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Just a few weeks after the Acer Iconia Tab A110 was unveiled, a higher-end Iconia A220 has appeared in GLBenchmark results. The benchmark doesn’t suggest whether we’ll see a 7″, 10″ or other-sized display, though it does show that Acer upped the ante on screen resolution. The A220 opts for a 1,280 x 752 display as…
Samsung has started rolling out Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for its flagship tablet, Galaxy Note 10.1. The first market to get it is Germany where some folks should see their 10-inch tablet prompting them to get the new software version — version XXBLJ9, in case you wonder. When it comes to what’s new in…
Huawei has found a partner to bring its flagship device, Huawei Ascend D1 Quad XL, to Canada. It’s WIND, which will apparently start offering the powerful smartphone during this holiday season. We say “apparently” since we haven’t caught the official press release from neither WIND nor Huawei, and all we have is the leaked flyer…
The Desire SV isn’t the only device in the new “SV” class HTC launched recently. The Taiwanese company also unveiled the One SV which is a better smartphone though unfortunately it lacks the second SIM card slot. Specs wise, this phone packs a 4.3-inch Super LCD 2 WVGA display, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 Plus processor clocked…
Remember the Oppo Find 5, which is the Chinese company’s soon-to-be-unveiled superphone with a 5-inch 1080p screen? At one point, we though it will be a 6.9mm thick (or that’s thin) device. However, it’s not that easy to have all that hardware crammed in such a small package and the final product will likely be…
Starting November 9, AT&T will take $100 off the price of tablets when they are purchased with a two-year data plan agreement. AT&T announced the promotion on its website and confirmed that the discount extends to both Android tablets and Apple iPads. Customers can add the tablet to an existing shared data plan or a…
It looks like Sony is prepping a 5 inch monster phone to ship out sometime in the next coming months. The device we see will likely end up looking rather different when it debuts, but we can only hope it gets a sleek and sexy design ala Xperia T. It looks like the Yuga will…
Starting today, customers at one of 7,000 Starbucks stores will have a new way to pay for their venti skim caramel mocha vanilla cappuccinos. The company announced this morning that approximately 7,000 of its stores will begin accepting Square Wallet purchases, meaning anyone with an iPhone or Android device will be able to pay right…
Google has just released version 3.0 of the company’s Shopper application for Android smartphones and tablets. The update brings with it a fresh new user interface with larger images, quicker and smoother navigation, and image-centric search results. GoodGuide product ratings have also been added, which Google promises will help you make “more informed buying decisions,”…
Rovio continues to expand its dominance in the world of casual gaming with yet another variation of its popular Angry Birds series. The latest version features a Star Wars theme that’ll appeal to casual gamers and Star Wars fans alike. The new Angry Birds Star Wars is available for iOS, Android and Mac OS X.…