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I think we’re all a little to excited for the announcement of the upcoming Galaxy S III to the point that any decent-looking Samsung phone we haven’t seen before could be the highly anticipated handset. Well, we have one more for you guys today and all we can say is that we certainly hope this…
Big brother is watching, and that’s not going away anytime soon. Whether we like it or not, our personal lives will continue to get a lot less private. Even though there are government bodies out there dedicated to privacy, the fact that most people are connected to the internet 24/7 via smartphones, tablets, PCs, and laptops mean…
Windows 8 won’t release to the general public until later this year, but it has entered the consumer preview stage where anyone brave enough to encounter a few bugs can test for themselves. Windows 8 will bring the Metro UI to both PCs and tablet computers, and developers are quickly building metro applications that will…
Microsoft is going to release two major pieces of software this year: Windows 8, the desktop and tablet operating system; and Windows Phone 8, codenamed Apollo, their smartphone operating system. We’re eager to find out what’s new in Apollo, because Mango, today’s version of Windows Phone, just doesn’t cut it for us. We’re not alone…
Verizon Wireless will soon push a software update to the plum colored HTC Rhyme. Unfortunately, it won’t bring Ice Cream Sandwich, but a number of bug fixes and improvements, instead. Here’s what software version 2.20.605.3 710RD brings to the table: Device Features “Ringtones” has been replaced with “Edit Home” when the Menu key is pressed…
Sony Xperia Sola is at the FCC, allowing government-paid engineers to check out its guts and make sure it’s safe to be used by the general public. If you recall from our previous post on the phone, it’s an Android smartphone that finds its place somewhere between the Xperia U and Xperia P. The Sola…
Canada’s SaskTel will join the HTC One craze by adding the One S model to its portfolio in the near future. We don’t know when exactly that will happen, but my guess is you’ll be able to get your unit by the end of this month. And if you don’t live in SaskTel’s coverage area…
Booking.com is launching what it says is the world’s first global last-minute hotel app for iPhone. In comparison, Hotel Tonight and Hotel Negotiator are focused on the U.S. market only, while Booking.com also covers other markets, including London, Hong Kong and Dubai. The application is expectedly very easy to use. One tap retrieves all the…
drinklobby is a new mobile app for iOS users, allowing them to explore the world of beverages, while also serving as a drinks recommendation engine and social network. The application also comes with the wish list capability, ability to “Check In” with a drink and photo, and see what other people are drinking through Drinks…
Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto talked with the Edge and the conversation turned to Rovio’s smash smartphone hit Angry Birds. Miyamoto, who only casually follows smartphone titles, had good things to say about the bird-flinging game. “What I like about Angry Birds is that it has a traditional videogame [feel] to it, but also a very…