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Samsung recently pull the wraps off its next generation tablet, the Galaxy Tab 2. It was originally introduced in a 7-inch flavor and now the Korean company has unveiled a companion model in a 10.1-inch size. Both the 7 and the 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab 2 will be available with WiFi or a 3G (HSPA? 21Mbps…
Ever wonder about HTC – how the manufacturer designs its phones or some of the personalities who are behind the scenes, driving innovation? If so, then you’ll want to bookmark HTC’s new blog. In its first post, managing editor Larry Meadows says HTC has lots of stories to tell about people and technology that make…
In a stinging decision, the Sprint board reportedly vetoed a potential acquisition of MetroPCS. According to the Reuters report, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse was spearheading a deal that would bring MetroPCS under the control of Sprint. Hesse had been working on the deal for weeks and was close to making an announcement said sources familiar with…
ASUS posted a video to its YouTube channel which hints at an upcoming tablet that’ll have twice the detail and twice the fun. The cutesy video is 15-seconds long and features marbles falling in and out of a rectangular box. In the end, the marbles form the shape of a tablet which has the date…
Some people are berating Microsoft for pursuing Tango, a version of Windows Phone that supposedly targets low-end handsets. A recent report from analyst Morgan Keegan reveals why that strategy may be brilliant. According to Keegan, China will soon surpass the US as the largest market in the world for smartphone sales. China, India and other…
Wapple sounds like Apple, but it’s not related to the American tech company. It’s a group of mobile web developers who work out of the UK. The company started in 2003, incorporated in 2004 and has been busy doing development ever since. Its name is not derived from Apple, but a play on the word…
Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Research In Motion, and Hewlett-Packard signed a privacy agreement that requires each company and its developers to disclose how they will use private data before an app is installed on a device. This agreement is the result of six months of talks between these leading tech companies and California Attorney General…
It’s a good time to be a wireless carrier. According to Forrester Forecast analyst Susan Huynh, the number of mobile broadband users will exceed the number of PC broadband users by 2016. This bold prediction is based on the current number of mobile phone owners which will total 4.3 billion or half of the world’s population…
If you wake up and discover the LTE connection on your Verizon 4G phone is not working, you are not alone. According to reports from BGR and Engadget, Verizon’s LTE network is down in select parts of the country. Engadget has received reports of outages in Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Phoenix, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Verizon’s twitter account confirms “VZW…
Earlier this year at CES, we got a look at the Galaxy S Blaze 4G, a new Android 2.3 phone from Samsung and T-Mobile,. The well-spec’ed handset supports T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network at speeds up to 42 M bps. T-Mobile will begin selling the phone in late March for $149.99, a price which includes a $50…