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Amazon is running a promotion which will give you an additional 5 percent discount when you use the Price Check app to compare prices in stores and not surprisingly, the retailers aren’t happy with this. In a statement sent to GeekWire, the Retailer Association said that Amazon is already playing dirty and this additional promotion…
If you signed up for the Box iOS app to get that free 50 GB of storage, you should be on the lookout for an update today because it will make your cloud-storage app better to use. According to the company, the new iOS app for iPhone and iPad includes: Video and Photo Upload: We’ve…
Amazon continues its assault on mobile, as it is now bringing its student app to Android and this will enable kids to potentially save on those pricey textbooks. The aptly named Amazon Student app will enable students to price-check textbooks by scanning the barcode and you’ll be able to buy it with one click. Using…
If you’re having some authorization issues with the Droid Razr or having issues getting 4G LTE on Verizon at all, you’ll be happy to know it’s not all in your head. Verizon confirmed that its 4G LTE network is experiencing issues around the country. “Verizon Wireless engineers have been working to resolve an issue with…
Facebook has announced a major upgrade to its Android app and this will bring this version up to speed with its iOS sibling and the HTML5-tastic mobile web version. Overall, Facebook says the Android app is much quicker and easier to use than previous versions. If you’ve ever visited the mobile site, the new Facebook…
T-Mobile and Nokia have set up an event Dec. 14 in New York and all signs indicate that we’ll see Nokia’s first Windows Phone land in the United States. The rumors have suggested that this will be the Lumia 710 rebranded as the “Sword” but you never know what these companies have up their sleeves.…
If you’ve picked up a new Motorola Droid Razr, you’re probably wondering when you’re going to get the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade. Well, Motorola feels your pain and it has written a blog post outlining its Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade plans. Motorola doesn’t hit on many new beats, as it reiterates that the…
Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam said that Verizon Wireless plans to offer shared or family data plans sometime in 2012 and look for other carriers to follow suit too. McAdam said that people are tired of paying for a smartphone data plan and also having to pay for a data plan on their tablet or USB…
We’re big fans of Words with Friends but we’re not addicted enough to get kicked off a plane because of it. Alec Baldwin apparently is though, as he was kicked off an American Airlines flight for playing the game on the plane. Baldwin reportedly was playing while the plane was idle at the gate but…
The Huawei Honor, or U8860, just arrived at my doorstep and it represents a very interesting device for the handset maker. It’s expected to be relatively cheap (about $300 unlocked) but it packs a ton of specs and has a fit and finish that Huawei isn’t generally known for. The Huawei Honor packs a 1.4…