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Surprise … surprise. The recently announced Samsung Galaxy S III is being proclaimed as “the most pre-ordered Android smartphone ever,” this according to huge United Kingdom mobile network, Vodafone. Wait, before you roll your eyes over what Vodafone said, you must first remember what Reuters said last week. The news publication reported that Samsung had…
There are reports circling around saying that some lucky Sprint customers out there are beginning to receive their EVO 4G LTE devices. This brings creditability to the rumors earlier in the week, that some blocked HTC EVO 4G LTE’s were getting through customs. For a minute, this didn’t seem likely considering the ongoing legal battle…
Not too long ago we wrote about a rumor that parent company to T-Mobile, Deutsch Telekom, wanted the fourth largest cell provider in the United States to merge with MetroPCS. Now oddly enough, the two are joining forces in going up against Dish Network’s attempt of having its own wireless network. The motives behind making…
Sprint recently shook up its Hot Spot/Tethering Plans with new prices. The Now Network has gotten rid of its old 5GB for $30 plan, replacing it with a lower entry-level 2GB plan for $20, and higher 6GB for $50 plan. The third largest cell carrier in the United States is hoping these new price points…
To say that people were less-enthused about Samsung’s recently announced Galaxy S III is an understatement. Simply put, people expected more. Folks were so disappointed with the new look, that many speculated the phone was designed by lawyers so Samsung can avoid being litigated from infringing Apple’s patents. Well, Samsung design VP Chang Dong-hoon ended…
Apple is taking this locked down mobile operating system thing a little too far. Users are reporting that the Cupertino-based tech giant is filtering the term “Jailbreak” from the iTunes items. Apparently, all the listed categories are affected with this filter including Apps, songs, albums, podcast episodes, and iTunes U episodes. Don’t try to find…
It looks like people are starting to hold back from purchasing the latest phone to hit the market. Gartner today dropped some figures that detail the worldwide sales of mobile phones were down by 2 percent this quarter. This is the first time the market has declined since the second quarter of 2009. The way…
LG has been fighting to stay relevant in the smartphone market for a while, but now the company plans to take it up a notch with its work on some new screens. LG is working on both flexible and unbreakable OLED screens, and according to a OLEDNet report, LG contracted Jusung Engineering and Avaco to…
The verdict has already been out that the HTC One X is one bad-ass device. We’ve known this ever since we reviewed the HTC One X ourselves. The feature that seemed to be all the rave with most technology sites, is the handsets’ awesome camera. The camera prompted our very own Marin Perez to call…
Well, the free ride is over for those of you who like to use HTC’s Windows Phone GPS application called ‘Locations’. The app will now carry a price tag for its navigation services. This offering from the Taiwanese based manufacturer was a counter to Nokia’s offering for its Lumia Windows Phones. I guess all good…