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Google is now activating 850,000 new Android devices daily, increasing its number to 300 million total devices — 12 million of which includes tablets. These stats are according to Andy Rubin, when he addressed reporters at this year’s Mobile World Congress. Rubin allocated the number of devices by counting activations once per device ID; this process…
We haven’t heard from Lumigon for quite some time now. Their smartphones never managed to generate some buzz, even though they introduced few cool novelties. Now they’ve announced a new device, Lumigon T2, which too (like the previous models) is touted as a stylish smartphone that integrates a “sleek Scandinavian design,” along with Bang &…
Finally we got the opportunity to actually touch the Padfone; you know that “smartphone turned tablet” device, which according to Asus will eliminate the need to sync data with yet another device (tablet). Asus is one of today’s best hardware makers; their tablets and computers (especially ultrabooks) are top notch, boasting pretty much the same…
New member of the Transformer tablet series is touted as “stylish and affordable,” and is as such catered toward mass market, perhaps first-time tablet buyers who can’t imagine using virtual on-screen keyboards. It’s a solidly built device, but we can’t help noticing it feels cheaper than the Transformer Prime, sporting more plastic than metal. As…
NAVIGON had few important announcements ready for the Mobile World Congress, with its iOS and Android apps getting important updates. The iPhone version of the application will introduce the Google Street View feature later this Spring, providing users with a street-level image of their destination before starting a route. As for the Android app, it…
Verizon Wireless is sending out a special promotion to the email inboxes of its current customers. Those due for an upgrade can obtain a high-end smartphone completely free with a two-year contract. The qualifying handsets are the Motorola Droid Razr, Samsung Galaxy Nexus, and Samsung Stratosphere. There’s just one small condition: the promotion only applies…
Apple today scored a big victory in its never-ending legal battle against Motorola Mobility. A German court ruled that Motorola could not enforce an injunction that prevented the sale of some iPads and iPhones. Motorola won the original case and, earlier this month, Apple was forced to remove select iPads and iPhone models from its German…
Specs for the Samsung Galaxy S III, the rumored successor to one of the most popular Android devices to date, have been obtained by Boy Genius Report. Sources are reporting the upcoming device will feature a 1.5GHz quad-core Samsung Exynos processor, which is a faster clockspeed than my 13-inch MacBook Air. A spacious 4.8-inch 1080p HD display…
ALK Technologies announced that later this spring their CoPilot GPS app will be available as a free download for iPhone, iPad and Android devices. And we’re not talking about some basic app here — rather, the free CoPilot app will provide offline maps, millions of points of interest preinstalled, route planning with multi-stop trip optimizer,…
According to a Wall Street Journal report, AT&T may soon test a new service that would provide app makers the opportunity to pay AT&T for subscriber’s data usage. Yes, you read that right. AT&T wants app makers to give it money for the data AT&T customers use while using the developer’s applications. Before you start to…