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You know about Swype? You probably love using the popular virtual keyboard – I know I do. But you know what – even though it works like a charm, sometimes I don’t want to type anything on the phone. I would rather say it and let the technology convert my voice into text. Guess what…
After successful launch on the iOS platform, GreatCall — the company that we know for their super easy to use JitterBug phones — is launching the MedCoach app in the Android Market. If you haven’t read our previous post you should know this application is designed to make medication management easy for everyone. Available as…
What do you get when you combine special QR codes with augmented reality? QAR (Quick Augmented Reality) codes that are readable by an app called browsAR. Available as a free download for iOS and Android-based devices, the application reads these special codes and turns them to Facebook profiles on the fly — check out the…
America’s “most reliable network” apparently isn’t so reliable, as Verizon Wireless customers are experiencing their third outage this month, which is just one week after we saw another outage. There have been plenty more throughout the year, too. On the (somewhat) bright side of things, this outage is only affecting 4G LTE customers- ergo, basically…
This whole thing with the Samsung Galaxy S and Tab getting the Ice Cream Sandwich update has been a roller coaster to say the least. Remember, Samsung last Friday announced the two devices wouldn’t get the ICS bump, to then only backtrack on it yesterday thanks to scrutiny from the Android community. Now the latest rumor…
Did you get an Android phone or tablet for the holidays? If you did, you’re not alone, as Google’s Andy Rubin tweeted that there were 3.7 million Android activations in just two days near Christmas. “UPDATE: There were 3.7M Android devices activated on 12/24 and 12/25,” Rubin tweeted. Google previously clarified that these activations mean…
Another day, another rumor. This time we’re talking about the next generation of the Samsung Galaxy phone – Galaxy S III or Galaxy S3, whatever suits you best. The rumor is that the South Korean company will unveil the new device from the floor of the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, just like they…
It wasn’t that long ago when we talked about the Meizu MX, the latest product from the world’s famous iPhone cloner. The device itself is rock-solid, sporting a dual-core CPU, 4-inch screen and the familiar all-touchscreen form factor. However, that’s not enough for the company founder Jack Wong, who turned to Meizu forums (Chinese language…
So that February launch date in Europe was bogus information – LG will start selling its new Prada smartphone in Asia and Europe in January, while lucky South Koreans are getting their smart fashion fix as we speak. If you recall, the PRADA phone by LG 3.0 (the official name) is the third handset from…
Good news if you own the Acer Iconia Tab A500 – the Taiwanese company is pushing the new software updates (two of them) for its 10.1-inch tablet as we speak. Don’t expect the Ice Cream Sandwich though; this is rather a maintenance update that will make your Iconia A500 snappier as well as bring the…