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Holy Vine action, Batman! HTC has released a Vine video today, which is clearly a teaser for an upcoming HTC device. Included in the Vine is the message, “Big Things Ahead.” So what could that be? Well, the HTC One Max of course! Or so we think. The video introduces a few new taglines for…
Samsung has just announced the introduction of a new interactive live-stream reality series as part of a marketing campaign to promote the Galaxy S4 Zoom and Galaxy NX cameras. The reality series, titled ‘SOS Island: Survival of the Smartest’ features survival expert Les Stroud training 16 global contestants who will be chosen via social media…
While we’re still waiting on an official release date for BlackBerry Messenger (or BBM as the kids are calling it) Samsung has announced that it will be available on all of its Galaxy devices across the continent of Africa. BBM will be available for Galaxy device owners through the Samsung and Google Play Stores for…
Samsung is sending out invites to an Unpacked event scheduled for September 4th. The invites hint the event will introduce the next Galaxy, which is presumably the Note III. The Note II was introduced at the end of August last year at a similar event. The main event will take place in Berlin, ahead of…
Samsung Taiwan’s latest ad for the Galaxy S4 uses some Harry Potter-inspired magic to showcase the features of the Android smartphone. The commercial kicks off with Dumbledore-like figure addressing students while they sit in a lecture hall at in a building resembling Hogwarts. A female student one ups Harry Potter with her own flavor magic,…
Korean ad agency Fllu is at the center of a controversial promotion in which developers were offered money to mention Samsung’s upcoming app challenge on developer website Stack Overflow. According to The Verge, Samsung claims the ad agency was acting on its own and asserts it was not aware of the cash for content scheme.…
The Samsung Galaxy Folder, which we’ve mentioned a few days ago, have been leaked and now you can see how it looks like, while feeling sorry for not being able to get one. That, at least, is the case if you’re not living in South Korea where this handset will go on sale soon. And…
Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update has been leaked for the Samsung Galaxy S II Plus in Germany. The change log is still not available but those who managed to cram this software onto their devices mention improved launcher, weather widget and lock screen, all of which look like those on the Galaxy S4. The multi-window…
Samsung Galaxy Note III may be announced on September 4th alongside the company’s smart watch, the Korean media is reporting. That’s two days before the IFA2013 expo kicks off in Berlin, Germany and we expect it to be the star of the show. Though you never know – perhaps some other company surprises us with…
The main benefit of owning a Nexus or Google Play edition device is the fact that you’ll be the first to get the latest version of Android. Sure, you may lose some customization options, but you’ll get much more in return. That said, we’re glad to report that Google Play edition HTC One and Samsung…