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Even though there are free navigation apps available in the Android Market, CoPilot keeps finding customers for its own software. The reason is pretty obvious – CoPilot is one of the best navigation solutions and free apps can’t match its feature list. The company announced the overall 40% year on year rise in sales of…
Sky Go, the Sky TV service that allows users to watch live and archived content while on the go, will get a dedicated Android app later this month. Up until this point, the mobile service was available via browser and as a native iOS app. According Sky, the application will work on a “selection of…
Lenovo confirmed that its business-centric ThinkPad tablet will get the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update during the second quarter of this year. Unfortunately they failed to send us the exact date, leaving us some 3 months to speculate. Guess they don’t know for themselves when the new software will be ready for the general…
Even though LG announced Gingerbread update for the Optimus 3D smartphone almost 3 months ago, some carrier-specific models still didn’t get it. For instance, those of you who bought the device from Canada’s Rogers Wireless are still waiting for the official firmware upgrade. Your wait is over with Rogers and LG rolling out the new…
If you’re shopping for clothes or accessories, you should download Luster before you hit the mall with your credit card in hand. Luster is a new, location-aware, fashion sharing and discovery tool for the iPhone. With just a few taps, you can find that beautiful blouse at the boutique on the other side of town. The centerpiece of the app is its fashion gallery…
Facebook filed for the largest IPO in history today and the world’s largest social network revealed some interesting figures in its filings. What really stuck out to us is that Facebook said that half of its users are now mobile, so that means 425 million users poke, comment and share links via a phone. TechCrunch…
Facebook put an end to all speculation and filed for an IPO with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company will be traded publicly under the ticker symbol FB. The documents didn’t disclose how much it plans to raise from the IPO, but analysts predict the company could make at least $5 to $10 billion.…
After numerous accusations that Apple does not take proper care of its workers, SumOfUs started a petition that is now backed by over 40,000 people. It publicly calls out Apple to ensure that the manufacturing of the iPhone 5 is done with the welfare of employees – particularly in China – in mind. The controversy…
A new survey from Velti provides some trends to expect for the upcoming Super Bowl and your mobile phone. Some interesting (and obvious) stats are shown and we can expect the usage of the “second screen” to increase quite a bit during this year’s Super Bowl compared to last. While Super Bowl commercials are often…
US Cellular has officially announced its first two LTE devices for its yet-to-be-born network in the form of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the Galaxy S Aviator. The devices will launch in March and April, with no shred of pricing details to be found. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is easily the most popular…