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Best Buy dropped the price of the 8GB iPhone 4 from $99 to $49 in what appears to be a permanent price reduction and not a temporary sale. This new price point extends to the AT&T GSM version and the Verizon/Sprint CDMA version of the iPhone 4. Both the white and black models are included.…
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich may have launched last October, but we’re just now beginning to see a nice chunk of handsets receive the update. One of those handsets is the LG Nitro for AT&T, and you can expect the roll out to start on July 31st. The LG Nitro is a solid handset and…
Earlier this week, Samsung removed the local search function from the international version of the S III handset and then later confirmed that this removal was a mistake. On Friday, the manufacturer issued another update that restored this functionality and brought some stability improvements to the handset. The update is 5MB and is available over-the-air…
Next Issue is, in a nutshell, the Netflix for magazine subscriptions. You sign up for the Next Issue service, download the iPad app, and for a flat monthly fee you have unlimited access to the pretty decently sized magazine selection Next Issue currently offers. It’s that simple. Even though Apple launched Newsstand last year with…
After Asus, we have Acer seemingly confirming that its tablets will get Jelly Bean updates. It’s “seemingly” because we don’t have anything official from the Taiwanese company — rather it’s Dutch website Tablet Guide which shared the good news (after getting it from Acer’s representative). This year, Acer unveiled four different tablets, including the Iconia…
One of the devices Sony may announce at its event at the end of August is Sony Xperia Mint LT30p, which we’ve previously seen getting certification from the Bluetooth SIG. Now, thanks to the savvy ninjas from Russian website Mobile-Review, we have more details to share about it. It is said that the Mint will…
Discovery Channel Canada launched local version of the Discovery Channel app. Available as a free download, the application acts as a companion to the Discovery Channel, allowing viewers to engage via socially-driven, show-related chat environments and to participate in polls, trivia, contests and more. Furthermore, users can also extend and share the “Discovery experience” with…
Just in time for the London Olympics, the same-day hotel booking service/app HotelTonight released its market data to give insight into Android and iOS users’ hotel booking habits. The key finding is that iOS bookers take the lead on spend and speed of booking, while those with Android devices win on spontaneity and length of…
The market for mobile note-taking services is heating up. Currently Evernote is dominating the landscape, with smaller rivals like Springpad and Catch.com fighting to get their own slice of the pie. Pearltrees is a new entrant and it has an interesting concept. Described as a “place to collect, organize and share everything you like on…
It’s quarterly earnings week and now it’s Samsung’s turn to chime in with its Q2 2012 financial report. In the quarter, Samsung reported a record operating profit of $5.9 billion (6.72 trillion won), most of which was the result of strong smartphone and display sales. This figure is up 79 percent year over year. Samsung’s…