Yesterday we wrote about Greenpeace’s research that accused Apple’s North Carolina data center of being environmentally dirty. According to the research firm’s study, Apple is among the biggest environmental offenders when it comes to powering its data factories with coal. Well, to no ones surprise, Apple send out an official response to Greenpeace’s scathing report…
HTC One X to launch May 6 with AT&T, $199 price tag
We knew the One X was coming to AT&T and today the carrier has made it official. The flagship Android phone will land as an AT&T exclusive starting May 6. The AT&T One X will drop the NVIDIA Tegra 3 found in the international version of the handset and replace it with a 1.5 GHz…
Should you care that your smartphone won’t always have the latest OS?
Over the course of a day, we heard “confirmation” that the current crop of Windows Phone 7 devices will and won’t get the upgrade to Windows Phone 8 “Apollo”, leaving us with more questions than answers. Yet another source suggested that these phones may get a Windows Phone 8-lite, akin to the Windows 7 Starter…
Mobile social discovery app Banjo hits 1 million users
Mobile social discovery app Banjo announced that in only 9 months since its initial launch, more than one million people are using it to connect with people and events. If you haven’t used Banjo before, you should know that it allows you to quickly see what your friends on social networks have been up to…
LG Optimus Elite joins Sprint’s and Virgin Mobile’s eco-friendly range
Sprint announced a new member of its eco-friendly family of devices – LG Optimus Elite, which supersedes pretty popular Optimus S model. This low-to-mid end smartphone is ULE Platinum Certified for sustainability, sporting an outer shell that is made of 50% recycled plastics. Moreover, it’s also an RoHS compliant device, meaning it is free of…
Subaru launches iPad brochures for its 2012 vehicle range
Paper brochures are so 20th century with more and more people owning a tablet these days. Subaru of America knows that, hence it launched not one but an array of iPad apps, each showcasing one of their 2012 vehicles. In other words, there are apps for the 2012 Subaru Impreza, Impreza WRX/STI, Outback, Legacy and…
Panasonic Eluga now available in Germany, launching in the UK on April 24th
Panasonic Eluga is now available in Germany, with two online retailers — Amazon.de and GetGoods — offering it for 419.85 and 398.90 EUR, respectively. Needless to say, that’s the price of an unlocked device that comes with no strings attached and it’s up to you to select the carrier and plan that suits you best…
British supermarket ASDA gets its Android app
British supermarket giant ASDA launched an Android app to make it easy for users to shop for groceries while on the go. The free to download application lists all of the products ASDA’s website has, and allows you to quickly shop for favorite articles (those you order frequently and/or have them in your Favourites list).…
Asus Padfone and new Transformer Pads get priced in Europe, launching in May-June
Asus’ Padfone and two new tablets, Transformer Pad Infinity (TF700T) and Transformer Pad 300 series, have all been priced in Italy. That’s the good news; the bad news is that all of them are pretty expensive, which is kinda expected for new products (with prices usually going down after few weeks or months). Starting from…
UK: Nokia 808 PureView available for pre-order in the UK
We’ve already seen the Nokia 808 PureView popping up for pre-ordering in Italy and now it’s also available in the UK (again for pre-ordering) where Clove is offering the powerful camera phone for whopping 538.80 GBP, which translates into about 654 EUR or $859. Yeah, it’s crazy but then again we’re talking about a brand…









