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More and more companies are experimenting with augmented reality and Marvel wants to join this trend, too. Their new app, Marvel AR, was developed in partnership with Aurasma to create a whole new comic book experience. Dubbed “ReEvolution,” Marvel’s idea is to bridge the gap between the traditional comic books and modern smartphone technologies, offering…
Amazon Wireless is offering the brand new LG Lucid 4G for a single cent and, get this, this is available both for new customers and those upgrading. Usually all those great deals are reserved for new customers only but this time everyone can join-in (presuming you are eligible to upgrade, of course). Moreover, this offer…
Safely Phone Controls, available in Google Play as Sprint Mobile Controls, is a new Android app that helps partners control their kids’ Android smartphones. Now we do realize kids have the right for privacy just like adults, however they are not necessarily that savvy and perhaps not as disciplined. According to Safely user data, 63%…
Sonos is killing its CR200 remote control and replacing it with your smartphone, says a report in The Verge. Sonos CEO and founder John MacFarlane told The Verge, “We knew from the early days of the iPhone explosion that controlling out system from the device that people were carrying around in their pockets is what…
That didn’t take very long. In a matter of about a week and a half, Temple Run hit five million downloads on Android. Imangi, the company behind Temple Run and other mobile games, had announced that it would arrive on Android soon only a few weeks before the release. Originally exclusive to iOS, it was released…
It looks like HTC’s strategic shift didn’t come soon enough, as the latest quarterly results from the Taiwanese company saw profits fall dramatically for Q1 of 2012. With the competition heating up this quarter, the upcoming One X, One S, and One V are on the front line to hold the likes of Samsung, Apple,…
We’ve been hearing loud rumblings that a Google Nexus tablet would be landing soon and that Google would be offering this and other Android tablets directly to consumers through an online store. Well, the folks at The Verge are reporting that we shouldn’t expect Google’s tablet until July at the earliest. While it’s tough to…
ASUS Padfone is now available in the company’s own backyard with retailers selling the device in three versions: the phone only, phone + tablet + Bluetooth headset/stylus, and all-in-one package that also includes the ever useful keyboard dock. The first option costs NT$17,990 (about US$610), the second – NT$24,980 (US$850), and the third – NT$28,901…
Canada’s Rogers Wireless and Bell will soon beef-up their mid-range Android offerings with a new phone from Samsung – Galaxy Rugby, which is the same device offered by AT&T as Rugby Smart. The rumor goes on suggesting that Sammy’s baby will start selling on April 11th with both carrier presumingly starting to take orders at…
With its 7.7-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, Samsung’s Galaxy Tab is a beauty. It’s beautiful on the outside and a new post on the Samsung Tomorrow website shows us how gorgeous it is on the inside. The blog takes apart the Korean LTE version of the tablet and shows off its DMB TV antenna, LTE,…