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Samsung unveiled its Galaxy Note 8.0 at Mobile World Congress and now the tablet is ready to make its big US debut. The 8-inch Android device will land April 11th in the US with a $399 price tag. This places the Note 8.0 slightly above the iPad mini and its $329 price tag. The Note…
Google announced today that it is rolling out a revamped Play Store for Android devices. According to the announcement, the Store will have a fresh, new look that is simple, and clean. It will have bigger images, improved recommendations and a better layout that groups similar content together. It’s designed to make it easier to find and…
With so many Twitter apps out there, it can be a challenge to find one that fits all of your needs. Sure, Twitter is a simple communication tool that utilizes messages of 140 characters, but it is also fairly complex in its feature set. Most apps utilize all of Twitter’s features, but do so in…
Google is allegedly trimming the fat from its Play Store by removing over 60,000 apps in the month of February. According to the report in TechCrunch, this number was provided by a company in the mobile app industry that is privy to this type of information. TechCrunch points out that some of these deletions are…
Looks like Sony Xperia smartphones will get support for the DUALSHOCK 3 PlayStation 3 controller. Note the question mark at the end of the title – this isn’t yet official, but we tend to believe that will change soon. The capability was spied in the upcoming Sony Xperia SP (C530X) settings menu (Settings > Xperia)…
After Virgin Mobile, another Galaxy S II is getting the Jelly Bean treatment – the one offered by T-Mobile USA. The carrier’s update log doesn’t go into details what users will get once the process is completed — among the new features, all we have is Android 4.1.2. We do, however, know that includes Google…
The Acer Iconia A1-810 is a new tablet that will take on the iPad Mini with its 7.9-inch IPS display with 1024×768 pixels resolution. It will be out soon, offering quite a bang for the buck. Specs wise, this tablet comes with MediaTek’s MT8125 1.2GHz quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 5-megapixel rear camera, VGA front-facing…
Cincinnati Bell will be the first carrier in the U.S. to offer the hot-new Sony Xperia ZL. The non-waterproof cousin of the Xperia Z will be available online and in stores by May 1st when interested users will be able to grab it for $249.99 after mail-in rebate and with a two-year contract. Just like…
Owners of the Virgin Mobile variant of the Samsung Galaxy S II 4G will be receiving an Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update today, which is available for install via Samsung’s Kies software for Mac or PC, or Samsung’s Simple Update Tool for PC users. This is great news for owners of the two-year old handset,…
Virgin Mobile is taking on T-Mobile’s new un-carrier plans by launching a pre-paid plan campaign of their own, dubbed “Retrain your brain.” Virgin is offering existing T-Mobile pre-paid customers $100 to switch to its pre-paid service, which operates on Sprint’s network. To take advantage of Virgin’s $100 credit, T-Mobile customers must choose from one of Virgin’s…