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Yesterday was a Nexus S galore for the mobile space with leaks left and right. Today we’re hearing a rumor that the original Nexus S, or what we referred to as the Nexus Two at one point, was scrapped in favor of a dual-core version of the phone which is currently in testing. The rumor…
The rate at which Android handsets are being announced and released might make last week’s model seem like ancient history. But just because you bought the first Droid one year ago, you shouldn’t have to feel like you’ve been forgotten and unloved. As a matter of fact, the Android 2.2.1 FRG83 build has been leaked…
We recently reported that Sprint made it clear that it might help Clearwire out with funding – along with Clearwire’s other partners – if it came down to it. Now it looks like there may be a little scuffle between the two when it comes to WiMax fees. Apparently, Clearwire thinks it should be getting…
Reviews for the Samsung Galaxy Tab seem to be split right down the middle, but the carrier onslaught is happening, anyway. AT&T is the only carrier we haven’t heard much from, but it looks like a leak has revealed pricing for the device along with a possible release date. Apparently, the Android tablet is going…
My lovely home town, Los Angeles, is going to be covered with Sprint WiMax goodness by December 1. So to all my friends and family back home, I say, “Awesome!” While most Angelenos are probably seeing pockets of WiMax coverage here and there already, the official launch should see more stable and perhaps wider coverage…
Yesterday, we reported that Microsoft was hoping to get around the OS fragmentation with Windows Phone 7 by pushing it to all its customers when the updates are ready and available. We’ve seen update methods compounded by carriers and so Android users have often been at the mercy of their carriers and not so much…
As smartphones become more sophisticated and data networks improve the quality of graphics and video gaming on our little gadgets, so, too, must our graphics processors. ARM has just announced its Mali-T604, which promises up to five times greater performance over the current Mali line of graphics processors. ARM promises a “visually rich user experiences…
For all the time and money that goes into advertising for big brands, they sure are falling short of making the mobile experience for the products and services a pleasant one. As a matter of fact, of 781 adults surveyed online, 38% of them said that they weren’t terribly happy with branded mobile apps. Perhaps…
As if the past few weeks haven’t been enough for Symbian in terms of bad news, it looks like its market share is slipping and may soon take a back seat to Android. While Symbian still has the lead at 36.6% of the world’s smartphone OS market share, it has slipped from 46.6% last year…
The iPhone doesn’t need Flash? Oh, well someone ought give Steve Jobs the memo since Skyfire sold over 300,000 copies of its browser during its opening week and it doesn’t show any signs of slowing. Actually, the only setback it ran into was the fact that the browser was so wildly popular that Skyfire’s servers…