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iLounge recently picked up some “insider information” on the next iPhone. According to the report, Apple’s sixth-generation handset will support all the rumors lately by having a 4-inch display, but it will also apparently have an odd glass back with a metal plate in the middle. Does anyone actually believe this? I don’t mean to put…
Can you believe that it’s already time for the Spring CTIA show? CES and Mobile World Congress have already passed and now it’s time for the mobile world to focus on CTIA, which is generally a big time for U.S. carrier announcements. This year’s conference is taking place in New Orleans, so you know it’s…
Recently, Laptop Magazine sat down with Drew Bamford, HTC’s AVP of user experience, and the HTC exec had some interesting things to say about Sense stacked up against stock Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The latest version of Sense 4.0, HTC’s software for ICS phones, added many improvements that made the custom skin unobtrusive. The…
Nokia is under scrutiny from its investors who are concerned that the Finnish company is not turning things around fast enough with Windows Phone. One investor, Robert Chmielinski, is so fed up that he filed a class action lawsuit against the company in US District Court in New York. Not surprisingly, Nokia denies the allegations that it misled investors with Windows Phone and…
Walmart is dropping the prices on both the iPhone 4 and 4S in select locations. According to Cult of Mac, a Walmart store out in Edmond, Oklahoma is offering the 16GB iPhone 4S for $114, and The Verge reported this morning that an Austin, Texas Walmart store is offering the 16GB iPhone 4S for $114 as well. These stores…
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S III on Thursday in a London event. The manufacturer live-streamed the event and it was covered extensively online. If you missed the event and the live coverage, you can now watch the full presentation online. The video is available from Samsung’s “The Next Galaxy” website and is embedded below. [Via…
eBay launched a new version of its iPad app, which is said to come as a result of over two years of insight into consumer tablet shopping habits. As a result, the free to download application provides a “new streamlined and visually stimulating shopping experience,” the phrase that includes new design with customizable home screen,…
LG announced that its Optimus L7 will begin arriving in stores this week, delivering quite a bang for the back (though we’re not sure about the price yet). Specs wise, it’s a mid-end device with a 4.3-inch WVGA screen, 1Ghz processor, HSPA, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, 5-megapixel camera on the back, VGA front-facing camera, 4GB of…
Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) prepared what they say is smartgraphic (rather than infographic) that renders nicely both on a computer and smartphone — by detecting the device it shows an appropriate image to the user. The theme of this smartgraphic is “Who’s Turning You On?” and it examines how we use our mobile phones. As…
Juniper Research is getting kinda nasty with their latest report dealing with the mobile adult content industry. According to the research company, mobile adult subscriptions will reach nearly $1 billion by 2015, with growth coming from smartphone and tablet users who access Internet on increasingly faster mobile data connections. Tablets especially will contribute to growth,…