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Verizon is rumored to be getting the iPhone some time next month, though many are still skeptical and a formal announcement has yet to be made by Apple. In the meantime, it looks like Verizon might need the iPhone more than ever according to a recent study. According to Asymco: ITG Investment Research analyst Matthew…
We’ve been seeing an awful lot of the LG Star recently, and today it has gone official – for South Korea, anyway. At least one local managed to get some time with the Optimus 2X SU660 to compare it with the iPhone 4 and the Samsung Galaxy S, and as you can see in the…
It looks like Samsung is preparing a “Luxury” edition of its Android-powered Galaxy Tab that will cost nearly $1,000. The Luxury Galaxy Tab was reportedly unveiled at the Millionaire Fair and, as you’d expect from a fair with that name, it seems to be aimed at people with more money than sense. Sure, you get…
MetroPCS is adding the Huawei Ascend to its line-up of phones for a pretty affordable price given the usual cost of smartphones for pre-paid carriers. The Android 2.1 device will set you back just $179, which isn’t half bad, with smartphone plans that start at just $50 per month. And best of all, as is…
This is what you get when you mix together an LG and a T-Mobile employee who really enjoy their work with a bit of love and refusal to fragment. I’m not sure that I could put any corporate logo, however adorable, onto my wedding cake, but good on these guys for loving their phones as…
Special K is launching a mobile application for the iOS and Android-powered devices. Available as a free download, myPlan offers people a new way to take the Special K Challenge and stay on track with weight loss goals, whether they [goals] include shedding unwanted holiday pounds or becoming more fit in the New Year. In…
Nimbuzz has updated its Android application with… (drums please)… high definition (HD) quality voice calls. The company is relying on a new peer-to-peer calling system, which combined with HD voice codec from Global IP Solutions (GIPS), makes HD quality calls possible. As a result, calls are connected faster, providing crystal clear quality and fewer dropped…
Huawei announced two of its Android smartphones, Ideos X5 and X6, in Australia. The first of the two is a more powerful device, sporting a large 4.1-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen, WiFi and 14.4MBps HSPA connectivity, 1GHz CPU, 5-megapixel camera with HD video recording capability, GPS, Dolby Mobile surround sound, HDMI port and I guess a…
With Christmas around the corner, everyone is getting super busy. You need to buy gifts, decorate your house and play with kids, if you have any. If you’re in that group (with kids), there’s so much on your plate and kids can, let’s face it, be a pain. No more – all you need to…
Devices with dual SIM card slots are nothing new, and in fact they’ve been rising in popularity in many of the emerging markets around the world thanks to the brutal price wars that operators are waging, but what is novel and unique is the dual SIM smartphone. These specimens are so rare that whenever we…