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Well what do you know, I never realized there’s iPhone loyalty in South Korea, a home to two large handset makers – Samsung and LG. Apparently I was wrong and most iPhone users still prefer Apple’s hardware rather than something made by a different company. However, a decline in loyalty has been noticed. According to…
The Samsung Galaxy S4 has joined regional carrier C Spire Wireless’ device lineup today, providing customers with access to C Spire’s optical fiber-based LTE 4G network. The Galaxy S4 is being offered for a price of $199.99 with a two-year contract, and is available in Black Mist or White Frost colors at C Spire retailers…
Facebook for Android has been updated today, bringing with it a few bugfixes and some improvements to its Home software. Facebook for Android users can now share news feed stories in private messages, and Facebook Home users can now organize their apps with folders. Here’s what to expect from the new version: Share News Feed…
Well known toy company, Hasbro just paid $112 million for a 70% controlling interest in Boulder, Colorado’s Backflip Studios. Backflip is the studio behind popular mobile titles such as Dragonvale, NinJump and Paper Toss. This move signals Hasbro’s transition into the increasingly profitable mobile gaming market. It seems very likely that new mobile versions of Hasbro’s…
Contrary to multiple rumors, Tizen is alive and well. The project which includes Samsung and Intel is launching the Tizen App Challenge, which will provide over $4 million in rewards to developers who contribute to the project. Tizen is a mobile OS that has been in development for some time, and is slated to replace…
While some still decry it as a Bejeweled clone, Candy Crush Saga has proven its money-making potential. A new report from Think Gaming shows the popular game is making an estimated $632,867 a day. Its got 6,772,996 daily active users (yes that’s 6 and 3/4 MILLION) and is taking on approximately 100,000 more a day. I think…
We were expecting Android Jelly Bean to overtake Gingerbread this month as most used version of the operating system, and Google’s latest distribution numbers show just that. Android Jelly Bean is now almost 40% of the entire chart you see above, with Gingerbread slowly going down to 34.1%. We suppose this is a small victory…
It may not be the Moto X, but since Motorola has been slacking with Android devices lately, any Motorola leak is at least somewhat interesting and suggests there’s progress being made at Google. Indeed, EvLeaks got its hands on some photos of the Motorola Droid Ultra as well as the upcoming specs. As you can…
Android fans have been patiently holding their breath for the newest version of the mobile OS to appear, and we’re all getting a little too red in the face. Many suspected that Android 4.3 would make an appearance at Google I/O last May, but nary a peep was heard from Google about its existence. While…
Twitter has released a cross-platform update today, adding Direct Message syncing across a number of platforms, as well as various other features. Users will now be able to sync their Direct Messages across iPad, iPhone, Mac, Android, twitter.com, mobile.twitter.com and TweetDeck. Syncing will be rolling out gradually, and will require the newest version of the…