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Talk about a useful accessory. A Kickstarter project called Scanbox promises to turn pretty much any smartphone into a scanner. Sure, there are apps that are touted to do the same thing, but it’s not that easy. The lighting may not be perfect, your hand shakes… This portable scanning box solves that problem keeping your…
Nokia has just issued what’s quite possibly the most depressing press release we’ve ever seen from them. There’s a lot to digest, so let’s go slowly. Starting with the job cuts, Nokia says they plan on eliminating 10,000 positions by the end of 2013. The factory that’s in Salo, Finland will be shut down, that’s…
The automatic teller machine, ATM for short, is a magical invention. It sits there, always on, never tired or looking forward to a lunch break, and it pumps out an endless stream of money should people need some. Using an ATM is pretty straightforward. Plastic card goes in, type a PIN code, hit some buttons,…
Apple announced tons of new features and enhancements as part of iOS 6 two days ago at WWDC 2012, but it won’t be available to consumers until this fall — probably in September or October. Things like the totally revamped Maps app, improvements to Siri, Facebook integration, iCloud tabs, shared photo streams and more greatly…
Amazon is offering the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX on Verizon Wireless for only $99.99 on a new two year contract. Additionally, Amazon is also offering $40 in free credit for the purchase of any eligible Verizon phone up until tomorrow, 6/14 ($40 credit details here), and $25 in free apps ($25 app credit details here).…
Samsung and Apple have been going at it for seemingly an eternity. Both rip each other in the press, courtroom, and commercials – especially in Samsung’s case. The Korean based manufacturer is notorious for producing ads that take shots at Apple. This known fact tends to irk many technology fans, because the company should be…
[UPDATE] Congratulations to Diego for Winning the contest! AT&T has been busy cooking up a little show called Daybreak. This web series blends an entertaining show with advertising – without it being thrown in your face. At the moment, there are two episodes available to watch, with Chapter 3 set to be released tomorrow. In honor…
Poor Apple. It looks like the Cupertino based tech giant will have to wait a bit longer to kickoff its patent trolling of Samsung. The judge presiding over the case, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California, crushed Apple’s hopes of ruining Sammy’s launch of its new flagship device, the Galaxy S III.…
Sony Mobile is unveiling two new Android-based smartphones, the Xperia miro and Xperia tipo. The miro is a mid-range handset with a focus on deep social integration while the tipo is more in the low-end range with a lower price tag and smaller set of features. The Xperia miro is the more stylish of the…
A lot of the big handset manufactures like Nokia, Motorola and LG offer both high-end smartphone for tech savvy consumers and low-end feature phones that appeal to new customers and those in emerging markets. The biggest exception is HTC, which has focused squarely on the mid-to-high-end range. Despite its slow downward slide, this business strategy…