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The UK supermarket Sainsbury’s launched its own virtual mobile network (MVNO) using Vodafone’s existing infrastructure. The company’s arch-rival Tesco is already doing it, offering great deals to its regular customers, so we’re not seeing a good reason why Sainsbury’s shouldn’t try to pull it off, as well. Called Mobile by Sainsbury’s, the network will “reward…
The first two smartphones to tout Mozilla’s Firefox OS have been released today, and are available in Spain through mobile carrier Telefonica. The two devices, the ZTE Open and the Alacatel One Touch Fire are lower-end devices which sport touchscreens and are focused on providing functional specs at a low price point for emerging markets.…
Under Marissa Mayer’s guidance Yahoo’s been making some waves, snatching up smaller companies in its bid to rebuild its struggling brand. The latest is Qwiki, an iOS video sharing startup similar to Twitter’s Vine and Facebook’s Instagram (which recently added short video clip functionality). Yahoo reportedly acquired Qwiki for $50 Million dollars. The standout feature…
The Kickstarter funded Pebble smartwatch will be available from Best Buy, online and in retail stores, beginning this Sunday, July 7th. Best Buy will initially offer the jet black color of the Pebble for $149.99, with the cherry red color coming in August. The Pebble is also available in orange, gray and white through getpebble.com. The…
Skype is celebrating a milestone achievement today, announcing that its Skype for Android app has been installed on over 100 million Android phones worldwide. To celebrate, Skype has released version 4.0 of Skype for Android. “Last week we discussed how Skype’s Mobile Future demands a modern design that puts conversations first, focuses on quality &…
T-Moblie is expanding its 4G network by purchasing 10 MHz of Advanced Wireless Services, or AWS, spectrum from regional carrier U.S. Cellular. The $308 million cash purchase will allow T-Mobile to offer 4G LTE service to around 32 million people in twenty-nine markets in the Mississippi Valley region. “In today’s marketplace, spectrum is gold. This…
With the age of Android micro-gaming consoles upon us, BlueStacks has announced another version of its GamePop gaming console, the GamePop Mini. The GamePop Mini hardware is basically free, after subscribing to a 12-month $7 per month content delivery service. That makes the GamePop Mini just a little cheaper than the Ouya, and a little…
If T-Mobile’s UNcarrier pre-paid plans weren’t extreme enough, the magenta carrier is sending out invitations to an event in New York City on July 10th. Unfortunately, the invite is devoid of any details, just the words, “Our boldest moves yet.” What exactly that means is anyone’s guess. T-Mobile’s no-contract UNcarrier plans, which were unveiled in…
Are you ready for some serious Angry Birds action on your Wii or Wii U? Good, I thought so. Rovio has confirmed that the Angry Birds Trilogy will be coming to Nintendo’s consoles on August 13th. The Angry Birds trifecta is being published by Activision, and will include Angry Birds, Angry Birds Seasons and Angry…
Those of you rocking the AT&T LTE-enabled Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 are in for quite a treat today, as the device has just received the official Jelly Bean 4.1.2 update and is now available to download. While we likely don’t need to give you the rundown of what Android Jelly Bean brings to the…