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Put yourself in Microsoft’s shoes. You hold a dominate share of the PC market, but that market is no longer growing. In fact, it’s shrinking. You have an army of employees working their ass off on an operating system that has stood the test of time, Windows, only to see it being installed on machines…
Samsung’s 2012 flagship device, the Galaxy S III, has been on sale in Europe and Asia for less than a month. Let’s just cut right to the chase, people love it. A lot. So much so that J.K. Shin, head of Samsung’s Mobile Division, has just said that the company except sales of their 4.8…
LG Ukraine announced a dual-SIM version of its low-end L3 smartphone. The device that’s part of the Korean’s company L-series (which we’ve check out at this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona) is also listed on LG Russia’s website, hinting us it’s slated for parts of (Eastern) Europe and most likely Asia. Aside from boasting…
Samsung has sweet problems these days, fighting the overwhelming demand for its brand-new Galaxy S III smartphone. Verizon Wireless is one of the “victims” of this demand and has already postponed the launch for a day (July 10th instead of 9th). Like that’s not enough, they’re pushing the shipping date forward for another day, with…
Flipboard is no longer a Samsung Galaxy S III exclusive app and you don’t need to perform any mumbo-jumbo to install it on your Android smartphone. It’s now available in Google Play from where any user can grab it and install it on his device as long as it runs Android 2.2 (Froyo) or higher.…
Audible.com is now available in the Windows Phone Marketplace from where interested users can download it free of charge. As you can imagine, the application gives you access to the world’s most popular audiobook service, allowing you to browse and discover 100,000+ titles. Feature wise, the application allows you to download from your Audible library,…
Microsoft is preparing to open its first retail store in Canada. According to a report from The Star, the Redmond giant is heading to Toronto’s Yorkdale Shopping Centre and has apparently already cleared the paperwork needed to push this forward. Unfortunately, the timeline is still a mystery though it’s fair to guess Microsoft will want…
There are quite a few iPad cases out there but Padcaster is something different. It won’t replace your “everyday case” and will rather be used in special occasions when you want to turn your tablet into a mobile production studio, or an in-studio / on-location assistant Designed for video journalists, videographers and DSLR shooters, this…
Despite continued improvements in air quality across the U.S., unhealthy levels of air pollution still exist across the nation. According to the Lung Association’s 2012 State of the Air report, more than 127.2 million people live in counties with dangerous levels of ozone or particle pollution, the two most widespread air pollutants. To combat this…
Aside from offering high-end smartphones, Samsung also has a big portfolio of feature phones. One new such device has been introduced in Germany – Samsung GT-C3780. It’s a decent-lookin’ candybar with a 2.4-inch QVGA screen, 3-megapixel camera, media player, FM radio, 3.5mm headset jack and a solid (for a feature phone) 1000mAh battery. Additionally, there…