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Google posted an automated message on its customer service line that confirms the Nexus 7 tablets are shipping as expected. TechnologyTell has a recording of the greeting, which was confirmed by Android Police and Ars Technica. The delay that was hinted at by an email from electronics retailer ABT is apparently an error, and customers…
ABT Electronics has sent out an email that is causing a stir among prospective Google Nexus 7 tablet owners. According to the communication, shipments of the Nexus 7 have been delayed by the FCC. A reason for the delay is not given. The email does not give a new shipping date, it only says “we…
Verizon is venturing into the mobile gaming market with a new mobile game subscription service for its Android smartphones. Called GameTanium, the service includes 100 of the tops games for Android smartphones and 50 of the best Android tablet games. Customers can sign up for the service for $5.99 monthly per device. For this monthly…
Samsung and Sprint have started rolling an Ice Cream Sandwich update for Now Networks’s version of the Galaxy S II – Epic 4G Touch. As you know, Android 4.0 brings a number of changes and features to the mix, including: Refined user interface that is “simple, beautiful and useful.” Face Unlock Redesigned camera that sports…
Hyundai wants a piece of the ever-growing tablet market and has just unveiled three different products in Russia. First comes the 7-inch model, Hyundai HT-7B, which comes with a 1024×600 pixels display, 1GB of RAM, GPS, 2-megapixel rear-facing camera, VGA front-facing one, 1GHz Samsung processor (single-core?), 8GB of built-in storage and 4,000mAh battery. The Wi-Fi-only…
When Samsung announced the Galaxy S III in London in early May, they dubbed the event “Samsung Mobile Unpacked 2012“. According to the South Korean publication Digital Daily, Samsung is going to host “Samsung Mobile Unpacked 2012: Episode 2” on August 30th in Berlin, Germany at 19:00 local time. What are they going to show…
A new Huawei device has been caught in the wild on its way to Cricket Wireless. Unlike other Android smartphones in Cricket’s portfolio, this one comes with a full QWERTY keyboard that sits beneath a 3.2-inch (HVGA?) screen. We’ve no idea what’s inside the device, though I doubt you’ll find a dual-core processor under the…
Canada’s Rogers Wireless won’t be the only carrier in the country to offer the HTC Desire C, with the local branch of Virgin Mobile planning to join the party too. The rumor goes on saying that Virgin will launch the device later this day, offering it for $200 sans any long-term commitments, which we feel…
Toshiba AT200, you know the device which at one point was called “world’s thinnest tablet,” is getting the Ice Cream Sandwich update as we speak. Reports from around the Interwebs are saying that users in the Netherlands are among the first ones to get the fresh software, so we think the rest of the world…
ZTE, the Chinese telecommunications company that’s widely known for their cheap Android smartphones, sent out a tweet yesterday that said: “The countdown has begun! 6 days left until you can have one of the MOST ADVANCED GAMING SMARTPHONES in your hands!” Poor use of capitalization aside, what could they possibly be talking about? Are they…