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We’ve seen our fair share of drop tests between some of the latest 7(ish) inch tablets out there, but Blendtech has just released a new video showing what it does best. Blending stuff up. With a Kindle Fire HD, Google Nexus 7, and iPad Mini all in their respective blenders after being smashed in half,…
Earlier this Spring, T-Mobile offered up one of HTC’s latest flagship devices, the HTC One S. While some specs paled in comparison of its bigger, AT&T-bound brother, the One S was, and still is one of the nicest handsets available for T-Mobile. However, instead of the sexy black One S, T-Mobile only offered up the…
Today AT&T announced that it would invest $8 billion to significantly expand and upgrade its wireless networks. The expansion will see the Death Star’s 4G LTE network reach 300 million people by the end of 2014, which is a number that covers the entire country. This is a much more ambitious goal of what the…
The Verge’s Tom Warren is back with another Microsoft rumor this morning. According to sources familiar with the matter, Microsoft will in fact release iOS and Android versions of Microsoft Office in the first half of 2013. The apps will allow users to view Microsoft Office documents in the application, with content creation tools available…
US Cellular announced today that it will sell spectrum and 10 percent of its customer base to Sprint in a deal worth $480 million in cash. Sprint will acquire 20 MHz of PCS spectrum in the 1900 MHz band in Chicago, South Bend, Ind. and Champaign, Ill. It will also acquire 10 MHz of PCS…
Verizon is moving ahead with the HTC DLX aka Droid DNA launch with the device getting the FCC approval, which as you know is required for any phone to be sold on the U.S. soil. The Commission’s listing talks about the device marked as HTC6435LVW, and Engadget thinks this is the American version of the…
After the United States where LG Optimus L9 is available from T-Mobile USA, the Korean company is bringing its mid-end smartphone to Europe. At the moment, interested customers in Germany can grab the unlocked device from Amazon, which is offering it for 299 EUR (about $384). Both black and white versions are available and I…
Sharp wants to join the new wave of smartphones that (will) come with 1080p screens. To that end, the company announced its first such device in Russia. The new Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W sports a 5-inch Sharp IGZO display, which delivers improved image quality along with better power efficiency. However, there are some “problems” under…
The soon-to-be-announced HTC Droid DNA was leaked once again, compliments to EVleaks. What you can see above is the clearest shot of the device we’ve seen to date. As you probably know, we’re talking about Verizon’s flagship device with specs that include a 5-inch 1080p (full HD) screen, Qualcomm’s quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, LTE…
The chances are you’ve seen a different kind of third-party iPhone lenses, all promising to expand the capabilities of the built-in camera. The new HiLO Lens, currently raising money at Kickstarter, does something similar, but it’s much better. The folks behind this project describe using it like having a swivel/rotating screen for your iPhone or…