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It may be about a year old, but the iPhone 4 is still holding its ground against the army of Android devices being launched nearly every week. And perhaps those who considered switching from the iPhone to another platform or device might have been convinced to hold out for iOS 5, which has looked very…
Sprint customers have been hoping that after Verizon received their CMDA capable iPhone, maybe they would be next, and now it seems the latest rumors might be in their favor. Last week 9to5Mac wrote, “Apple is said to have ordered Sprint-compatible cell towers for use on their campus—for testing—in late 2010.” The story also spoke…
During the taking off and landing process, flight attendants ask for everyone to turn their portable devices off. Many people do not follow these requests, and the latest ABC report tells us why we should listen. Between the 2003 and 2009, there were some incidents on board a few flights where people left their phones…
Back in April we reported that T-Mobile will get its own version of the HTC Flyer in July. Then, few days later, we caught Wi-Fi only model at the FCC website. Now a GSM version that sings along T-Mobile’s 3G network (1700 MHz) of the device is at the FCC’s labs and from what we…
Although Samsung has just recently released Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread firmware for its Galaxy S (I9000), the company is already working on the next update. Samfirmware snooped the upcoming firmware build that will make the device on par with the Nexus S. The firmware number XXJVP was released on June 3rd and is available for download…
Today Microsoft posted on their developer blog about a new tool to make porting apps from Android devices to Windows Phone much easier. Much like what Microsoft did recently for iOS, the API tool is said to be like a translating dictionary for people that are native Android coders, and will help them to understand…
It was a big, big week in the mobile world, as Steve Jobs and company showed off iOS 5.0 and iCloud at the WWDC 2011 keynote. While we didn’t see a new iPhone, the features in this update of the operating system should breathe new life into the iPhone 4 and 3GS handsets out there…
Apple is reported to be recalling a few shipments of the Verizon iPad 2, some of which have already been ordered by customers online. A few months ago, Apple said it was investigating issues wherein iPad 2 units were dropping their 3G signal on Verizon’s network. Perhaps some of the batches sent out were flawed…
Sprint announced today the Motorola Photon 4G, an Android 2.3 Gingerbread device that is also an international or world phone. That means you can use the device overseas when you’re traveling for business or pleasure. The Photon 4G also supports Motorola’s Webtop appilcation, which means it will dock with a laptop accessory where you can…
HP’s first webOS tablet, the TouchPad, was announced just before Mobile World Congress, and though not much has been said about it since then, the Wi-Fi version will be ready to go on sale July 1 in the U.S, with preorders starting June 19. Prices are more or less what you’d expect for a tablet…