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It looks like HTC is working on an HTC One variant that would run Windows Phone 8 rather than Android. The information comes from Neowin, which claims that such a device could be launched at some point in the fall, featuring a 4- to 5-inch screen, “a mostly metal body,” and Windows Phone 8 GDR3.…
Virgin Mobile is about to add the iPhone 5 to its arsenal of 4G LTE capable smartphones, starting next Friday June 28th. Virgin Mobile will be offering the 16GB iPhone 5 for a price of $549.99. Virgin will offer the 16GB iPhone 5 in either white or black colors, and will be sold at Virgin…
Nokia capitalizes on the zombie craze in its latest ad for the Lumia 925, targeting the iPhone 5 and its camera. You can watch the clever ad below. It seems like the diss ads are piling up lately, making the mobile phone market look like the United States during election season. Microsoft has had some…
Only a day after launching its video capabilities, Instagram users have uploaded over 5 million videos in the last 24 hours. That’s a whole lot of moving selfies. According to a report from Tech Crunch, the spike in video uploads didn’t occur around the early morning launch time, but rather in the evening when the…
The biographical film based on Steve Jobs, entitled Jobs, has its first official movie trailer out. The movie stars Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs and Josh Gad as Steve Wozniak. It mostly portrays Steve in his earlier years just getting started with Apple, as well as when he left (and eventually returned to) the company. It…
Radio Shack is offering a $100 Google Play Store gift card when you purchase an HTC One and activate a new two-year service plan on either AT&T or Sprint’s network. The Sprint HTC One can be picked up online through a web-only offer for only $79.99, while the AT&T HTC One comes with a pricetag…
AT&T is offering a sweet deal on LG’s Optimus G line of smartphones, offering the Optimus G Pro for $99, and the Optimus G for $49 with a new two-year contract. The sale is running for a limited time, ending on July 25th. The LG Optimus G Pro enters into phablet territory, rocking a 5.5-inch…
Verizon and Samsung will soon start rolling out an update for the Galaxy S III. We already know what will be included in the firmware update (from this page at Verizon’s website) but are not sure when exactly the rollout will begin. Hopefully, it won’t be a long wait. In the meantime, here’s what you…
Sony has started rolling out Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update for its Xperia ZL smartphone. Aside from packing platform-wide improvements, the Japanese company also included updates to its own apps along with software tweaks and stability improvements. In that sense, the firmware version 10.3.A.0.423 brings latest version of Sony Media Apps, my Xperia application that…
LG will be hosting an event in New York City on August 7th when we’ll likely see the Optimus G2 (or that’s just G2) announced. Of course, nothing is official until its official and we’ll rather have to wait for another month and a half to get all the details. Previously we’ve heard that the…