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As expected, Cox Communications is offering its own wireless service and it will even have some Android devices. Will Cox be able to go toe to toe with the likes of AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon? Cox calls its wireless plans “Unbelievably Fair,” as users will get money back for unused minutes. I think the…
Android is nearly on par with the Apple iPhone in terms of ad impressions, according to Millenial Media. While this isn’t an exact measurement of market size, it is a strong indication that the little, green robot is picking up steam. The mobile ad network said it covers about 80% of the mobile Interent and…
Yahoo and GetJar are teaming up to make it easier to discover apps on the go, as the independent app store has been integrated into the mobile search experience. The independent app store has already had more than a billion app downloads but this integration could even help to boost those numbers. Basically, you just…
Google has released a Boutiques app for the Apple iPad and the program looks like it’s not related to Google at all. That’s a good thing. Boutiques launched yesterday and it’s an online high-end fashion site that uses Google’s search know how to enable users to pick out their clothes. It focuses on women’s clothes…
You know, when I’m hankering for some high-end electronics, I generally don’t go to TJ Maxx or Marshalls. Maybe I should reconsider that now, as the retailers will be offering the entry-level Apple iPad for just $399. This is a solid deal, as the 16 GB version of the WiFi-only Apple iPad costs $499 at…
Google has just updated its Sky Maps for Android app and it has added the ability to see what the sky looked like at different moments. That’s right folks, Sky Maps for Android now has time travel. According to Google: Have you ever wondered how the sky was back in 1900? How the sky looked…
The popular Apple iPhone app Instagram has been a big hit but Techcrunch is reporting that it has a security flaw: the app saves and transmits your passwords in plain text. This could be a major issues for the bad guys, considering the Instagram iPhone app also asks for your Facebook and Twitter information. The…
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak caused a few waves today when an interview has him saying that Android will win the smartphone race over the iPhone. Well, it turns out Wozniak was misquoted. Engadget spoke with the man and Wozniak said that he expects Android “”to be a lot like Windows … I’m not trying to…
Buoyed by the success of the Apple iPad and Android devices, the tablet market is supposed to hit 100 million units by 2013, according to research from DigiTimes. According to the research: Smartphones, tablet PCs and notebooks will all become the mainstream terminal devices in the mobile Internet market in the future with smartphone shipments…
You MeeGo fans out there will be happy to know that the 1.2 version will have minimum requirements of 600 MHz CPU and 512 MB of RAM. This means your new MeeGo device should have some decent horsepower but do these requirements go far enough? If you don’t know, MeeGo is a smartphone operating system…