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How many times have you spotted an item on sale at Best Buy and wondered if it was available somewhere else or if it received positive reviews? If you are an iPhone owner, you can now fire up Google Shopper for all your on-the-go product information needs. A post on its mobile blog confirmed that…
T-Mobile shared some additional details on its upcoming G-Slate tablet from LG. The G-Slate will be an 8.9-inch Android tablet with a 3-D capable, multi-touch display requiring special 3-D glasses. As rumored, the stereoscopic 5-megapixel rear-facing camera is also capable of recording 3D video as well as a 720P HD quality video. A front-facing camera…
Localytics, a real-time app analytics service, analyzed data from thousands of mobile applications that run on Android, iOS, BlackBerry and Windows phone. The company’s 2010 analysis reveals 26% of users who download an application will open it only once. The firm tracked application downloads and usage during 2010 and was actively looking for follow-up usage…
According to Long Zheng of istartedsomething, Microsoft has fixed a Windows Phone billing issue affecting residents of Australia and other regional markets. The billing glitch would levy an additional International transaction fee that would raise the price of applications and games bought by customers in regions outside the U.S. The cause of this error was…
On the same day Egypt’s last ISP went dark, Google announced that it is making available a new speak-to-tweet service for Egyptian residents. Folks in Egypt that want to communicate with the rest of the world now can dial one of three international telephone numbers (+16504194196 or +390662207294 or +97316199855) and leave a message. Using…
Microsoft identified the third-party behind its phantom data leak as Yahoo Mail. Last week, the Redmond company blamed a third-party application for a glitch that was causing Windows Phones owners to consume much more data than expected. Customers, especially those on AT&T which has a 2 GB cap on its data plan, were complaining of exorbitant…
Verizon has lowered the prices on select Android handsets including the DROID R2D2 which is now priced at $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and a two-year contract. Also available for this $99 price is the Samsung Fascinate, a Galaxy S handset, and the DROID Incredible. The pricing on the Samsung Fascinate appears to be…
Market research company NPD Group released its Q4 2010 analysis of the U.S. smartphone market and the results are poor for Windows Phone 7. According to the NPD Group, Windows Mobile outsold Windows phone 7 in the final quarter of 2010 nearly two to one, with Windows Mobile grabbing a 4% market share and Windows…
Google is reportedly on a hiring spree targeting Android and mobile app developers. The wide-range of positions that the company is looking to fill include software engineers, product managers, and user interface designers who are involved in mobile application development. Google is looking for individuals or teams that already have an idea or have a…
A leaked Verizon rebate sheet confirms the wireless carrier will be changing its mail-in rebate (MIR) policy effective Monday January 31st. The previous leak suggested rebates will only be available for handsets priced at $150 or lower. All higher-priced handsets will lose the MIR and will be sold at a lower, subsidized price. The rebate…