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On the heels of my yesterday’s rant which phone to choose — HTC One X or Samsung Galaxy S III — we got HTC’s promo material as it prepares to face the “Galaxy S III challenge.” The Taiwanese company says their smartphone is superior, boasting a better screen, sound, camera and CPU. Moreover, the One…
HTC rebooted their image in February with the launch of the One series of devices, but apparently no one noticed. The Taiwanese company just slashed their Q2 2012 sales target by 13% to $3.05 billion. Chang Chialin, HTC’s Chief Financial Office, said weak sales in Europe were to blame for this revised figure, along with…
Later today (after 7am PDT), popular Android widget app, HD Widgets, will get a major update (version 3.0), packing a ton of new features for Android customization junkies. Without further ado, here’s what’s new: Widget previews are now WYSIWYG, displaying current time, weather, settings and even screen rotation. Clock designs are no longer static so…
As part of a plan to keep the momentum going for the Galaxy S III, Samsung Canada will host a launch parties for its flagship device in Vancouver, Toronto or Montreal. The day is set for June 20th and to remind Canadians about the big event, the local office of the Korean giant is organizing…
Asus has teamed-up with BlueStacks to bring Android apps to its Windows computers. Under the deal, BlueStacks’ Android player will come pre-loaded on future Windows 7 and Windows 8 PCs, providing users with free access to hundreds of thousands of Android apps. The service is free for six month through asus@vibe entertainment platform, after which…
Ericsson makes the hardware used by mobile carriers and a large portion of mobile traffic flows through its networks. The company used data collected from this traffic to generate its June 2012 Traffic and Market Report. The long report is filled with information about smartphone and mobile PC traffic, both now and in the future.…
Research firm IDC released its Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker report today. It predicts that Android market share is at its peak right now, but Windows Phone will continue to grow mostly at its expense. Seriously, that’s what it said. “The smartphone parade won’t be as lively this year as it has been in past,” said…
With Google I/O just about 20 days away, we can’t say that we’re surprised to see that a possible press shot of the Nexus tablet. We’re more than aware that Google is set to announce its own tablet device at one of the keynotes during the I/O conference, and while nothing is confirmed, it’s looking…
While you’re probably already read that Android will soon be getting offline support in Google Maps, it was Google Earth’s new 3D imagery that impressed us most. Sure, we’ve seen it before, but Google took the time to show how it has achieved such realistic images for its Earth application. Google sent out airplanes with…
Google used its Map-oriented event to announce that it will bring offline map access to Google Maps for Android. The demo showed how an Android owner could download the full map of London before travelling out into the city. The offline map access will provide street-detail coverage when a user is in an area without…