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At 1 p.m. Beijing time today, about 3,000 to 4,000 Foxconn production workers (ironically) went on strike due to strict demands to keep up with high quality standards for products, namely the Apple iPhone 5. There have been multiple conflicts, sometimes physical, between inspectors and workers that Foxconn decided to overlook plus high pressure to meet…
According to a recent report from CNET, both Google and LG will take the stage to announce the Optimus Nexus, the next “Pure Google” Android smartphone. Rumors have kicked into high gear surrounding the next Nexus device, with more pouring out by the day. Expected to be a redesigned LG Optimus G variant, the next…
I remember when I found out about it. It was the night after the iPhone 4S announcement and I had volunteered to do some community work for a few hours that evening. About fifteen minutes before I was set to leave, my iPhone started buzzing like crazy. Buzz after buzz after buzz — I honestly…
In a crazy turn of events, the rumor mill has started running again. Yesterday we highlighted some of the newest rumors pertaining to Google’s own Nexus program, but today it’s all about the LG Optimus Nexus. Or whatever it will emerge as. The latest rumors suggest some interesting new features, and an expected lack of…
So first we learned that AT&T will carry the Nokia Lumia 920 exclusively in the United States. Now Rogers has confirmed it’ll be the exclusive carrier of the upcoming Nokia Windows Phone 8 powered device in Canada. Of course, the carrier didn’t spill the beans on any details in regards to pricing or color options. Meanwhile, one…
Motorola Mobility scored a refreshing victory against Microsoft in its ongoing patent battle in Germany. The German courts ruled that the Google owned company did not infringe on a Microsoft patent that deals with allowing software applications to work with a phone’s radio antennas across a range of different handsets, without having to build a…
It’s been exactly one year since Apple mastermind Steve Jobs passed away too soon, at the ripe young age of 56. Whether you loved or hated Apple, and we know there are many of you on both sides of that coin out there, one thing we can all agree on is that Jobs changed the technology…
Want a great Android smartphone for just 50 bucks? Sure you do – check out Verizon Wireless’ Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX 4G at Amazon Wireless. It’s currently selling for $49.99, making for an awesome deal. That’s the price for new users; those upgrading will have to pay $20 more for a total of $69.99. Of…
You know how you get a free CD or some sample to try out with a purchase of many printed magazines. That’s cool, but check this out – today’s Entertainment Weekly edition comes with a real smartphone. You got that right, it’s an Android-based device which is kinda “rough of the edges” but it can…
We know that AT&T will sell the HTC One X+ in the US, and in Canada – TELUS will get that honor. As you know, the updated version of the One X smartphone comes with a faster 1.7GHz NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor, bigger 2100mAh battery, and a slightly improved front-facing camera which sensor now…