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Windows Phone has been a thing for a couple of years now, and yet the official Instagram app still hasn’t found its way on the platform. Rumors have circulated about the wildly popular photo sharing application hitting Microsoft’s mobile OS for some time now. Today’s nugget of information comes from a Nokia executive by the…
We all knew this time was coming one day, the time Microsoft will be in search for a new person to take the helm. Today Steve Ballmer, the man who’s been in charge of Microsoft for over a decade, has issued an announcement to all employees in regards to him stepping down 12 months from…
There’s no secret that Google TV hasn’t been the biggest success since it launched almost three years ago. Arguably, LG has been the loyalist manufacturer when it comes to supporting the failed Google experiment. Now the Korean OEM could be developing another Google TV box on the low, as it just recently trademarked the name…
Google Now just keeps getting better every update. Today the Voice/Search assistant is rolling out an update that brings a slew of brand new “cards,” including car rentals, concert tickets, commute sharing and NCAA football scores. All these things will automatically show up once a user launches Google Now. In addition to the new card…
Today Apple updated its official Find My iPhone application on iOS. The new update brings a newer, flatter icon to go with the overall styling of iOS 7. In addition to the new icon, version 2.0.3 brings bug fixes and stability improvements. However, in the process of updating many folks have noticed the functionality is…
This year has been an interesting year for Nokia as it’s been a year that’s been filled with both highs and lows. The Finnish company has hitched itself to Windows Phone making it the number one manufacturer of that OS in the world. So you can only imagine that the company is extremely invested in…
Google is seeking a location-based patent that will keep people’s smartphones more safer when they travel out of the country. The search giant applied for a patent that modifies your smartphone’s security depending on where you are. The idea is for the phone to ask for a code or any other security measure (beyond slide-to-unlock)…
The Nokia Lumia 820 is coming to UK retailer Tesco for £179. This mid-range Windows Phone is a respectable device for those looking to try Microsoft’s mobile OS. Tesco is also providing some under-the-cuff discounts that can see the Lumia 820 handset for little to nothing dollars up front. For a phone that carries decent…
Amazon is running somewhat of a blow-out sale for all things Kindle Fire today. People can get their hands on the seven-inch for cheap, as well as the 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD tablet for 25 percent off. We’re not sure why Amazon is doing this, but we have a sneaky suspicion that an effort to…
Android can now join its rival iOS in one common thing, and that’s both platforms are now selling more games than PSP, Vita, DS, and 3DS. The dedicated console market is clearly beginning to deteriorate, judging from the latest report from App Annie and IDC. The report claims that Android’s gaming position overtook the joint…