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LG Electronics may cut 30 percent of its overseas mobile phone division staff, according to a South Korean media report. This drastic decision came because of the company’s attempt to reform its business and boost smartphone sales, as its mobile division continues to lose money. The Korea Economic Daily also mentioned how the cuts mainly involved…
Fring, a mobile communication service, announced today a new feature to its group video chat product called Playgrounds, which mimics Google+’s Hangouts feature. Playgrounds lets users join an existing four-way video chat or launch their own, which is based on a topic of the creator’s choosing. Discussing the new feature, CEO and Co-founder of Fring, Avi Shechter said “Playground Video chat…
Finally, iOS users can enjoy a sigh of relief, as Google today launched an HTML5-powered webapp for Google Music specifically for iOS 4 users, so they can now play music from their Google Music account on their iPhones or iPads. From the looks of it, this new app does look similar to the native Google…
Nokia and Microsoft announced today its plans to deliver Symbian software updates called Microsoft Apps. Both companies claim that this new update will add some “serious business productivity tools” for anyone buying a new Symbian Belle device, as well as anybody looking to upgrade from Symbian Anna to Symbian Belle. But here’s the caveat: If…
Nokia Maps (aka Ovi Maps), has been a staple on Nokia’s Symbian handsets for several years and arguably a credible rival to Google Maps on other platforms. Thanks to the dying Symbian platform, Nokia has decided to release its new HTML5 map app to all mobile operating systems including Android and iOS. Currently, Nokia Maps is in beta,…
Well, looks like Foursquare has gotten a lot better for both Android and iOS users. Bizzy, the mobile app that lets users recommend places to their friends announced today that it would be joining forces with Foursquare. Bizzy will also bring a ‘Check-Out’ feature, which lets you quickly and easily share your thoughts about the places…
Sprint announced this morning the official release for the Kyocera Milano, a device which was rumored to launch on Sept. 9 over a week ago. The Milano looks like a mid- to low-end Android smartphone, with the typical specs you’ll see in any Android phone in that range, like a 3-inch display, Android 2.3, a…
Today Samsung and Cricket announced the Samsung Vitality an Android smartphone which runs the latest OS, Gingerebread 2.3.4. The Vitality features an 800MHz CPU, 3.5-inch 320 × 480 display, and 3.2 MP camera. The Vitality’s most appealing feature is being the first Android phone on Cricket’s network to launch with Muve Music. Muve is a…
Owners of the original Droid Incredible should rejoice. Verizon is rolling out the latest Android operating system to all Droid Incredible users at this very moment. For a while, everyone was fearing that this device was not going to get a Gingerbread update, considering how old it is. If you have been desperately waiting for an…
Finally, Verizon has officially announced the availability of the Motorola Droid Bionic. It turns out that last week’s Droid Bionic ad revealing a September 8th launch date was accurate, as the long-anticipated release is set for tomorrow at the steep price of $300 on a new two-year agreement. This phone is no joke. The dual-core processor…