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The Amazon Kindle is the most popular eReader on the market and is consistently at the top of Amazon’s best-selling list. While reading is the Kindle is excellent, it is not always convenient to lug the Kindle around. As a result, Amazon has opened up its Kindle eBooks to smartphones, tablets, and desktop PCs via…
The next generation Apple iPad may be a world device with both GSM and CDMA radios integrated into the tablet device. According to analyst Brian Blair of Wedge Partners, Qualcomm will supply the multi-mode chip that will allow the iPad to be carried by both Verizon and AT&T in the U.S. This is good news…
Deutsche Telecom is happy with its early Windows Phone sales figures, according to a report out of Microsoft’s Germany division. The German wireless carrier did not give detailed sales figures but did confirm that sales have exceeded expectations and customers are happy with their new handsets.This optimism is refreshing in light of reports of shortages…
An infographic from VoucherCodes.co.uk details the buying and usage habits of consumers interested in tablet devices. The data presented in the infographic was compiled from a 3,000-person questionnaire conducted in October of this year. The long visual presentation of the current state of the tablet market reveals the why, who, and for what reasons we buy tablets.…
A recent SEC filing by Dell revealed the unexpected information that the head of Dell’s mobile communications group, Ron Garriques, is leaving the company effective January 28, 2011. Garriques will stay on as a consultant for the remainder of 2011. Dell confirmed today that his leaving is the result of a larger company reorganization that will integrate…
Apple’s highly anticipated iOS 4.2 update is landing in November but the actual release date is a moving target. In the recent weeks, iOS 4.2 was rumored for launch on November 12th, November 16th, and November 24th. Another rumored launch date comes courtesy of a tweet from 9to5Mac which hints that the 4.2 update will…
Verizon confirmed that it will offer a discount on the price of a multi-line Family SharePlan if you buy a new smartphone. Starting tomorrow November 19th, customers that buy a smartphone from Verizon will have the $9.99 monthly additional line fee waived for the entire length of the two-year contract. This monthly savings tallies up to $240…
Verizon is rolling out LTE and the carrier may be modifying its current data plans to reflect the changes that accompany this next generation mobile broadband service. Rather than keep conventional data plans which are tiered according to MB or GB of usage, the wireless carrier is considering plans that are tiered by speed in…
Dual-core processors are one of the next wave of hardware improvements to hit the mobile platform. While several manufacturers have dual-core processors under development, NVIDIA and its Tegra 2 processor may be the first to dual-core hardware to land in consumer devices. According to DigiTimes, Motorola, LG, and HTC have all placed orders with NVIDIA for Tegra…
Google Docs has finally started rolling out support for mobile editing of Google Docs on smartphone platforms like Android OS and iOS! As the defacto cloud-based document collaboration tool of choice among enterprise and consumers alike, Google Docs has become something of a ubiquitous service for many. Unfortunately, we’ve been left pining for months for…