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Say you’re not a mobile phone geek like us, and you don’t have your Android smartphone at arm’s length from you (at most) at all times. Wouldn’t it be cool if you could get notified right from your desktop when your handset receives a call or text message without having to be within earshot of…
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is one incredibly sexy Android device but it’s been under fire for quite a few spec-sheet omissions. From missing multitouch capabilities to Android OS upgrades, the handset feels somewhat dated in its functionality, but some of those issues may be coming to an end sometime soon. A video of the…
I guess Rogers, Bell, Telus, Fido, Koodo, Virgin Mobile, Wind Mobile, Mobilicity, and Public Mobile just weren’t enough to cover Canada, because Quebecor’s Videotron has just launched their wireless network in our French-speaking province, running on the same AWS bands as Wind Mobile and T-Mobile south of the border. The home networks currently cover Quebec…
TweetDeck for Android may have been one of the most anticipated Twitter apps to hit the Android OS, but some users were slightly disappointed to see that TweetDeck beta launched with no widgets. Well, thanks to an update, TweetDeck now offers users the choice of three widgets that can be used to access tweets from…
When news was let out that certain Google Android tablets wouldn’t have access to the Android Market, those looking forward to nabbing one were confused and a bit disappointed. However, it was made pretty clear by Google’s mobile product development director, Hugo Barra, that the apps on Android may not play well with tablets and…
The last we had heard in mobile app research was a forecast that there would be 25 billion downloads by 2015, and along the same vein, Nielsen has released the results of a survey of some 4,000 mobile users about their application downloading habits. As you’d expect, iPhone users were the most active, with an…
Aching to get the new T-Mobile G2 when it launches on October 6? Want to make sure this Android device doesn’t slip through your fingers due to stock shortages? If you answered yes to either of those questions, you can and should preorder the device from Best Buy today. The mega electronics retailer will be…
I’m not sure I fully understand Samsung’s strategy. Sure their own domestic market is very important, but let’s face it – there are larger (actually much larger) markets out there. That said, I was surprised to learn that in addition to the recently mentioned Snow White model, the electronics giant is launching yet another Korea-only…
LG is going to be holding a digital press conference next week to talk about some exciting new products and its future smartphone strategy. Of course, we’re talking about the LG Optimus line, which includes both a Windows Phone 7 smartphone and tablet in its line-up. While I was a bit harsh on LG in…
With the upcoming flood of Android tablets set to hit the market this year, you’ll soon have many choices at your fingertips. So many choices, in fact, that it may seem impossible to choose from. Well, we have a helpful hint to filter through some of these tablets. Make sure they have the Android Market…