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Finnish progressive metal band Constantine can lay claim to a technological first. It is one of the first bands to shoot a music video with the newly released Galaxy S4. Guitarist Janne Seppänen said the band was impressed with the camera on the S4 and decided to use it to film their video. “We wanted…
Samsung’s Galaxy Note II is the leader in the tablet/phone market, but it might relinquish that position later this year to its successor, the Note III. Another set of rumors, this time from Sammobile, paint us a pretty picture of this third generation device. According to the leak, the Note III will rock a 6-inch…
Yahoo! announced late on Wednesday that it is acquiring task manager app Astrid. The service that powers Astrid will continue to operate for the next 90 days and then it will shut down. The company will no longer accept new paid subscriptions and current paid members will receive a refund. Astrid debuted on Android and…
Earlier his week, SoftBank confirmed it wont budge on its offer to acquire US wireless carrier Sprint. It said the competing offer from Dish was “incomplete and illusory” and claimed it has the better deal. Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen didn’t take this criticism lying down and responded vehemently in favor of his company. Speaking…
T-Mobile is making its presence known in the world of Major League Baseball. First, the carrier provided Major League Baseball coaches with a communications system that allows them to make calls to the bullpen. Now, it is offering fans a deal that gives them a free premium version of MLB At Bat 13. The MLB…
Sprint reminded customers today that its iDEN network is going to sunset in 60 days. The wireless carrier announced last year that it will shut down its iDEN network by June 30, 2013 and now that day is rapidly approaching. After June 30, iDEN’s voice, data and 911 emergency services will be cut off. There…
It’s May Day today, which is rather fitting for the somber news coming out of Foxconn regarding more suicides at its Zhengzhou factory. According to MIC Gadget, two workers have tried to commit suicide in the past weeks. One was successful, while the outcome of the other is not known. Reports suggest the company is cracking…
T-Mobile and MetroPCS announced jointly today that the merger between the two companies is complete. MetroPCS will come under the T-Mobile umbrella and the combined companies will be known as T-Mobile US. It will be traded as TMUS. For customers, there will be no immediate changes to their service. Eventually, though, T-Mobile will shut down…
Developers planning to attend Google I/O will want to head over to the I/O website and start planning their schedule for the upcoming event. Late on Tuesday, Google published the full lineup of sessions and the keynote event for the 2013 conference. Google I/O begins May 15 and lasts through May 17. According to the…
Companies who pay celebrities to tweet about their device need to do some screening before turning these folks loose on the internet. In yet another well-intentioned, but embarrassing tweet, Spanish tennis player David Ferrer crooned about his Galaxy S4 using an iPhone. The tweet said Ferrer said was “configuring S Health on my new #GalaxyS4…