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Netflix is finally bringing its online movie and TV streaming service to the United Kingdom, allowing users to download movies to their phones and tablets while on the go. Among Netflix’s content providers, we find local sources like BBC, ITV and Channel 4, as well as major Hollywood studios and media companies. The app itself…
Philips unveiled a new version of its GoGear Connect media player. Powered by Android 2.3 Gingerbread, GoGear Connect 3.5 comes with Wi-Fi connectivity, 720p HD video support, Philips’ FullSound and Surround for Movies technologies. In other words, it’s an Android smartphone without cellular radio, so you’ll be able to use most apps from the Android…
Orange UK has just announced that they’ll be offering an Android 3.2 Honeycomb tablet called the “Tahiti” to their customers starting today for just £70 with with a 2 year contract. What’s interesting about this device is that it’s nothing more than a Huawei MediaPad that’s been rebranded. The few operators that offer tablets with…
It was nearly a year ago when I got to check out the Call of Duty Elite service before it officially launched with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. During their demo, Activision said it was planning to roll out Call of Duty Elite through four methods: web, TV via game console, in-game, and mobile.…
Between the million phones that have been announced here at CES 2012, it’s hard for one to really stand out. Of course, having 4G/LTE certainly doesn’t hurt and if you needed yet another option for Verizon, you may be interested in the LG Spectrum. The LG Spectrum is essentially the LG Nitro HD for Verizon.…
After hearing the rumors, and finally an official announcement, we finally got a little hands on action with Sprint’s Samsung Galaxy Nexus. The Ice Cream Sandwich “Superphone” certainly didn’t waste any time after the Verizon launch, even though the release date still hasn’t been released. Like the Verizon version, the Sprint Galaxy Nexus is a…
Well, we knew Intel had some smartphone plans to announce when it showed off a reference smartphone at CES 2012 and the chip-making giant said it has struck deals to have Intel-powered, Android-based smartphones from Lenovo and Motorola on the market in 2012. The chips used to be called Medfield but it is now called…
Today T-Mobile announced a new 4G phone, the Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G. While all the juicy details have yet to be revealed, the handset should land on shelves sometime later this year. T-Mobile also announced the expansion of its 21 and 42 HSPA+ networks. The Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G will rock a Super…
Announced for the iPad in February 2011, The Daily was the first magazine designed from the ground up for tablets. Now the News Corp. digital magazine will be available on select Android tablets by the end of the month. Verizon Wireless is partnering with News Corp to bring the publication to its tablets before any other…
The Boycott SOPA Android app takes political activism to a whole new level. The new app works in a creative way, as it scans barcodes and tells you whether an object’s manufacturer/publisher is a supporter of the very unpopular Stop Online Piracy Act. In order for the app to work users first have to install the ZXing…