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Ok, so the Android 4.3 HTC One update rollout has been a bit confusing, first rolling out in Taiwan, then Canada, and now..the U.S.! Thanks to some reader comments and a tweet from HTC America President Jason Mackenzie, Sprint HTC One owners will be receiving their Android 4.3 treat starting today. That’s a big improvement,…
The existing Vega LTE-A with its 5.6-inch screen isn’t enough for Pantech. As part of what looks like the “keeping up with the Joneses” strategy (where Samsung is playing the neighbor), the Korean company will soon be launching another phablet, the one with an even bigger, 5.9-inch screen. Set to be officially announced on October…
Both LG and Samsung are preparing to launch first smartphones with curved displays, and both of them will do it later this month. Samsung, the world’s largest phone maker, may unveil its Galaxy Note 3 Active as early as next week, with LG following suit with its new Z series device. As far as I’ve…
Japan is known for many things like tech-savvy citizens, fast trains, electronics industry, weird fashion and vending machines. Google is trying to enter the last mentioned market and is piloting three Google Play machines that offer 18 different games. Everyone with an NFC-enabled Android 4.0+ smartphone can try these out and get either free-to-play or…
Samsung has kicked off its typical big marketing push for its most recent products, the Galaxy Note 3 phone and the Galaxy Gear smart watch. The first ad was released on Tuesday and represents quite a different tactic for Samsung. Instead of going after its competition in a snarky ad, Samsung keeps with its “design…
Target is joining the pre-paid MVNO game with a new prepaid wireless service which will utilize T-Mobile’s 4G LTE network. The service, which is said to launch on October 6th is dubbed Brightspot. Target will be offering three different plans, all of which are very affordable, although not much cheaper than T-Mobile’s current pre-paid offerings.…
Google Play Music is now available in seven new countries, bringing with it an awesome collection of music to new subscribers. The subscription music service is now available for customers in the Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Russia and Switzerland. Much like other music providers, All Access lets users hear new and favorite music when…
Scribd is offering a new e-book subscription service, kind of like a Netflix for e-books. The company, which is mostly known for its document embedding tool has built a e-book platform which will begin offering e-book sales as well as a subscription service today. Scribd will be offering content from HarperCollins as well as independent…
A pre-release build of the Android 4.3 update for the Samsung Galaxy S4 has surfaced today, and is now available for download and installation thanks to the team over at SamMobile. The update not only brings Android 4.3 to the GS4, but some software features found on the Galaxy Note 3 as well. The official…
Canadian HTC One customers are receiving the device’s recent Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update, with customers on Bell, Rogers, Virgin Mobile and Telus reporting receiving the update. The update, which brings Android 4.3 to the table also includes some updates to Sense 5, camera improvements and a ton of bug fixes. The update stated rolling…