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Want the brand new Acer Iconia A200? It does look decent though everything but exciting. Simply put – it’s “yet another Xoom” and by that I mean a device with a 10.1-inch screen, dual-core processor (NVidia Tegra 2), while Android Honeycomb is running the show. To be fair, the A200 does look sexy in red,…
Don’t need the latest smartphone? Want to get an awesome deal? If you live in the UK, you should *definitely* check out Carphone Warehouse’s clearance sale. It lists some awesome deals, including the SIM free Nexus S for just 199 GBP. But that’s not all, there are other cool devices as well, like the HTC…
Foxconn is apparently looking to build the world’s largest manufacturing base for smartphones based in Central China’s Henan province next year. The huge plant will be centered on the Foxconn Science Park in Zhengzhou, provincial capital of Henan, increasing its current production lines to 95 and costing the company some $1.1 billion. Foxconn — as…
You know about Swype? You probably love using the popular virtual keyboard – I know I do. But you know what – even though it works like a charm, sometimes I don’t want to type anything on the phone. I would rather say it and let the technology convert my voice into text. Guess what…
After successful launch on the iOS platform, GreatCall — the company that we know for their super easy to use JitterBug phones — is launching the MedCoach app in the Android Market. If you haven’t read our previous post you should know this application is designed to make medication management easy for everyone. Available as…
What do you get when you combine special QR codes with augmented reality? QAR (Quick Augmented Reality) codes that are readable by an app called browsAR. Available as a free download for iOS and Android-based devices, the application reads these special codes and turns them to Facebook profiles on the fly — check out the…
Another day, another rumor. This time we’re talking about the next generation of the Samsung Galaxy phone – Galaxy S III or Galaxy S3, whatever suits you best. The rumor is that the South Korean company will unveil the new device from the floor of the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, just like they…
Those of you looking to get a phone with MetroPCS contract may be glad to know that a selection of the carrier’s portfolio, including both feature phones and smartphone, is now available on Amazon.com. It’s not like buying a phone from MetroPCS’ website was a problem — it’s just that Amazon has its own clientele…
As part of the strategy to optimize its asset portfolio, France Telecom is selling its Swiss unit, Orange Switzerland, to Apax Partners for 2 billion CHF ($2.14 billion), which corresponds to a multiple of 6.5x of the company’s estimated 2011 EBITDA. The transaction is still a subject to the approval of the Swiss authorities and…
Good news if you own the Acer Iconia Tab A500 – the Taiwanese company is pushing the new software updates (two of them) for its 10.1-inch tablet as we speak. Don’t expect the Ice Cream Sandwich though; this is rather a maintenance update that will make your Iconia A500 snappier as well as bring the…