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LG unveiled today at CES 2013 a new productivity feature for the Optimus Vu II called Panorama Note. It enables users to create wide 3:1 ratio notes and sketches right on the gigantic 5-inch display of the Optimus Vu II. A phablet (phone/tablet hybrid) at heart, the device is perfect for this type of feature…
First, TechCrunch broke a news story that Apple was planning to acquire Waze and that negotiations between the two were in an advanced stage. Later on, MG Siegler took to TechCrunch for a second time to report that it turns out no negotiations are going on and Apple isn’t planning to buy Waze now or any time…
Facebook is pushing ahead with the feature set in its Facebook Messenger. The update, which has rolled out to the iOS App Store and Google Play, brings voice messaging to the app. Users can record a simple message up to a minute in length and send it to their friend on Facebook, who can then…
iOS 6 users, like myself, who schedule their Do Not Disturb mode to automatically turn on and off at certain hours woke up on New Year’s Day to find that it had not been shut off at the scheduled time. Ironically, that same day, Apple aired an add with famous tennis players Venus and Serena…
A report coming from Chitika Insights keeps the Apple iPad at a very high position for web usage compared to the competition. Competitors like the Amazon Kindle line, Samsung Galaxy tablet line, and Microsoft Surface are all selling somewhat well (the latter not so much) but when it comes to actual usage, the iPad doesn’t…
If you’re like many other people who received an Apple iPad or iPad mini this year for the holidays, let me first congratulate you. It’s always fun to get a shiny new gadget and as an iPad owner for almost two years now, I can tell you that you will most likely be able to…
Like Apple did for the entire iTunes Store at the end of the year, Google is out with its own list of the best Android apps of 2012 as chosen by Tavares Ford, a merchandising manager at Google Play. “Some launched in 2012 while others issued updates that achieved a great combination of utility, beauty…
It’s been a wild year for iOS, Android, and the entire smartphone and tablet market as a whole. There’s nothing like ending the year with a bang than with the holiday shopping season, when nowadays it seems like all anyone ever gets anymore is a smartphone or tablet. If there’s anything to back up that…
The rumors didn’t lie; Facebook just unveiled its Snapchat competitor, Poke. I use the word competitor loosely, of course — it’s pretty much a total rip-off. “With the Poke app, you can poke or send a message, photo, or video to Facebook friends to share what you’re up to in a lightweight way. You can…
There’s been more than a little speculation lately about Apple’s iPhone 5 sales and the possibility that it may not be doing as well in the market as everyone expected. Especially with the recent price drop of the iPhone 5 at Walmart, which is about as rare as a precious gem, it looked like the…