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According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Apple’s suppliers in China have begun mass producing the iPad Mini, Apple’s 7.85″ tablet set to shake up the smaller tablet market. The iPad Mini has been rumored for some time now, and Apple is allegedly set to unveil the device to the world later this…
According to the Wall Street Journal, the boards of Deutsche Telekom and MetroPCS have both approved a deal that would merge MetroPCS with T-Mobile USA. The company would continue to operate under the moniker T-Mobile, with recently appointed CEO John Legere heading the company. This is despite the deal being brokered as a reverse merger, meaning…
In addition to the Android-based One X+ and One VX, AT&T announced this morning that they’ll also carry the Windows Phone 8X, HTC’s flagship Windows Phone 8 device set to launch in early November. The Windows Phone 8X comes in a variety of colors, though AT&T didn’t announce which color variants it’ll include, and also…
AT&T has announced their latest carrier exclusive devices from HTC. Ma Bell will carry the HTC One VX, complete with 4.5″ display, 5 megapixel camera and a more budget-friendly price point, as well as the recently announced HTC One X+. The One X+ is naturally the more interesting device here, and will be the first…
The BlackBerry Aristo is an upcoming member of the BlackBerry A-series devices, and according to a leaked spec sheet, the Aristo may be the BlackBerry 10 device of your dreams. The Aristo would come with a quad-core Snapdragon Krait processor clocked at 1.5 GHz, as well as a 4.65″ display with 1,280 x 720 resolution,…
Google has just released the latest Android platform distribution numbers, and it still paints a rather discouraging picture for Android users. Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean, the two latest versions of the Android platform, combined find themselves on just 25.5% of all Android devices. Ice Cream Sandwich climbed from 20.8% last month to 23.7%,…
Verizon owners of the iPhone 5 may be in for a bit of a surprise when they look at their data usage statistics. A bug in the software on the Verizon iPhone 5 caused cellular data to be used in some instances when a user was also connected to WiFi. Fortunately, Verizon caught the bug…
Netflix has announced this morning that they’re adding “Just for Kids” mode to the Netflix application for the iPad 2 and new iPad. The Just for Kids section of Netflix has been available on the web and gaming console Netflix apps for a while, and brings curated content the service finds suitable for those 12…
Anyone who has followed Apple news over the last few weeks has undoubtedly heard of mapgate, the company’s often embarrassing foray into mapping technology in iOS 6. Last week, acknowledging the in-house built Maps app fell short of the Google Maps technology it replaced, the company suggested that the more people used maps and reported…
According to a Digitimes report, Google is working on two new versions of the Nexus 7 tablet that are expected to be thinner than the currently available model, and would launch ahead of the 2012 holiday season. The two Nexus 7 tablets would be aggressively priced at $99 and $199, with the lower price believed to be aimed…