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When Apple said it sold 4.69 million iPad 2 units last quarter, some analysts were a bit underwhelmed by the sales numbers. It turns out that Apple’s iPad 2 demand is vastly outstripping supply and the company says it could have sold many more if it had units out there. According to iSuppli, there are…
The U.S. Army knows that it will need smartphones and intelligent mobile devices for battles in the future and it appears to have chosen Android as the platform to build around. According to a report, Android will be the basis of Army-approved smartphones and tablets, as well as the basis for mission-critical apps. While there…
It’s been a few months since we’ve seen the release of the Windows Phone 7 platform and while total sales numbers are still a little vague (at least more than 2 million units since launch, we think), we still want to know how the handset makers are doing with this operating system. We don’t have…
Hot off the news that Apple has just polished off its cloud music service, Google is reportedly in talk with Spotify to power its Android music service. For those who don’t know, Spotify is a streaming music service that’s popular in Europe because it offered free, unlimited access to its music. It had to change…
The much-rumored Apple cloud music service is reportedly ready to and it will beat Google’s offering to the market. Reuters is reporting that Apple has “completed work” on its cloud music service and this will likely act as a digital locker for content that users have purchased. The goal is to give users access to…
If you were thinking about picking up the HTC Thunderbolt but were scared off by the price tag, you’ll be happy to know that Amazon is offering the first 4G LTE smartphone for $129 starting tonight at midnight (PST). Amazon will be running the deal until next Monday and you’ll be able to get the…
Sprint hasn’t been shy about what it thinks of the proposed AT&T, T-Mobile merger and it expressed displeasure again as the carriers filed for a spectrum license transfer from the Federal Communications Commission. In a note, Sprint Senior Vice President Vonya B. McCann wrote: “Today’s filing only reinforces the significant risks presented by AT&T’s proposed…
We’ve heard about the News.me iPad app before but it has finally gone live in the App Store. This social news reading app is trying to make it easier to view what your friends are interested in but is it good enough to pay for? As you can see from the video below, the News.me…
We may not get an iPhone 5 until September but don’t loook forward to an iPhone 4G LTE until 2012, according to analysts. The 4G LTE chipsets for the Verizon next-generation network just aren’t at the point where Apple would be comfortable with how its phone is designed, analysts say. The first batch of chips…
Although Nokia said it would be hooking up with Microsoft in February to produce smartphones with the Windows Phone platform but the companies finally signed an official agreement today. The Nokia, Microsoft deal revolves around four major points. The first is that there will be a combination of complementary assets, as it won’t just be…