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Samsung has announced it has moved five million units of the Galaxy Note since its launch last October. This number falls short of the total number of Galaxy S II handsets shipped, but still not shabby for a device no one thought would hit the United States originally. The Note has grabbed much attention not…
Opera Mini 7 is now available for Android and the latest browser promises a better web surfing experience on the go. The latest Opera Mini browser now lets you put as many Speed Dial icons as you’d like and these give you one-click access to your favorite sites. You can also look forward to improved…
The city of Chapel Hill, North Carolina has become the first city in the United States to ban all cell phone use while driving, according to a News Observer report. While several other cities and states have banned texting and handset calling while in a moving vehicle, Chapel Hill becomes the first to include hands-free devices…
Evernote has once again updated its Android app, making it even better. There are two main things included in version 3.6 – speech-to-text capability and widget enhancements. In order to dictate your notes, simply tap the new speech bubble icon in the toolbar above the keyboard and see the magic happening, with Evernote placing your…
We’ve already told you Amazon is working on new 7 and 10-inch Kindle Fire models. Well that may not be true, with some Taiwanese publications reporting the online retailer will rather launch three new tablets, two with 7-inch screens and one with 8.9-inch one. The rumor goes on suggesting one 7-inch model will come with…
Two of HTC’s new Android smartphones, One X and One S, are now up for pre-order at Vodafone UK. The Big Red carrier is offering both devices for free to anyone willing to commit on a somewhat expensive two-year contract. The One S is offered free of charge with a two-year contract on 36 GBP/month…
Relatively popular news app (though not as popular as Pulse News), News Republic, has been completely revamped and now looks (and works) much better. Version 2.0 is available for iOS and Android-based devices, introducing a number of cool features such as: Completely new users interface which is ?simpler and cleaner New photo and video galleries…
Harry Potter fans have waited for the book series to launch as ebooks ever since J.K. Rowling unveiled the Pottermore website last year. It’s been a long wait, but today it’s finally over. Pottermore has flicked the switch and is now selling both a digital version and an audio version of the popular fantasy book…
While we already knew that T-Mobile would eventually carry the HTC One S at some juncture, we weren’t expecting to see the handset so soon in the wild. Actually, scratch that. What you see is indeed a HTC One S but it’s not a T-Mobile branded device. Still, the software on the screen looks mighty…
Google confirmed it is in talks with other carriers besides Sprint to integrate its Google Voice service as core functionality in phones, but Group Product Manager for Google Voice Vincent Paquet would not confirm which ones specifically. So far the partnership with Sprint has worked out rather well. “We have, since Day One, had a…