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Gartner has posted their report for the first quarter of 2011, which shows predictably solid growth in smartphones, and re-establishes many trends we’ve been seeing all along. Nokia’s hardware market share has dipped to 25%, Samsung is down to 16%, and LG to 5.6%. That leaves Apple with 3.9% market share (up from 2.3% last…
TuneWiki, an excellent social music player that has seen a couple of hardware preloads, has updated their Android app with a significant UI overhaul and a few new features. There’s a new SongBox that lets you see what your friends are listening to as they’re listening, for one. TuneWiki will also detect if there are…
Motorola has just announced that the Droid X2 will be going on sale at Verizon’s online store starting May 19 (tomorrow!), and hitting brick-and-mortar locations on the 26th. as expected. Pricing is set at $199.99 on a two-year contract. The Droid X2 has some big shoes to fill after the original Droid X, but it…
Yesterday, Vodafone New Zealand tweeted rather somberly that “the Xperia Play launch will be delayed. Major security breach. The shipment of phones has been stolen.” Following that, they posted a sketchy video of the purported theft in action, then that Vodafone “NEEDS YOU A man hunt is underway to find our stolen phones. REWARD: 6…
As it turns out, tacky musical numbers relating to smartphones can be used to defame brands just as much as promote them. British rapper GT Solo has recently published a song called “BB is Dead”, which rags on the BlackBerry’s camera, GPS, internet browsing, app selection, and obsession with BBM. Though Android gets some props,…
Hey Canadians, jealous of your American bros down south with their fancy LG Android tablets? Stash that impotent dork-rage away – Rogers now has the Android 3.0 Honeycomb-powered LG Optimus Pad for sale. $449.99 with a three-year contract will get you the 8.9-inch tablet, or you could opt to pay $699.99 without any strings attached.…
It’s a shame that the BlackBerry PlayBook didn’t launch with a calendar app of its own without the help of a RIM smartphone paired via Bridge, but it looks like a solid stand-in has become available until an official standalone app lands this summer. Tungle released their cloud-based calendar app over the weekend for the…
The BlackBerry PlayBook has had some time to simmer in North America, and now it’s ready for Europe. RIM’s first tablet will be available at a variety of UK retailers, like Carphone Warehouse, Best Buy, Phones 4U, Dixons, Currys, and PC World. Pricing will sit at £399 for the 16 GB model, £479 for the…
T-Mobile’s signature Wi-Fi calling service is becoming an even more tempting offer; as expected, the U.S. carrier’s partner recently announced that any UMA-enabled smartphone with an Even More or Even More Plus plan can talk over a local Wi-Fi network without it counting towards their monthly minutes (as was the case previously). UMA services are…
Sony Ericsson’s PlayStation phone, the Xperia Play, has been in Europe for a little while now, and up in Canada for the last couple of weeks, but Americans will be getting their turn soon. Sony Ericsson just announced that the launch date on Verizon is set to May 26, with preorders starting the 19th. (this…