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Apple’s Steve Jobs was reportedly ready to to unleash “thermonuclear war” on Google and Android because he felt like Google was going after Apple but if you ask Google CEO Larry Page, that was just “for show” to motivate the Apple troops. In an interview with Bloomberg, Page said Jobs was a mentor and friend…
Think people were anxiously awaiting Instagram for Android? In about a day, the photo-sharing app has logged at least 1 million downloads from the Google Play Store. Mashable points out that the Play Store says it has 1-5 million downloads, so we don’t know the exact number. Regardless, it’s quite an impressive debut even if…
One of the biggest gripes many users have with the Windows Phone platform is the lack of applications available on the Windows Phone Marketplace. While no operating system should be judged based on the number of applications alone, customers care that their smartphones have access to applications they want and need in order to better…
There’s a lot of misinformation on the internet about the Samsung Galaxy S III and we’re just going to contribute to that mess today by linking to some more rumors. First rumor, from a Koren publication called DDaily, is that the Galaxy S III will have a 4.65 inch AMOLED display that pushes 1280 x…
Rogers Wireless has opened the floodgates and is now accepting pre-orders for the HTC One X, asking $169.99 for the device along a new three-year contract commitment. Canadian carriers are known for their way-too-long contracts but I guess not many folks mind that since that practice continues to live on all networks. Anyway, Rogers is…
Wireless equipment distributor Brightstar announced plans to bring Sony’s Xperia smartphones such as the Xperia S, Xperia P and Xperia U to the U.S. market. Under the deal, Brightstar will use its vast distribution network (including more than 450,000 square feet of warehouse facilities) across North America to help the Japanese company get a decent…
MEIZU released a public beta testing version of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich for two of its popular smartphones – the MEIZU MX and M9. The newly released firmware is based on stock Android 4.0 — it’s not the customized version MEIZU usually ships with its products. We haven’t been able to try out the…
Evernote doesn’t want to leave its Windows Phone users behind, though the mobile client for Microsoft’s mobile platform still isn’t on par with iOS and Android version. Then again, it’s getting better and better… And just recently, the popular note-taking service released version 2.2 that introduces a number of much-requested features, including: Notebook sharing with…
Mobile travel guides are nothing new. We’ve seen a number of companies joining this market, both old school players like Lonely Planet as well as new entrants laser-focused on smartphone users. A new company called minube thinks there’s still room for growth here and with their new offering they may be onto something. Instead of…
It’s not like we lack another fitness app, it’s that we always lack great apps. Fitocracy thinks it has all the elements of such a product and their offering is now finally available to the general public after private beta trial. Available as a free download for iPhone users, the application ties the level-up and…