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Google’s original idea was to cutoff Exchange ActiveSync support at the end of January. The plan, however, is changed and the date is now extended through July 31st. According to a statement sent to TheVerge, the search giant will “start rolling out this change as planned across all platforms but will continue to support Google…
MetroPCS today announced its latest mid-range Android device, the LG Spirit 4G. The new handset carries a 4.5-inch display and it is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual core processor that runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich out of the box. In addition the Spirit 4G is LTE capable, packs a 2150 mAh battery,…
The tablet market is beginning to show some slight changes, as Apple sees a slight decline in iPad sales. Global tablet shipments were huge in the fourth quarter, thanks to a stronger than expected holiday retail season. Worldwide shipments reached a record 52.5 million units last quarter, which is a 74 percent increase over the…
You don’t necessarily have to know about Karbonn smartphones. No one does, except folks in India’s mobile industry. Their latest gig, Karbonn S1 Titanium, offers quite a bang for the back, sporting a quad-core processor clocked at 1.2GHz, and a price tag of just 10,990 INR (about 150 EUR). Sure enough, the rest of the…
Last year Nokia sold 90% of its luxury arm Vertu to EQT. The new owners want to change how things are run under the hood and are preparing to adopt Android for its uber-expensive smartphones. We still don’t know when the first Android-based Vertu smartphone will launch, but we’re sure it won’t be an Average…
The Sony Music Unlimited service now offers users the ability to listen to high quality audio through the service’s PC (Windows and Mac OS), Android smartphones and tablets, and PlayStation3 (PS3) computer entertainment system applications. The improved sound quality is activated from an option in Music Unlimited’s settings menu, allowing you to stream 320kbps AAC…
ZTE is preparing to launch a new member of its Blade smartphone series. Dubbed Blade C, the device is already available in China (and known as ZTE V889S), where users can buy one for 699 CNY (about $112). In other parts of the world, the same phone will be marked as V807 and T807, packing…
GoSmart mobile, a new pre-paid low-cost mobile brand from T-Mobile will be coming in February, according to Fierce Wireless sources. T-Mobile has already received encouraging numbers from select test markets last December, and has used those numbers to determine the efficacy of a nationwide rollout. The pricing scemes are very reasonable, and give other prepaid plans a…
The beads of sweat might be coming a little less swiftly for Microsoft surrounding Google’s cutoff for Exchange ActiveSync support for Windows Phone. Microsoft’s extension request to Google has proven fruitful, and the new cutoff date is now July 31st. This is after Microsoft had announced that it would begin working on support for CardDAV and CalDAV. For…
Sprint is currently pushing out Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean updates to the Galaxy Nexus. This is happening after The Now Network issued a major update a couple of weeks ago. The new Android 4.2.1 (build JRO03U.L700GA02) brings the following improvements: Redesigned camera interface and new Photosphere feature (a 360-degree panorama mode) Notifications Shade accessible by…