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Samsung has released Galaxy Note’s Ice Cream Sandwich kernel source code at its Open Source website. This in turn will help hackers do their thing, releasing tweaks, modifications and new apps to the built-in software. That said, we’re pretty confident first custom ROMs that take advantage of this code will be out sooner rather than…
If you’re looking to get yourself a new phone, don’t want to wait for the HTC One X or Samsung Galaxy S III, and would rather get something more affordable, check out what Amazon Wireless’ latest deals. The online retailer sent us an email about 4 cool devices that are offered for less. Here’s what…
NASA launched a new version of its iPhone app which comes with several new features and a completely redesigned user interface. The new application adds weather forecasts in the spacecraft sighting opportunities section; maps, information and links to all of the NASA visitor centers; a section about NASA’s programs, as well as the ability to…
Not exactly a mobile news, but definitely related and interesting… VIA Technologies unveiled the $49 APC Android PC system. It’s not exactly a beast under-the-hood, but could definitely help Google push its mobile platform to the mainstream user. The system is powered by WonderMedia ARM 11 SoC, while also sporting HDMI and VGA display ports,…
Orange is preparing to add another city-named device to its portfolio. Dubbed Orange Dublin, it’s actually a rebranded version of the ZTE Kis, which is one of the bunch of phones the Chinese company unveiled at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Specs wise, we’re talking about an entry-level Android Gingerbread smartphone that comes with a…
We’ve lost track of how many Samsung Galaxy phones are out on the market, but that’s OK since there are only a handful that actually matter. Is the new Galaxy Appeal one of them? Let’s find out. First, we have no idea how much this thing will actually cost. AT&T didn’t include that piece of…
HTC’s One X comes in two flavors. One of them, the international version, has a quad core NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor inside. Another, the AT&T One X, swaps that Tegra 3 for a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4. Why? So it can also come with 4G LTE connectivity. Which One X is better? That depends on what…
Apple is continuing its series of celebrity Siri advertisements with two new commercials from actor John Malkovich. Titled “Life” and “Joke“, the two Malkovich ads are much more offbeat and philosophical than the sing-songy Zooey commercial and the very routine Samuel L. Jackson ad. Apple posted the new Malkovich commercials on its YouTube channel, so…
Meet Nelson. Nelson seems like a pretty nice guy. He works on the Disney Wonder cruise ship and has a girlfriend and plenty of friends. He also has an iPhone. Oh, but he didn’t buy it. He stole it from passenger Katy McCaffrey. She now knows all about her iPhone thief thanks to the photos he…
Google released version 2.0 of the Google Search app for iPhone and iPod touch. With it comes a brand new redesign that may look familiar if you have the iPad app. The app still retains much of its different features and Google services, but when you first launch it with the update, the simple and…