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Apple knows its Maps application is severely lacking, so to help improve its shortcomings, the company is enlisting the help of former Google Maps workers. According to this report from TechCrunch, the Cupertino based tech giant is enquiring the services of anyone who’s done contract work on Google Maps. Furthermore, the source of the report…
Amazon announced a new initiative called Device Targeting, which is a feature tailored for helping developers create apps across all of its Kindle Fire tablets. This new program allows devs who make applications the ability to use APKs for specific devices such as all the Kindle Fire’s, no matter the screen size. It’s a good…
Several users on XDA-Developers are indicating that their Samsung Galaxy S III devices are receiving an update to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The update is first appearing in Poland, though reports suggest that it is making its way across the rest of Europe as well. Jelly Bean comes to the Galaxy S III a week ahead…
Netflix has been working over the past several months to update its user interface on mobile phones and tablets. The updated UI first made its way to Android and iPad tablets late last year, then came to the iPhone last week. Netflix has announced this morning on the company’s blog that the update is now…
With all the iPhone 5 news in the last few weeks, it’s hard to imagine that Apple’s iPhone 5 went on sale just this past weekend. Many analysts expected the iPhone 5 to blow away sales estimates over the course of opening weekend, though the actual sales reported by Apple have left some analysts disappointed.…
For one reason or another, Motorola forgot about the DROID Bionic, which at one point was the company’s flagship smartphone. It promised to release the Ice Cream Sandwich update in early Q3, but as we know it – nothing happened. Now Moto’s Punit Soni spoke out, trying to work things out with the Bionic owners.…
We’ve already told you that the LG Optimus 4X HD is heading to Canada and now we know which operators will get it. No it’s not any of the major three (Rogers, Bell and Telus), but WIND Mobile and Videotron. The two carriers will get LG’s smartphone at some point in October though at the…
The Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 is heading to two Canadian mobile operators – Bell and Virgin Mobile. The mid-end Android smartphone will be launched in November or December, offering quite a bang for $200 or $250 sans any strings attached. Specs wise, Sammy’s baby packs a 3.8-inch WVGA display, HSDPA and Wi-Fi connectivity, 5-megapixel camera…
Samsung keeps launching new color versions of its Galaxy S III smartphone. Their latest color variation is baby pink with such version set to be released in South Korea later this week. We’ve no information how much the pink Galaxy S III will cost but chances are interested customers won’t have to pay a premium…
We’ve already told you that Huawei will join the Windows Phone craze with the Ascend W1. Now we’re hearing the Chinese company will unveil not one but multiple devices running Microsoft’s mobile platform. From what we’ve learned, the W1 won’t be Huawei’s flagship smartphone with that title being reserved for the W2, which will take…