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Facebook has announced a major upgrade to its Android app and this will bring this version up to speed with its iOS sibling and the HTML5-tastic mobile web version. Overall, Facebook says the Android app is much quicker and easier to use than previous versions. If you’ve ever visited the mobile site, the new Facebook…
Instagram, the incredibly successful photo-sharing app for iPhone, is finally headed to Android but there’s no word on when it will land. The app debuted in the App Store a little over a year ago, and up until now has remained exclusive to the iPhone. In that short amount of time, Instagram has been able…
If you’ve picked up a new Motorola Droid Razr, you’re probably wondering when you’re going to get the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade. Well, Motorola feels your pain and it has written a blog post outlining its Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade plans. Motorola doesn’t hit on many new beats, as it reiterates that the…
While not that many U.S. carriers are selling Sony Ericsson smartphones, the company is going for the folks who want their devices unlocked and who don’t want to sign contracts with mobile operators. That said, one Sony Ericsson smartphone, Xperia active, has found its way to Newegg, which is selling the SIM-free version for $369.99.…
Even though it called Google TV a “mistake,” Logitech announced that its Revue set-top box will get Android 3.1 update later this week. If you’re one of the early Google TV adopters, your Revue will notify you the new software is available during the next couple of days. Simply make sure Revue is turned on…
Mobile trip organizing app/service TripIt is conquering yet another device – Kindle Fire. Yep that means the application is available from the Amazon Appstore and as usual it’s available in two flavors – one ad-supported and the other one with no ads whatsoever. Apparently TripIt users dig Amazon’s Kindle, with some 40% of them owning…
Archos unveiled an updated version of its 10-inch 101 G9 Android Honeycomb tablet simply called 101 G9 TURBO. That “TURBO” stands for additional 200MHz in CPU speed and 8GB more of built-in storage — the predecessor rocks a dual-core 1GHz processor and 8GB of storage, while this new model comes with slightly faster 1.2GHz CPU…
Let’s face it – people don’t read phone user manuals. I often respond to super-basic questions regarding various phone functions. After spending some 30 minutes explaining some particular feature, my final answer is – “why don’t you look at the manual?” Most often than not, basic questions are addressed in the user manual that comes…
Amazon’s 7 inch Android tablet that isn’t an Android tablet, the Kindle Fire, has been out in the United States for a few weeks now. Sadly, for everyone else on the planet it isn’t. According to the folks at Know Your Mobile, that’s soon going to change, at least for the UK. They say that…
The Motorola Droid RAZR for Verizon Wireless is arguably one of the prettiest smartphones on the market right now. If it weren’t for the terrible AMOLED screen and the questionable battery life, then this writer would have a hard time resisting the urge to pick one up this holiday shopping season. So last month when…