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You’ve come a long way, baby. Google’s Nexus family has grown up over the years, from the Nexus One in 2010 to the recently released Nexus 5, as well as the Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 tablets. Many said that the Nexus line was set to fail, and it had a rocky start to say…
iPhones have come a long way since their inception some six years ago. From the first appearance of the iPhone in 2007 to the recently released iPhone 5s and 5c, Apple has truly impacted the mobile space and helped usher in the age of smartphones. A beautiful new infographic details the evolution of Apple’s smartphone,…
Motorola launched a dedicated site for the upcoming Moto G smartphone saying that its next phone will be announced on November 13th. As far as we know, this will be a mid-end device that will offer a hard-to-beat value for the money, catering towards first-time smartphone buyers and folks who don’t want to spend a…
Another Nexus phone, another Evolution chart, made to give you the perspective how much we’ve advanced from the original Nexus One. As I’m writing this, the hot-new Nexus 5 had been already sold out. The new batch will likely arrive shortly and in the meantime, let’s take a look at all Nexus devices announced to…
Jelly Bean is now the most popular version of Android with platform versions 4.1-4.3 running on 52.1% of all active devices, up from 48.6% a month ago. In comparison, Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.x) holds 19.8%, Honeycomb – 0.1%, Gingerbread – 26.3% and Froyo – 1.7%. These are the figures from devices that use the…
Rogers Wireless was the first Canadian carrier to support Play Store gift card redemption, and it is the first to offer Android-based carrier billing. Canada’s largest network already supports carrier billing on BlackBerry and Windows Phone platforms, and now Android is joining the party, allowing users to buy an app, movie, magazine or book using…
HP is reviving the Compaq brand in China where the company has unveiled a trio of affordable tablets, all of which rock Allwinner A31s quad-core chip and run Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. The Compaq 7 is the worst of the pack, sporting a 7-inch 1024×600-pixel TN display that isn’t really visible from many angles. Building…
No surprises here. Pretty much all Canadian carriers them will get the Nexus 5 in the near future. According to Mobile Syrup – TELUS, Videotron, Fido, Rogers, Virgin, WIND, Koodo, Virgin and Bell will start accepting orders for the latest Google phone in the next few days, possibly as soon as November 8th. The weird…
Phones 4u proudly announced that it is the only British company to offer the pink version of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 during the month of November. After that period, other retailers will presumingly join the party offering something sweet (and powerful) for the ladies. The device is now available in 700+ Phones 4u stores…
Motorola updated its Touchless Control app, making it easier to find your lost phone. Instead of simply calling your mobile from a landline, you can say “Ok, Google Now, find my phone” only to hear your beloved device alarming you about its location. The problem, however, is that you’ll likely have to be in the…