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Earlier this week the Verizon iPhone was finally announced and it was seen as an even bigger savior than when the smartphone was first announced. Suddenly Apple and iPhone lovers were able to breathe – they had a way out of AT&T’s grasp. The promise of being able to make phone calls and use data…
Are you such a huge Apple fanboy or fangirl that you find elements from its iTunes, iOS and Mac OSX UI all over the place? That’s funny, because French artist Leo Caillard does, too. In fact, he went ahead and digitally rendered a world with that in mind – more specifically, the famous Louvre Museum…
Google Translate for Android is just about to hit its one-year birthday and the search giant has just released a host of user interface improvements, as well as a conversation mode which could make this app more useful when speaking to others who don’t speak the same language. If you don’t know what the Google…
Google Places for iPhone just got an update to include the Hotpot review and recommendation service that launched on Android back in November. Hotpot is basically a social review system that lets you give an overall rating for businesses found on Google Maps, more specific thumbs-up or thumbs-down ratings for particular aspects, and the option…
America’s four largest operators have started claiming that they each have a 4G network, but do Americans actually know what that even means? Nielsen surveyed over 2,131 adults to find out if they could break beyond the hype, and the results are surprisingly not too shabby. Of all the people surveyed around 83% have heard…
So, the Verizon iPhone 4 became official this morning but is it enough to get you to switch? The hardware should be pretty much the same (although some cases may not work with the new version) so let’s break down the pros and cons of each version. AT&T iPhone 4: Speed, simultaneous voice and data,…
John Garber, an employee at Club Halo in Atlanta, was at the wrong place in the wrong time. Two people who that were thrown out of the club got into an argument outside in the parking lot which resulted in both men running to their cars, grabbing pistols, and then proceeding to fire at each…
We knew that this would be the year of the dual-core processor and NVIDIA is looking to be the major player over the next 12 months. Along with powering cool phones like the LG Optimus 2X and the upcoming Motorola Android Honeycomb tablet, the dual-core chip will also power the in-car information units for the…
If you’re ever in prison, there are plenty of ways to pass the time. You can exercise until you’re in the greatest shape of your sad life, or you can read lengthy novels or learn to write poetry. Or you can play FarmVille. That’s right – the time wasting and reportedly addictive game has found…
Best Buy is introducing a “Buy Back” program, so aptly named because the retailer will buy your gadgets back if and when you want to upgrade to something newer. Did you buy a hot new Android device three months ago only to feel a bit let down when a new one was announce just three…