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If Apple, Google, Amazon and Microsoft can do it, why can’t HP? Honestly I see no reason why they shouldn’t want to go for the music lovers around the world. The rumor is that they are in the middle of talks with the big labels to launch a service that would not only allow users…
Sprint customers have been hoping that after Verizon received their CMDA capable iPhone, maybe they would be next, and now it seems the latest rumors might be in their favor. Last week 9to5Mac wrote, “Apple is said to have ordered Sprint-compatible cell towers for use on their campus—for testing—in late 2010.” The story also spoke…
No one expected an iPhone 5 announcement from Apple during this year’s WWDC, but we still don’t know when the next-generation smartphone will be announced or launched by Apple. There are rumors, however, that the next iPhone is in its final stages of testing, which means the fall 2011 launch rumors could hold some weight.…
If you want to buy Apple’s iPhone in America, then you have two choices: AT&T or Verizon. This isn’t the case in Europe where in many countries every operator, large and small, has the iPhone on offer or better yet you can buy it straight from Apple and just shove your own SIM card inside.…
Wondering what kind of new device will launch with iOS 5? A Dubai service provider, Etisalat, recently hinted that they’re in talks with Apple about selling an unannounced iPhone 5 that’s capable of using their new 4G LTE network. Their Chief Corporate Communication Officer, Ali Al Ahmad said that the iPhone 5 would be arriving…
The SMS, or text message, is seeing its last days and I sure am glad. Google is reportedly working on its own version of iMessage or BBM for Android. This means users will be able to send text and multimedia messages to each other, globally, without incurring messaging costs from the carriers. If true, I’m…
Apple is reported to be recalling a few shipments of the Verizon iPad 2, some of which have already been ordered by customers online. A few months ago, Apple said it was investigating issues wherein iPad 2 units were dropping their 3G signal on Verizon’s network. Perhaps some of the batches sent out were flawed…
A new rumor suggests that Google Maps for Mobile will be getting full, offline navigation by this summer. Is that TomTom we hear crying? The Navigation feature in Google Maps on Android is quietly a killer feature of the platform. This provides you with free audible, turn-by-turn directions. I don’t even drive on a daily…
We’re still a while away before we’ll see Windows 8 land in a retail tablet but a new rumor suggests that Microsoft may be one of the first companies to release one, as the software giant may be preparing to build its own Windows 8 tablet to battle the iPad and Android devices. The report…
One has to wonder about Nokia’s future these days as rumors are beginning to crop up that it is going to be purchased. If not Microsoft, then maybe Samsung. The Wall Street Journal has received word that Samsung, maker of the Galaxy series of smartphones and tablets, is preparing to purchase the Finnish company. In…