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Move over, Amazon. Barnes and Noble is upgrading their tablet line as well. Not to be outdone by the refreshed Kindle line expected at an event in Santa Monica tomorrow, a “reliable source” for Engadget has confirmed that Barnes and Noble is working on an update to its Nook Tablet to be released this fall. The source…
AOL and Nokia have partnered to build a new application for Lumia devices that promises to be your one-stop-shop for entertainment news on the go. The application brings celebrity news/gossip, news about TV shows and movies, free online music streaming, and movie trailers to Windows Phone. In addition, the application features augmented reality enhancements, allowing…
comScore have released their latest report on mobile operating system market share in the US for the period ending July 2012. Google’s Android grew by 1.4% in the quarter and now finds itself on 52.2% of all smartphones. Apple’s iOS also grew, gaining 2.0% and breaking the one-third barrier with a 33.4% share of the…
HTC has begun sending out invitations to an event that will take place on September 19th in New York City. There’s little to go on in the event notices themselves, but Brad Molen of Engadget suggests that the event could be Windows Phone related instead of the Android-based follow-up to the HTC One series. Previous reports…
To say that tomorrow is a big day for Nokia would be an understatement. At an event in New York, Nokia will unveil the Lumia 820 and 920 smartphones running on the upcoming Windows Phone 8 platform. While companies unveil devices fairly frequently, Nokia has a lot riding on the success of both the devices…
The infamous hacker group AntiSec have leaked 1 million of the 12 million iPhone and iPad UDIDs obtained from an FBI agent’s laptop, according to a report from The Next Web. The group also reportedly has personal identifying information such as user names, device names, notification tokens, cell phone numbers, and addresses associated with the…
LG and Verizon have announced a September 6th launch date for the LG Intuition, the phone/tablet hybrid with the boxy 4:3 aspect ratio. The Intuition features a 5″ display with a full 650 nits to make the display easily visible in direct sunlight. The Tegra 3 processor has been swapped for a 1.5 GHz Snapdragon…
At last year’s Nokia World, the Finnish handset maker unveiled Nokia Music, a free online streaming music service that launched across Europe. Nokia World kicks off in Helsinki tomorrow, and the company has announced today that Nokia Music is launching in the US for the Lumia 900 and 710 devices. Owners of these phones will…
Get ready Britons, the consonants are coming. Carphone Warehouse has announced that they intend to carry the Sony Xperia T, Xperia J, and Xperia Tablet S when the devices launch in the UK. The Xperia T is Sony’s high-end device which Mr. 007 himself will carry in the new Bond film Skyfall, complete with a 4.6-inch display…
Sources for Reuters have indicated that Google and Apple have held several discussions over the past few weeks about intellectual property issues, including ongoing mobile patent disputes between the two companies. Google CEO Larry Page and Apple CEO Tim Cook had a discussion last week in addition to the ongoing discussions between lower-ranking executives in the…