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The Washington Post has finally figured out there are enough Android users for their content. Hence they’ve launched a mobile app to provide them with access to “best in politics, international, finance, arts & culture and local news.” The application is touted to offer an “intuitive, mobile news experience” and having played with it for…
AT&T launched a neat pack of mobile apps to help people who are blind or have low vision to use Android smartphones. The new AT&T Mobile Accessibility Lite is actually a custom version of the screen-access application, Mobile Accessibility (developed by Code Factory), and it’s a bundle of 11 different apps — including Phone, Contacts,…
StumbleUpon has updated its mobile apps for iOS and Android-based devices. Version 2.0 looks like it has been revamped from the ground up, featuring the all new “Explore Box,” which was already available on the web-based service since August. Moreover, there’s swipe to stumble capability that allows you to simply swipe your screen from right…
Here’s a good deal for our readers from the UK who want an affordable Android device and don’t want to sign 12-24 month contracts; Orange is offering the ZTE Skate (aka Orange Monte Carlo) for 119 GBP (about $183) on PAYG. Along with the phone, you’ll also have to get a 10 GBP top up…
The two most anticipated phones of the year are just around the corner and by year’s end there’s a likelihood that we won’t suggest anything that’s not one of these handsets for quite some time. These smartphones are obviously the iPhone 4S and the Google Nexus Prime, both of which serve up some high-end specs…
Ever since the Samsung Galaxy Note was unveiled, the industry has struggled to properly categorize the device. “Is it a tablet or is it a phone?” is the question on the minds of everyone who sees this 5.3-inch Android device. Whatever the Note is, it’s got an impressive 1.4GHz dual-core CPU joined together with a Mali-400MP GPU.…
The company ZTE who’s better known for its feature phones, has just gotten FCC approval for its latest tablet, called the V55. According to the picture the FCC posted, the new slate is headed for Sprint. Features for the V55 includes: 10.1-inch display with a WVGA 1280×800 resolution 1 GHz QUAD-Core processor (chip is unknown) Android Honeycomb (it’s unclear which…
If you’re a T-Mobile customer becoming a little antsy over what your next phone will be, we have great news for you. A road map illustrating the carrier’s upcoming October and November devices has surfaced. October shows a lot of phones we’ve already been reading about through official announcement or leaks. These devices include the HTC Amaze, Samsung Hercules and the speedy…
Google’s developer site has just published some new statistics based on the number of Android devices that have accessed the Android Market within a two week period that ended on October 3, 2011. Which version of Android is the most popular? No surprise here, it’s FroYo, better known as 2.2, that made up 45.3% of…
Holy balls, talk about an entrance. With the iPhone 4S hype fading, a new video has appeared for Samsung Unpacked and guess what? The actual Nexus Prime has appeared. Well, just a profile shot of the device is seen and while that may not seem like much, a picture is worth a thousand words. After…