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Those of you crazy enough to jump in on the Android camera bandwagon will be happy to see Samsung’s Galaxy Camera will officially be available this Friday, November 16th. While coughing up $499 for a camera isn’t that big of a deal if you’re in the market for a decent shooter, paying for a data…
Update: This story has been partly debunked. Microsoft sent Pocketnow the following comment on Ballmer’s use of the word “modest”. “When asked about Surface, Steve’s use of the term “modest” was in relation to the company’s approach in ramping up supply and distribution of Surface with Windows RT, which has only been available via our online store and certain…
Apple’s 6 month refresh cycle is here to stay, if rumors today out of China are to be believed. A Chinese business newspaper Commercial Times report this morning (via Digitimes) suggests that Apple may already be working on the iPhone 5S and a new iPad (5th generation iPad or iPad mini 2 with Retina) for a release in the…
RIM announced that it will hold its BlackBerry 10 launch event on January 30, 2013. RIM will use the event to unveil the shipping version of its new BlackBerry 10 platform and introduce its first two BB10 smartphones. Details on the phones and their on sale date will be provided during the event. The event will be…
Even though Sprint hasn’t officially unveiled the ZTE Flash, that apparently doesn’t stop Best Buy and Wirefly from doing so. Both retailers now list ZTE’s phone on their website with a note that it’s still not available. Wirefly has a better deal, selling the Flash for $99.99 while Best Buy is asking $50 more. However,…
Verizon Wireless’ upcoming Samsung ATIV Odyssey has been leaked, compliments to EVleaks. As you can see from the image above, it’s not the ATIV S and we’re still not sure what this phone hides under the hood. For one thing, it looks thicker than the ATIV S but it also comes with support for 4G…
The new Samsung Galaxy S III Mini is now available across many European countries, including France, Germany and the UK. In France and Germany, Amazon is offering the unlocked (SIM-free) phone for 369 EUR and 343 EUR, respectively. We’re not sure whether local carriers are offering it, but that will undoubtedly happen in the next…
We don’t usually associate Alltel with high-end phones and as I’m writing this that will remain the case. The carrier launched the Motorola RAZR MAXX and is offering it for $129.99 on contract or $499.99 sans any long-term commitments. This isn’t the RAZR MAXX HD but the earlier model which doesn’t have a 720p HD…
Sony Xperia S has been removed from the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) and is now available from the company’s own GitHub. At its developer blog, Sony said that Google’s can’t maintain non-Nexus devices on the AOSP main branch in the long run, hence the project is now residing on other (Sony) servers. Google’s “Android…
In a blog post talking about Internet Explorer 10 for Windows Phone 8, Microsoft explained the differences between this (mobile) version and the one running on Windows 8 computers. All of the core rendering is the same, meaning that HTML5 runs smoothly on Windows Phone 8 devices just like it does on laptops and desktops.…