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Sony is launching three of its Android smartphones in China – Xperia Ion, Xperia Acro S and Xperia Go, all of which will run Ice Cream Sandwich from the get-go. Yup, that includes the Xperia Ion, which will come with Android 2.3 Gingerbread once it launches in the States. AT&T is Sony’s carrier of choice…
After Apple unveiled Siri, everyone and their mama started talking about virtual assistants, even though that technology has been available even before Apple’s announcement. Samsung isn’t immune to this craze, hence their brand-new Galaxy S III packs a virtual assistant of its own – S-Voice. Of course, that posed a question – how Sammy’s app…
Touchscreen technology developer FlatFrog Laboratories has closed a 20 million EUR funding round led by Intel Capital, with the backing by Invus. You may think we already have/use awesome touchscreen technology, but wait until you read this. By using algorithms to track light travelling inside the cover glass of a screen, FlatFrog’s Planar Scatter Detection…
Amazon Wireless is offering the hot-new HTC Evo 4G LTE from Sprint for $129.99. That’s the price for new users who commit on a two-year contract with the carrier, and that’s like $70 off Sprint’s asking price! Want to upgrade? No problem, you can still get a great deal on Sprint’s version of HTC One…
You’ve probably heard the bad news – existing Windows Phone devices won’t get updates to Windows 8. Rather, handset makers will release some sort of intermediary solution, Windows Phone 7.8, which will boast several features of Windows 8 (like the new Start screen). Meanwhile, Nokia will launch two small updates for Lumia 710 and Lumia…
NIKE is finally bringing its popular Nike+ Running app to the Android community. The application that has been out for iOS for quite some time, allows runners to track, share and compare their runs from anywhere, anytime. By connecting to nikeplus.com — which BTW has been reengineered to be smarter, more social and more motivational…
Good news for TiVo fans who also happen to own an Android tablet. Now you can do your “TiVo thing” without interrupting what you’re already watching on a TiVo DVR. TiVo for Android tablets comes with the following features built-in: Guide – from where you can find what’s on by channel, date and time, as…
Got an Apple iPhone? Tired of looking at a 3.5 inch display and having to put up with a subpar Gmail and Google Maps experience? Samsung wants to make it easy for you to switch to one of their Galaxy devices. Last week the South Korean handset company announced that they’re getting together with “Media…
Life at Research in Motion must be hard. You make phones no one wants anymore, the software that’s supposed to save your company is at least half a year away, operators have all but given up on you and are now looking to promote Windows Phone as the third viable option instead of your platform…
It’s impossible for us to count how many variants of the Samsung Galaxy S II hit the market last year. There was the international version, of course. Each of the major operators in the United States had their own respective versions. And there was even a Galaxy S II with a 720p screen that was…