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A new report from analytics company, Flurry suggests that consumers’ unwillingness to pay for mobile apps has forced developers to release their apps for free. The trend goes across all platforms, but Android users are particularly unlikely to pay for apps up front. Flurry’s study showed that between 2010 and 2012, free apps accounted for…
Motorola has taken to Twitter to tease us with the Moto X again, while not showing the device at all. The company’s Twitter account recently posted the following: Yep. This guy is building exactly what you think he is. Designed by you. Assembled in the USA. pic.twitter.com/U9fhJRDmmM — Motorola Mobility (@Motorola) July 18, 2013 There’s…
Firefly fans, rejoice! A new Firefly mobile RPG is coming to Android and iOS devices next year. Firefly Online will be put you in your own ship and let you command a crew in adventures through Firefly’s universe. For folks who love Firefly’s single season, and the exploits of Malcolm Reynolds and crew, any new…
If you’re already sold on Sony’s upcoming Z Ultra phablet, then you still have a while before it will be gracing shelves. But if you’re in the UK, you can start your countdown now, as the Xperia Z Ultra will be hitting shelves (virtual shelves, at least) on September 13th. The Sony Xperia Z Ultra…
Nexus 4 owners, listen up! Android 4.3 has been leaked out for Google’s flagship device and is available to download and flash right now. Jeff Williams purchased a Nexus 4 off of Craigslist and noticed that the handset was running Android 4.3, and naturally, he uploaded a screenshot up on Google+. No, this wasn’t a build.prop…
While U.S. Samsung Galaxy S4 owners received a Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC in their handsets, some global variants of the device were released with Samsung’s octa-core Exynos 5 Octa SoC. Samsung took to Twitter today to announce an upgrade to their Exynos processors, claiming, “a new Exynos 5 Octa is coming next week!” While we are…
Virgin Mobile is the latest in line to offer the entry-level LG Optimus F3 on their network, retailing the device for $179.99 off contract. This entry-level smartphone comes packing a dual-core processor clocked at 1.2GHz running on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean, is 4G LTE capable and has a 2,460mAh battery that lasts for days. The…
The next king of the phablets, the Galaxy Note 3, is expected to make its first official appearance later this quarter. If all goes according to rumors, Samsung will unveil the Note 3 during a press event to be held sometime in September. Details on the device remain elusive, but some information can be gleaned…
The HTC One Mini was just officially announced, filling in at least one of the three expected pieces of the HTC One family that we’re expecting this year. We got some hands on time with the handset and you can find our first impressions below. The One Mini is every bit as sexy as the…
HTC has finally taken the wraps off of its latest smartphone, the HTC One Mini. The new handset, which has been floating around in rumor-form for a while now, is finally here. The HTC One Mini ships with a 4.3 inch 1280 x 720p HD Super LCD 3 display, dual-core Snapdragon 400 CPU, 1GB RAM,…