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Good news or bad news? We’re not so sure yet. Google has updated its iOS and Android Google Maps app to include local advertisements when using the app for directions. Google Maps will now display relevant ads at the bottom of the screen when a search is conducted. If a user deems the ad interesting,…
LG unveiled it’s new flagship smartphone the LG G2 at a press event in New York yesterday, revealing the sleek and super powerful smartphone to the world. LG showcased the device, and gave us a rundown of all of the specs and features, but nothing about pricing and a release date of “later this year.”…
T-Mobile posted its quarterly earnings for the second quarter of 2013, and it was good news on the subscriber front for the wireless carrier. T-Mobile announced that it added over 1.1 million net subscribers in the quarter, its largest reported growth in four years and an increase of 1.3 million from the same quarter last…
BlackBerry has just received the OK from the U.S. Defense Information System Agency (DISA) to use the Q10 and Z10 handsets on the Department of Defense’s networks. DISA is currently developing the infrastructure to support the BlackBerry 10 smartphones, with support for 10,000 BlackBerry Q10 and Z10 devices by the fall, and 30,000 by the…
AT&T has been on the forefront of the It Can Wait campaign for quite a few years now, and its latest documentary from director Werner Herzog continues to spread the word about the dangers of texting and driving. The documentary, From One Second to the Next, tells the stories of those who have caused or been…
Google keeps expanding the reach of its Play Music All Access service. Up until this point, the search giant’s Spotify competitor was available in just few countries — including the Australia, New Zealand and the U.S. — and now select Europeans got a chance to join the party, as well. Among those “affected” are people…
Microsoft launched a series of Bing apps for its mobile platform, Windows Phone 8. These apps are already available for the desktop systems running Windows 8 and we guess making their mobile counterparts fits into the Redmond giant’s strategy to bring the two platforms (mobile and desktop) closer together. The new apps include Bing News,…
Samsung is launching two new color options for its mid-range phablet, Galaxy Grand Duos in India. In addition to the “Metallic Blue” and “Elegant White,” the device is now available in “Luxury Brown” and “Wine Red” colors, both of which look pretty sexy to us. Samsung India’s official online store lists the two phones with…
HTC Desire 500, which was announced some two weeks ago in Taiwan, is now officially official in the UK, with the rest of Europe likely to get it as well. If you recall, we’re talking about a mid-end device that comes with a 4.3-inch WVGA screen, 1.2GHz quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 7.2Mbps HSDPA and…
We’ve told you that Sprint and Verizon Wireless will sell the hot-new LG G2 in the States with few other carriers likely to join the fray. As for the UK, right now we know that Three will be selling LG’s flagship there and yet again, we expect that some other operators add it to their…