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Microsoft owns Skype, one of the most popular voice and video over IP services that’s ever been released, so one would think then that Windows Phone would have the best Skype integration of all the smartphone platforms, right? Not so, in fact there isn’t even a Skype application available to download for Microsoft’s fledgling mobile…
Now that the Motorola Droid 4 has been officially announced not many folks will want the old DROID 3. It’s still a solid device though it lacks LTE connectivity, making it too slow for modern geeks. That said, Verizon Wireless has slashed the phone’s price, introducing a promo discount of $100 to bring the cost…
US Cellular will get its own version of the Samsung Galaxy S II. Marked as SCH-R760, it has been approved by the FCC and is now officially ready to be sold on the U.S. soil. Unfortunately, we’ve no idea when the carrier will officially announce the device, but since they have the paperwork ready, I…
Maker of the ultra-portable speakers WOWee ONE and MicroVision, the leader in ultra-miniature laser display technology, teamed-up to “bring enhanced mobile visual and audio experiences” to smartphone and tablet users. By combining WOWee ONE’s Gel-Audio based portable speakers with MicroVision’s products based on PicoP portable display engine technology, the two companies are giving users the…
Remember the T-Mobile Vivacity, the carrier-branded mid-level Android smartphone we talked about in November 2011? It was launched with the 99.99 GPB price tag and now the Deutsche Telekom-owned operator decided to slash its price by 10%. In other words, interested users can grab the ZTE-made Vivacity for just 89.99 on pay-as-you-go tariffs. No contract…
We’ve already told you that the white Samsung Galaxy Nexus is coming to the UK. However at that point we didn’t know when it will be offered with carrier plans. Today we’re happy to say that you don’t have to pour out 500 GBP for the unlocked device — rather, you can pre-order it with…
If you want the sexy Asus Transformer Prime, you’re not alone. As a matter of fact, not all folks who pre-ordered the Android-powered tablet turned netbook will get their units on time in the UK. According to a local branch of the Taiwanese company, high demand for the Transformer Prime has caused shortages. Here’s their…
Popular social games maker Zynga is well known for connecting millions of players across iOS devices like iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. From zoos and forests to word games and poker tables, Zynga Mobile has 16 million social games on the iOS platform and enables millions of people to play wherever they are and whenever…
Now we’ve seen some expensive games in the past, but this is almost outrageous in today’s economy. Taito’s classic shooter RayForce is now available in the Apple AppStore for $11.99. And while we’re pretty confident there will be users who will easily pay that amount for the dose of nostalgia RayForce brings, it’s still too…
Texas Instruments was in Las Vegas last week at the Consumer Electronics Show offing off their next generation OMAP platform, aptly called OMAP 5. It packs a pair of ARM Cortex A15 processors, each capable of a maximum clock rate of 2 GHz, in the GPU department there’s a PowerVR SGX 544MP2, and this thing…