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Today Virgin Mobile customers get themselves another option to choose from, as the Kyocera Rise is now available for the cheap price of $99. The Kyocera landed on Sprint first, now it’s Virgin Mobile’s turn. Costing under a bill ($100), the phone comes with what you should expect, and that’s some low-level features. Check out…
You guys remember webOS, right? Well, the flatlined mobile operating system is ready to show some new life, as its parent company HP has announced the beta release of the open webOS. Not too long ago, we learned of HP’s plan to snub legacy devices under its new open mobile platform initiative for developers. HP…
Interesting news has surfaced about HTC’s plans to bring Beats Audio to its unreleased Windows Phone 8 device. According to The Verge, sources close to HTC’s Windows Phone plans have confirmed the addition, with the rumored 4.3-inch Windows Phone 8 handset dubbed the HTC Accord. We’ve been hearing that the Accord will be unveiled at…
Today Huawei announced new tablet called the MediaPad 7 Lite. We knew this was coming soon once the chinese based manufacturer revealed the slate last month, but details at the time were scarce. Now we know the MediaPad 7 Lite will pack a 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor, and a 3.2 megapixel rear shooter, with a…
Great news for you music streamers out there. Spotify, the uber-popular music streaming app, has announced that its gift cards are now available in a Target store near you. The large retailer will have gift cards available in denominations of $10, $30, $60, for one, three, or six months, respectively, of Spotify Premium service. These…
Amazon has released some pretty inconspicuous news about its Android slate. The e-commerce heavyweight announced that it is sold out of all its Kindle Fire tablets. This no doubt fuels speculation that the company is planning to show off its newest Fire in an event its holding next week. Rumors have pinged the next Kindle…
Today, Amazon finally announced that it will invade Europe with its Appstore. Now folks in Germany, France, Italy, the UK and Spain can enjoy having a complete user experience with their Android devices. We knew this might happen when word got around that the maker of the Kindle was working on a summer release. So…
PayPal has updated its mobile application on Android, and it’s a pretty good one. The mobile payment company has done away with its boring user interface in favor of a much better look that more resembles the little green robot’s design language (themed coding). Version 4.0.0.1 brings more than just looks, as the new update…
Are you getting nauseous yet from all the Apple rumors? Well, you may want to hold it in for another. The latest rumor hitting the interwebs comes from the folks over at The Telegraph. According to the news publication, Apple is setting up the stage for more exciting things to announce in September, as the…
Audiobooks.com launched its new mobile application for Android. The application is free, but users must sign up for a subscription for some reason. This subscription may be due to the fact that the company is pitching users a free trial to start off, which takes advantage of its ‘all you can eat’ selection of audiobooks…