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Last month we filed a report that said Baidu was going to release a new smartphone running their in-house operating system. The rumors said it would cost roughly $160 and have a 3.5 inch screen. According to Reuters, Baidu will indeed release a handset. They quote Wang Jing, Baidu’s Vice President of Engineering and Head…
A new survey conducted by Guohe among mobile users in China reveals who is buying mobile apps, user preferences for iOS or Android, and user tolerance for ads appearing in their apps. Here are the highlights: 54% of users interviewed had Android phones, and 39% had jailbroken iPhones. Users were most accepting of ads within…
Juniper Research predicts a strong growth in green handset shipments, from 31 million this year (estimate) to 392 million by 2017, more than a half of which will be smartphones. By green handsets, Juniper thinks of those devices that contain 50% or more recyclable materials and are free of certain hazardous chemicals. The new “Green…
You know how 3D smartphones are steadily getting traction, though not all major handset makers are on board with the idea. Nevertheless, Fujitsu thinks there’s money to be made in this market and rather than releasing its own device, it made a technology that allows any smartphone to capture 3D images. This magic is done…
Evernote keeps making all of its mobile clients better and better. Their latest thing is further improvements of the iOS app that got few new features as well as a number of tweaks. Here’s what’s new: More intuitive text styling options which are now accessible from a new tab that appears above the keyboard —…
Yep, Samsung is committing millions to the upcoming Olympic Games in London to further strengthen its brand. The company’s flagship phone, Galaxy S III, will also be the Olympic Games phone that will be handed over to Samsung and Visa sponsored athletes and trialists to use it to wirelessly pay for goods and services throughout…
With over 1 billion downloads to date, it’s safe to say that Rovi’s creation, Angry Birds, is an amazing success story. But what comes after that? Is the company going to milk the Angry Birds franchise for all that it’s worth? According to ArcticStartup, the answer is no. Earlier this week Rovio purchased the two…
Pod2g has some good news for iPad 3 owners waiting for an untethered jailbreak of iOS 5.1. The iOS hacker blows away the tethered jailbreak with a YouTube video showing a jailbroken iPad 3 booting up on its own, without any help from a Mac or iTunes. Before you start salivating at all the Cydia…
LG has been fighting to stay relevant in the smartphone market for a while, but now the company plans to take it up a notch with its work on some new screens. LG is working on both flexible and unbreakable OLED screens, and according to a OLEDNet report, LG contracted Jusung Engineering and Avaco to…
There’s a new iPad mini rumor going around the internet today, and this one doesn’t come out of Digitimes. Today’s rumor is brought to us by iMore, which actually has a solid track record for spot-on rumors. iMore reports that Apple is in fact working on a 7″ iPad which will feature the same 2,048 by…