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LG is launching a new device loaner program that will directly benefit developers around the world. LG announced today that the LG G2 will be the first phone to be loaned out to developers via the program, with attendees of last week’s LG Android Developers’ event in San Francisco got a peek at LG’s newly…
Wanna watch a brand new iPad Air get blown to bits by a .50 caliber rifle? Well then, you’ve come to the right place! The guys over at Rated RR are known for blowing the newest, hottest technology to smithereens and released a new video today, starring the brand new iPad Air. To put a twist…
AT&T will be the first U.S. carrier to carry the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom, offering the device on November 8th for $199 with a new two-year contract. The Galaxy S4 Zoom, the second Galaxy camera from Samsung combines a 10x optical zoom lens with the design and functionality of Samsung’s elegant Galaxy line. The guts…
You’ve come a long way, baby. Google’s Nexus family has grown up over the years, from the Nexus One in 2010 to the recently released Nexus 5, as well as the Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 tablets. Many said that the Nexus line was set to fail, and it had a rocky start to say…
Motorola launched a dedicated site for the upcoming Moto G smartphone saying that its next phone will be announced on November 13th. As far as we know, this will be a mid-end device that will offer a hard-to-beat value for the money, catering towards first-time smartphone buyers and folks who don’t want to spend a…
Another Nexus phone, another Evolution chart, made to give you the perspective how much we’ve advanced from the original Nexus One. As I’m writing this, the hot-new Nexus 5 had been already sold out. The new batch will likely arrive shortly and in the meantime, let’s take a look at all Nexus devices announced to…
Jelly Bean is now the most popular version of Android with platform versions 4.1-4.3 running on 52.1% of all active devices, up from 48.6% a month ago. In comparison, Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.x) holds 19.8%, Honeycomb – 0.1%, Gingerbread – 26.3% and Froyo – 1.7%. These are the figures from devices that use the…
Rogers Wireless was the first Canadian carrier to support Play Store gift card redemption, and it is the first to offer Android-based carrier billing. Canada’s largest network already supports carrier billing on BlackBerry and Windows Phone platforms, and now Android is joining the party, allowing users to buy an app, movie, magazine or book using…
HP is reviving the Compaq brand in China where the company has unveiled a trio of affordable tablets, all of which rock Allwinner A31s quad-core chip and run Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. The Compaq 7 is the worst of the pack, sporting a 7-inch 1024×600-pixel TN display that isn’t really visible from many angles. Building…
No surprises here. Pretty much all Canadian carriers them will get the Nexus 5 in the near future. According to Mobile Syrup – TELUS, Videotron, Fido, Rogers, Virgin, WIND, Koodo, Virgin and Bell will start accepting orders for the latest Google phone in the next few days, possibly as soon as November 8th. The weird…