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Nuance announced today it has signed an agreement to acquire Vlingo, a popular mobile voice assistant for BlackBerry, Android and other mobile platforms. The deal will combine Vlingo’s mobile voice technology with Nuance’s powerful voice recognition system “to accelerate the pace of innovation” in the mobile space. No doubt this acquisition was fueled by the enthusiasm in…
The International Trade Commission ruled in favor of Apple yesterday when it found that HTC infringes on one of Apple’s patents in the US. The regulatory body instituted a ban that will go into effect in April 2012. Instead of decrying the decision, the handset maker seemed please with the overall ruling. HTC points out…
On October 19th when Google announced the next version of Android, codenamed Ice Cream Sandwich, you could feel the panic that HTC, Motorola, Samsung, and others started experiencing. They’d now have to worry about porting Android 4.0 to their existing portfolio of devices, a process that can take months. Any subsequent Android device announced after…
No one in living in a rich Western country takes Huawei seriously because of their reputation for making cheap low end Android smartphones. All that’s about to change thanks to the Honor. Announced back in late August, we got some hands-on time with the Honor earlier this month and came away impressed. Make no mistake,…
Well if AT&T and T-Mobile can have their Samsung Galaxy S II versions in white, so can Sprint. And that’s exactly what they plan to do, though that will most likely happen in early 2012. Simply put – there’s not enough time to launch a campaign now and benefit from the Christmas shopping bonanza. Still,…
Want the HTC Rezound? Sure you do – it’s the best smartphone the Taiwanese company has ever made, rocking the Galaxy Nexus-like HD (1280×720 pixels) touchscreen, while Android Gingerbread is running the show — the Ice Cream Sandwich update will be released at some point in 2012 (most likely in the first quarter). Amazon is…
There’s a phrase that some random Nokia executive told me a few years back that’s been permanently etched into the back of my mind: “More wood behind fewer arrows.” Since first hearing it I’ve seen it crop up in numerous places. Most recently at Google, who is in the process of killing a bunch of…
The HTC Sensation XE, which we know as the improved version of the original Sensation with more built-in storage and much better sound quality, is now available from Three UK. The operator is giving away the Android smartphone to anyone willing to commit on a two-year 30 GBP per month contract. That money gets you…
Rebtel, which calls itself the world’s second largest mobile VoIP company after Skype, launched a new version of its mobile app for Android. The update was released just in time for New Year’s Day, or what the company is calling “Hello Sunday” or the “Black Friday of international calling.” Perhaps the main new feature of…
Glu launched two new freemium games – Frontline Commando and Stardom: The A-List. The first of the two, available for iOS and Android devices, is a military shooter with awesome graphics and gameplay “on par with console titles.” The storyline sees you stranded on the frontline, and your “job” is to simply survive an onslaught…