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Bump, a wildly popular file sharing app for Android and the iPhone, just released an update to its app that will now let users transfer photos from their phones to their computers by just tapping the phone on the space bar. In order for users to share photos, they have to go to the Bump…
Surprise … surprise. The recently announced Samsung Galaxy S III is being proclaimed as “the most pre-ordered Android smartphone ever,” this according to huge United Kingdom mobile network, Vodafone. Wait, before you roll your eyes over what Vodafone said, you must first remember what Reuters said last week. The news publication reported that Samsung had…
There are reports circling around saying that some lucky Sprint customers out there are beginning to receive their EVO 4G LTE devices. This brings creditability to the rumors earlier in the week, that some blocked HTC EVO 4G LTE’s were getting through customs. For a minute, this didn’t seem likely considering the ongoing legal battle…
A few days after it pushed out a gorgeous iPhone version, Google has brought a sexy and polished Google+ app to Android. The most noticeable thing about the new Google+ Android app is how pretty it is. Status updates are portrayed as big, beautiful images and there’s such a nice flow in it. Even the…
The latest mobile numbers are out from IDC and, not surprisingly, it shows that Android and iOS are the clear leaders in the smartphone battle around the world. Google’s Android had a whopping 59 percent of the market for the first quarter of 2012. The battle between Android and iOS is much tighter in the…
We won’t be seeing the popular BlackBerry Messenger service coming to our iOS or Android phones anytime soon, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. While RIM was once heavily considering licensing its Messenger service to other manufacturers as a way to bring in some extra cash, RIM CEO Thorsten Heins has indicated…
A new LG device has been caught in the wild. Marked as LS860 and codenamed “Cayenne,” it a side-slider that rocks a full 5-row QWERTY keyboard as well as a 4-inch WVGA IPS screen. In addition, this Sprint-bound smartphone will also come with a 1.2Ghz dual-core processor, LTE and Wi-Fi connectivity, Bluetooth, GPS and so…
Samsung has released Galaxy Note’s Ice Cream Sandwich kernel source code at its Open Source website. This in turn will help hackers do their thing, releasing tweaks, modifications and new apps to the built-in software. That said, we’re pretty confident first custom ROMs that take advantage of this code will be out sooner rather than…
If you’re looking to get yourself a new phone, don’t want to wait for the HTC One X or Samsung Galaxy S III, and would rather get something more affordable, check out what Amazon Wireless’ latest deals. The online retailer sent us an email about 4 cool devices that are offered for less. Here’s what…
Not exactly a mobile news, but definitely related and interesting… VIA Technologies unveiled the $49 APC Android PC system. It’s not exactly a beast under-the-hood, but could definitely help Google push its mobile platform to the mainstream user. The system is powered by WonderMedia ARM 11 SoC, while also sporting HDMI and VGA display ports,…