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After reporting a miserable third quarter showing losses of $4.4 billion and 56 percent in revenue decline, BlackBerry managed to give the latest news on BBM traction. BlackBerry announced that its messenger app has gotten over 40 million “newly registered iOS/Android users in the last 60 days.” The company failed to decipher what the total…
Verizon’s LG G2 is getting an update today, but it’s not the Android 4.4 update that we were hoping for. Dang. The update does bring some security fixes, adds a piece of Verizon bloatware and an improvement in video playback. The update brings Verizon’s LG G2 up to version VS98012B. Here’s the full changelog from Verizon:…
Samsung is releasing a Game Edition of their Galaxy Tab 3, which includes the company’s recently released Smartphone GamePad, a Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 and a HDMI adaptor. The GamePad is a physical console-like controller that allows for tablet free gameplay when paired to an Android device running Android 4.1 and up. German website All…
Google is throwing in the kitchen sink to promote Motorola’s Moto X, creating an amazing interactive ad that appears in WIRED’s January print magazine. The ad is essentially a stripped down real-life version of MotoMaker, the online tool that allows customers to customize their Moto X handsets. When a user taps one of the color…
The Moto X recently got its Android 4.4 KitKat update for devices on Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T. Now Verizon’s Motorola DROID line of phones are finally getting theirs. Verizon let the cat out of the bag today, announcing the rollout of the Android 4.4 KitKat update to its DROID beginning today, releasing in phases.…
Recent reports have claimed that carrier Sprint has plans to acquire competitor T-Mobile in the near future. Now it looks like there might just be another contender in that market. Reuters reported today that TV provider Dish Network is eyeing T-Mobile as well. According to the report, Dish is considering making a bid for T-Mobile…
If you’ve been holding off on buying a Moto X on Verizon’s network, now’s a better time than ever to cash in on a deal from Big Red. Verizon is offering $50 off of the Moto X when purchased through MotoMaker, running from today until the end of the year. That brings the 16GB Moto…
Next year, HTC will launch a successor to the HTC One, codenamed M8, and we’ve already heard many details describing what this device will be all about. Here we want to quickly sum it up for you so you know what to expect from the Taiwanese company in 2014. 1. The M8 will rock Qualcomm…
Popular Android keyboard Swiftkey is currently pushing its latest update. Aside from the usual upgrades and bug fixes, the update comes with a blast of winter cheer! Swiftkey now includes a fun theme that fits with the winter season. To celebrate the holidays, the keyboard comes in an icy blue with snowy flurries which fly…
According to French carrier SFR, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy S4 will be receiving Android 4.4 KitKat in the new year, with the update beginning its rollout in late January. The rollout will more than likely begin in Europe and other parts of the world before it makes to the U.S. shores, so…