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While DROID RAZR users are still waiting for their serving of the Ice Cream Sandwich, Verizon and Motorola are about to release new software version for the super-thin smartphone, yours to take in the meantime. The soon-to-be-launched update includes Android 2.3.6 along with a number of bug fixes, feature updates and so on. Here are…
This coming Saturday will mark the one year anniversary of the historic day when Stephen Elop, Nokia’s new CEO, got up on a stage in London and announced to the world that both Symbian and Maemo were going to be thrown under the bus, and that the future would be all about Windows Phone. One…
Simon Prakash is a name not too many people are familiar with. According to VentureBeat, Prakash has been working at Apple for the past eight years, with his last title being “Senior Director of Product Integrity”. In other words, his main responsibility was to make sure that Apple’s iPods, iPhones, iMacs, and just about everything…
Just as promised, Samsung has released its 90 second Galaxy Note ad during the Super Bowl. Following in the lines of its previous ads for the Galaxy S II (with a bit of a twist), this Galaxy Note ad pokes fun at iPhone users waiting in the long lines Apple loves to see outside its…
Apple turned up the heat on Samsung in Australia when it expanded its patent and trademark lawsuit to include 278 new infringement claims covering 22 patents and ten devices (some unreleased). This is a significant increase from the original lawsuit which targeted only the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and included with a handful of patent infringement…
Brandon Watson, head of the Windows Phone Developer Experience, is leaving Microsoft to join Amazon. According to the ZDNet report, Watson will take over as the Director of the Kindle Cross Platform team. In this new role, he will oversee the development of Kindle apps including those for Windows Phone and Windows 8. February 6th will be Watson’s…
RIM’s BlackBerry Music Store now lives in Canada where users can download the free Music Store app from the BlackBerry App World and use it to discover new tracks, purchase and download them right away, and tell their inner circle about the songs they dig. You can either use the built-in search to find the…
AT&T is adding another tablet to its portfolio – Huawei MediaPad, which is already available in the U.S. as T-Mobile Springboard. Unfortunately, the device AT&T is selling comes with Honeycomb (rather than Ice Cream Sandwich) on board, though we’re sure Android 4.0 update will be released shortly. Moreover, the press release doesn’t mention multiple color…
Orbitz released a new iPhone app that allows folks to quickly book a hotel while on the go. Available as a free download, Hotels by Orbitz provides users with an “intuitive search-and-book experience” and offers powerful comparison tools, secure booking in just three taps and Orbitz Mobile Steals. The last mentioned feature is touted to…
AT&T and Motorola released a new software update for the ATRIX 2 smartphone, fixing a number of bugs and improving the overall experience. No, it’s not the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update, though we’re certain it’s in works as we speak. Here’s what software version 55.13.25 brings: Improvements in the camera app, delivering better…