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About 2 months ago, embattled social gaming company Zynga sued the creators of the Bang with Friends app in federal court. The suit alleged that the casual sex app’s name was an intentional play on Zynga’s trademarked “with friends” properties such as Words with Friends and Hanging with Friends. Today the suit was dropped and…
While the GDR2 Windows Phone update has rolled out earlier this year, some Lumia 920 customers are still wondering where their update is. AT&T had promised both the GDR2 and Amber updates for the Lumia 920 and 820 handsets before the end of September, so where are they? An AT&T representative on the AT&T forums has…
Auto manufacturer Volkswagen has embraced mobile technology in a major way. It recently unveiled a travelogue app for journeys in its cars. The company’s even gone so far as to partner with Apple on the upcoming iPhone ready iBeetle model of its Beetle. Now the company will be unveiling an iOS app that uses Augmented Reality to…
While HTC One owners are biting their nails for the recently released Android 4.3 update to hit their devices, Verizon has begun pushing out a OTA update for the device which brings a few bugfixes and updates to the ISIS Mobile Wallet. This is the first update for the device since it’s debut on Verizon.…
AT&T launched pre-orders for the much-anticipated Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear a few weeks back, but if you want to know when you’ll be able to walk into a store grab either one, you’re in luck. Today on Twitter, AT&T officially announced the release date of both the Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy…
Lenovo has announced two new smartphones, which will be focused on the international market. The Lenovo name is mostly associated with PC’s in the United States, but is well-known for its mobile devices in Asia. The two new devices, the Vibe X will be released in China on October 20th, and the Vibe Z will…
Operation Cassandra became Ingress’ largest global event, which ended last month, but you’d be wrong if you thought the Niantic Team was done. Hot on the heels of Cassandra is another upcoming event, called Operation #13Magnus. Little is known about the upcoming event, but it looks like 13Magnus will be even larger than Operation Cassandra. Codes were…
As promised, Motorola looks to be working on bringing to customers a low-cost variant of its latest flagship phone, the Moto X. Although the company has yet to officially announce the device; photos of a miniature version of the Moto X seems to have appeared on Motorola’s recent FCC filing. Judging by the photo above,…
Today Samsung took the time to boast its latest ChatON numbers, as the chat client service has eclipsed the 100 million users mark. This milestone was achieved after Sammy gained 50 million users from the month of May. According to the company’s press release, much of the growth came from entering emerging markets such as…
Looks like LG is working on some sort of “Lite” version of its Optimus G Pro phablet. According to Hi-tech@mail.ru, the Korean company may launch the G Pro Lite Dual in Russia in mid-October. The same source goes on to claim this device will sell for 12,999 Rubles, which is the amount that translates into…