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The Samsung Focus may be running into some issues with microSD cards as AT&T employees are allegedly being told not to install the external memory for customers in store. Now, when the chassis criteria for Windows Phone 7 devices was first announced, microSD cards and external storage slots were not in the cards. We were…
Just when I thought that “Glassgate” had come and gone – I hate scandals that end with “gate” – news comes up that Apple has suspended sales of slider cases at its retail stores. Apparently, the cause of the suspension is that dirt and debris are causing scratches and cracks to the glass backing on…
HTC may be looking to get an application store in the works according to a recent rumor. The Taiwanese company is apparently hiring new staff to get the online store going, where the manufacturer will be selling e-Books and applications. HTC has already killed it this year with so many Android devices that I’ve lost…
Maybe the Nokia N8 didn’t strike your fancy, or you just can’t imagine a life without physical keyboards on smartphones. Either way, you’ll be getting a new option in terms of Symbian^3 devices from Nokia with the E7. We took a glance at this device a while back and we were impressed with the hardware.…
Last month we heard rumors that the Symbian Foundation might be closing up shop – giving the platform little to no hope of seeing life beyond the foreseeable future. Recently, we discovered SYMBEOSE, a consortium of companies devoted to enhancing the Symbian platform separate from the Symbian Foundation. It now appears that Nokia will also…
When the iPhone was first released, messaging fanatics bemoaned the touchscreen interface. Now that most folks have grown accustomed to touchscreen smartphones, and the somewhat-accurate auto-correct system on these devices, gaming has taken over. Hardcore gamers are used to the tactile feel of a joystick and buttons – obviously lacking on the iPhone or iPod…
The BlackBerry Torch didn’t make as big a wave as RIM had hoped when it was first released, so to spark new interest in an aging gadget is to release new colors. If you’ve been getting tired of staring at silver gadgets all day long, and you’ve been wanting a new Torch for AT&T, you…
Looking for Apple’s most popular apps for the iPhone and other iOS devices? When you pop into the iTunes store, you’ll see a new section called “Hall of Fame,” and in it you’ll find 50 popular and noteworthy apps like Angry Birds and Dragon Dictation. Apple says that two years since the app store’s release,…
Well look at what the carrier with “America’s largest 4G network” is saying about its lack of iPhone: it hurts. While T-Mobile has been bombarding everyone with its new and misleading 4G ads, and seeing positive reviews with the G2 and myTouch 4G, Deutsche Telekom says that it’s still having a hard time getting ahead…
When Skyfire for the iPhone finally hit the iTunes app store, it nearly brought the browser’s servers to its knees. It was sold out in the sense that it couldn’t continue selling because of server capacity. So much for thinking that people didn’t really care much about whether Flash content could be displayed – one…