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According to a report from CNET, America’s third largest mobile carrier, Sprint, is downsizing its business a tad. The company has just closed 55 retail stores and has laid off 300 of its technicians, and closed 150 service and repair centers. The cuts come as part of a layoff plan which was introduced by Sprint…
Burger King is going mobile, allowing Whopper fans in the U.S. a quick and easy way to purchase their tasty hamburgers. The fast food giant will soon release a mobile app, which will deliver coupons, deals and the ability to pay via the app. Payment with the app will function much like a gift card,…
Apple has quietly pulled the iPad 2 from its device lineup, offering the 16GB iPad 4 with retina display in its stead. The iPad 2 has maintained a $400 price point ever since the iPad Air was unveiled last year. The WiFi only iPad 4, also called iPad with Retina display is now priced at…
Motorola has just peeled the lid off of its smartwatch project, the Moto 360. While rumors of Motorola’s smartwatch have been few and far between lately, one thing is for sure; Motorola’s smartwatch takes the design of wearable devices to a whole new level. The Moto 360 will be powered by Google’s recently announced wearable…
Yesterday it was a rumor and today it’s official (although no press release has been issued). The 8GB iPhone 5C is now available in few countries around the world, including the UK, Australia and China. In the UK, the unlocked, SIM-free unit is selling for £429, which is £40 cheaper than the 16GB model. In…
Satya Nadella is planning to fire-up his reign at the helm of Microsoft by (finally) announcing Office for iPad. According to TheVerge, the Redmond-based giant will hold a special cloud- and mobile-focused event in San Francisco on March 27th when we’ll see Office running on Apple’s tablet. It is said that Office on iPad will…
Apple may equip its upcoming iPhone 6 with few additional sensors for pressure, temperature and humidity, G4Games is reporting. Citing news chief analyst at ESM-China Sun Chang Xu and its sources close to the matter, the report says that with this move the Cupertino-based company will catch up with its competitors in the “sensors department.”…
If you were around in the 90’s you know the legend of the Tamagotchi. The little ‘virtual pet’ was everywhere, from schoolkids backpacks to college students’ dorm rooms. While many apps have replicated the Tamagotchi in many forms on our smartphones, we’ve yet to see a Tamagotchi on a smaller screen such as a smartwatch.…
StubHub Labs’ concert locating and ticket purchasing app, ShowDrift has been updated today, giving its users a whole new way to find that perfect concert or event without the headache of searching for them. ShowDrift is currently focused on the San Francisco Bay Area, scanning a user’s iTunes library and artist preferences to deliver notifications…
So Rovio’s new entry into the Angry Birds franchise is a turn-based RPG? Yup, you’ve got it right! Angry Birds Epic, which is already available to play on iOS devices in Canada, Australia and New Zealand puts players on a “A fantasy piggy island where silly costumes were fashionable, and weapons were—how to put it?—different.”…