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The Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread update that was announced yesterday, which gives devices a native video chat client through Google Talk has been found on the internet already. Instead of waiting for the OTA to be pushed to your handset, you can take matters into your own hands. Nexus S users that are currently running the…
While Android and iPhone are facing heat and legal issues about how and why it’s tracking users, carriers have been tracking you for a long, long time. This is done for multiple legitimate reasons but Verizon is trying to get ahead of this issue and said it will soon be including a removable warning sticker…
It looks like Google is in the hot seat this time as Android users are suing the search giant for location tracking issues. Earlier this week, Steve Jobs addressed an iOS user’s threat to switch to a Droid, claiming that it won’t track his or her location. Jobs’ response? “Oh yes they do.” And it…
A month or so after the beta version was unveiled, Adobe has officially released Flash Player 10.2 for Android Honeycomb devices. This final release takes advantage of Google’s enhancements in an upcoming update to Honeycomb, including hardware accelerated playback of 720p high-definition video. Moreover, the new version also addresses the Flash Player vulnerability announced on…
According to a recent survey done by Retrevo on over 500 Americans 62% of smarpthone owners feel that their handset is obsolete. To be more exact, they answered “yes” to “Do you feel your current smartphone is out of date or will be before your contract is up?”. This doesn’t really surprise us since we…
Motorola just reported its first quarter financial results and, despite what some analysts say, the Motorola Xoom hasn’t been a flop. Well, probably not. The company shipped 250,000 units of the Motorola Xoom in the three month period and that’s not that bad for a device in a new category. You can also get into…
South Park certainly didn’t waste any time in poking fun at the Apple location controversy. Recently, Apple has come under fire for its iPhone and iPad 3G tracking practices. It turns out that the devices will log and record its location – invariably logging its user’s location, too, – and included time stamps. Using an…
Ladies and gentlemen, the long-time awaited white iPhone 4 is here, occupying the prominent place on Apple’s website. Moreover it’s also available through the U.S. Apple Store, as well as AT&T and Verizon’s websites. Interestingly enough, some non-U.S. carriers already started offering the white iPhone yesterday, Vodafone in New Zealand being one of them. Also…
In early June Apple is going to host their annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) and they’ve already announced that it’s going to be focused on the next version of iOS as well as their desktop operating system, Mac OS X. According to rumors however there’s also going to be a “one more…
Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform is quite young compared to Apple’s near 4 year old iOS and Google’s 2.5 year old Android. Windows Phone has already had a minor version bump, one that enabled customers using a CDMA operator to enjoy the OS as well as throwing in some copy and paste functionality.…