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There wasn’t much in the mobile arena from Samsung at CES, but that should change at the upcoming Mobile World Congress. Samsung will be there and it is expected to announce a refreshed line of smartphones and tablets. According to a report in Sammobile, one device on tap may be the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0.…
The Xperia Z is a stylish, slim smartphone that showcases Sony’s design ethos. As shown in a review posted on YouTube, it’s also as tough as nails. In a torture test that goes beyond the normal drop test, the reviewer bangs the phone against the side of a tub, gives it a bath and scrubs…
Supply of the Nexus 4 has been limited since launch and LG has taken much of the heat for this dearth of handsets. Cathy Robin, Director of Mobile Communication for LG in France, talked with Challenges.fr and laid some of the blame on Google. Robin claims Google underestimated demand in some markets and overestimated demand…
Google’s Larry Page talked with Wired’s Steven Levy in a long conversation that covers everything from the startup culture, to Android, Motorola and more. Page kicked off the interview with a scathing assessment of technology companies and why the focus on competition causes them to fail. “It’s always about the competition,” Page says. “It’s hard…
Sony is kicking off a weekly promotion on select PlayStation Mobile games. The promotion starts this week and lasts for six weeks, with a new game on sale each week. The first game to be featured is Samurai Beatdown, an endless runner-style game with a catchy soundtrack. Customers will need a PS Vita or a PlayStation Certified Sony smartphone or…
Nokia announced another small set of layoffs to help trim its operating costs and increase operational efficiency. This time round the Finnish manufacturer is targeting its IT department and reducing this division to meet the company’s “current size and scope.” Nokia is slashing 300 IT jobs from its ranks and transferring another 820 positions to HCL…
FaceTime over cellular launched with iOS 6 last year and AT&T caused a stir when it limited the service to customers on a Mobile Share data plan. It alleviated a bit of that customer hostility when it made the service available to tiered data plan customers on an LTE connection. Now, the company is opening up…
RIM is putting the final touches on its BlackBerry 10 platform and is poised to announce its first BB10 phones at the end of the month. We’ve already seen a steady stream of leaks, especially recently, about RIM’s upcoming phones. Today, TechRadar is adding some specs to this growing body of leaked information. TechRadar got…
Sprint announced that it is preparing to light up LTE in 28 additional cities in the upcoming months. The wireless carrier confirmed that customers in the cities listed below will see LTE on their phones and can use the faster network even before the service is officially kicked off. Sprint has been steadily rolling out…
As spotted by TouchArcade, an updated version of the hit iOS app, Temple Run, is hitting the App Store today. The sequel is already available in New Zealand and is expected to land in the US by the end of the day. Temple Run 2 is not a spin-off or a new app, but a…