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Though late to the party, Verizon will soon become the fourth large US carrier to offer carrier billing to customers. Google announced the news on its twitter feed this morning, offering little detail other than the news it’ll be rolling out the service to Verizon customers “over the next few weeks.”The service allows users to purchase apps,…
A 20-year-old Android developer in France is behind bars after he was caught spreading a virus via an Android app that stole user’s passwords and sent text messages to a premium phone number. The unnamed developer created fake apps that mimic original ones in order to trick people into downloading them. Once on a user’s smartphone,…
Motorola’s Punit Soni told Bionic customers earlier this year that they had “gotten a raw deal” and promised the company “could do way better.” This “way better” comes in the form of an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update which should start hitting Bionic handsets on Friday. The update will rollout in phases and should…
Looks like Huawei is looking to enter the nascent phablet market, currently dominated by Samsung and its Galaxy Note devices (though LG is also experimenting with the Optimus Vu). The Chinese company is apparently working on something similar and while we don’t have an image to show you, we’re hearing that the Ascend Mate will…
After that leaked photo of the upcoming Huawei Ascend W1, we have the first press image to show you, compliments of EVleaks. From what I can tell, the Chinese company will have a compelling Windows Phone device which as far as we know won’t break anyone’s bank. We’re hearing that the Ascend W1 will rock…
Few days ago we’ve told you about the special Samsung Galaxy S III model NTT Docomo will offer (Galaxy S III Alpha) and now KDDI got its own version of the device. Unfortunately it’s not as nearly as cool as Docomo’s Galaxy S III – KDDI’s Galaxy S III Progre (SCL21) supports LTE connectivity but…
The Android space isn’t in short supply of 7 inch tablets today, but we wouldn’t go as far to say that there’s a large selection of good 7 inch tablets. There’s a small helping of 7 inchers that are actually worth forking over the cash for – the Nexus 7 being on the top of…
Verizon released the next generation Razr HD today and, right on cue, Motorola has started selling the developer edition of the handset. The phone is identical to the retail model of the Razr HD that Verizon is selling, with one significant difference. Unlike the retail model, the developer version ships with an unlocked bootloader. This…
Verizon kicked off a mass email campaign advertising its newest Motorola Android handsets, the Razr Maxx HD and the Razr HD. The flashy email is full of the typical DROID marketing style, but has one glaring error. The phone in the center of the advertisement is not the Razr Maxx HD handset as claimed. It’s…
It’s no secret that Verizon is the top carrier in the United States, and after its third quarter results it only added to its supremacy. Big Red reported some impressive sales numbers in the third quarter, as the large telco sold 3.1 million iPhone’s, with 651,000 of that being iPhone 5’s. The company was only able…