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Although the Apple iPhone 4 sold out in just hours online and in stores, with long wait times afterward for those who wanted one, it didn’t really seem to help Apple’s decline in market share. Between April and July of this year, Apple’s market share declined 1.3% according to ComScore. Unsurprisingly, Google took a 5%…
Not to be outdone by Archos and its handful of Android tablets, Acer will also be releasing a few Android tablets as well. Three to be exact, and Acer’s Android tablets will run on Gingerbread, and these will come in sizes of 5, 7, and 10 inches. It’s cool that companies are working on more…
We know none of you were saving up for a Motorola Devour, but in the case you were, don’t bother! Verizon is now offering their MotoBlur-toting Android device for free on a new two-year contract. While a bit chunky, I love how solid the Devour is. The keyboard is pretty nice and locks in with…
One of the most anticipated upcoming Android tablets is Notion Ink’s Adam. Featuring a 10-inch Pixel Qi display and connectivity ports galore, there’s yet to be another tablet to rival the Adam in terms of specifications. The Adam has faced a handful of delays, but today we were very, very pleased to hear that the…
Even the most ardent Android fanboy (I’m talking about you, Blake) has to admit that the Apple iPhone platform has it licked when it comes to gaming. OpenFeint is trying to change that and the popular mobile gaming company is bringing the heat with a bunch of popular games. “Android users deserve great games but…
After hanging out in the online store for a few days as “coming soon”, the LG Shine Plus is available on Telus for $69.99 on a three-year contract. It’s not that much different than the LG Ally available to those of you down in the U.S., except that it has a 5 megapixel camera. Aside…
It looks like Apple may soon introduce the ability for app makers to charge on a subscription basis, which would make devices like the Apple iPad an ideal device for newspapers and magazines. Sources say that Apple will share the demographic data with the publishers and this is critical because that’s what a newspaper or…
HTC didn’t just launch a revamped HTC Sense UI, a new HTC Desire HD smartphone, and the HTCSense.com cloud-based phone management service, the smartphone maker also unveiled their new keyboard-toting HTC Desire Z smartphone. The Desire Z runs Android 2.2 Froyo but makes use of the new Sense UI. The Desire HD isn’t as powerful…
A recent study from Gartner is forecasting mobile platform market share up to 2014, and echoes the results of earlier studies regarding Android’s current momentum. Specifically, Gartner says Android will just barely squeak ahead of BlackBerry’s number two spot in 2010, and have a significant lead by 2011. Despite a steady decline, Symbian will still…
Crank up the rumor mill as another from the very flaky Digitimes says that HTC is going to be offering a new Android tablet during the first quarter of 2011. We know that Android 3.0 – will it be Gingerbread or Honeycomb? – is going to hit some time during the holiday season, and that…