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Verizon is rolling out an update to the Motorola Droid RAZR and RAZR MAXX, but before you get excited, just know it’s a maintenance upgrade only. This OTA update pushes out software version 6.12.181, and it delivers better stability and improved Bluetooth call volume, battery life, visual voicemail, security, and text message delivery. Here’s a…
Though initial reports suggested the Skype application for Windows phone wouldn’t run on low-memory devices like the Lumia 610, it appears this won’t be the case. According to Nokia, Skype for Windows Phone is running just fine on the Lumia 610, just in time for the device to go on sale in Asia at the…
Google Drive has been one of the top conversations around the internet ever since we first got a glimpse of 5 GB free storage and a launch in April. Of course, at this point, such a prediction can only be classified as a rumor, because the search giant has yet to make things official. Now…
Samsung has released an Android app called “SAMSUNG mobile UNPACKED 2012“. It’s basically a direct channel to Samsung’s marketing people for hardcore phone geeks who want to know everything about what the South Korean handset will announce during their press conference on May 3rd in London. We’re not joking, the app will feature press releases,…
Two months ago, at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, LG announced a 5 inch smartphone called the Vu. It’s a direct competitor to the Samsung Galaxy Note, except for a few crucial things. First, the Vu’s screen has an aspect ratio of 4:3, whereas the Galaxy Note does 16:10. What does this mean in practice?…
File this under “rumors” cause this doesn’t come from the official channels. However, we do believe Sprint wants to hurry with its LTE network launch and to offer some solid devices to its users. Apparently, Now Network will launch its version of the HTC One X, EVO 4G LTE, on May 18th, with interested folks…
Samsung announced the winners of its Galaxy Note S Pen App Challenge, in which developers used the Samsung S Pen SDK to integrate S Pen functionality into their apps. Without further ado, here are the winning submissions: Best Overall App – Grand Prize – $100,000 “Monkey Write * Learn Chinese” by Chiu-ki Chan (Square Island…
Jamie Townsend, an analyst with Town Hall Investment Research, has issued a report that says the Nokia Lumia 900 on AT&T is selling at a run rate of about 1 million units for Q2 2012. What exactly does that mean? Jamie is basically saying that if the Lumia 900 keeps on selling at the same…
Just about every iPhone and every Android device currently on the market supports a nifty little feature whereby the phone will act as a wireless hotspot that any normal WiFi enabled device can use to access the internet. Need to check something out on your iPad, download a new book on your Kindle, upload a…
When Apple showed off the iPhone back in January 2007, they blew people’s minds with the all screen design and the slick user interface. A key element of that UI that often gets overlooked is the home button. It sits all alone, right under the screen, and no matter what a user is doing, all…