we expect, but we think new members of the Xperia family of devices will be unveiled, again bearing Sony’s logo only (without Ericsson). So what we think they’ll announced at the big…
Best Buy has started taking pre-orders for AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy Note and is even offering a free flip cover case (value of $29.99) with the phone activation. The tablet/smartphone itself is selling for $299.99 with a new two-year AT&T contract that requires a minimum data service starting at $15/month. It will be available on Sunday,…
LightSquared is a wireless operator run by a hedge fund. Chances are you haven’t heard of them because, well … their network hasn’t actually launched yet. They’ve been wanting to build a wireless network for about 18 months now, but the problem is that the spectrum they want to use to build said network sits…
Like Doodle Jump? You’ll love You Jump! even more, as it’s pretty much the personalized version of the popular game. How is it personalized, you ask? Simply put – it allows you play with yourself – or someone else if you fancy so. Before starting to play, you can choose a photo from the library…
We’ve already spilled the beans on TELUS’ LTE plans, talking about the carrier’s LTE-enabled SIM cards. Moreover, we’ve heard about two devices from their LTE portfolio – Samsung Galaxy Note LTE and Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE. Now we have another phone to add to the mix – LG Optimus LTE. Unfortunately, we’ve no idea…
Dish Network owns 40 MHz of of spectrum in the 2 GHz band that they want to use to build an LTE-Advanced network. Before they can do that though, they need to get the green light from the FCC. Why? Because that spectrum was meant to be used for a satellite based network, not a…
HTC Flyer is now available for 234.99 GBP, which translates into about $372. Sure it used to be available for less (199 GBP), but that was at a short period after Christmas when all prices go south. Now if you want a nicely designed 7-inch tablet, the Flyer is a decent option. However, I would…
North Korea has hit an important milestone, having reached one million mobile phone users. The only mobile operator in the country, Koryolink, has seen a surge in the number of customers, with some 100,000 people signing-up during the each of the last five quarters. Koryolink, which is 75% owned by Egypt’s Orascom Telecom and 25%…
Who knew that a phone as big as (or that’s a tablet as small as) the Galaxy Note will sell well. I wouldn’t. I tried it but I found it too bulky. Maybe I don’t have such deep pockets or my head is too small. Whatever – I don’t want it and I ain’t gonna…