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Not much of a shocker here: The Samsung Galaxy Nexus will be the first phone to receive Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. This little tidbit of information can now be found when you’re buying the handset from the Google Play Store. When you check out to finalize your purchase, a part of the description details that…
Today is a big day for Samsung — the company’s flagship Galaxy S III handset begins to roll out in the US starting with T-Mobile. In the upcoming weeks, the Galaxy S III will eventually land on five US carriers including AT&T, Sprint, Verizon Wireless and US Cellular. T-Mobile started selling the handset this morning,…
Samsung kicked off its launch of the Galaxy S III in the US today with several new ads showcasing the flagship Android phone. Like its most recent “Designed for Humans” ad, these new commercials focus on the device and less on its competition with Apple and its iPhone. You can check out the two ads…
It’s Mobile Asia Expo time and Huawei is using it to unveil new products. Unfortunately, they don’t have anything *really* new to show us, but two additional versions of the existing device – Ascend P1. The new P1 models, P1 TD-SCDMA and P1 2600mAh XL, are catered toward the Chinese market, though as far as…
Buy.com has a good deal for the sexy-lookin Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S, offering the unlocked device for just $261.99. The phone is good for AT&T users only, since it won’t work on T-Mobile’s 3G network and will rather provide EDGE connection “speeds” only. Moreover, the Xperia Arc S lacks a dual-core processor, though its…
Augmented reality app junaio is now in version 4.0, ready to be downloaded from Google Play and Apple AppStore. Available as a free download, it comes with a brand new user interface and experience, featuring “amazing content, incredible interactions and a tool that allows anyone to produce their own experiences.” As soon as you fire-up…
Like we already don’t have enough chat apps and services, handset makers (Samsung) and now mobile operators are joining the game. After the iPhone app, Telefonica launched an Android version of its chat client – TU Me. Similarly to other such apps, this one also provides users with free calls and texts between TU Me…
The summer Olympic games in London now have the official mobile game for iOS and Android, which is available in two versions – free and paid one. It’s a freemium game that allows you to try it out for free and earn points and stars along the way, or skip the “earning” part by purchasing…
The shortage of Snapdragon S4 processors is prompting HTC to use Qualcomm’s old-gen CPUs in some devices. The One S that is offered in India and Taiwan won’t come with the newest Qualcomm processor, but the old Snapdragon S3 clocked at 1.7GHz. Now we’re not sure how the two CPUs compare and I think there…
Even though Qualcomm is reportedly swamped with Snapdragon S4 orders, it apparently found some space to sell its processor to KT Tech, a direct subsidiary of the KT Corporation which runs a mobile network in South Korea. KT Tech is using Qualcomm’s processor in its new Take LTE (KM-100) smartphone that will soon be offered…