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Even though all eyes are on the Galaxy Nexus right now, HTC has just announced one hell of a phone, the Sensation XL. This handset packs a massive 4.7 inch display, 1.5 GHz single-core processor, Beats audio support, and your very own unicorn. (Unicorns in limited quantities) This gorgeous handset is one beast of hardware…
T-Mobile USA announced new LG-made T-Mobile myTouch and the T-Mobile myTouch Q Android smartphones, both of which will be available “in time for the holiday season,” whatever that means. The first of the two is an all-touchscreen device with a 3.8-inch display while the latter sports a smaller 3.5-inch screen along with a side-sliding QWERTY…
We’re still not done with the official iPhone announcement just yet but Apple has given the official date for the availability of its latest version of its mobile operating system, iOS 5. Starting October 12th, iOS 5 will be available to download and install.It may not be the 10th like we were hoping but you…
As part of its expansion strategy to grow via direct acquisition of members and distribution deals, Rhapsody has signed a deal to acquire Napster from Best Buy. Under the terms of the agreement, Rhapsody gets Napster’s subscribers along with “certain other assets,” which include a “robust IP portfolio.” In exchange, Best Buy gets a minority…
Vodafone UK is running a neat campaign, helping smartphone users determine their mobile data needs. Under the scheme, new and upgrading pay monthly subscribers will get unlimited data connection for three month, after which the Big Red carrier will tell them how much data they used and recommend a plan that suits their needs. During…
Today at Adobe MAX 2011 a new suite of touch optimized applications was announced that will soon be available for both Android tablets and the iPad. The set of six applications will launch on Android next month and we can expect an announcement about the availability of the iPad applications sometime in early 2012. We guess…
Today Sony Ericsson announced that it’s making the Xperia Ray available to the U.S. The handset may not be the hottest device in town but it is one sexy looking handset that we’d love to get our hands on. While Sony Ericsson makes some of the sexiest phones we’ve ever seen, the Ray is certainly…
Virgin Mobile is introducing two new Android phones to its portfolio and we’re not sure if customers should start getting excited or not. The LG Optimus Slider and the HTC Wildfire S both sit snugly in the mid-range spectrum but also both sit in your standard pricing of a high-end smartphone for any other carrier…
As part of its strategy to step further into services, Intel acquired Telmap, which we best know as a provider of white-label location-based services used by carriers around the world. Among their clients are some of the world’s largest mobile operators, including AT&T, Orange (France Telecom), Vodafone, Vodacom, SFR, Telefonica-O2, MTS, SingTel, OPTUS and others.…
The company behind the popular fitness app Endomondo Sports Tracker announced that it has raised $2.3 million in funding from SEED Capital. The new money will be used to increase staff needs (hire more developers), expand in the U.S. by adding an office in the San Francisco Bay area, and creating scalable revenue channels to…