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Android is activating more than 160,000 handsets a day and it seems to have a ton of momentum. The success may get tripped up by shortages of AMOLED screens, though. The AMOLED screens are used on many Android devices like the Google Nexus One and it offers (relatively) low power consumption and crisp viewing. There’s…
One of the coolest new features of the Apple iPhone 4 is the ability to do two-way video calling. This FaceTime feature may soon find its way on to the iPod Touch, if you believe a buyer for a large U.K. retail chain. An audio and telecom buyer for the chain John Lewis has been…
A new report from the Pew Research Center shows that the mobile Web is increasingly becoming mainstream. The survey found that 59% of Americans accessed the Internet through a wireless connection. This also includes laptops over WiFi but the most interesting figure I found out of here is that about 40% of adults use the…
Metaio Junaio app is trying to bring augmented reality to your smartphone in a big way and its latest app brings cool, new experiences to your Apple iPhone 4 or 3GS. The company has updated its Junaio augmented reality platform for iOS 4 and this takes advantage of the new developer tools for interactive experiences…
If you can’t wait to get your paws on the Android-powered Samsung Vibrant on T-Mobile, you may be able to get it sooner than expected as reports indicate it will launch July 15, a few days earlier than previously announced. There’s no real explanation for the early launch but it would give T-Mobile a nice…
Google has revamped its YouTube Mobile site and it features a good dose of HTML5. Google said the new version of YouTube Mobile could be faster and offer better video quality than the native app version on devices like the Apple iPhone. This is possible because Apple does the heavy lifting on the iPhone app…
You have to feel a little bad for the Verizon HTC Droid Incredible. It’s an amazing handset (check out our full review) but it has been beset by component shortages and it is being delayed again, probably to make room for the newer, sexier Motorola Droid X. The Verizon HTC Droid Incredible was released in…
Apple’s iPad has been a tremendous success with mainstream consumer but the “magical” tablet is also gaining some corporate fans as Wells Fargo, SAP, Mercedes and even the White House are using the device for business purposes. According to a report by Bloomberg, the Apple iPad is being used by multiple businesses for things like…
Borders is doubling down on its mobile strategy, as it is bringing its e-reader application to Android and BlackBerry. This latest e-reader app will join its existing programs for the Mac, PC, Apple iPhone and iPad. The Borders eBooks app does exactly what you expect from this type of program: it enables mobile users to…
Well, the claws are out folks, as Lenovo’s head, Liu Chuanzhi, said Apple is missing out on the world’s most populous country because Apple CEO Steve Jobs “has such a bad temper and doesn’t care about China.” Well, Chuanzhi, I get the feeling you’ll soon have a chance to eat those words. To be fair,…