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Nokia owns Navteq and has incorporated some of that company’s core mapping technology into its Nokia Maps application. One distinguishing feature of Nokia Maps is its support for offline maps which download maps for those times when you drop your connection. To promote its Maps app, Nokia isn’t holding back in its latest navigation-themed advertising,…
Google is stomping about its Google Glass wearable tech today. The company released a new YouTube video that shows the Google Glass from a user’s point of view. It’s an interesting look at what it would feel like to have the glasses on while you go about your day. Google also kicked off a new…
Talk about an active hacking community. The hot-new Sony Xperia Z has already been rooted even though it’s still not available in most parts of the world. We have DooMLoRD, a recognized developer at XDA forums, to thank for this. He relied on the modified CF-Auto-Root app for Nexus 4 to make this happen, and…
British phone retailers were fast to react on the HTC One announcement few days ago, having already listed the sexy superphone for sale. All of the major companies prepared a page dedicated to HTC’s baby beast and here’s the price rundown: Clove – £510 Expansys – £519 Phones 4U – £459 If you like your…
Only days after launching in the UK, Nokia is bringing its premium music offering to the US soil. Yup, the Music+ service is now available for US-based Lumia owners for just $4 per month, which is a much better price than what British are paying (4 GBP per month). When compared to the free service,…
We’ve already heard that Nokia Lumia 520 and Lumia 720 will likely be unveiled at Mobile World Congress. But those two may not be the only Nokia devices announced at the big show. You see, Alan Mendelevich, who runs Windows Phone ad network AdDuplex, tweeted some interesting findings from a look at his logs. Apparently,…
Wow that was fast. The hot-new HTC One aka M7 has already been cloned in China and will most likely be available even before the original device starts selling. The GooPhone One looks like HTC’s beast-phone though it lacks the hardware under the hood. However, if you live in China and don’t want to pay…
You know you want one. The HTC One has finally been officially announced, and HTC is offering fans of the amazing new device a $100 trade in credit with the purchase of the HTC One. Customers must first purchase the device, then send in their proof of purchase plus their old phone to receive the…
We first heard about GoSmart mobile a few months ago, and T-mobile today has officially rolled out it’s new pre-paid service. GoSmart’s plans are amazingly affordable, and will operate like other MVNO’s on T-Mobile’s voice and data network. There are three different plans, which are as follows: $30/mo. Unlimited Talk and Text $35/mo. Unlimited Talk,…
As expected, Canonical announced that its Ubuntu linux distro is headed to tablets. This announcement increases the reach of Ubuntu outside of its desktop roots and brings it to smartphones, tablets and more. “Our family of interfaces now scales across all screens, so your phone can provide tablet, PC and TV experiences when you dock…