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Apple has banned Bitcoin apps, pulling a popular iOS Bitcoin wallet app called Blockchain on Thursday. Since Apple pretty much hates anything it can’t directly control, this is not a surprising move. And it’s pissed off a ton of iPhone owners, including one dude who really likes shooting stuff. Apparently, Reddit doesn’t like Apple’s decision…
LG may not wait for Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to unveil its next phablet. According to PhoneArena, the company has started sending out invites for a Korea event when the G Pro 2 may be unveiled, all in its 6-inch glory. Dubbed “Knock-knock knockin’ on,” the event will take place at the LG Twin…
Alongside the upcoming successor to the HTC One, which we know under the codename M8, the Taiwanese company will also launch a new version of its Sense UI. Thanks to the ever-savvy EVleaks, we have the first screenshot of HTC’s next Android launcher. As you can see for yourself, Sense UI 6.0 sports a flatter…
HTC had hard time succeeding in the tablet market, despite launching some rock-solid devices in the past. If I would have to pinpoint one reason why the Taiwanese company failed to gain traction in this space, I would say – timing. They had great products but at the time they were introduced in the market,…
The LG G Pro 2 rumors keep piling up. After we’ve heard few details about its camera, we’re now talking about the phablet’s sound capabilities. According to Korean ETnews (and brought to our attention by the good folks of PhoneArena), LG’s baby will feature 1W speaker(s) and thickened bass booster, which will make the G…
BLU Products is joining the “Mini ride,” having launched such (Mini) version of its Life Pure smartphone. The new device is a solid mid-ranger with specs that include a 4.5-inch 720p HD screen, MediaTek’s quad-core chip clocked at 1.5GHz, and unfortunately only 1GB of RAM. In addition, the Life Pure Mini also packs an 8-megapixel…
We’ve heard that Huawei is working on a successor to its popular Ascend P6 smartphone and as far as we (don’t) know, it could be announced at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Today, we’re glad to show you how this phone will look like. First we have a render of the Ascend P7…
Despite pursuing its own platform (Firefox OS), Mozilla also wants a piece of the “Android pie.” To that end, the company has invested in the launcher app called Everything.me, which will be rebranded and offered as Firefox Launcher for Android. We don’t have all the details just yet, but the single screenshot shared by Mozilla…
Prepaid carrier Boost Mobile has unveiled a new price point for its unlimited 4G LTE plan, slashing the price from $55 a month for unlimited talk, text and data to $35 a month. The price cut is available for new Boost Mobile customers beginning today and ending on March 31st. The $35 a month bill…
HTC One owners on Verizon have been waiting for their Android 4.4 KitKat update patiently, and it’s almost time to stop waiting and start celebrating. That’s pretty quick for Verizon, who usually takes its sweet time to approve OS updates. The only other major U.S. carrier that has released the Android 4.4 KitKat update for…