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Barnes & Noble is apparently gearing up to unveil the Nook Color 2 on November 7. The rumor is that the book store chain will release a successor to its popular tablet to compete with the brand new Amazon Kindle Fire. Details are pretty scarce, though the source also claims the company prepares to launch…
Gameloft is launching the official game for the upcoming Tintin movie. Titled “The Adventures Of Tintin,” the game sees you following the movie’s plot, controlling not only Tintin, but also Snowy and Captain Haddock. As expected, the game rocks awesome 3D graphics as you can see from the image above and video below. Those who…
Unlike Europe, many parts of the world lik the U.S. and Australia will have to wait for next year to try out Samsung’s Galaxy Note. Lucky Germans are on the “good list” and are among the first ones to be able to buy the Korean company’s smartphone/tablet device. Sammy’s official price is fixed at 699 EUR,…
Samsung Italy has apparently confirmed that the company’s high-end devices (i.e. those with a dual-core processor) will all get the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update. In other words, the list of products that will be blessed with the latest version of Android includes: Galaxy S II Galaxy Note Galaxy Tab 10.1 Galaxy Tab 8.9…
After crossing the 100,000 downloads mark in the AppStore, University of Phoenix decided to release a version of its mobile application for Android smartphones. Also available as a free download, it allows students to participate in online classroom discussion forums even when they’re off from their computers. For instance, users can: Draft and post to…
In an effort that seems designed to reach modern smartphone users, British Library is launching mobile apps for iOS and Android devices for the upcoming exhibition. Titled “Royal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination,” it shows illuminated manuscripts collected by the kings and queens of England between the 9th and 16th centuries. There are 58 of…
Third-party phone retailer Phones4U has a great deal for the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S, offering the sexy smartphone for free with Orange’s 20.50 GBP per month plan. That money won’t get you too far though, but for some folks it could be a good enough solution – you get 200 voice minutes, 3,000 texts…
Winamp has released a new version (1.2) of its Android app, which now allows Mac users to sync their songs with Android smartphones. To that end, the company also launched Winamp for Mac Sync in beta, enabling 1-click iTunes Sync, playback functionality, playlist creation and management, and wired/wireless sync support. In addition to the Mac…
O2 UK is now selling the HTC Sensation XE, which is still the best Android smartphone made by the Taiwanese company. The Telefónica-owned operator is offering the device for free to anyone willing to commit on a two-year contract with a 36 GBP per month plan. Of course, there are also some more expensive options…
The folks over at Verizon seemed to have heard the cries of all LG Revolution owners, because the largest U.S. carrier will begin rolling out the devices long-awaited Android 2.3 Gingerbread update presently. The new update will include the following: Email folders will now display in the correct order. The maximum attachment size is now…