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According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Amazon is looking to expand its footprint in the mobile arena by developing a few smartphones of its own. Rumors of a Kindle phone have been flying around for some time, but the new report claims that Amazon is working on a couple of smartphones, as…
According to Venture Beat, a report from Japan is pointing to iPhone 5S production, with Sharp, Japan Display and LG beginning their screen production runs in June of this year. The screen production timetable line up with Tim Cook’s earlier statements, where he indicated that there would be no new product launches until after the summer.…
Firefox OS device launch plans have been confirmed today by Telefonica, which will be bringing Alcatel and ZTE devices to Spain, Colombia and Venezuela in Q3 2013. Firefox OS handsets manufactured by LG, Huawei and Sony will be launched in Q4 2013. Carriers that have pledged support for the nascent smartphone OS are Deutsche Telekom…
Another leak from SamMobile is shedding some light on Samsung’s summer release plans, giving us release dates for the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom, and the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini. Also making the list is the previously announced Samsung Galaxy Mega, which is slated to arrive in May. The Galaxy S4…
While Google Glass allows users to share their photos directly to Google +, posting to Facebook has been impossible with Google Glass, until now. A third-party app called “Glass to Facebook” lets Glass users share their snaps with the super popular social networking site. Created by Tesseract Mobile, the app shares the photo to Facebook…
Just yesterday we reported that a billboard was spotted advertising the Nokia Lumia 928 as “The best low-light smartphone camera.” Nokia had yet to officially talk about the new device though. Now, however, more ads have surfaced and Nokia even launched a website confirming it. A giant full-page ad in the magazine Vanity Fair is dedicated…
The HTC One just got a little bit hotter. A red version of HTC’s flagship handset has been spotted online in the U.K. on mobile phone retailer Handtec’s website. Don’t equate the red color with Verizon, however, as we still are unsure of even the less flashy models coming to the carrier. The red HTC One…
Owners of Barnes and Noble’s Nook HD and HD+ are finally getting Google apps on their devices. As of today, B&N is releasing an OTA update for their tablets, which will bring the Google Play Store, Gmail, YouTube, Chrome, Google Search and Google Maps to the devices. This is a big deal for Nook HD…
While Google Glass is not available to the public just yet, developers are having all sorts of fun with the device. A developer by the name of Mike DiGiovanni has developed a Glass app called Winky, which takes photos with a mere blink of the eye. Winky uses functionality which lies dormant in Google Glass’…
HTC has a really impressive offer for those who are interested in owning an HTC One but are holding back primarily because they already have a phone. The deal is this: if you turn in your current, qualified smartphone in favor of purchasing an HTC One by May 5th, you can get up to $375…