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Sometimes Android users get all the good stuff. If it isn’t Adobe Flash content in their web browsers, it’s stuff like this — Firefox 4 from Mozilla. That’s right, all the perks and goodies you’ve come to enjoy from Firefox is now available on your Android handset. Whether it’s tabbed browsing, all the add-ons and…
T-Mobile’s Samsung Galaxy S 4G is a welcome addition to the Galaxy S family. Its predecessor, released just eight months ago, was one of the first Galaxy S devices featuring Samsung’s Super AMOLED display and the new TouchWiz interface for Android. The Galaxy S 4G keeps the same form factor, the same 4-inch Super AMOLED…
Although it has been available for over two weeks now, the iPad 2 has remained largely elusive for many consumers. Apple retail locations, along with other retailers of the tablet, have been out of stock for a while. A few Apple stores have received shipments here and there, but they do sell out quickly. Tomorrow,…
During CTIA 2011 in Orlando, Florida last week, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse really showed his colors by taking solid jabs at each of the other carriers during a CEO round table moderated by Jim Cramer. And during Sprint’s unveiling of the EVO 3D, Hesse quipped that the other carriers have “faux-G” rather than actual 4G.…
A little over a week ago, we heard that iOS 4.3.1 was in the works and that it might patch up any jailbreak solutions that have been made for the new iPhone, iPod touch and iPad operating system. Days later, Apple released the update to the masses.Unfortunately, it’s not an untethered jailbreak, which means you’re…
Jack Dorsey felt in October 2008 what Steve Jobs must have felt when he was pushed out of his own company. Dorsey stepped down as Twitter’s CEO to become chairman, and co-founder Evan Williams took his place. The move must have caused some turmoil amongst the co-founders: in Vanity Fair’s profile of Dorsey, the relationship…
Windows Phone 7 users just want their frickin’ copy and paste. Is that too much to ask? Apparently so, because it was a feature that was missing at launch, and we were all aware of it ahead of time, too. The “NoDo” update that WP7 users have been waiting for should feature the capability, along…
It has been like clockwork for Apple and the iPhone every year, but this year we might not see an iPhone in the summer. Instead, there is a possibility it won’t come until the fall. Apple has announced this morning that WWDC 2011 will take place on June 9, and the main focus will be…
Mobclix has rounded up some interesting data to show just how the Verizon iPhone has penetrated the U.S., and who is using the device on the network and why. For the most part, the reasons for switching to the Verizon iPhone shouldn’t surprise anyone: reception/coverage issues, mobile hotspot features and reputation. Verizon is known for…
There is certainly no shortage of messaging apps for the iPhone. Disco Messenger by Google now joins the ranks of Beluga, GroupMe, Fast Society, WhatsApp, Kik Messenger and others for messaging platforms available for Apple’s smartphone. When will it ever stop? Disco Messenger was created by a company called Slide, which was purchased by Google…