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Many people have been patiently awaiting for Google to restock the Nexus 4 in the Play Store, and today was that day. At 12PM (PST), the highly anticipated device finally went back on sale, and to no one’s surprise, it quickly sold out, yet again. Or so it seemed. Within three minutes of its re-release, visiting…
Just because Nexus devices get first dibs on the latest version of Android certainly doesn’t mean it’s always a fun affair. Android 4.2 seems to be quite buggy in a few areas, and Google is now rolling out an update to Nexus 4 and Nexus 10 devices to take care of a few lingering bugs.…
General Motors is taking steps into making driving and talking on your phone much more safe. The automotive company said it has figured out a way to carry out Apple’s voice assistant service Siri to two of its smallest cars: the Chevrolet Spark and Sonic. This will allow drivers to safely do task such as…
Google is sending out a mass email letting customers know that the Nexus 4 will go on sale again today starting at Noon PST in the US. The handset went on sale earlier this month and sold out almost immediately. If you want to get your hands on the latest Nexus device from LG, you’ll…
A report in AllThingsD claims Apple has quietly fired Rich Williamson, head of the mapping team. This move was allegedly made by Eddy Cue, Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Services. Cue has taken over Apple’s Siri and Maps projects now that former iOS chief Scott Forstall has left the company. Apple’s Map application has been the…
User reviews on the Google Play Android Store have been rife with trolls who post useless, spam reviews of apps, games, and other Play content, but a move by Google will soon see this trend change. Users wishing to post a review on Google Play will now be required to log into their Google account,…
It looks like Canada’s Bell and Virgin Mobile have started offering iPhone unlock services. However, since this will be “launched in phased approach” not all markets are covered initially with major ones [markets] like Toronto probably being first in line to get it. In order to get your Apple smartphone unlocked — all iPhone models…
If Motorola can have a device with a massive battery (think Razr MAXX and Maxx HD) so can Lenovo. The Chinese company just announced a new Android smartphone – P770, which comes with a huge 3,500 mAh Li-Po battery that’s larger in capacity than the one Moto babies pack. This in turn allows the new…
We all know Huawei is working on a Windows Phone 8 device. We’ve seen it leaked for few times in the past and the chances are the Ascend W1 will be unveiled at the upcoming CES in Las Vegas (perhaps even alongside a better model, Ascend W2). Now we have a price to add to…
Bad news for those of you with the LG Optimus 7 – the Korean company won’t release a Windows Phone 7.8 update for your smartphone, despite the fact that Microsoft promised to push updates without carrier interventions. It looks like handset makers are still included in the process and LG decided cramming this version to…