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With all the iPhone 5 news in the last few weeks, it’s hard to imagine that Apple’s iPhone 5 went on sale just this past weekend. Many analysts expected the iPhone 5 to blow away sales estimates over the course of opening weekend, though the actual sales reported by Apple have left some analysts disappointed.…
Verizon will soon be updating the Samsung Galaxy Nexus to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, according to a document posted on Verizon’s support page. Soon, owners of the Galaxy Nexus will receive an OTA update to install the latest Google operating system on their devices, something owners of GSM Galaxy Nexus devices have been enjoying for…
There is a growing battle for smartphone customers in emerging markets, where the companies who tend to win out are those that offer the best and cheapest devices. In countries such as China, low-end Android devices have ruled the roost, though a recently spotted Lumia 510 complete with Windows Phone 7.8 may make inroads into the…
One of the biggest gripes people have with Android is the update process, or, more specifically, the basic lack thereof. With the last two version updates, even the Google experience Nexus devices have waited months to get updated to the latest version. iOS continues to provide a contrast to the Android update process, and a report…
Users of Google+ are all too familiar with the automatic photo syncing system, where pictures taken with your mobile device’s camera are automatically privately uploaded to your Google+ account for easy sharing. I’ve personally used the feature on numerous occasions, often relying on it for when I need to access a picture I’ve taken on…
If for some reason you want to buy a Kindle or Kindle Fire tablet from Walmart, your time may soon be running out. Walmart announced today their intentions to stop selling Amazon’s line of Kindle devices once its commitments and inventory run out, a move the retailer chalks up to its “merchandising strategy.” What’s unclear at…
While AT&T customers are (not so) patiently waiting for the iPhone 5 to arrive on their doorsteps, AT&T itself is keeping busy flipping switches. AT&T’s LTE network has been turned on in a handful of locales over the past few days, with Seattle, Detroit, Portland, Honolulu, Pittsburgh, Sacramento, Birmingham, and Memphis all confirmed live by…
If you thought the Apple v. Samsung cases were over with Apple’s landslide victory in San Jose, there are actually a handful of cases in various countries around the world that are still pending. One of those cases is back in the same San Jose courtroom from last month, and in a move that surprised absolutely nobody, Samsung…
At a press event this morning, HTC unveiled two Windows Phone 8 devices, the flagship HTC 8X and mid-range HTC 8S, both of which will make their way to carriers around the world this November. HTC 8X The HTC 8X is the flagship phone in HTC”s Windows Phone 8 line. The 8X will be available…
Google will release an update to the Google Maps for Android application today, on the day that Apple will release iOS 6 which removes Google Maps from the platform. The updated Maps application bring additional features that make Android users lives easier, such as syncing maps across devices so that locations searched for on a…