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A new Indiegogo campaign called SmartAds is looking to substantially lower the amount of money you pay for a smartphone or tablet by paying you in return for a bit of a chore. How would you feel about having a smaller phone bill if it meant you had to look at ads on your lock…
A few years ago, Facebook got together with HTC and the Status was released, a handset that featured a QWERTY keyboard and a dedicated Facebook button that was poised to revolutionize social networking on mobile devices. The result? Well, the Status didn’t take off like expected. At all.w Facebook is not taking this sitting down however, as a…
It seems HTC just can’t catch a break these days. According to industrial sources, HTC’s flagship HTC One device may be delayed, as some critical hardware components are in short supply. Because of the shortage of the voice coil motor and the camera module, the HTC One may only be shipping 800,000 to 1,200,000 One handsets over…
The LG Optimus G is still by far one of our favorite Android handsets currently available today, and Sprint’s variant of the handset is now ready for a new update. Now users can expect a new and improved handset running on Android 4.1.2, which includes all of the Jelly Bean goodness you could hope for.…
AT&T released a somewhat unusually optimistic response to the U.S. Library of Congress’s ruling about the unlocking of phones. It states that under copyright law, mobile phone users are no longer allowed to unlock their device without complete authorization from the carrier to which they subscribe. As you might imagine, this sparked plenty of controversy…
If you’re in the US, the availability of the Nexus 7 has created some envy for those who haven’t had such luxury. Luckily, Google has officially made its uber-popular tablet available for South Korean markets. The Nexus 7 is still one of the best options available to one who is in the market for a…
While there’s still no official release date for the BlackBerry Z10 for the US, the latest rumor points to March 22nd. According to Bloomberg, we’ll see the BB10 device hit US shores via AT&T. The Z10 is an ambitious device from BlackBerry, as it’s the device to take on the likes of the iPhone and…
With so many games out there for Android, I still find myself playing games from gaming’s good ol’ days, a time when animated sprites moved around in side scrolling adventures, when gore in video games was hard to find, and the word polygon was only something you heard about in math class. Here are 5…
It looks like Google may be looking to make some more job cuts at Motorola. When the acquisition of Motorola Mobility was officially a done deal, it was announced that quite a few job cuts were impeding. The decision ended with more than 20 percent of Motorola employees being laid off. According to the Wall…
We’ve heard rumors before that Apple is working on its own music streaming service. Today we have a new tidbit of information to add to the story, suggesting that the launch was postponed due to Apple’s tough negotiations with the music industry. According to The New York Post, the Cupertino-based tech giant is looking for…