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Annyeong Chingu. I’ve been in Seoul for the last few days visiting friends, checking out the sites and meeting with some of the largest companies in mobile. Needless to say, it’s been an interesting time and smartphones and mobile technology have played a large role so far. Korea is somewhat rare in that most of…
The Amazon Appstore has been quite successful so far and Amazon is trying to make it even more attractive for developers by enabling in-app purchases for Android phones and the Kindle Fire tablet. The In-App Purchasing API is supposed to provide a simple, secure way for app developers to create a 1-click (trademarked, remember) way…
The Gigwalk app has just received a major update which brings a new suite of tools for companies to create mobile workforces. If you’re not familiar with the app, it lets you use your iPhone to accomplish gigs that are created by businesses. For example, let’s say you want to easily find people who will…
In a rather unexpected bit of news, Facebook bought Instagram for $1 billion this morning and we asked you lovely readers what you thought of the deal. You’ll find the answers below thanks to Storify. Instagram was about 551 days old at the time of the acquisition and it could be the first billion-dollar app…
Facebook is acquiring Instagram and the team will be joining the world’s largest social network, according to a status update from Mark Zuckerberg. Reports suggest that the deal is worth up to $1 billion in cash and shares. Instagram blew up as an iPhone-only way to share photos with various filters. The service attracted nearly…
The Nokia Lumia 900 officially became available yesterday and some of the early returns look promising. The folks over at Laptop Mag noticed that the flagship Windows Phone climbed to the top of Amazon’s sales list, ahead of some high-end Android devices. No doubt, the price has to help as you can get the Lumia…
We’ve been hearing loud rumblings that a Google Nexus tablet would be landing soon and that Google would be offering this and other Android tablets directly to consumers through an online store. Well, the folks at The Verge are reporting that we shouldn’t expect Google’s tablet until July at the earliest. While it’s tough to…
We were genuinely impressed with the 41-megapixel camera on the Nokia PureView 808 but we were taken aback by the fact that it ran Symbian. Well, a leaked image suggests that we may see this technology on an upcoming Windows Phone. The leaked picture suggests we can expect a Lumia smartphone with this 41-megapixel technology.…
A user on the Crackberry forum is posting pictures of what he claims to be a PlayBook 4G. Could this be the next version of the Research In Motion tablet? To be clear, this could be a fake but he does post some other photos which clearly shows a SIM slot. Other than that, it…
Do you have a Sprint Nexus S 4G? Well, you’re in luck because the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update is officially rolling out. We’re not sure on the rollout schedule but Sprint says that it should start going out today. Once it’s available for your Nexus S, you’ll get the notice to download it.…