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Although we still wait to see the first Tizen-powered smartphone, ABI Research is predicting the bright future for the nascent platform. The research firm says that Tizen will emerge as a 5th largest mobile OS by the end of this year, after Android, iOS, Windows Phone and BlackBerry. Other platforms like Firefox OS, Ubuntu and…
Two of Lenovo’s low-end tablets, IdeaTab A1000 and A3000, are now available for purchase in the U.S. The former could be yours for $189 ($149 with a promo code), while the latter is selling for $229. Both devices come with a 7-inch 1024×600 pixels screen and Android Jelly Bean, but there are some differences as…
Hulu has made some radical changes to its Hulu Plus app for the iPad today, bringing a visual redesign and features that make discovering new content easier than ever. Here’s the full changelog of what’s new in Hulu Plus 3.0 for iOS: Minimize a video during playback by tapping the minimize icon or “pinching” the…
Shortly after hearing rumors that the Samsung Galaxy S3 would be coming to Boost Mobile, the company has announced that it will indeed be offering the device beginning on June 12th with a price tag of $399.99. Customers who purchase the Galaxy S3 on Boost Mobile will be able to take advantage of Sprint’s fast…
The recently announced Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 is now on sale online at a few retailers. Many online retailers have the device listed for sale but do not have them as listed in stock quite yet. The retailers who do have the device in stock are Expansys in the US for $595.00, and in the…
Even with the HTC First Facebook phone basically dead in the water, Facebook is still committed to updating and improving its Facebook Home software, which is in use on a few other Android handsets as well. Facebook has updated their Android app today, which brings improvements to the standalone Facebook app as well as Facebook…
512pixels got its hands on a photo of the machine that is being used in Apple stores to fix broken iPhone screens. A recent report claims Apple is lowering iPhone repair costs by offering in-store screen replacements for $149. Customers can choose to fix their iPhone or pay $80 more ($229) for a refurbished replacement.…
Apple could be starting a trade-in program soon, according to a report from Bloomberg. The program would not only help Apple sell new handsets, but would increase the proliferation of Apple products to markets outside of the U.S., where demand for used Apple devices is high. According to the report, Apple has teamed up with Brightstar…
HTC isn’t quite done competing with Samsung. After releasing the One to put up a very good fight with the Galaxy S4, it looks like HTC is ready to take on Samsung’s Galaxy Note 3 phablet with the rumored HTC One Max. This would be HTC’s first attempt at a phone/tablet hybrid, but now the…
According to the Verge, HP announced today that it is issuing a mandatory update to save all webOS devices from dying a premature death. The untimely demise of webOS phones and the Touchpad tablet involves a root certificate that is slated to expire on July 23, 2013. When this certificate expires, all webOS devices will…