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The latest Nielsen numbers are out for the U.S. and it said that Android is the top platform but Apple is still the largest individual handset maker. We’ve all been witnesses to the rise of Android for the last couple years and Nielsen said that Google’s mobile platform now has 39 percent of the U.S.…
By now, you’ve heard the big news that Sprint and LightSquared are partnering to build out a 4G LTE network and this could give the carrier a next-generation mobile data network which can match AT&T and Verizon’s 4G networks. But what will happen to your existing WiMax 4G handset and will devices like the Photon…
We’ve covered the Mike Tyson: Main Event iPhone game before and it’s a neat way to get out some of your aggression on the go. Mobile game developer, RockLive, has just released an update with new levels and improvements and it also offers one of the best players an exclusive offer to train with Iron…
NASA has just released a neat Visualization app for the iPad and it’s a cool way to use your tablets to gain some perspective on this little, blue marble that we all live on. The NASA Viz iPad app is jam-packed with information about Earth, as you can view multiple photos of the planet from…
If you own an Asus Eee Transformer, you’ll be happy to know that you’ll be getting a software update very soon. By “very soon,” I mean tomorrow. “It’s here! Android 3.2 Honeycomb lands on the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer in the US on July 28!” Asus said on its Facebook page. Android 3.2 doesn’t add…
We’ve covered the HotelTonight app when it landed on the iPhone as a cool way to score a discount on a hotel and the service has now landed on the little, green robot in the form of an Android app. For those of you who don’t remember, the HotelTonight app lets you book a room…
LG posted a decent second quarter with a net profit of $99.6 million but the company’s mobile division continues to lose money. There are many signs of hope for the its mobile division, though. In its press release, the company said: LG Mobile Communications Company reported an 11.6 percent increase in sales in the second…
The T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide is finally available to purchase from T-Mobile and this Android handset packs a full QWERTY keyboard, the latest version of Android and a world-class camera for about $200 on a new, two-year contract. With a 3.7-inch display, dual-core Snapdragon processor and all the goodies you’d expect from a modern smartphone,…
Radio Shack is going to be kicking T-Mobile out of its stores in favor of the nation’s largest carrier, Verizon, The Shack said during its earnings report. Once the go-to place for every assorted little electronic a tinkerer could desire, Radio Shack has been slowly transitioning toward being just another consumer electronics store. That means…
Facebook is reportedly in talks with developers about selling apps and games directly through its mobile browser in an effort to allow it to bypass app stores and the 30 percent revenue cut it gets, according to a new report from Bloomberg. This isn’t the first we’ve heard of this plan, as TechCrunch broke the…