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The rate at which smartphone use has been growing steadily rises each year, and as a result, we see a lot more trends moving towards mobile. Payments, social networking and shopping are just a number of things that many consumers are beginning to do on their mobile devices and smartphones, but it looks like they…
After a day’s worth of Android and enough Gingerbread news to keep us full until Christmas, it’s time to take a look at the lighter side of the news. Today we have an entertaining video from the BBC’s Comedy division that will delight Beatles and Apple fans alike. The short parody retells the story behind…
Amidst a flurry of Android 2.3 Gingerbread news today, the details just keep piling on as the user guide has become available. If there was anything you needed to know about the new iteration of Google’s platform, this user guide ought to take care of it as it’s very thorough. Perhaps you’re already an Android…
This post is a little self-indulgent, as I know not many of you had the pleasure and pain of being a Helio subscriber but if you were in that elite group, you may be eligible for some cash from a class-action lawsuit regarding early-termination fees. As with most class-action lawsuit endings, the lawyers are the…
Since June, rumors have been circulating about a social network Google is developing in secrecy. Early reports described it as a Facebook competitor, but the latest leak from TechCrunch suggests otherwise. According to this latest information, the search giant has reportedly scrapped the idea for a Facebook clone and is pursuing a web-based social toolbar…
Infographics are awesome. Done right, they can convey a variety of pithy facts in an engaging and entertaining format. A recent one making the rounds is the cell phone usage infographics compiled by Wilson Electronics. Shown below, the infographic reveals several things we already knew – like those text-crazed under 25-ers who are more likely…
Best Buy has announced today that it is kicking off another deal with free smartphones for the month of December. Back in October, the mega retailer was offering select smartphones for free every Friday. This time, the sale is good for the entire month and includes a number of pretty hot handsets. Of course, there…
Google Voice is one of my favorite mobile services. Since I’m constantly switching phones and in between numbers, it helps to have the one number that all my friends, family and acquaintances to hang onto regardless of which phone I’m using. For the holidays, Google has decided to offer $10 of Google Voice credit to…
Yahoo! News just announced the iPhone 4 as the number one obsession of 2010. It’s not terribly surprising given the attention the Apple smartphone received thanks to the story of its leak back in April, the “Antennagate” issue that caused a media stir and the subsequent whispers of the reason why we don’t have a…
Just two months ago, we took a poll for the Apple iPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab, and our readers seemed to prefer the Android tablet over the iPad nearly two to one. However, in a recent survey conducted by Piper Jaffray, it seems that 85% of users actually prefer the iPad and see more value…