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Google I/O is only a few days away and we’re gearing up to bring you all the juicy details. With the next version of Android and the Nexus tablet essentially in the bag, Google likely has a few more announcements up its sleeve this year, so we’re going to break down what we’re expecting, so…
Analysts at Morgan Stanley are painting a grim picture for Research in Motion, sending share prices of the ailing smartphone maker down to around $9.00 per share. The analysts suggest that RIM faces some tough choices ahead if it is to emerge once more as a competitor in the smartphone market. “We believe the only…
Like many other apps nowadays that start out on iOS and eventually rise to popularity, Pinterest is about to take the next crucial step for expanding its user base: finding a home on Android. There’s no better time to make such a move than during Google I/O. The detectives over at Ausdroid went snooping through…
This didn’t take long. Research in Motion has just issued an official statement regarding the rumor of the company splitting its hardware and software units into two separate entities; to then later sell off the handset part to the highest bidder. The company in a statement to the site Mobilesyrup said: “RIM has hired advisers…
Apple pushed out beta 2 of iOS 6.0 to developers today as well as Xcode 4.5 developer preview 2 and Apple TV beta 2. So far the highlight of installing the update seems to be the animated Settings icon. The gears rotate while the file is downloading — a nice touch many are taking notice…
Hulu Plus on Android just got another update that will bring even better support to devices running on Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0). This upgrade finally allows Galaxy S II owners to watch their favorite TV episodes on the go (which is ridiculous, considering its almost been a year since all phones released). Other noticeable devices include…
Well, well, look what we have here. The folks over at Gizmodo Australia have dug themselves up some gold with leaked images of what’s supposed to be Google’s upcoming 7-inch Nexus tablet. This mystical device is said to carry a Tegra 3 processor with the latest mobile operating system Jelly Bean (Android 4.1). The rumored…
T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless have agreed to swap key AWS spectrum licenses in 218 markets across the United States, according to separate press releases by the companies. The deal includes some spectrum from Verizon’s dealings with SpectrumCo, Cox Communications, and Leap Wireless, a sale T-Mobile USA had previously opposed. The agreement between T-Mobile and…
Nokia Camera Extras is now available in the Windows Phone Marketplace from where Lumia smartphone owners in the U.S. and China can download it free of charge, with folks in other parts of the world getting the same treatment later in July. As far as I’ve understood — couldn’t try it myself — after installing…
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…