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The new iPhone has been announced and Samsung knows that Apple will impact its sales figures. So what can it do about it? How about run ads that compare the iPhone 5 with the Galaxy S III? Yup, that’s what they’re doing, showing the two phones side by side while comparing their features with a…
Accessory makers were quick to react to the iPhone 5 announcement, most of which already unveiled products that sing along Apple’s latest handset. Heck, we even have the first designer luxury cases, made by CalypsoCrystal… Two luxury companies, Lara Bohinc and CalypsoCrystal, have joined forces to bring the new handmade iPhone 5/4S/4 cases to the…
Usurv ran a quick poll to find out how users feel about the new iPhone 5. Results from surveying 1,000 UK adults suggest that 44% of existing iPhone users want the Apple iPhone 5, while 20% of all smartphone users want to upgrade to the new iPhone without needing any further information about it. However,…
Now that it’s been officially announced, we decided to take a quick video of the new LG Optimus G and give some quick thoughts of the powerful new device. For those of you who are looking for a new smartphone in the next few months, the Optimus G should most definitely be at the top…
LG had no intentions of keeping its latest flagship device terribly hush hush, and for good reason. The LG Optimus G is one of the most powerful devices on the market, even besting the heavyweights in the space in a few places, and what better way to cause a stir? LG went to great lengths…
Earlier we wrote about Amazon ditching Google Maps in favor of its own Map tool. Many speculated that the giant ecommerce company formed a partnership with Nokia, but no one knew for sure if this was in fact the case. Now we have gotten confirmation that this is really going on. The Finnish based manufacturer…
HTC has reportedly been working on a phone/tablet hybrid device complete with a full 1080p display and quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro processor. Though little is known about the upcoming device, a user of Weibo posted what looks like a legitimate press render of the phablet, suggesting the device could launch as the HTC One X 5. The render…
Amazon has joined Apple in moving away from using Google Maps. Amazon has just released a developer kit for its own mapping system, which encourages developers to transition from using Google Maps to the Amazon Maps API. The reason this isn’t a surprise is because the giant ecommerce company has been rumored to dumping Google…
The cycle begins again. Apple announces a new iPhone, it’s hailed as a huge disappointment and is doomed to fail, then it breaks sales records and all the complaints — save for a few — slowly dwindle away. Aren’t we all getting a little tired of hearing the same thing every year? Last year the…
Nik Software has just announced that Google is buying the company, which makes the popular iOS photography application Snapseed, for an undisclosed amount. The move gives Google more powerful imaging technology, putting the company in prime position to compete with Facebook and Instagram in the mobile photo filtering and editing arena. While not as popular…