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The Samsung Epic 4G, the best of the Galaxy S devices, is receiving an OTA update that will enable the company’s Media Hub service, as well as some bug fixes. This comes at the perfect time, as Samsung is said to announce the service and the Galaxy Tab later tonight. Some of the things you…
After the Amsterdam, Orange is launching another city-named device – San Francisco. I’m not sure I dig the idea of using city names for phones, but what do I know… Anyway, the San Francisco is an entry-level Android smartphone, with hardware that’s pretty much identical to the ZTE Blade. In other words, specs include a…
Looks like we’ll have to wait a little longer before we can get our hands on the much-anticipated Android tablet from Motorola. Rumored to hit Verizon this holiday season, the device, codenamed Stingray, may have been delayed until early 2011 according to Sanjay Jha, Motorola’s CEO. Oddly enough, not only has the tablet been delayed,…
SocialSmack, which is a web-based reviews platform that brings together consumers and brands, is going for the Android and iPhone users, allowing them [users] to rate and rant on products while on the go. Instead of star-based voting, users either “prop” or “drop” some product or service, and can also include a short explanation why…
A new report from comScore said that Google’s Android operating system is gaining market share like crazy and this could be bad news for Apple, Microsoft and Research In Motion. The comScore report said that there were 53.4 million people in the United States with smartphones in the second quarter, which was an 11% increase…
Slacker Radio, a web-based and mobile music streaming service, has just introduced a new subscription tier for on-demand music. What usually happens is Slacker generates a station for you based on a song or artist, which then tweaks upcoming songs based on what you like and what you don’t. The free version is restricted by…
Motorola confirmed on Thursday that it has acquired Aloqa, a technology firm that specializes in delivering location-aware content to mobile phones. Based in Palo Alto, California and Munich, Germany, Aloqa will join Motorola Mobility, the mobile division of Motorola that will be spun off from the new Motorola Solutions, Inc in early 2011. Aloqa’s technology and services uses…
An accessory list for T-Mobile reveals several upcoming handsets including the rumored HTC HD7 and the BlackBerry Bold 9780. This latest leak matches up with the previous roadmap leak which has proven to be fairly accurate at identifying upcoming handsets. The exhaustive list of handsets and the expected arrival date for their accessories include the…
Good news for Cellular South customers as the HTC Desire is now available for purchase on the carrier’s website. The Desire is the third Android device to hit Cellular South and is joined by the HTC Hero and the Motorola Milestone. Priced very reasonably, this Cellular South handset will set you back $149.99 after a $50 mail-in reward…
If you ask Skyhook, it will tell you that Google’s “Don’t be evil” motto is a hoad of bullplop, as the company is suing the search giant over location issues related to Android. If you don’t know, the company uses WiFi data to create a layer of location data which is used by handset makers,…