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Samsung held a big Galaxy Note 2 event on Wednesday to celebrate the US launch of its 5.5-inch smartphone. While Sprint and T-Mobile have announced their launch details, Verizon has taken the unusual strategy of launching its pre-order page without confirming the phone’s launch details or pricing. Earlier rumors suggested Verizon would start accepting pre-orders…
Well it’s a little bit over one month since the iPhone 5 has been out. About one month ago, we posted a roundup of apps that were updated for the iPhone 5 because developers rushed to release them before or at least shortly after the iPhone 5 came out. After that initial influx of app…
Despite numerous reports that Apple is falling behind on supplying carriers and customers with iPhone 5s to meet demand, AT&T came out strong with its Q3 2012 numbers especially when compared to the year-ago quarter. The carrier rose to 4.7 million iPhone activations in the third quarter of 2012. That’s up from 3.7 million in…
Despite their limited use cases, conversational personal assistants such as Siri are becoming more and more popular for smartphone users. Personal assistants rely on a wealth of transcription information, and one company that has excelled in this arena is Nuance, whose Dragon Speaking software is the de facto standard for voice transcription services on computers.…
No surprise here – The Apple iPad Mini has officially been revealed today, and it’s easy to assume that this will soon be one of the hottest devices on the market for the holiday season. Alongside the 4th generation iPad, the iPad Mini is the perfect filler device between your iPhone and larger iPad. Weighing…
Apple unveiled the 4th generation iPad at their event in San Jose today. The iPad features an update to an A6X processor, which brings double the performance of the 3rd generation iPad, and maintains the 10 hour battery life. The camera has been updated, the WiFi has been enhanced, and it will feature the lightning…
Apple is kicking off the iPad Mini event in San Jose, and CEO Tim Cook took the stage and unveiled some statistics about Apple’s last few weeks. The iPhone sold 5 million units opening weekend, more than any opening weekend phones sold ever Over 3 million iPods (iPod Touch and iPod Nano) sold since launch…
A video of the iPad Mini is making its way around the internet ahead of the official launch, set for a mere 10 minutes from now at Apple’s event in San Jose. The video comes courtesy of parts trader ETrade Supply, who was allegedly given a preview build/working prototype of the iPad Mini. The video…
Google Wallet’s official Twitter account just confirmed that it’ll bring support to MetroPCS’ Samsung Galaxy S III. Now the small regional carrier’s GSIII will finally get Google’s NFC (Near Field Communication) payment system that let’s you checkout at the register with just your phone. Customers can go to the Google Play Store and download the…
Yesterday Best Buy showed off a pre-order page of AT&T’s Nokia Lumia 920, with a listed price of $149.99 for a 32GB version. Many were surprised to find the phone so cheap, especially since most high-end smartphones usually come in at around $200 on a new two-year contract. Strangely, the page displaying the Lumia 920,…