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The first two smartphones to tout Mozilla’s Firefox OS have been released today, and are available in Spain through mobile carrier Telefonica. The two devices, the ZTE Open and the Alacatel One Touch Fire are lower-end devices which sport touchscreens and are focused on providing functional specs at a low price point for emerging markets.…
It looks like Motorola’s X phone won’t be the next in the Verizon exclusive Droid line. The Verge had the scoop today, reporting that Motorola’s much hyped new device line will be separate from its long-standing Droid series of Verizon exclusive phones. Motorola’s forthcoming Moto X phone will not be a Droid device on Verizon,…
The BlackBerry Q5 has launched today, showing up in the U.K. and South Africa. The keyboard touting, BlackBerry 10 OS running smartphone packs a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 2GB of RAM, a 3.1-inch 720×720 pixel screen, a 5MP rear facing camera with flash, 2MP front-facing camera and 8GB of internal memory. While the price of the…
According to security gurus Symantec, Android owners who use the official Facebook app are having their phone numbers stored without their knowledge. This is standard practice when using the contact sync feature in the Facebook app, but this security flaw is sending mobile numbers to Facebook servers as soon as the app is opened. Oh…
According to a report from DigiTimes, a slew of mini versions of flagship Android smartphones will be hitting the market in Q3 of this year. According to Taiwan based supply chain markets, Samsung, HTC, Huawei and Lenovo are expected to launch mini versions of their devices in the second half of this year. The Samsung…
Under Marissa Mayer’s guidance Yahoo’s been making some waves, snatching up smaller companies in its bid to rebuild its struggling brand. The latest is Qwiki, an iOS video sharing startup similar to Twitter’s Vine and Facebook’s Instagram (which recently added short video clip functionality). Yahoo reportedly acquired Qwiki for $50 Million dollars. The standout feature…
Warner Bros. has slashed prices for some of its most popular iOS and Android games today, allowing gamers to grab some seriously cool games for just $.99 a piece. The publisher, who produces popular games such as Batman Arkham City Lockdown, the LEGO and Harry Potter games as well as the new Superman movie tie-in,…
Ingress just received an update that brings some nifty features along with it. The latest version was ‘rumored’ in last week’s Ingress Report, and now the update is live and waiting for you in the Google Play Store. Here’s a list of the new features in the latest version of Ingress: Version 1.30.2 + New…
Motorola is publishing a huge new newspaper advertisement for the upcoming Moto X tomorrow in all major publications. It doesn’t detail the phone itself since it’s clearly meant to be a teaser, but it sure does stir up excitement. The headline reads “The first smartphone designed, engineered, and assembled in the USA is coming.” That…
John Sculley will forever be known as the CEO who ousted Steve Jobs from his position as Macintosh head in 1985. Now working as a partner at healthcare investment firm Sculley Brothers, Sculley is a fan of the BlackBerry platform and its Qwerty keyboard-focused handsets. Speaking to Bloomberg about the struggling Canadian handset manufacturer, Sculley…