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If you have a Samsung Galaxy S III from Verizon in your pocket, then we have some great news for you! It looks like Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update will be hitting devices starting tomorrow. As per usual, you can expect the update to roll out in waves, so don’t be surprised if the update…
Patents are confusing. Like you, many of us in the industry try our best to make sense of it all. What we do know is Apple has been taking full advantage of a patent system that’s well overdue of some reform. So the irony that the ultimate patent troll (Apple) has been found of infringing…
Not surprisingly, Google Maps now tops the chart for free apps in the iOS App Store. The Apple Map alternative debuted in the App Store Wednesday night and offers turn-by-turn navigation, street view and more. After Apple dropped Google and offered its own mapping solution, customers have been clamoring for the return of Google Maps…
Amazon Instant Video is Amazon’s answer to Netflix and Hulu. The service includes approximately 30,000 free movies and TV shows for Amazon Prime Members ($79 per year), and allows you to rent newer releases or titles not available on the free service for a small fee, often $2-4 for a movie and a bit less…
The times, they are a’changin’; the phones, they are a’growin’. Or so it goes with the smartphone/tablet hybrid market. Initially, we thought Samsung’s 5.5″ Galaxy Note II was huge, though that size was easily eclipsed by the rumored 6.1″ Huawei Ascend and a 6″ device from Sony. A rumor out of the Korean Times this morning suggests…
Dell is dismantling its smartphone business and pulling out of the market globally. Jeff Clarke, head of Dell’s consumer business, confirmed that the company is no longer interested in smartphones. “It needs a lot of investments to really be successful,” Clarke told Forbes reporter Jean-Baptiste Su. This move is not surprising as Dell has been slowly…
As rumored, Google’s version of Maps for iOS landed in the App Store overnight. The navigation app offers turn-by-turn navigation, street view and traffic in a pretty vector map package. Those expecting a UI like the Google-backed Apple maps of iOS 5 will be disappointed as this is a version of Maps designed by Google…
Motorola is running a new campaign in which it trashes the Samsung Galaxy S III comparing it to its DROID RAZR HD. According to the American handset maker, now part of Google, the RAZR HD is both faster and has a longer battery life. The ad, posted on Facebook, says that “it’s not easy downloading…
Windows Phone Store has been growing lately, experiencing a sustained 40% increase in app submissions. Developers obviously like the new version of Microsoft’s platform and to better support them, the company unveiled the holiday schedule – when they’ll be conducting app reviews and when the folks doing this job will take the time off to…
Two unannounced though previously rumored Samsung smartphones have been caught in the wild – the Galaxy S II Plus (model number GT-i9105P) and Galaxy Grand Duos (GT-i9082). The fact that we have the images doesn’t tell us when will these two be officially announced and in the meantime all we can do is share the…