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Twitter has updated its iOS and Android apps today, bringing with it a host of security improvements and some new search features. Here is what’s new in the latest update: No phone number required: By using push messaging and in-application approvals, you no longer need to provide your phone number to use login verification. If…
The newest beta version of Apple’s recently released iOS 7 is available today, rolling out OTA to developers at the moment. According to Cult Of Mac, the update is only available for download OTA right now, with the files expected to become available through the iOS Dev Center sometime today. Apple released iOS 7 beta…
FreedomPop is expanding to Sprint’s 4G LTE network today, providing LTE coverage to its customers across the U.S. FreedomPop is adding a new mobile hotspot, the FreedomSpot 5580, which will allow FreedomPop customers 500 MB a month of free 4G LTE data access. “With LTE network coverage reaching critical mass, we are now able to…
Windows Phone 8 users will be receiving an update to Bing search, which begins rolling out today in the U.S. The update refines the Bing search interface and adds some new features, such as new search result categories and improved video and image searches. A big improvement has been the addition of more search features,…
Hopefully you haven’t rushed out and bought that shiny new version of the Nexus 7 yet, because Office Max has a sweet deal on the revamped tablet. A 20% off coupon is available towards the purchase of any tablet in the store. The only catch is that customers must purchase the devices in an Office…
Holy Vine action, Batman! HTC has released a Vine video today, which is clearly a teaser for an upcoming HTC device. Included in the Vine is the message, “Big Things Ahead.” So what could that be? Well, the HTC One Max of course! Or so we think. The video introduces a few new taglines for…
Samsung has just announced the introduction of a new interactive live-stream reality series as part of a marketing campaign to promote the Galaxy S4 Zoom and Galaxy NX cameras. The reality series, titled ‘SOS Island: Survival of the Smartest’ features survival expert Les Stroud training 16 global contestants who will be chosen via social media…
While we’re still waiting on an official release date for BlackBerry Messenger (or BBM as the kids are calling it) Samsung has announced that it will be available on all of its Galaxy devices across the continent of Africa. BBM will be available for Galaxy device owners through the Samsung and Google Play Stores for…
Motorola finally took the wraps off of its Moto X flagship smartphone yesterday, receiving both accolades and criticism from fans and analysts. Now that we have the official spec sheet for the device, we take a look at how Motorola’s Moto X stacks up against the Verizon exclusive Droid family. So how does the Moto…
While Mozilla’s Firefox OS smartphones won’t be launching in the U.S. anytime soon, both the Alcatel One Touch and the ZTE Open are making their way to Latin America. The handsets will launch in Colombia and Venezuela through Movistar retail locations, and will launch in Brazil on Telefonica in Q4 2013. Firefox OS phones have…