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Last week eBay updated its rather popular eBay Fashion app for iPhone, making it available in Germany and Canada (in addition to the US and UK). Moreover, users are now able to search and browse by “Popular Brands,” while grid view is now default, making for better image viewing, which can be changed back to…
So, are you one of the many folks out there patiently waiting to upgrade into the next iPhone? Are you thinking about selling your current iPhone 4S to put toward that upgrade? Well, need not worry. Gazelle, a popular online company that pays people to trade in their phones, is offering iPhone 4S owners $277…
Sony confirmed yesterday a pretty badly kept secret known as the Xperia SL smartphone. Sony Mobile’s website proudly displays the features and specifications for the new device, including the touted dual-core 1.7GHz processor and ultra-high resolution 12MP rear camera. The Xperia SL features a 4.3-inch scratch-resistant touchscreen with a 1280×720 pixel resolution. The aforementioned 12MP…
While Microsoft is attempting to woo developers to build applications for its Windows Phone 8 platform, there will certainly be omissions when the platform launches in October. The BBC have responded to an email of a WPCentral tipster, which sheds light on some of the frustrations some Windows Phone developers are facing. Microsoft uses a different…
It has just recently come to light that the iPhone’s iOS contains what is being referred to as a “severe” security flaw in its SMS system according to an iPhone jailbreak developer who goes by the name of “Pod2g.” Apparently this gaping hole in Apple’s security system allows for text messages to be sent to…
If you’re the type who loves to sharpen your English skills every chance you get, then the news of Oxford launching their app on Windows Phone should excite you. The Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app contains a full A-Z dictionary and samples of British and North American speakers to help tailor your desired skill set.…
Samsung announced that its Galaxy S Duos will be hitting the United Kingdom soon. The Duos is a mid-range phone that packs some decent specs such as a 4-inch display, dual-SIM capabilities, a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 CPU, 512MB of RAM that’ll be running Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0). Moreover, the handset also carries 4GB…
Though currently involved in a high-profile legal dispute with Samsung, Apple CEO Tim Cook must be all smiles today. Apple’s stock is currently trading north of $660 per share, putting the company’s market cap (current number of outstanding shares multiplied by the share price) above $623 billion. The $623 billion valuation in mid-day trading makes…
Micromax, an Indian based manufacturer of mobile phones, just debuted two budget-friendly devices dubbed with the brand name Superfone. The first handset called the Superfone Canvas A100, is a crossbreed between a phone and tablet, as it rocks a 5-inch LCD display with a meager 854 x 480 resolution. Moreover, the phablet carries a 5-megapixel…
Asus is giving Transformer Pad TF300 owners a taste of some Jelly Bean (Android 4.1), according to a few out there who’ve received the update. This all started over the weekend when Asus hinted on its Facebook page that an upgrade “might” be coming. So the company is sending Android 4.1 to devices as we…