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MetroPCS announced the world’s first commercial launch of Voice over LTE (VoLTE) services along with the world’s first VoLTE-capable handset – LG Connect 4G. The new Android-based smartphone is available at the company’s Dallas/Fort Worth stores with other areas to get it in the coming weeks. Calls to and from the handset will use VoLTE,…
It was some three months ago when we told you ESPN is looking to bring its ESPN Radio app to the growing army of Windows Phone users. It’s now available for download from the Marketplace, providing news fix to the on-the-go sports fans with smartphones running Microsoft’s mobile platform. Feature wise, the free to download…
Up until this moment Esoterism was best known for its fancy iPhone and iPad cases. That’s changing as we speak now that Samsung Galaxy S III versions sold across the globe all look the same. Their latest product is called Embrace-III, and it’s a tool-less installation aluminum case designed for Sammy’s superphone, holding the phone…
If you’re keeping up with this year’s presidential elections and you also happen to own an iPhone, you may want to get SPONSOREDby, a new iOS app that shows presidential candidates proudly wearing the logos of their big contributors. The application features six of the presidential candidates for 2012, including a few who won’t be…
Microsoft did a couple of interesting things today. One was announce its new Windows Phone Dev Center, formerly known as App Hub, which brings a better experience for developers and publishers. The second was sneakily introduce the new name of its app destination. Microsoft has decided to lose the name Windows Phone Marketplace, opting for a…
You know that one shining moment you might have after a shitty day that can help give you a positive outlook? RIM is experiencing that moment right now. The BlackBerry PlayBook tablet got horrible reviews, generated little sales, and was never able to attract developers to build apps for the platform. That is until one…
Tired of going out of your way to hit up your local ATM to deposit a check? Well, Bank of America just updated its iOS application to version 4.0.392. This upgrade brings a slew of new interesting features, such as giving bank customers the ability to make check deposits and send money to others by…
Just in case you weren’t convinced of an imminent 4-inch iPhone from all the rumors and speculation flying around the Internet, 9to5Mac dug into iOS 6 to all but confirm that the next-generation iPhone will in fact have a larger 640×1136 resolution display. For the first time, the UI elements within the OS are scalable. iOS…
While the likes of the Droid RAZR Maxx is hardly a handset to scoff at, we’ve always found it a bit hard to get excited for a Motorola handset announcement. Well, Motorola is looking to build some hype, as it’s set to announce a new device this Friday. With all bets hedging on the RAZR…
Surprise, surprise. Toshiba has started rolling out Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) updates to lucky Thrive owners. This was totally unexpected as many of us believed the upgrade wasn’t expected until the fall. We guess the Tokyo based manufacturer figured out whatever issue it was having with the update, which caused them to originally delay…