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Another one SquareTrade’s drop tests is back and for this round, we have the Apple iPhone 4S pitted against the new Samsung Galaxy S III. There’s something oddly amusing about seeing a smartphone drop onto a hard surface, mainly if it’s not your own. Unfortunately, if you’re aiming to see whether the hard-earned cash you…
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus has been out for several months now, but it’s still on of the slickest and most powerful devices out there. And today, Best Buy Mobile is selling the Galaxy Nexus for $75% off the the normal $199.99 contract price at Verizon. You also get a $25 eBay gift card with this…
Last week, rumors spread that Apple will have Facebook integration added into its new mobile operating system iOS 6. Speculation only grew when Apple boss Tim Cook hinted that something was planned during the AllThingsD D10 conference. Word is Facebook integration will be very similar to Twitter’s integration that launched with iOS 5. Like Twitter,…
After long speculation, it appears the magical voice inside your iPhone 4S, Siri, will expand her services onto the iPad, according to a report. 9to5Mac managed to get some more Apple scoop, this time about Siri. They can allegedly confirm from “trusted sources” that it will finally get iPad support and in fact, that’s expected to…
Zune is officially dead. Microsoft has picked out the tombstone, buried it, and just gave birth to its new music service, Xbox music. Shipping with more than 30 million tracks out of the gate, users will be able to stream their music on Xbox 360’s, and Windows 8 tablets, phones, and PCs. The rebranding of…
The fine folks over at Canonical have been hard at work on a mobile version of the popular Ubuntu Linux distro, and have announced that the final build will be making its way to smartphones later this year or early next year. Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth would not provide a specific date to PC World,…
Apple’s going to have another killer holiday quarter this year. Topeka Capital Markets analyst Brian White believes that the company will have an “exciting” September, as it’s set to unveil both the next generation of iPhone alongside a rumored 7″ iPad mini. White based this prediction on discussions with sources close to Apple’s supply chain…
US Cellular announced today that pre-orders for the Galaxy S III will start on June 12th. The carrier expects to sell the flagship Android phone sometime in July. The S III will be offered in both 16 GB and 32 GB capacities. Color options include Marble White and Pebble Blue for the 16 GB version…
Earlier today, Samsung announced the Galaxy S III will land at five US carriers starting this month. Now that the cat is out of the bag, carriers are chiming in with their individual launch details. Verizon already announced it would start taking pre-orders on June 6. And now, T-Mobile and Sprint both confirmed the flagship…
Verizon has just announced that customers lusting after the Samsung Galaxy S III will be able to preorder the device starting June 6th at 7am EDT. The U.S. version of the Galaxy S III will feature largely the same specs as the international version, but will ditch the quad-core processor for the dual-core Snapdragon S4…