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On Thursday evening, Facebook sent out press invitations to an April 4th event that invites journalists to “Come See Our New Home On Android.” Facebook didn’t provide any details on their invite, but the Android theme did kick up a bunch of fresh Facebook phone rumors like this one from TechCrunch According to the rumor,…
Best Buy may soon be hosting mini Samsung stores, according to a report from Geek.com. High traffic Best Buy locations around the country are soon to be removing two aisles in their mobile departments to make way the mini stores, just in time for the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S4. The “mini-stores” will be…
Sony has been pretty transparent when it comes to updating its Xperia smartphone to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, and the Xperia TX is the latest to get such treatment. Starting today, the Jelly Bean update will begin rolling out to the device, providing one of the latest versions of the Android OS, as well as…
If you’re still holding onto the Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch, you have some else to look forward to, other than trying to say the phone’s name three times fast. Get ready to breathe a little more life into the that aging handset, as the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update is live and…
New Nexus 4 units have received a very slight tweak in their design: nubs. Not only to these small nubs allow for better grip on flat surfaces, but also raise the unit slightly for a better speaker experience when the phone is on its back. Luckily, the nubs are very small and don’t take away…
Zinio will be giving Nokia’s Lumia handsets some love by bringing its digital magazine catalog exclusively to the Windows Phone 8 handsets. The app is currently available for Windows 8 tablets, desktops and notebooks, with the Windows Phone 8 app coming soon. The application has also been available for iOS and Android for some time now. Zinio offers…
Very often in the news you’ll read about concerns that Android is highly vulnerable to malware. Alongside that is news of iPhone’s stellar security because of Apple’s approval process for the App Store, essentially preventing any type of malicious attempt at invading. (Occasionally, there’s an exception or two.) Windows Phone, however, is often left out…
According to SamMobile, Samsung is slated to release a follow-up to its first AMOLED tablet, the Galaxy Tab 7.7 , with a tablet that touts an 8-inch full HD AMOLED display. The device could possibly be announced at IFA in Berlin this September 6th to 11th. Samsung is also rumored to be introducing a tablet similar…
BlackBerry reported its Q4 2013 earnings today and surprised Wall Street with a surprise profit of $98 million, or $0.19 per share diluted for the quarter. This is a significant improvement from the same quarter last year when the company reported a loss of $118 million. “We have implemented numerous changes at BlackBerry over the…
The world has an abundance of ‘Smart’ products, and those products all ship with dozens of ‘Smart’ features, but sometimes some of the smartest features happen to be the simplest. After all, our smartphones and tablets are here to make our lives easier. Luckily, one of Google’s recent patent applications looks to make taking photos…