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As far as we know, Mobile Fun is the first UK phone retailer to list original (i.e. Genuine) accessories for the brand new Samsung Galaxy S III. The “original” part means all these are made by Samsung and I guess that’s what justifies the steep pricing. Anyway, here’s what they got: Genuine Samsung Galaxy S3…
Wikitude is going beyond “basic” augmented reality and is including games to the mix as part of version 7.0 of its platform. As a result, developers utilizing Wikitude’s ARchitect Engine, will be able to make AR-based games that put digital characters around player’s surrounding. And already, there are 3 titles that take advantage of this…
We all know location-based ads are booming. According to a new report by Berg Insight, the total value of the global real-time mobile location-based advertising and marketing market will grow from 192 million EUR in 2011 at a CAGR of 91% to 4.9 billion EUR in 2016. This will then correspond to 28.3% of all…
Russia-based i-Free Innovations is bringing its popular iOS budgeting app CoinKeeper to the Android community. The application that was an App Store “Staff Favorite” in 82 countries, a top finance app in 3 continents, and a nominee for the Mobile Premier Award 2012, is now available for download at Google Play. What makes CoinKeeper so…
Mobile advertising and publishing platform TapJoy is launching another fund to spur development of free-to-play mobile apps. Unlike its previous similar effort which was focused on helping companies port their apps to Android, this one targets both iOS and Android developers located in Asia. The amount of TapJoy’s investment is the same though, and it’s…
Sony Canada is now pushing the Android 4.0 update to the Tablet S users. Aside from packing all of the Ice Cream Sandwich features, Sony made sure some other things also come included with this software release. For instance, you’ll also get: Enhanced lock screen with direct access to Notifications and Camera New panoramic camera…
Good news for folks who can’t live without accessing latest news from the car industry as BBC has released the Top Gear News app for Android. Available as a free download, it will provide you with latest news about cars, developments in engines, wheels and other car-associated mechanical equipment. Of course, the humorous angle on…
LightSquared, once the darling of Sprint, is now a case study in how not to launch a wireless broadband network. After a series of missteps that led to the FCC rejecting its application for wireless service, the company is now on the verge of declaring bankruptcy. According to a Wall Street Journal report, negotiations with…
In an uncharacteristic move, Apple has given in to both consumer and regulatory pressure and renamed the 4G version of the iPad. On Apple’s website and in stores, the iPad with a cellular radio is now called the iPad WiFi + Cellular. Apple’s original name for the tablet device, WiFi + 4G, was allegedly confusing to…
Samsung gets rave reviews about its mobile phone hardware, with one exception — the display. Though the Korean company uses color-rich AMOLED screens, it uses a less desirable PenTile screen instead of the preferred RGB display. People that don’t like the PenTile display claim the screen is not as crisp as an RGB display and…