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We know that HTC has come out and said that it will be making fewer but better handsets in 2012 and one of those handsets has just leaked. That handset would be the HTC Ville, a name we’ve heard quite a few times. The handset is running Android Ice Cream Sandwich with the latest version…
Waze has brought its 3.0 version to Android and this features a much cleaners user interface as well as a few new features. We’ve covered Waze multiple times before because we believe it’s a great way to get free traffic reports on your smartphone. The app and service crowd sources traffic data and it has…
Google plans to make some changes to its privacy policies and there have been some freak outs about it because … well, it’s Google. This cause some panicked headlines about “no opting out” and U.S. senators inquiring about it and Google has officially responded to try and clear up any confusion about its changes. Basically,…
Apple not only makes fantastic products, it also created an aura around its brand that many marketing executives would love to duplicate. One such executive is Younghee Lee of Samsung. Speaking with AllThingsD, Lee said she’s trying to figure out how she (and Samsung) can “engage with consumers from the bottom of their heart, and…
Last time we talked about Amazon’s HTC Rezound offer, the online retailer asked for 150 bucks for HTC’s powerful smartphone. Like that’s not a good deal enough, Amazon decided to further slash the price to $79.99, making for an awesome purchase. However, this is the price for new customers only — if you’re upgrading or…
Good news for our Canadian readers who want the Samsung Galaxy Note. Three of the country’s major carriers — including TELUS, Bell and Rogers — will offer the big smartphone/tablet device starting at mid-February, with Best Buy already taking pre-orders in its stores. In order to secure your Galaxy Note unit, the retailer is asking…
Here’s one for all of you partly living in the world of Telara. Now you can keep up with Rift even while you’re not sitting at a computer from — your Android smartphone/tablet will help you out. iOS version is also available in case you care to know… Available now as a free download to…
After the iOS app, Formspring is going for the Android users. Their new, free to download application, allows you to keep up with your buddies on the Q&A social network, see what other people are asking and respond promptly — all while on the go. Some of the Formspring stats include: iOS app users average…
If LG’s Optimus Pad tablet works for you, and if you also happen to live in Canada – you’ll be happy to know that Rogers Wireless is now offering it for free on 2 and 3-year contracts. Unfortunately, if you want just the tablet, sans any long-term commitments, the price is unchanged – it’s $549.99.…
Very few people remember this, but when Samsung announced the Galaxy S II back in February of last year the spec sheet said it was running a dual core 1 GHz processor. By the time the device actually hit the market in May however, that got bumped up to 1.2 GHz. Could something similar happen…