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AT&T will be the first U.S. carrier to carry the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom, offering the device on November 8th for $199 with a new two-year contract. The Galaxy S4 Zoom, the second Galaxy camera from Samsung combines a 10x optical zoom lens with the design and functionality of Samsung’s elegant Galaxy line. The guts…
Alright, here it is y’all, the Google Hangouts 2.0.012 with SMS integration! The app has been ripped from the Android 4.4 KitKat Nexus 5 image that was released yesterday, and is now available for download. I installed it yesterday, and it’s pretty awesome. It’s nice to have Hangouts chats and SMS in one place, and…
Sprint is unleashing a few smartphones on November 8th that will provide tri-band data capabilities, a LTE technology that Sprint has dubbed Sprint Spark. Sprint will be offering the Samsung Galaxy Mega and the Samsung Galaxy S4 mini as the first devices to take advantage of Sprint’s tri-band data service, with the the LG G2 and…
AT&T continues its 4G LTE expansion today with the announcement of six new markets. This time the second largest wireless provider took its act out to the west coast, flipping on the LTE switch in two new California towns. Although the company is making tremendous progress with covering the country with its high-speed network, it…
Japan Display announced a new product that shows us what the future (as in next year) holds. Instead of boasting full HD 1920×1080 screens, next year’s flagship phones/phablets will rock panels with resolution of 2560×1440 pixels. The company’s new 5.4-inch TFT LCD module packs more pixel per inch than any other screen out there. That’s…
MediaTek is gearing towards launching what it says will the world’s first “real” octa-core chip, MT6592. Unlike Samsung’s Exynos 5410 Octa processor which has two different pairs of four cores (Cortex-A7 and Cortex-A15), MediaTek’s solution will pack 8 identical cores. It will be unveiled on November 20th in Shenzhen. However, we don’t expect this chip…
The next generation of Google Glass is coming soon, and we’re that much closer to a consumer release. Google confirmed today that a hardware upgrade would be coming for its wearable tech. “Explorers”, the lucky few to get Glass, will be able to swap out their headsets for the new model. Also, each explorer will…
In case you just can’t wait for the new Arcade Fire album ‘Reflektor’ to be released on October 29th, you’re in luck. The band has released the album in its entirety on YouTube, allowing hungry music nerds to get a taste of the new album. Arcade Fire has been making the rounds promoting the new…
London Residents got a little extra spectacle today, as Microsoft unveiled a giant scale replica of its Surface Pro 2 in Trafalgar Square. The huge Surface, complete with a functioning Type Cover 2, is the latest publicity stunt by Microsoft in its bid to grab a market share for its latest tablet. UK Rapper Dizzee…
T-Mobile has unveiled another step in their Un-carrier strategy, revealing a tablet focused move designed to connect more tablet customers to its network. T-Mobile will be offering affordable data rates for tablet customers, as well as a $0 down tablet purchase program. T-Mobile is also offering a tablet trade-in plan, so customers can bring in…