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You may’ve heard that Yahoo has acquired Aviate, the company that makes context-based Android launcher. In my book that translates into the company’s willingness to explore this space and eventually launch its own launcher, one that would compete with the many similar products, Facebook Home included. From Yahoo’s blog post: The Aviate team has created…
Even though we patiently waited for some Ubuntu news coming from Las Vegas, nothing has happened thus far. We still have two days ahead but somehow we doubt we’ll hear more about this subject this month. That, however, doesn’t mean Ubuntu is dead. Quite the contrary, Canonical is working round the clock to make as…
ASUS has started rolling out Android 4.3 update for its huge phablet, Fonepad 7. Originally unveiled at last year’s Mobile World Congress, this is basically a 7-inch tablet that can make phone calls. Now it’s getting the new goodies, including improved video player and image gallery, Gallery Home Front, along with some other UI improvements.…
The long-time rumored Nokia Lumia Icon aka Lumia 929 may finally launch in the next few days… or weeks. The device has been caught at Verizon’s website though that page has been promptly made offline. Luckily it was live for enough time for the folks of WMPowerUser to catch a glimpse of it. The page…
After Samsung, Acer and HP – it’s time for Toshiba to join Google’s Chromebook craze. The Japanese company is out with an everything-but-significant laptop simply called (drums please) Toshiba Chromebook. It’s insignificant because it doesn’t go beyond other Chromebooks we’ve seen before. It’s not even that much lighter than competing models and its specs are…
If you grew up on PBS, then Reading Rainbow was one of your staple shows. The show, hosted by LeVar Burton got kids excited about reading in an age of digital distractions. Sadly, the PBS show was cancelled in 2009, to be resurrected in 2013 as a tablet app for the iPad and Kindle Fire…
Credo Mobile has made its business on offering up the phones people want with a social conscience. The San Francisco based company donates portions of its proceeds to progressive causes such as Planned Parenthood, the Rainforest Action Network, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Now another hot new phone is making its way to the carrier, the…
Samsung’s come off of another great year, and the Korean tech giant is aiming to make 2014 even better. Its latest salvo against Apple‘s iPad is the introduction of its newest tablet lines the NotePro and TabPro. Now the specs have been revealed and the Galaxy NotePro is looking powerful. The Galaxy NotePRO will sport…
John Legere is doing something very right. On stage in Las Vegas, the T-Mobile CEO has just announced the Q4 2013 financial numbers for the magenta carrier. And they’re staggering. Q4 2013 was the best quarter T-Mobile has seen in eight long years. Going back just a year ago, T-Mobile was struggling to stay alive,…
T-Mobile has been on the up and up since it first announced its new Un-carrier strategy, and today it’s propelling itself even further to the top of the carrier chain. During its press conference, CEO John Legere announced the new Un-carrier 4.0 plans that will have a ton of people switching over to team Magenta.…