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Late last year Amazon launched a 7 inch tablet called the “Kindle Fire” that runs a highly customized version of Android Gingerbread. We don’t know exactly how many Amazon has sold, but some analysts speculate that around 6 million Fire tablets ended up in consumer’s hands during the fourth quarter of last year. For the…
Google has updated mobile client of its social network Google+ for Android. The new version is said to come with massive performance improvements across the app, while also packing few new features. For instance, now you can quickly see “What’s Hot!” in your circles and view who +1’d a post or comment. Moreover, stream posts…
Asus knows it can’t joke with Transformer Prime users as they are ready to share both the good and the bad things about the company’s flagship tablet. Hence, they keep fixing any bugs reported as fast as they can. To that end, Asus released a new update for its tablet/netbook that comes with an all…
Google Voice for Android got a small update and now the application looks like it’s tailor-made for the latest version of the platform – Ice Cream Sandwich. In addition, it now comes with asynchronous SMS sending support (offline queuing), though when sending texts to multiple recipients, it will still work synchronously. Tablet users on their…
As part of the promotion for its highly sought-after phablet (phone/tablet), Samsung Canada is running a contest in which it will give away 5 Galaxy Note units to lucky bastards users. The huge device is heading to Canada’s three networks — including TELUS, Bell and Rogers — and will cost up to $729.99 sans any…
You’ve probably seen a guy or gal typing something on his/her phone only to be interrupted by an inappropriately placed tree. Heck you may’ve been the victim of an attacking tree yourself… I know I have. Someone noticed this problem and voila – the first SMS-camera apps were released, allowing you to see where you’re…
Symantec detailed a new case of mobile malware called Android.Bmaster and this is one nasty piece of work. Its target is mainly Android users on Chinese networks, though the malicious software has been found on other networks as well. It lurks on a third-party marketplace, which is good news for people who strictly use the…
If you bought the Kindle Fire as a media tablet, you’ll be happy to know that the video-watching experience should be getting much better as Amazon has inked a deal with Viacom to bolster its Prime Instant Video service. For those who don’t know, Amazon Prime is a service which gives users free two-day shipping…
Vodafone announced its plans to release Germany’s first LTE smartphone, called the HTC Velocity, slated to hit store shelves in Germany. The new HTC offering will use the 4G network only for data services as Voice over LTE has not yet been implemented. Besides that, the Velocity carries Android 2.3 Gingerbread and is powered by a 1.5…
MapQuest today announced that it has released the Android Maps API and the beta release of the Apple iOS Maps API. These full suite of features are supposed to be a better alternative to other native mobile mapping APIs, according to Vijay Bangaru, VP-Product at MapQuest. MapQuest has developed both the Android and Apple iOS Map…