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Samsung has announced this morning that Jelly Bean, the latest version of Android complete with Project Butter and Google Now, will be coming to the flagship Galaxy S III “in the coming months.” The update will come via Kies and an OTA update once it’s made available, and availability will vary by region likely due…
We may have thought Microsoft a little crazy when they decided to price the Surface RT tablet at the same levels as Apple’s iPad, but Ballmer and Co. have sold out of the base model 32GB tablet. The Microsoft online store shows that the shipping times for the 32GB Surface RT without Black Touch Cover…
The hot-new Padfone 2 is heading to a number of European and Asian markets, including Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden (Europe); and Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and U.A.E (Asia). Folks living in these countries will be able to get ASUS’ baby by the end of…
We’ve been telling you about HTC’s phablet in the past. The device has been officially announced in Japan where KDDI will sell it under the name of HTC J Butterfly (model number HTL21). In that sense, the phone comes as a beefed-up version of KDDI’s HTC J, which we know as the Japanese version of…
German retailer Media Markt has listed the Lumia 820 and Lumia 920 on its website with release dates of November 1st. At that time, you’ll be able to grab the unlocked, SIM-free phones with Lumia 820 costing 449 EUR (about $582) and Lumia 920 – 649 EUR (approx. $841). That’s pretty steep though we’re sure…
Thanks to Best Buy Canada, we know how much two of the major carriers in the country will ask for the Samsung Galaxy Note II. The electronics retailer is listing the phone with 3-year contracts from Bell and TELUS with a price tag of $149.99. Unfortunately, Rogers Wireless is not on the list, though we…
Two Canadian carriers are interested to bring the Samsung Galaxy Rugby LTE to its customers, Bell and TELUS. The first of the two will go ahead with the device launch on November 1st even though its PTT LTE network won’t go live until the first half of 2013. In other words, until that part is…
Pretty much every smartphone users relies on his/her device to keep up with their buddies and latest news on social networks. As you would expect, iPhone (iOS) and Android users are leading this trend, but it’s interesting to look at their behaviors and see the differences. For instance, highest ranked social apps for Android are…
Shortly after Apple’s new iPod touch arrived on doorsteps, customers noticed that the device didn’t adjust the screen brightness in response to changes in the ambient light level. An iDownloadBlog reader emailed Phil Schiller about the problem and allegedly received a response that claims the new iPod touch does not have a light sensor because…
After being spotted in benchmark tests this summer, the Juggernaut Alpha, an unconfirmed dual-core Windows Phone 8 handset, recently surfaced in the log files of an anonymous developer. The developer provided information to MonWindowsPhone, which suggests the device is being tested from Microsoft’s Redmond Campus. Firmware Version: redmond_83012_123215 Windows Phone: 8.0.9903.0 InterfaceType: MobileBroadbandGsm LongitudeWGS, LatitudeWGS: -122.140942811966, 47.6432204246521…