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NEC has announced that it is pulling out of the smartphone business today, citing a downward slide in smartphone sales in an increasingly competitive smartphone market. NEC will still continue to produce tablets, and is focusing on its “Social Solutions Business,” which focuses on information and communications technologies. The company will still support recently released…
Zynga filed suit against the maker of Bang with Friends today in a San Francisco federal court. Zynga has many titles that end in “with friends” such as Words with Friends, Chess with Friends, and Hanging with Friends. The suit alleges the defendant “selected the name ‘Bang With Friends’ for its casual sex matchmaking app…
According to a report from AppAnnie, the Google Play Store surpassed Apple’s iTunes in quarterly app downloads for Q2 2013, although iTunes outnumbered the Google Play Store in terms of app revenue. This marks the first time that the Google Play Store has beat iTunes in app downloads. Google Play’s strong performance is due in…
The HTC One is one of the best smartphones ever to grace this techy world, and many have been patiently awaiting its arrival on Verizon Wireless. Well, the wait might be over relatively soon, as the HTC One could be landing on Big Red on August 15th. According to a leaked Verizon document, the HTC…
They said it would never happen, but today Microsoft quietly released an Android version of its Office suite of programs. Office Mobile for Office 365 is included on every Windows Phone running Windows Phone 8, and it released for the iPhone in June. Now Android users can also work with their Word, Excel and PowerPoint…
More details about the upcoming second-generation iPad mini have been revealed through hints within the iOS 7 developer SDK. According to these references, the new tablet will sport a faster Apple A6 processor, however it will lack a retina display unlike what many first speculated. iPad 2,8, iPad 2,9, and iPad 2,10 are all allegedly…
AT&T has been making amazing progress on expanding its 4G LTE service this year, announcing today the availability of its fast and reliable 4G coverage in ten new markets today. New markets that have received 4G LTE coverage are: Marthas Vineyard, Massachusets Durant, Oklahoma Enid, Oklahoma Ardmore, Ada, Oklahoma Arkadelphia, Arkansas Russellville, Arkansas Ponca City,…
HP’s follow-up to its mediocre SlateBook is looking impressive, setting itself apart from other Android tablets by offering some high-end specs and a stylish design. HP’s second device to enter the Android space comes touting a keyboard dock, pitting it against the like of ASUS’ Transformer line of Android Tablets. The HP SlateBook x2 utilizes…
As if we didn’t know the Sony Honami was well on its way, the handset just passed through the FCC. We’ve seen a healthy amount of spec leaks for the upcoming Sony Honami, and we can expect the device to ship with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 CPU and 20 megapixel camera on top of a…
T-Mobile is set to launch the LG Optimus F3 on August 7th, adding yet another LTE-ready device to its lineup. We recently reviewed the Sprint version of the handset, and deemed the F3 as a pretty great little device for the first time smartphone buyer or someone who doesn’t want to pay $200 for a…