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Roughly a month ago we told you European owners of the HTC Flyer have started getting the Honeycomb update. Now the company is including Americans to the mix too, releasing the Android 3.2-based software for the Flyer Wi-Fi model users in the States. The keyword here is “Wi-Fi model” which unfortunately excludes those of you…
Samsung announced a new member of its Galaxy family of devices in Korea – Galaxy M Style. The new smartphone can’t impress an über geek like the one writing this post, but it will definitely find its place among the folks who don’t want to pay too much for their phone. As such, the Samsung…
Sony Ericsson has turned to social media (Google+ and Facebook) to prepare the world for “something big” that the company will announce next week at CES in Las Vegas. While the handset maker is naturally quiet about its plans, it did share an image of covered device which we think hides the Xperia Arc HD…
France Telecom confirmed it is selling Orange Switzerland to private equity firm Apax Partners for 1.6 billion EUR. Previous rumors indicated some other potential buyers, including private equity firms EQT and Providence, as well as a bid from Xavier Niel (the French telecoms entrepreneur, who had teamed with Goldman Sachs), and Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris.…
Touchscreen controls are not enough for you? Don’t worry – you’re not alone. A few friends of mine would die for a dedicated gaming buttons, but they don’t like the overpriced external gamepads. Enter 60beat, which GamePad controller is selling for $49.99. That’s not big cash and any dedicated iGamer should be able to afford…
Rovio keeps updating its popular Angry Birds games and later this month those of you with Angry Birds Seasons will get brand new Chinese New Year levels. The information comes from Rovio’s “Happy New Year” clip released just after Christmas that ends with text which reads: “Angry Birds Seasons. All new update. Coming in January.”…
Vopium updated its Android app as I’m sure every user of the popular VoIP service has already noticed. The reason is simple – the application got a new “streamlined” UI that “improves communications and enhances the user experience” by automatically optimizing itself to match each device’s resolution and screen size. Moreover, the new app also…
Another day, another platform supported by USA TODAY. This time their target is Amazon’s Kindle Fire, which users will now be able to access the magazine’s award-winning content from the comfort of their sofa, couch or wherever they happen to use their tablet. Available as a free download, USA TODAY is sponsored by Volkswagen as…
Everyone who lives in an urban concrete jungle knows that there are some parts of town you simply avoid walking through at all costs. Whether said area is filled with homeless people, drug users, or is a hotbed for criminal activity, every city, regardless of how nice it is, has some issues. Microsoft’s just been…
One feature of Amazon’s $200 tablet, the Kindle Fire, that doesn’t get a lot of attention is the Silk Browser. On paper it doesn’t really do anything that hasn’t been done before by the likes of Opera and Skyfire. It basically intercepts the request for the web page you want to look at and then…