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That Facebook sure doesn’t mind stirring the pot when it comes to privacy concerns. The world’s largest social network has just enabled tools which lets app makers get access to your address and phone number if you grant them permission. I think the last part of that statement is key, as the move will allow…
Sony Ericsson appears to be going all in with Android (check out its Gingerbread Xperia Arc) but the company won’t be placing all of its eggs in one basket, as representative said it will be keeping an open mind about Microsoft Windows Phone 7. According to an interview with Pocket-lint, Sony Ericsson marketing honcho Steven…
The LG Optimus 2X is a beast of an Android phone and one of the cool things about the Tegra 2 chipset inside is that it allows you to record videos on the device in full 1080p HD glory. We’ve now seen an example of this and it looks beautiful. Nearly every high-end smartphone can…
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has been relatively quiet about Windows Phone 7 but he’s making the rounds and touting the company’s new mobile platform’s aesthetics. In an interview with USA Today, he says: There’s a lot of competition, but we’ve got the best-looking phones on the market. We’ve got the greatest range of alternatives, the…
We all know that HP will be showing off the much-rumored PalmPad at a press event Feb. 9 but some more evidence suggests we may be seeing a lot more of webOS than just phones and tablets. Some leaked training material suggests we may also be getting a webOS netbook in the not-too-distant future. During…
It looks like Apple is preparing a subscription service for the iPhone and iPad for digital magazine and newspapers but there may be some unexpected consequences as it tightens up its restrictions. NRC is saying that Apple is tightening up its restrictions ahead of this subscription model, as it is indicating that subscriptions for the…
Google is looking to beef up its NFC team as the search giant plans to put a major focus on this technology with its mobile products. According to Phone Arena, Google is looking for a Technical Account Manager who is familiar with NFC. This individual must have: At least 5 years of hands-on experience in…
The Apple iOS 4.3 beta software was just released to developers and it looks like there’s already a jailbreak. Kind of. If you have the Apple iOS 4.3 beta and the iPhone 4, you can head over here to get directions on how to use PwnageTool to jailbreak it. Unfortunately, it looks like the procedure…
Well, it looks like the much-rumored PlayStation Phone is definitely coming soon, as we’ve seen multiple leaks of the device and these two videos show off some more of the hardware, which will likely be called the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play. The first video is a brief hardware overview of the Xperia Play at the…
The Motorola Atrix 4G is already one of the early favorites to be the best smartphone of 2011 but we haven’t really heard much about an exact release date … until now that is. According to some leaked documents, this super duper phone could hit the streets for AT&T customers March 1. Android Center got…