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Since iMessage first came out as a feature in iOS 5, a few people reported having trouble with using it. Specifically, when they send a message, they get a confirmation that it was delivered when in fact it wasn’t. Since the release of Messages beta, a Mac app coming in stable form with OS X…
Remember when Google was trying to really disrupt the cell phone world with the release of the Nexus One? Well, look for it to make another major push, as the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Google will have up to five Nexus smartphones and tablets later this year and it will be selling these…
The HTC One series is considered by many to be HTC’s comeback product that’ll help the company regain some market share. The One Series is making its presence known in the US and is available on both AT&T and T-Mobile. Noticeably absent from the list of carrier partners is Verizon Wireless, which passed on the…
Samsung is adding four T-Mobile smartphones and tablets to the selection of devices that are eligible receive Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich via an OTA update. Upgrading the Samsung Galaxy S II, Galaxy S Blaze 4G, Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, and Galaxy Tab 10.1 to ICS have all been added to Samsung’s to-do list. In…
If you thought Facebook was good on mobile photo sharing after it bought Instagram for $1 billion, you’re wrong. Facebook has just acquired Lightbox and it’s another company which specializes in making mobile photo-sharing apps. Back in the dark old days, there was no Instagram for Android but we were very intrigued by Lightbox because…
Oh poor Steve Ballmer. Not only is the Microsoft CEO having a tough time gaining traction in the smartphone space and now Forbes is naming him “the worst CEO of a large publicly traded American company today.” Yikes. The argument against Ballmer goes like this: Microsoft’s stock was much higher when he took over and…
When it comes to customer satisfaction, Apple dominates and RIM struggles. The 2012 ACSI report was the first time Apple, RIM, HTC, and LG were included in the cell phone manufacturer satisfaction category, making for an interesting inaugural cellular satisfaction report. The 2012 report shows that Apple has amassed a staggering 83% customer satisfaction ranking, becoming…
Say what? In a group interview last week, Time Warner Cable CEO Glenn Britt made the following statement about Apple’s AirPlay and Apple TV: “I’m not sure I know what AirPlay is. Today we want to be on every screen. Today it’s a little bit clunky to get programming from the Internet onto the TV — not…
Last month we filed a report that said Baidu was going to release a Foxconn manufactured 1,000 RMB ($160) smartphone with a 3.5 inch screen. Today, that device becomes official. It’s called the “Changhong H5018” and it runs the “Baidu Cloud Smart Terminal platform”. Here’s how to think of this thing: Google started out a…
October feels like yesterday, but it was actually seven months ago. That’s when Verizon announced the Motorola Droid RAZR. Three months later, they showed off a variant called the RAZR Maxx. What’s the difference? One can’t last a full day and is rather difficult to hold comfortably since it’s way too thin, the other can…