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To all of the Canadian readers out there, you may (or may not) recall my post on the Motorola XOOM WiFi ‘slated’ for an April launch in our fair country. The Android 3.0 ‘Honeycomb’ powered tablet has raised a few eyebrows, and with that, it’s on our radar. The latest bit of news regarding a…
Mobclix has rounded up some interesting data to show just how the Verizon iPhone has penetrated the U.S., and who is using the device on the network and why. For the most part, the reasons for switching to the Verizon iPhone shouldn’t surprise anyone: reception/coverage issues, mobile hotspot features and reputation. Verizon is known for…
There is certainly no shortage of messaging apps for the iPhone. Disco Messenger by Google now joins the ranks of Beluga, GroupMe, Fast Society, WhatsApp, Kik Messenger and others for messaging platforms available for Apple’s smartphone. When will it ever stop? Disco Messenger was created by a company called Slide, which was purchased by Google…
Apple and Nokia have been in a patent battle related to smartphones but the International Trade Commission has just issued a ruling in favor of Apple. According to BusinessWeek: A judge with the U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington today said Apple isn’t violating Nokia patent rights. The judge’s findings are subject to review by…
There was a lot of hype about Color for iPhone and iPod touch recently – especially since it just raised $41 million in funding and no one has really heard about it until a few days ago. Color allows users to share photos and create multi-user albums if they all own iPhones and are within…
There’s some good news for those of you rocking the AT&T Inspire 4G: it looks like AT&T has received FCC certification for the Android-powered device to get HSUPA for super-fast uploads. Look for this as a software update in the not-too-distant future. According to an FCC letter received by Engadget, the AT&T Inspire 4G will…
Looks like Sony Ericsson was inspired to do some good with their first Android phone, the Xperia X10. The handset that was never supposed to go past Android 2.1 OS will now receive Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread in the end of Q2 or early Q3. The news isn’t completely amazing, however, as the update will be limited…
Are you a regular jetsetter, or perhaps you’ll be hitting the skies within the next three weeks? Are you also addicted to Twitter and keeping up with the news and your friends’ whereabouts on the social network? Gogo Inflight is hooking it up with free access to Twitter from now until April 14, so you…
This week at CTIA 2011 in Orlando, Verizon decided to give a handful of journalists a tour of its super switch facility – a hurricane-proof communications center that can survive a category five hurricane. The facility is 43,000 square feet and handles voice and data traffic in central Florida, but it can probably handle a…
We’ve been on the ground in Orlando for the last week at the CTIA 2011 show and this afforded us the opportunity to check out the latest Samsung products. You’ve already seen our coverage of the Galaxy Tab 8.9 but check out the video below for a nice walkthrough of the Samsung TouchWiz UZ for…