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The upcoming Microsoft Windows Phone 7 will still come with a licensing fee of about $15 per unit and that could seem odd in a world where open source alternatives like Android and Symbian can be had for no royalties. A Microsoft employee supposedly contacted AlleyInsider to say that the “free” label with Android and…
Apple continues to be the leader in the mobile app space as Fortune said the company’s App Store has surpassed 250,000 apps in a little more than two years. Don’t get me wrong, the sheer volume of apps isn’t as important as the number of quality apps but having this amount of programs shows that…
Our friends in the great, white north will be happy to know that Microsoft Windows Phone 7 will be launching in the United States and Canada simultaneous this fall. This is great news for Canadian mobile phone users, as they’ve grown accustomed to waiting for devices like the Apple iPhone. In the video below, you…
If you can’t wait to get your hands on the Samsung Epic 4G for Sprint tomorrow, you’ll be happy to know that the carrier’s stores will be opening early to accommodate demand for this new Android superphone. What’s all the fuss about? Well, the Sprint Epic 4G is the carrier’s version of the Samsung Galaxy…
If you’re tired of Android gaming being behind the Apple iPhone, you should be happy to know that Google is bolstering its mobile gaming portfolio with the purchase of SocialDeck. On its website, SocialDeck said, “We started this company with the goal of connecting friends through social games on all kinds of exciting new mobile…
Google is not taking the Oracle patent lawsuit against Android sitting down and the search giant is pulling out of the JavaOne conference. Joshua Bloch of the Google Open Source Programs Office told Reuters: We wish that we could [present at the show], but Oracle’s recent lawsuit against Google and open source has made it…
We needed to find a plumber this week because there were leaked phones all over the place – we saw spy shots of multiple Windows Phone 7 devices and Android handsets. If that wasn’t enough, we got some hands-on time with some cool new apps and hardware, Froyo is finally getting out there en masse…
Facebook continues to try and capitalize on its popularity in the mobile space and the team plans to take a crack as mobile password management. Facebook has a “Platmobile” team (platform plus mobile) that is looking at instantly personalizing your device so you won’t have to remember every single password. There are obviously privacy implications,…
If you can’t wait until the end of the month for the slick-looking Samsung Epic 4G, a Galaxy S Android phone for Sprint, then you’ll be happy to know that the user guide has gone live. You can view the whole thing at the via link below and it’s full of the standard things you’d…
If you’re drooling over the upcoming Samsung Epic 4G for Sprint and want to save a few dollars, head on over to Amazon because the online retailing giant is offering the Galaxy S Android phone for only $200 with a new, two-year contract. That will be $50 less than the price Sprint will be offering…