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AT&T has just announced a new smartphone called Huawei Impulse 4G, a low-end entry into Android and AT&T’s 4G market. The Impulse 4G will have a 3.8-inch screeen with 480×800 screen resolution, and running Android 2.2. It also has a 5 MP camera on the back with auto-focus, flash, and 720p video recording. Customers will be…
Looks like Google+ has finally delivered its new update, which brings the re-share ability many users have been waiting for. A similar upgrade went out about two weeks ago as Google Plus for Android received its new update. News spread when a post by +Punit Soni went up, telling users to be patient as the update becomes available, adding…
A study conducted by Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project says 28 percent of U.S. adults consume mobile and location-based services. At least one of these activities (below) were done either on a computer or using mobile phones, with many users doing several of them. The following activities include: 28% of cell owners use phones to…
Just when you think every phone idea was thought of something else comes to light. Korean company KT just launched an interesting concept phone called Spider at IFA similar to the Asus Padfone. KT’s Spider Concept has three different accessories that expand the capabilities of the 4.5-inch Android Gingerbread device. This concept phone will have a laptop…
Imagine being stuck in a room watching re-runs of terrible reality shows, or a collection of some the worst movies ever made. Well, that’s what this patent war feels like: nauseating. Apple, in a message to the ITC claims it inspired Andy Rubin to make Android (yes, you heard right). This claim could have major…
Well, another third-party Twitter app bites the dust as popular Twitter app Twidroyd is no more. It appears that the group over at UberSocial have combined forces with the Twidroyd team for their own release of UberSocial in the Android Market. For years, UberSocial has been called one of the best Twitter clients for iPhone…
To no one’s surprise, Toshiba just unveiled its latest Android tablet offering, the Honeycomb 3.2, 10.1-inch AT200. When we describe this tab as ultra slim — we mean it. The new Toshiba tablet measures in at a remarkable 7.7 mm thick, the Toshiba AT200 comes in as one of the thinnest Honeycomb slates yet, making…
For about a month we’ve known HTC’s plan of nine upcoming Windows Phone 7 Mango devices. Today, we believe HTC may have something brewing. It’s widely expected the Taiwanese manufacturer plans to announce several new smartphones, including the HTC Omega (a Windows Phone 7.5 device with a single-core 1.5GHz CPU), the HTC Eternity (another Windows Phone 7.5 device…
Social TV startup Miso today announced it’s going beyond the entertainment check-in to offer DirecTV customers the first social TV app synchronized with television viewing, enabling real-time social features that change based on what you’re watching. With it, DirecTV customers get an experience that changes with each switch of the channel. Information like what’s on the schedule for your…
We have good news if you’re a Verizon subscriber. Verizon is offering an early upgrade to many of its customers, giving subscribers a chance to take advantage of the beastly phones slated for this fall. The carrier began sending e-mails to customers to alert them to the change, according to Mobiledia. So, if you’re a…