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A report in Reuters suggests Sharp may be falling behind on LCD panel production for the rumored upcoming iPhone. The timing couldn’t be worse for Apple as the Cupertino company is expected to announce and start selling its next iPhone model in September. Reuters’ source would not say how far Sharp has fallen behind, but…
Archos thinks there’s money to be made in game-centric tablets hence it unveiled its GamePad, a 7-inch tablet with dedicated control buttons and two analogue sticks. It’s a mass-market device that will be offered for some 150 EUR (less than $190) with its specs including a 1.5GHz dual-core processor and quad-core Mali 400 MP GPU,…
Looks like we have a first shot of the upcoming Nokia Arrow. As you can see from the image above, the Finnish company is preparing to offer this baby in a number of different colors, sticking to the polycarbonate designs for its Lumia range. The Arrow’s specs are unknown at the moment, but if I…
ASUS is jumping on the Windows 8 bandwagon with two “convertible” tablets – Vivo Tab and Vivo Tab RT, formerly known as the ASUS Tablet 810 and ASUS Tablet 600 respectively. The first of the two is a “regular” Windows device with a 11.6-inch 1366×768 Super IPS+ display, Next Generation Intel Atom processor, 2GB of…
Audio book service Audiobooks.com launched free iOS and Android apps for its members. The great thing is that you can download books and listen them at a later date even at places where there’s no Internet access around. Members can download up to two audio books at a time, which is more than you need…
Dolphin updated its iOS app bringing a number of new features and usability tweaks. Version 6.0 comes with quite a few changes, including: Swipe Right for Open Tabs – Quickly swipe right to access all open webpages. Search Bar right on Home Screen – You could search in the URL bar, but why not try…
Popular invoicing / “Cloud Accounting” service FreshBooks is launching its iPhone app, allowing small businesses to manage their accounts while on the go. The free to download application is touted to “strengthen existing features” including expense management, P&L reporting and online payment integration. In other words, whether you need to track time from the coffee…
Leaked images from the Verge add more fuel to the firestorm of rumors that suggest Amazon is announcing a new Kindle Fire tablet at its September 6th press event. The images appear to be press shots of the second generation Kindle Fire and show a 7-inch tablet with a toned-down Kindle UI. As shown in the images…
According to a report in Reuters, Amazon may be partnering with Nokia to bring navigation to its line of Kindle Fire tablets. Amazon’s current Kindle Fire runs Google’s Android OS, but it does not include Google Maps because the device doesn’t have the necessary GPS hardware. Amazon is expected to unveil a new Kindle Fire…
Payback time — literally. You know how Apple sued Samsung for mercilessly copying the iPhone in numerous devices and won the lawsuit by taking $1.05 billion from Samsung’s pockets? Everybody knew the war was far from over and now we have proof. Samsung has confirmed that it plans to sue Apple if the upcoming sixth-generation…