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Google Maps for iPhone just got updated with some new features today. Version 1.1 adds some polish to an already impressive application, including integration with Google Contacts so you can quickly search for friends’ addresses by name. Users also get better local places search for finding businesses around you with keywords like “restaurants” and “bars.”…
Verizon is preparing to launch Voice Over LTE (VoLTE) by the end of 2013, and it will bring a some big changes for the carrier and its customers. VoLTE will allow Verizon to route all voice calls and text messages over the carrier’s new 4G LTE network, instead of its legacy 3G CDMA network. Speaking…
Amazon is slowly moving in on Apple’s tablet market share. According to a recent Yankee Group survey, Amazon is the second most desirable vendor among consumers planning to buy a tablet. Of course Apple still remains the tablet leader by a wide margin, with 47 percent of U.S. consumers citing the brand. Amazon, however, is…
Some people post to Twitter or Facebook about their favorite phones, but that wasn’t good enough for Ben-G, who decided to rap about his BFF phone — the Nokia Lumia 920. The YouTube rap video crows about all the major features of the Lumia 920 including its wireless charging, offline navigation and its touchscreen, which…
A report by PhoneArena suggests Verizon Wireless is cleaning house on its corporate discounts by requiring lines with a discount from their employer to provide proof of employment. Verizon routinely offers a discount on monthly service fees and accessory purchases for the employees of companies that participate in the employee discount program. Employees can sign…
According to a report in 9to5Mac, Apple had an eclectic mix of names like TelePod and Tripod that it was tossing around before it finally decided to use iPhone as the name for its first smartphone. This information was presented during a talk by Ken Segall, who worked with Steve Jobs and Apple on some…
Last week we were focused on Mobile World Congress and we missed our weekly Appscovery column. This week, we ain’t gonna repeat the mistake. So here are the apps you may like submitted in the last week or so: SPUN is the Ultimate SXSW Experience for iPhone. Manage your car-repair garage – The Groovy way!…
Looks like T-Mobile will be adding an LTE-enabled version of Samsung Galaxy S III to its portfolio. Such a device has been caught at the FCC and from what we can tell, it has Magenta colors all over it. Not only is it marked as Samsung SGH-T999L (the original SGS3 was SGH-T999), but it can…
The first release of the Opera Software’s next-gen mobile browsers is now available for download from Google Play. It’s not Opera Mini or Opera Mobile – it’s just Opera Browser. Still in beta, the WebKit-based application looks pretty solid, featuring Opera’s “classic” interface with Speed Dial landing page. Here we find some cosmetic and UI…
Sony’s Xperia ZL (model number C6506), which was announced alongside the Xperia Z, is indeed heading to the US, or at least Sony’s website suggests something of that sort. The device is still not priced, but we know that unlocked unit will cost a small fortune (around $750). The version Sony’s website is showing can…