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Making good on its promises, the OLPC foundation has released its affordable XO Tablet in Wal-Mart stores today, priced at $149.99. The child friendly tablet is the only multilingual and Google Certified tablet for children on the market, and is loaded with free educational games, apps videos, e-books and more. “The XO Tablet is the…
It looks like Sony is making good on its promise to release its SmartWatch 2 to the world during the month of September, and according to UK retailer Clove, the device will be released on September 9th and will run for £100.00 (about $150). The SmartWatch 2 features a 1.6 inch 220×176 resolution display that becomes a…
We’ve been hearing a lot of talk about the LG Optimus G2 lately, which is looking to be an incredible device. Today a new leaked photo shows the position of the volume rocker, which is located on the back of the device. Aside from the sleek design, the G2 will supposedly be packing a Snapdragon…
Starting tomorrow, T-Mobile customers will be able to get their hands on both the Sony Xperia Z and Nokia Lumia 925. The Sony Xperia Z is by far one of the best devices the company has ever shipped before, and as a T-Mobile exclusive in the US, it’s definitely something to get excited for if…
The Internet Movie Database has been aggregating reviews, credits, box office data and more about the films and actors we love since its Usenet inception way back in 1990. It’s come a long way since then, most recently launching its own App for smartphones. Now a beautiful update for the app adds some great features. A…
Thanks to our friends from @leakschina we know about one upcoming Philips smartphone which likely won’t be released in the Western hemisphere. It’s the Phillips W6500 that comes with a 4.3-inch qHD touchscreen, MediaTek’s MT6589 quad-core processor clocked at 1.2GHz, coupled with 1GB of RAM. Plus, there’s a pair of cameras — 8-megapixel on the…
LG announced (the press release in Korean is here) that its Optimus G Pro will soon be available in 40 countries throughout the world, including Europe, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) countries, Latin America and the Middle East. It is said that the expanded launch builds on top of the Pro’s success in LG’s own…
The hot-new Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A is selling like cupcakes in South Korea with some 150,000 units sold in just two weeks. That’s an everything but surprising news considering that Sammy’s flagship is still the only device supporting LTE-A standard with such LG model (or two) launching later in the year. We’ll see whether Pantech,…
The popular app-based car service Uber has updated its app today on iOS and Android, allowing users to spit up the cab fare up amongst other passengers. This update comes shortly after an update that brought Google Wallet payment option to the Android version of the app. “It’s been said that 4 out of 3 people…
If you’re rocking a Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Wi-Fi, you’ll be happy to know that the official Android 4.2.2 ROM has leaked out to the internet and is available for flashing now. While we can expect the official rollout of the 4.2.2 update to hit Galaxy Note 8 devices in the near future,there’s nothing like…