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The augmented reality company Layar launched the Layar Creation Challenge, allowing developers around the world to compete for $55,000 in total cash prizes, to be rewarded to ten developers with the best concepts for useful layers using the recently launched Layar Vision platform extension. Layars will be judged around the following four categories: magazines, books,…
We’ve been fans of the custom MIUI ROM ever since we saw it debut some time ago. The ROM has come a long way, and while it’s still limited to only a handful of phones today, the following for MIUI has only gotten stronger. Today, Xiaomi announced a new Android smartphone with MIUI pre-installed as…
While it seems like it’s taken forever, the Samsung Galaxy S II will soon be announced for the US. Samsung has begun sending out invitations for an event in New York City on August 29th. Given that there’s a large, “II” at the bottom of the invitation, there’s little debate as to what the announcement…
Samsung and NVIDIA have just officially announced the Galaxy R, the latest handset in the Galaxy family. Sporting a 4.2 inch Super Clear LCD display, NVIDIA’s blazing fast Tegra 2 dual-core processor, and 5 megapixel camera, the Galaxy R is a slightly modified variant of the Galaxy S 2 that will likely ship with a…
Motorola officially announced the Domino+ smartphone aka XT531. The mid-range device will be sold in Europe as Motorola FIRE XT and in Latin America as Motorola SPICE XT. Moreover, it will also be available in Hong Kong and Taiwan where users will be able to access Moto’s SHOP4APPS service in addition to Android Market. Specs,…
T-Mobile USA launched new Small Business Value Rate Plans, offering “affordable options tailored specifically for business customers, who could save big when using unlimited data, talk and text.” Four new plans were announced: Small Business Unlimited Value – Premium: Unlimited data, talk and text; 5 GB of full-speed data for $44.99/month per line Small Business…
InMobi, which in case you don’t know is the world’s largest independent mobile ad network, acquired Sprout, whose HTML5 rich media creative platform helps agencies and brands reduce the complexity of rich media mobile ad creation and distribution. As a result, InMobi will be able to help the mobile advertising industry easily build and distribute…
PayPal announced winners of its third developer challenge, which if you recall was all about Android. According to the official line, judges had a “great time reviewing all of the submissions” and were pleased to see solutions that demonstrate how mobile payments will change the way we pay and get paid in the future. Without…
Mobile games developer Glu Mobile is teaming-up with TOM Group Limited, leading Greater China media group, to develop a smartphone storefront community for the ever-growing Chinese market. The end goal is to turn glu.cn into a leading smartphone community portal in the country. Glu will include its popular games to the partnership, while TOM Group…
T-Mobile is taking some extra steps in the direct carrier billing department by allowing customers to purchase content and services and have said services charged to their monthly bill. “In 2009, T-Mobile was the first U.S. carrier to offer direct carrier billing for the Android Market. With this new program, we’re extending the hassle-free payment…