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Motorola’s RAZR Maxx, affectionally known as the Droid RAZR Maxx in the United States, is arguably the company’s flagship device. It has a dual core 1.2 GHz Texas Instruments processor, 4.3 inch AMOLED screen (which sadly only does 540 x 960 pixels), 1 GB of RAM, and an 8 megapixel camera. What separates the Maxx…
We’re quickly approaching Google Wallet’s 1 year birthday. Announced on May 26, 2011, Google hasn’t exactly accomplished their goal of replacing the various plastic cards you carry with you on a daily basis. Why? At the end of the day it comes down to politics. Who establishes the relationship with the consumer, who gets to…
Mobile data isn’t free. You know that, we know that, and we thought everyone else knew that, but according to a recent survey that was done by comScore, we couldn’t have been more wrong. They say that 29% of iPhone users in the US connect to the internet using nothing but cellular data. That number…
Unlike Apple, Android tablet makers have a problem to differentiate their products from the rest of the pack. Asus is already doing this with the Transformer series, while Samsung is working on its own “Hub” services like Gaming Hub, Social Hub and Learning Hub. However, I’m not sure that’s enough. People go for the iPad…
Android is already in our phones and tablets, but what about cars? French Parrot unveiled a car stereo system powered by Google’s mobile OS last year – ASTEROID. Now Clarion is entering the same market with a similar product called Mirage. It’s a 6.5-inch system with a built-in GPS, radio, SD card slot, USB port,…
Sprint and Samsung released a small software update for the Epic 4G, fixing the force close error when receiving a call and adding what is called the “Sprint Connections Optimizer.” According to the Now Network, software version S:D700.0.5S.FC09 will be released in stages with 100% of devices having received the update within approximately 6 weeks.…
File this under rumors but it seems HTC is working on an Android-based media player. Guess they like Apple’s iPod Touch sales figures and since Samsung is already doing it – why not give it a shot? Personally I don’t get the point of such devices — since my phone does all that plus allows…
Surprise, surprise … it turns out rich folks do not tweet or play games on their smartphones. Seriously, I mean, how could you if you’re too busy making all that gwop (cash, for the slang challenged), right? Well, according to a new study by the Luxury Institute, our wealthier brethren are less likely to play…
Apple and Samsung, though normally sworn enemies in the courtroom, are mighty forces when they combine powers — and by powers, I mean profit. It turns out the two smartphone vendors account for a whopping 95 percent of profit in the entire mobile industry. Canaccord Genuity proclaimed these results just recently in a new study.…
The battle over supremacy of sales and consumer mindshare in the smartphone market continues between Apple and Samsung. According to Canaccord Genuity’s Mike Walkley, Samsung has topped Apple in Q1 for the number one spot, thanks to a slew of handsets teaming up on the iPhone 4S. Walkley states that several models from Samsung have…