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Looks like Verizon Wireless won’t be selling the HTC One, and will rather promote the existing HTC Droid DNA to its customers. According to a couple of messages on HTC’s own Twitter account — which were later deleted — the Big Red carrier may opt for other devices, instead (Galaxy S4). Here’s what one of…
The Samsung Galaxy S 4 features 5-inches of luxurious AMOLED screen real estate. To really appreciate the size of the Samsung phone, you should check out these impressive 3D renderings from Martin Hajek. Hajek really captures the size of the Galaxy S 4 when he places it next to an iPhone 5. When the two…
The Windows Phone platform just landed another major app today. Pandora, the wildly popular internet radio app, is now available for all Windows Phone 8 users to download. This addition basically completes a list that has the top streaming services, which includes Spotify and Rdio. Albeit, Pandora finally hitting the Microsoft platform is five months…
After Google replaced Android chief Andy Rubin with Sundar Pichai of the Chrome group, analysts and pundits alike speculated that Android and Chrome could merge in the future. Google’s Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt put the brakes on this rumor by confirming that Android and Chrome will remain separate. Though they will not merge, the two…
RIM BlackBerry is looking to hit and surpass the 100,000 apps mark by the end of this month. According to the company’s CMO, Frank Boulben, BlackBerry 10 was launched “with the highest number of apps,” namely 70,000 titles, and adding an additional 30,000 apps shouldn’t be a problem. Sure enough, many of these are Android…
TripAdvisor scored a preload deal with Samsung for Galaxy S4. The world’s largest travel site won’t only have its app pre-installed on Sammy’s super-phone, but its content will find ways to few widgets and other parts of the TouchWIZ UI. Here’s what the upcoming Galaxy S4 owners will get thanks to this partnership: Travel Widget…
The BlackBerry Q10 will soon start selling in the UK, or at least a page at The Carphone Warehouse’s website suggests so. The phone retailer is now accepting pre-registrations and you are free to leave your email to be notified when the phone starts selling. UPDATE: Meanwhile, Unlocked-Mobiles.com is offering the smartphone for pre-order… Unlike the Z10,…
We’re here at NVIDIA’s GPU Conference in San Jose, and NVIDIA’s Tegra 4 is one of the biggest stars of the show. The quad-core processor touts many features, like always on HDR for both photos and videos. Chimera was unveiled at CES in January, when NVIDIA debuted the Tegra 4. The technology is being referenced as “the…
Microsoft needs apps, and it’s not being too shy about admitting it. Today, Microsoft has announced that it will be offering $100 per app to developers who submit new apps for both the Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 platforms. Microsoft wants quality apps, though; the submitted apps must do more than just open up a webpage, and not…
Google announced a new service, Keep, that’ll compete with note-taking apps like Evernote on the desktop and Android mobile devices. Google Keep will let you jot down a quick note that’ll sync to Drive, Google’s cloud storage service. The notes are more than text and can include checklists and photos. There’s even support for dictation…