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According to a report from the Wireless Smartphone Strategies service by Strategy Analytics for smartphone shipments in the second quarter of 2012, overall shipments in the United States fell 5.4 percent from the year-ago quarter to just under 24 million units. Q2 had one of the slowest growth rates ever for the U.S. smartphone market.…
After waiting a couple of painstakingly long weeks, it seems like Google has finally caught up with demand for its 16GB edition of the Nexus 7 tablet. Google seems to be trying to get things moving faster with the rollout of its flagship slate, especially after releasing its first commercial of the device. Anyway, if…
Verizon has decided to drop the Galaxy Nexus to $0 if you’re willing to sign a new two year contract. This news comes after the largest wireless provider in the United States last week decided to cut the price down to $100 on a contract. The word is, the new deal is only valid at…
With Sony’s August event approaching, we get more photos of the upcoming devices the Japanese company may unveil in Berlin. One device that could be announced is the Xperia J, model number ST26i. Described as a solid entry-level phone, it packs a 4-inch 480×854 pixels screen, 1GHz single-core processor, 5-megapixel camera with LED flash, while…
Like it already doesn’t have enough problems with acquiring new customers, Sony keeps annoying existing ones. When it comes to releasing timely firmware updates, the Japanese company is everything but savvy. More often than not, their customers are among the last ones to get the latest version of Android. Like that’s not enough, Sony decided…
Verizon Wireless will soon add a new mid-end smartphone to its portfolio of LTE devices – Pantech Star Q, which as far as we’ve understood is a successor to last year’s Pantech Breakout. Specs wise, the Star Q is a rock-solid smartphone under the hood that gets its power from Qualcomm’s snappy Snapdragon S4 dual-core…
AT&T won’t be the only North American carrier which LG Optimus LTE (Nitro 4G) will get its serving of Ice Cream Sandwich. Bell’s version of the device will join the party soon, with leaked firmware popping-up at XDA-Developer forums. It is said that the mentioned .KDZ file is specifically made for Bell’s Optimus LTE though…
Back in December of last year, we’ve told you that a number of LG smartphones will get their servings of Ice Cream Sandwich. The Optimus 2X — which is the world’s first Android smartphone with a dual-core processor — was on that list, too. However, LG decided to flip-flop, saying that the original upgrade announcement…
As part of its bankruptcy proceedings, Kodak is putting 1,100 patents up for auction and the tech world is taking sides in a quest to acquire them. According to a Wall Street Journal Report, Apple is teaming up with Microsoft and patent aggregation firm Intellectual Ventures Management LLC to bid on the patents. Apple and…
Got a new Nexus 7 or Galaxy Nexus with Jelly Bean? Want to check out the voice commands feature, but don’t know what to say? Here is a long list of commands and questions you can use when you’re talking to your Nexus device. Some of these commands will help you manage your schedule, some…