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As promised, Apple has added a new category to the App Store ahead of a major overhaul in iOS 6. Food-related applications such as restaurant and recipe apps were previously housed in the “Lifestyle” section of the App Store, but have now been relocated to the newly created “Food and Drink” section, which has already…
Anssi Vanjoki, or Dr. Evil as I like to call him because his square jaw and crisp suits make him look like a James Bond villan, was supposed to be the next CEO of Nokia. After he found out that Stephen Elop was going to replace Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, Vanjoki immediately resigned. For those who don’t…
Samsung and Sprint have started rolling an Ice Cream Sandwich update for Now Networks’s version of the Galaxy S II – Epic 4G Touch. As you know, Android 4.0 brings a number of changes and features to the mix, including: Refined user interface that is “simple, beautiful and useful.” Face Unlock Redesigned camera that sports…
Hyundai wants a piece of the ever-growing tablet market and has just unveiled three different products in Russia. First comes the 7-inch model, Hyundai HT-7B, which comes with a 1024×600 pixels display, 1GB of RAM, GPS, 2-megapixel rear-facing camera, VGA front-facing one, 1GHz Samsung processor (single-core?), 8GB of built-in storage and 4,000mAh battery. The Wi-Fi-only…
When Samsung announced the Galaxy S III in London in early May, they dubbed the event “Samsung Mobile Unpacked 2012“. According to the South Korean publication Digital Daily, Samsung is going to host “Samsung Mobile Unpacked 2012: Episode 2” on August 30th in Berlin, Germany at 19:00 local time. What are they going to show…
A new Huawei device has been caught in the wild on its way to Cricket Wireless. Unlike other Android smartphones in Cricket’s portfolio, this one comes with a full QWERTY keyboard that sits beneath a 3.2-inch (HVGA?) screen. We’ve no idea what’s inside the device, though I doubt you’ll find a dual-core processor under the…
Canada’s Rogers Wireless won’t be the only carrier in the country to offer the HTC Desire C, with the local branch of Virgin Mobile planning to join the party too. The rumor goes on saying that Virgin will launch the device later this day, offering it for $200 sans any long-term commitments, which we feel…
Toshiba AT200, you know the device which at one point was called “world’s thinnest tablet,” is getting the Ice Cream Sandwich update as we speak. Reports from around the Interwebs are saying that users in the Netherlands are among the first ones to get the fresh software, so we think the rest of the world…
Popular MMORPG franchise Juggernaut got a new update, packing a ton of improvements and new features. First, there’s the new Scorpion character, Hekate, who gives a bonus on money received in combat. Moreover, “mysterious” new Toper Burrow chapter also comes included, challenging you [player] in an unknown land overrun by maleficent monsters and horrendous villains.…
ZTE, the Chinese telecommunications company that’s widely known for their cheap Android smartphones, sent out a tweet yesterday that said: “The countdown has begun! 6 days left until you can have one of the MOST ADVANCED GAMING SMARTPHONES in your hands!” Poor use of capitalization aside, what could they possibly be talking about? Are they…