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I’ve been having network connectivity problems with my Samsung Galaxy Nexus and thought about switching to the Motorola Razr. Thanks to the latest information Motorola released about its Android 4.0 rollout, I’ve decided to stick with my Samsung. Motorola’s latest timetable for Ice Cream Sandwich reveals the bulk of the manufacturer’s handsets won’t see an ICS…
Valentine’s Day is coming to an end and so is T-Mobile’s Facebook poll which asks people how they are sending sweet nothings to their loved one on this day. Not surprisingly, more than half of the poll’s 10,000+ respondents used text messaging to proclaim their undying love. Another thousand or so made a phone call and actually…
HTC may be turning to music to help its struggling handset business compete with popular mobile phones from Apple and Samsung. Last year, the handset maker acquired a majority stake in Beats Electronics, an audio accessory maker founded by rap artist Dr. Dre and Interscope-Geffen-A&M Records chairman Jimmy Iovine. Branded as “Beats Audio”, this audio…
Siri likes to talk, and it seems her chattiness has leaked some information about one of her upcoming features says a report from 9to5Mac. It all started when someone asked Siri what languages she speaks, and she answered with a simple German, Japanese, French and English. That’s a great answer except Japanese is not officially supported by…
It’s back to the drawing board for LightSquared after the National Telecommunications and Information Administration said LightSquared’s proposed mobile broadband network would negatively impact both consumer and aircraft GPS services. In a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, NTIA’s Lawrence Strickling sends a crippling blow to LightSquared when he writes “that LightSquared’s mobile broadband network will impact GPS…
It’s almost a given that the Wall Street Journal will come out with a clutch rumor from “people within the know” when an Apple product is close to announcement. The newspaper didn’t disappoint us when it leaked some early information on the iPad 3 on Monday night. The Journal confirmed Apple would introduce its iPad…
Reuters is reporting that the Department of Justice has approved the $12.5 billion merger of Google and Microsoft. This decision follows closely on the heels of the EU which also rubber stamped the deal today. The DOJ concluded that this acquisition and the two others it was reviewing, were “unlikely to substantially lessen competition.” They also…
Samsung, apparently undeterred by the success of the iPad and the legal battles over the Galaxy Tab, added another tablet to its device lineup on Monday. The Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) builds on the success of the first Galaxy Tab which was released in late 2010. Hardware-wise, the latest Verizon of Samsung’s 7-inch tablet has…
Can you believe the Motorola DROID is over three-years old? Since its introduction, we have seen four versions of the handset. Each one has been improvement over the previous model and the Droid 4 is no exception. The Droid 4 is the first to rock 4G LTE and the first with a laser-etched, 5-row keyboard.…
Hey Verizon people, today’s the day you can grab yourself a Droid 4, an Android handset with an awesome QWERTY keyboard. The 5-row, edge-lit keyboard is a dream to use. The handset also packs a dual-core 1.2 GHz processor, a 4.0-inch qHD display, an 8-megapixel camera with 1080P HD recording, front-facing camera for video chats,…