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Box users who own a Windows Phone device have a reason to celebrate today. The company has just announced the imminent release of Box for Windows Phone, which in addition to the customary cloud storage brings some features that tie in with Windows Phone’s unique live tile functionality. If you’ve never heard of Box, the…
The new iPhone and the oft-rumored iPad Mini are set to launch in September, according to a report from KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. According to the report, the new iPhone would launch in early September, followed by the launch of the iPad Mini later in the month. Kuo released predicted Q3 2012 sales numbers for…
iA Writer is one of the more popular minimalistic word processing application for iOS and OSX. Developer Information Architects have just released an update for both versions of the iA Writer application, bringing a full browser that allows you to browse documents stored in the iCloud, and gives you the ability to create folders by…
The Juggernaut Alpha is an unconfirmed dual-core Windows Phone device running on the upcoming Windows Phone 8 platform. The next version of Windows Phone, slated to launch in the fall, is rumored to bring marked improvements to the platform, and today the Juggernaut Alpha flaunted this fact by way of leaked benchmark scores. The Juggernaut…
Ratings agency Fitch has dealt another significant blow to Nokia. Back in April, the company downgraded Nokia’s stock to junk status, and on Friday further downgraded Nokia’s outlook to “BB-” from “BB+” based on continued poor financial performance from the company. Fitch has previously indicated that they would downgrade Nokia should they fail to produce at least some…
According to the Financial Times (subscription required), Nokia is exploring deals with European carriers for its upcoming Windows Phone 8 devices that would allow carriers to exclusively launch one of Nokia’s Windows Phone 8 flagships. This is in contrast to the current model of releasing a device to multiple carriers at the same time to open…
Nokia is rolling out an update to the Nokia Drive Windows Phone application that brings several new features which enhance the experience. The addition of note is the new My Commute feature, which learns your driving preferences and uses live traffic information to provide you information on alternative routes which may shave a few minutes…
We reported a few weeks back that Apple was going to launch both the new iPad and iPad 2 in China this month. Today marks the official launch day for the best-selling tablet on the market, but one thing seems to be largely missing on launch day. Apple launches in China generally result in long lines,…
Dropped tablets and phones occur more likely than we’d care to admit. We’ve all been there; that high-anxiety moment when we’ve dropped our precious smart device and realize that saving it from certain doom is beyond our control. More and more, smartphone and tablet makers are turning to companies who manufacture more scratch, drop, and…
Traditionally, Virgin Mobile has only made its cellular devices available online or in big-box retailers such as Best Buy and RadioShack. That all changes today as Virgin launches its first brick and mortar store in the Lincoln Park neighborhood in Chicago. The stores will give customers a sense of what they can do with their…