Nokia’s Lumia 900, which AT&T launched on Easter Monday (April 9th), may or may not be selling well depending on who you ask. There’s an easy way to get it into the hands of more customers though, and that’s by simply by letting more operators have a go at offering the device to their customers.…
Google updates Chrome for Android, it still needs Ice Cream Sandwich to run
Less than 3% of all the Android devices on the market run Ice Cream Sandwich. Those few and privileged people have access to what is perhaps the best Android app currently out there: Chrome. That’s right, Google ported their Chrome web browser to Android, but instead of building it into the OS, they made it…
First Intel based smartphone to go on sale in India tomorrow
For years, Intel has been saying that they’ll one day enter the smartphone market. And for good reason too. During the fourth quarter of last year, for the first time in recorded history, smartphone sales eclipsed PC sales. At the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show show in Las Vegas, the chip company showed off a reference…
Rumor: Google to keep Motorola and try to copy Apple’s formula for success
Last Wednesday we filed a report that said Google was interested in selling Motorla Mobility to the Chinese handset and infrastructure company Huawei. Today there’s a new story that says Google’s plans are completely different. That instead of selling Motorola, Google will rebuild the company using the formula Apple has used over the past few…
Current Windows Phone devices will not get upgraded to Windows Phone 8
There’s a video that’s circulating around the internet staring Nuno Silva, Developer Evangelist at Microsoft Portugal, where he “confirms” that today’s Windows Phones will be getting an update to the next major version of the OS. We’re of course talking about Windows Phone 8, codename Apollo. Is he telling the truth? We don’t think so.…
How the iPhone helps the blind
Known to his followers as the blind film critic, Tommy Edison shares his unique view of the world as a person who’s been blind since birth. Edison hosts both a popular movie review series and an entertaining weekly video series, the Tommy Edison Experience, that focuses on his daily life. In the latest Experience episode, Edison…
Ugly iPhone case protects your phone from 50-caliber ammunition
Hey guys and gals! Have you ever wanted to shoot your beloved iPhone for no reason whatsoever, but deemed it impossible to find a case that could withstand a bullet? I’m sure we’ve all been in this situation, so look no further. Meet Marudai’s armored case for iPhone 4 and 4S. The Japanese case maker…
Android and iOS-compatible smartwatch Pebble breaks Kickstarter record
The Pebble smartwatch has been capturing plenty of attention around the web in a very short amount of time. It launched on Kickstarter about a week ago with a funding goal of $100,000. With 31 days remaining for the project, it already broke a new Kickstarter record: $3.77 million in funding. Pebble is a very…
Amazon removes its $20 in-app purchase limit
Amazon is giving more power to developers, as the company is now allowing devs to charge higher prices for in-app buys thanks to new strengthened parental controls. The company sent out an e-mail to developers today that said: “With our parental controls functionality now updated, in-app items over $20 may now be submitted via the…
Walmart to sell iPhones in a classy Apple store-within-a-store
Walmart has a plan to revamp its stores with a fancy Apple store-within-a-store idea. This concept has appeared at a Walmart store in Arkansas, just 20 minutes from the giant merchandiser’s home office. The new look could expand to Sam’s Club as well. Design wise, the displays feature tall, double-sided, backlit graphics, a clean-looking wood table, live…









