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BlackBerry is facing some trouble. Just yesterday, we heard that a few U.S. carriers and retailers slashed the price of the BlackBerry Z10 and Q10 smartphones to $49. A new report from Barron’s today claims that the company will be slashing production of the two BB10 devices, due to weak sales. One analyst, Stuart Jeffrey…
iPhone owners who have been jonesing to play a little Pokemon or Mario on their devices without jailbreaking their devices are in luck today, as a new app called GBA4iOS makes it possible to run a Game Boy Advance emulator on an non-jailbroken iPhone. The app was created by Riley Testut, who exploited a loophole…
The popular app-based car service Uber has updated its app today on iOS and Android, allowing users to spit up the cab fare up amongst other passengers. This update comes shortly after an update that brought Google Wallet payment option to the Android version of the app. “It’s been said that 4 out of 3 people…
It looks as though Samsung will be releasing a dual-SIM variant of its Galaxy Mega 6.3, according to a leaked photo from Phone Arena. The device will share the specs of the already available Galaxy Mega 6.3 phablet, but with an extra SIM card slot. The Galaxy Mega 6.3 features: 6.3-inch Full HD Super AMOLED…
Another Firefox OS powered smartphone is reportedly coming soon, with higher end specs than the already released Firefox OS devices. The new handset, the Geeksphone Peak+, will focus on bringing the Firefox OS into the limelight with high-end specs that will appeal to those who require beefy innards packed into their mobile devices. “There have been…
Canadian carrier Bell will be offering the Xperia Z later this month, offering models in black, white and purple colors. Bell did not announce how much the waterproof device will cost, but offers a pre-registration page for further details. The Sony Xperia Z runs Android Jelly Bean and features a 5 inch Full HD Reality…
Remember the BlackBerry Playbook? Well, it looks as though BlackBerry may have similar situation on its hands. A number of mobile carriers and re-sellers have slashed the price of the BlackBerry Z10 to $49, due to the weak sales performance of the device. AT&T and Verizon have dropped the price of the Z10 from $199…
The ZTE U988s has been officially unveiled today, becoming the world’s first Tegra 4 powered smartphone. Unlike its brethren the ZTE Geek, which touts an Intel Atom processor, the ZTE Geek U988s will have a Tegra 4 architecture, with a processor running at 1.8GHz. The ZTE U998s will be available in China on China Mobile…
Rovio has officially announced Angry Birds Star Wars II, which will be available for iOS and Android on September 19th. The game expands on the Angry Birds Star Wars franchise by offering a slew of new characters and abilities from across the Star Wars universe. The game will now include characters and storylines from the…
AT&T has acquired Leap Wireless for a sum of $1.19 billion in cash today. Leap Wireless, which is also known as Cricket is a gigantic telecommunications company in the U.S., with over five million subscribers. AT&T is buying Leap Wireless shares for $15 per share, which totals $1.19 billion. Along with Leap Wireless’ spectrum, AT&T…