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As I sit here fiddling with my iPhone 4, taking photos, playing with apps and watching YouTube videos, I forgot that other parts of the world are still waiting for their chance to grab the Apple smartphone. India is the latest to get the iPhone 4, and I’m sure that those who have been waiting…
It took Apple so damn long to get the white iPhone 4 out that an enterprising teen took it upon himself to help the masses. Last November, we learned that Fei Lam, a 17 year-old high school student in New York, made nearly $130,000 in just six months selling white iPhone 4 conversion kits. The…
Having owned and used both Android and iOS devices the past few years, I was convinced that fewer people were paying for apps on Android Market versus the iTunes App Store for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Why? It was simple. Most new iPhone owners already had iTunes accounts that they used to purchase music…
Earlier this week during Microsoft’s Windows Phone Mango event, we learned that new hardware partners were joining the software company for WP7 devices. Now it looks like Huawei, a ZTE competitor, is looking to get into the Windows Phone market itself. The Chinese manufacturer says that it is currently watching the Windows Phone market unfold…
Google announced this morning a new service that will take NFC to a whole new level – Google Wallet. With Google Wallet, the search giant intends to give you more reasons to leave your actual wallet at home. You’ll be able to make payments, use loyalty rewards programs and a whole lot more just by…
Russian security firm ElcomSoft says it has just cracked Apple’s iOS 4 hardware encryption and is offering the software tools used in cracking the devices to government and military agencies. There is a chance, however, that the tools necessary to crack the encryption will eventually find its way to other sources. The crack works by…
T-Mobile announced on Twitter that it will be holding an “Insomnia Sale” for the G2 and the Sidekick 4G. From the looks of things, it’s a pretty damn good sale if you can stay awake for it. You can pick up either device for free if you sign a new, two-year contract. So if you…
Do you own a Droid X? And have you been wondering whether Verizon had totally neglected you in terms of Android goodies? It looks like you may be in luck as Android 2.3 Gingerbread may be headed your way soon. Verizon has just put up the changelog for it, so the update could be coming…
Can you believe that YouTube is already six years old? It seems like only yesterday I was watching friends’ bands play local gigs recorded with crappy cameras, emo video blogs and footage of cats doing all kinds of weird things. But ever since Google bought the video-sharing service in October 2006, it has blown up…
AT&T has just announced that it will launch LTE in five U.S. cities this summer: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. The announcement was made by AT&T Business Solutions President and CEO John Stankey during the Barclays Capital Global Communications, Media and Technology Conference. Finally, AT&T will have a true 4G network – none…