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Verizon wireless and Samsung Mobile today announced the Illusion, its latest addition to the Android family of smartphones but with a green twist. The Samsung Illusion is a mid-range handset that sports Android 2.3, a 3.5 inch HVGA display, a 3 megapixel camera and more. Also, Samsung mentions how green/eco-friendly the phone is, stating that…
Great news for you developers and hackers out there. HTC recently announced the official release of the Kernel source code of its four top notch devices. These handsets include the recently announced HTC Rezound, HTC Amaze 4G, HTC Explorer, HTC Desire S and the HTC Desire. So what’s the big deal about source codes anyway? Well, source codes…
U.K. music distributor STHoldings has decided to remove all of its distributed content from music services including Spotify, Simfy, Rdio and Napster, all of which have mobile counterparts. Streaming music services are taking a hit because the U.K. distributor believes the new business model isn’t helping the industry. On its site STHoldings said: “As a…
Oh no. It appears some people from across the Atlantic are reporting a bug that makes the volume on their Galaxy Nexus phones move up and down on its own. This problem is hampering many users who’ve purchased the phone on the U.K. wireless carrier called O2 and unfortunately, the company has no answers when it…
Over the weekend, Pantech announced its latest Android handset and the Pocket is headed to AT&T with a 4-inch touchscreen display with an old school 4:3 ratio aspect, which the company claims it will give users a 20 percent larger viewing area compared to other devices. Other features include a 5MP camera with HD video recording capabilities, Bluetooth,…
Everyone knows Apple’s App Store is still ahead when it comes to mobile applications, but the Android Market has made tremendous progress when it comes to gaining ground. The one advantage Android has is its open-source nature along with its many phone choices, which attract both developers and consumers. Google’s mobile operating system has garnered monstrous numbers, which…
It looks like the tablet bubble has finally arrived. Starting in 2012, companies such as HP, Acer, Asus and Dell are planning to gradually drop out of the tablet game altogether, according to information obtained by DigiTimes. Manufacturers believe they don’t have any advantages to compete in the tablet market and are looking to exit stage left.…
Apple today has removed its own Texas Hold’em game from the App Store. This title first debuted in 2006 for non-iOS iPod models and is an old favorite among Apple fans. Texas Hold’em was a big part of Apple’s App Store when it debuted in 2008, as the game was updated for iPhone OS and was…
Well, it looks like the mythical HTC tablet dubbed the Quattro is finally getting its close up. The Quattro is a beastly quad-core, 10.1-inch, Android-powered slate with a 1280 x 768 resolution, which is comparable to the iPad 2’s 1024 x 768 resolution screen. Other noteworthy features include: 1GB of RAM 16GB internal storage plus microSD…
Finally, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus is making an appearance, but sadly, it’s only via an FCC filing. According to the FCC filing, the long awaited Nexus phone will carry Verizon’s LTE service. The phone includes Verizon’s 700MHz spectrum and EVDO / CDMA, as well as the really cool NFC. This is great news because all regulatory issues…