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The SocialScope social networking application for BlackBerry has made a few updates in their eternal closed beta, including inbox integration, significantly more Facebook functions (like private messages, full profiles, and notifications), and mute options for particularly annoying friends who don’t quite warrant a block. On top of that, SocialScope is now taking submissions to their…
TD’s mobile banking app had come to iPhone in Canada in the spring, and now it’s available in the U.S. App Store, as well as the Android Market. You can find ATMs, check balances for credit cards and deposits, review account history, and even make account transfers and bill payments right from your phone. There’s…
PapayaMobile is looking to get Android developers noticed. If you’re a developer, or even just a casual smartphone user, being overwhelmed with tens of thousands of apps makes it difficult to get attention or to pick out some decent apps. PapayaMobile has now launched Android App of the Day which–you guessed it–features new apps every…
According to The Wall Street Journal, Huawei, the Chinese brand that does both infrastructure equipment and dabbles in devices, will announce a high end Android 2.2 device on Thursday that was jointly developed with Google. That’s a huge win if it’s true, considering the only other device that Google ever admitted to having a say…
Sprint has officially rolled out the highly anticipated Samsung Epic 4G and has kicked off this week in a big 4G way. Priced at $249.99 with a $100 mail-in rebate and two-year commitment, the Epic 4G is available now from Sprint’s online storefront. Folks that prefer purchasing in person can head down to their local…
We have heard rumblings of a North American CDMA variant of the Samsung Galaxy tab and now that model has been spotted in Verizon Wireless’ internal inventory list. The leaked screen grab fresh out of BGR reveals two entries for a Verizon Galaxy Tab. One is presumably for the Android tablet device itself and the…
Motorola posted an update on its DROID X support forum today that discourages users from flashing an unofficial Android 2.2 ROM leaked to the Internet. Motorola warned DROID X owners that it does not have an upgrade path in place for this leaked ROM. Unless you go to back to the stock ROM, you will…
Earlier we reported that Bing has finally launched an Android application, but the only downside was that it was limited to Verizon customers. However, there was no solid word on whether it was exclusive to Big Red. It turns out it isn’t. Let’s not forget that Bing has a partnership going on with Verizon right…
We’re all aware that the launch date for the Samsung Fascinate, Verizon’s variant of the Galaxy S, was rumored for September 9th, but new rumors suggest that the Fascinate may go live a day earlier. While it’s said to be in stores on September 9th, the Fascinate may indeed become available a day earlier via…
Remember the Motorola portrait slider Android device (XT300) we saw not too long ago? The severely blurred images gave us a glimpse at the upcoming Android phone, but now we have clearer photos of the device. And, this time, the XT300 brings some video along with it. The vertical-sliding QWERTY form-factor is interesting, yet quirky.…