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Nerds of yesteryear, rejoice! Google has today released a retro styled game that takes the best elements of 80’s gaming and design and melds them with modern hardware and tech. Google’s Super Sync Sports is a web-based game played through the Chrome browser, and uses smartphones and tablets to control wacky characters in this Olympic style racing game. To…
LG is bringing one of its hot new smartphones to the Brazilian market this week, the LG Optimus L3II. The L3II will eventually make it to different markets across the globe, coming in single and dual SIM models. The new unit is promising an improved user experience, with a stylish makeover. LG focused on four key design…
Instagram’s level of success continues to rise at a rapid pace despite reports claiming the opposite a few months back. The startup announced today on its blog that the app now has 100 million monthly active users, meaning 100 million people are using Instagram at least once a month and many are probably using it…
Crossing our radar for the second time is the Intel-powered Lenovo K900. We spotted the oversized phone at CES, where we were allowed to take some photos while it sat safely behind some glass. At MWC, Intel and Lenovo were a bit more forthcoming and actually let us touch the device. The most striking feature of…
AllThingsD recently reports that Andy Rubin has denied the rumors of Google potentially opening its own retail stores. The quote came from a roundtable, with Rubin, the ‘father of Android’, saying the following: “Google has no plans and we have nothing to announce,” While this doesn’t mean that Google won’t end up opening retail stores…
While you won’t be able to grab of these devices, be sure you you take a good look at the Phoenix, as it’s going to be a while before we see anything else like it. This reference design rocks the NVIDIA Tegra 4i, which we’ve most recently seen it’s “i”-less brother tearing the competition to…
Today NVIDIA announced five new titles that will be offered up on Tegra 4 devices, and will show the world what the new world of mobile gaming will look like. The upcoming titles include Burn Zombie Burn, Carie: Blood Mansion, CODEX: The Warrior, Dead on Arrival 2, and RU Golf. The new games will be able to take…
It was back in March 2012 when we saw the first Caterpillar-branded Android smartphone. Now another one popped up and it’s obviously a successor to the original Cat B10. Marked as Cat B15, it’s a rugged device that comes with the usual IP67 rating, meaning it can “handle” dust and water. In addition, this tough…
Alcatel and ZTE won’t be the only companies making a Firefox-based phone for so long. From a press release talking about co-operation between Sony Mobile and Telefónica, we learn that the Japanese company will join the trend and release its own device that runs Firefox mobile OS. The official word goes like this: the two…
You got that right. The hot-new LG Optimus G Pro is the first mobile device that can record video on both cameras simultaneously – yes that means at the same time. Not that we necessarily need this capability, but some professions could benefit from it. Just imagine a seminar in which you can see both…