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Just when you thought Steve Jobs, or Apple for that matter, couldn’t get anymore praise, think again. The great Stevie Wonder just gave the Cupertino-based company the ultimate props. TNW was tipped off about Wonder’s special appearance (last weekend) at a nightclub in Los Angeles, ad-libbing to his songs, playing some other tracks but also…
If you wanted the Droid Bionic but had to pass on it because of the hefty $300 price tag, then we have some great news for you. According to the folks over at Droid-Life, the Pantech Breakout is Verizon’s next 4G LTE phone. This comes after a leak of pictures and specs of the phone were released…
Well, it looks like Rhapsody has just gotten better with its latest update, which adds a social layer, allowing users to follow trendsetters in particular categories and share their own favorite songs and artists. This latest update comes fresh off its partnership with MetroPCS. New feature updates include: “My Radio” – A auto-generated playlist of 150 recently…
Just when you thought the RAZR name was dead and buried, turns out Motorola is planning to merge together two of its most popular brands in one handset dubbed the Motorola Droid RAZR. This picture contains metadata which identifies the shooting device as something bearing that name. We all know the number one standout feature…
We have some great news for owners of the HTC Merge, as it turns out U.S. Cellular has finally released the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update. The update adds improved power management, a refined user interface, easier copy and paste and more control over running apps. There is a new Flashlight app for the camera LED…
Google Goggles, the application that uses pictures to search the web received an update and its new version 1.6 enhances the camera on your Android-powered phone. This is the first significant update since its addition of personal notes a few months back. The 1.6 update promises to make your smartphone’s camera “smarter” with this new opt-in feature…
If you’re an owner of the LG Optimus S you should begin to rejoice, because your update has finally been detailed, and it will begin rolling out today. The update is scheduled to roll out to all users within 10 days, bringing a slew of improvements including: Volume adjustment from handset when backlight is off…
Talk about biting off more than you can chew. Stephen Elop Nokia’s CEO is on record to promising the first Nokia Windows Phone to hit the market in Q4. In this interview in China (below), Stephen Elop talks about the roll-out of Windows Phone 7 handsets, saying “it will start in Q4 and progress from country…
A study conducted by Nielsen showed the top 20 Android apps by gender, and to nobody’s surprise Facebook, Google Maps and Gmail were the most used among U.S. owners 18 years and older (if you don’t count the Android Market app itself). In order for Nielsen to establish the “active reach” of each app, the…
Well, it turns out that the LG Optimus is receiving LTE specifications. This new and improved LTE version will be an upgrade with enhanced specs to boot, which is similar to what we have here in the states with the LG Revolution. The Optimus LTE will sport the first 4.5 inch IPS HD LCD (…