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According to a report in 9to5Mac, Apple had an eclectic mix of names like TelePod and Tripod that it was tossing around before it finally decided to use iPhone as the name for its first smartphone. This information was presented during a talk by Ken Segall, who worked with Steve Jobs and Apple on some…
Looks like T-Mobile will be adding an LTE-enabled version of Samsung Galaxy S III to its portfolio. Such a device has been caught at the FCC and from what we can tell, it has Magenta colors all over it. Not only is it marked as Samsung SGH-T999L (the original SGS3 was SGH-T999), but it can…
The first release of the Opera Software’s next-gen mobile browsers is now available for download from Google Play. It’s not Opera Mini or Opera Mobile – it’s just Opera Browser. Still in beta, the WebKit-based application looks pretty solid, featuring Opera’s “classic” interface with Speed Dial landing page. Here we find some cosmetic and UI…
Soon after announcing it at Mobile World Congress, Samsung unveiled its Galaxy 8.0 in India. Here, the device will be known as Galaxy Note 510, though it’s the same 8-inch tablet we’ve seen in Barcelona. As you know, the Korean giant will be selling this device at a premium, offering it as a viable alternative…
Asus Padfone 2 was announced back in October and it’s still not available in most parts of the world. In fact, British users are about to get the option to buy one from few retailers, including Ebuyer and Carphone Warehouse. The former has started accepting pre-orders, asking 599 GBP (about $900) for the unlocked, SIM-free…
Acer prepared an everything but impressive show at last week’s Mobile World Congress. In fact, not a single new device was unveiled either at that time nor few days before. We did see the Liquid E1, but it was announced a whole month earlier. Now we’re hearing that the Taiwanese company is looking to launch…
CyanogenMod users today now have access to the newest M build of CyanogenMod 10.1. The new 10.1-M2 builds are based on the newest Android 4.2.2 code, bringing all of features of Jelly Bean plus a whole slew of custom features that we’ve come to expect from CyanogenMod releases. Around 20 devices are available to flash…
No it’s not a hacked Roomba, it’s something way cooler. SmartBot is a device that turns your smartphone into a robot by utilizing your smartphone as it’s brain. By placing your smartphone in the robot’s cradle, users instantly have a little robot with a multitude of uses, from being your robot companion to winning epic robot…
Samsung Galaxy S III users on Metro PCS are about to get their first taste of Jelly Bean. MetroPCS last Friday started rolling out a new 400MB update for the Samsung Galaxy S III, with users expected to receive the update early this week. This is great news for Metro PCS. Bringing their version of the Galaxy…
LG unveiled its new F-series of smartphones at MWC this year, and it looks as though the Optimus F5 is headed to the U.S. on Verizon’s network. Given the model number VS870, the Verizon Optiumus F5 will be sold under the name Lucid 2, as a follow-up to Verizon’s LG Lucid phone released last year. The Jelly-Bean powered…