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Placecast unveiled an interesting solution to mobile payments today called ShopAlerts Wallet. It’s an HTML5 mobile web app that consumers can use to find local offers from various brands, plus process payments and store credit cards, tickets, and other payment information. ShopAlerts Wallet isn’t a direct app that users can navigate too. Instead, Placecast makes…
Amazon is going to refresh their entire Kindle lineup according to C|Net. They say that the Kindle electronic ink readers are going to get updated, which is great for those of you who want single purpose device, but more importantly the Kindle Fire tablet is also set to be replaced. We don’t know much about…
ZTE, the Chinese handset maker that many people confuse with Huawei, shipped 15 million smartphones in 2011. This year the company plans to more than double that to 35 million smartphones, at least that’s what Ryu Chienhao (pictured above) hopes will happen. He’s the guy in charge of ZTE’s mobile phone strategy. In an interview…
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is a great operating system, for the most part. When manufacturers start tweaking it to make their Android devices look different than other Android devices, then things start going to hell. Take HTC Sense for example. I know that some of you like it, but every time I see that…
VIZIO once again issued a press release on the VIZIO Co-Star Stream Player, reminding the world about its Google TV product which was initially introduced at this year’s CES in Las Vegas. The compact device comes with a dual-faced universal remote that has standard numeric keys and a trackpad on one end, and full QWERTY…
These days, everyone and there mama are making devices with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 SoC. LG is also taking part in this trend with NTT Docomo about to start selling the Korean company’s S4-powered smartphone in Japan. The name of the device is Optimus it (model number L-05D), and it’s a solid mid-ranger with specs that…
T?Mobile USA is teaming-up with Dollar General to bring its low-cost phones, prepaid and Monthly4G No Annual Contract service to more than 6,400 Dollar General stores. Beginning in July, Dollar General customers will see T-Mobile’s offering on display in a bright end cap at the front of the store, featuring a variety of units and…
It’s official – this summer, Spy vs. Spy is coming to an iPhone and iPad near you. Warner Bros. and Robots & Pencils are spreading the good news, with the message above (obscured by reverse alphabetical cipher) reading: White and black spies resurface -(stop)- iPad -(stop)- iPhone -(stop)- iPod Touch -(stop)- online two players -(stop)-…
HipGeo and Rough Guides launched the Rough Guide Trip Lens app for iPad and iPhone, allowing users to transform a collection of individual photos and text into a “creative narrative of travel adventures.” Available as a free download, the application uses location-based technology to pinpoint the user’s location and record their journey as it happens.…
Canada’s Bell Mobility will start selling the LG Optimus L5 on July 10th. As you may know from our previous posts, it’s a low-to-mid end device which is a part of LG’s L-series smartphones. In other words, it’s nothing special and is more catered towards users on a budget who don’t want to spend a…