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Starbucks, in partnership with Apple, will be offering free iPhone apps every week that would otherwise cost users a few bucks. It’s a similar concept to what Starbucks has been doing with getting free music from iTunes, but instead of getting free songs, you’ll be able to walk out of their coffee shops with free…
We’re living in litigious times in the tech world: Apple is suing Samsung, Samsung is suing right back, and HTC and Apple are going back and forth, too. Let’s not forget everyone else thrown into the mix, or those looking to get into the fight, but it’d just cause our heads to spin. This time…
Victory for Samsung! The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, which Apple has accused of being a copy of its iPad tablet, can now go on sale in Europe except in Germany. The two companies have been suing each other for patents and design over the past few months, and it seemed like Apple was gaining the…
Nexus S 4G users for Sprint, get your thumbs ready. Swype, possibly the fastest text-input method for Android, is coming to your smartphones. With Swype, you’ll be able to crank out e-mails, text messages and more without having to lift your finger off the keyboard. Instead of typing individual letters, you swipe through them to…
Is your head spinning with iPhone 5 rumors? Would it be a huge relief if the Apple smartphone was announced already? If iPhone 5 rumors weren’t enough to induce nausea, try rumors of another future Apple smartphone – one with LTE capabilities. It is certainly inevitable, but it seems as though Steve Jobs & Co.…
Sprint announced today the new BlackBerry Bold 9930, and BlackBerry Torch 9850, its first BlackBerry 7 devices. The two smartphones will be using RIM’s newest version of its smartphone software, which should be exciting for long-time and dedicated BlackBerry users. The Bold 9930 and Torch 9850 will also be the most powerful BlackBerry smartphones out…
We learned today that software giant Google has acquired Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion, leading many to believe that Google might be getting into the hardware game. However, it was made clear that Google’s primary interest is in diversifying its patent portfolio, and acquiring Motorola Mobility helps it do just that. When its platform, Android,…
AT&T has filed a lawsuit with the Supreme Court to stop the law firm that is attempting to block the merger with T-Mobile. The firm Bursor & Fisher has filed arbitration cases on behalf of AT&T customers against the carrier, hoping to stop its acquisition of T-Mobile. However, it is in AT&T’s Terms of Service…
We reported earlier today that Apple may have been planning an event on September 7 to announce the iPhone 5. However, Jim Dalrymple of The Loop, a source with a pretty good track record, says that there will be no event from Apple on that day. Dalrymple says that it’s difficult to determine how the…
T-Mobile has always been relatively fair with its data plans and how it handles overages or power users: once they hit a certain limit, speeds will be throttled or slowed down until the user’s billing cycle refreshes. However, T-Mobile is looking to change things up and start charging for overages, just like AT&T and Verizon…