We all know that Draw Something was popular enough to have Zynga buy the creator for about $200 million and it recently hit a very impressive milestone: the Draw Something game has been downloaded more than 50 million times, making it the fastest-growing original game of all time. This is quite an feat when you…
Apple looking into WiFi problems with the new iPad
First there was customer complaints about how hot the new iPad got, now there seems to be a problem with how the wildly popular tablet is picking up WiFi. According to an internal AppleCare document, Apple is actively investigating a series of WiFi-related issues affecting the new iPad. This investigation was brought on by many…
South Korean operator LG Uplus is the first to cover an entire country with 4G LTE
Not many folks know this, but LG, the handset maker, has their own wireless network in South Korea. Known as Uplus, today the company is announcing that they’re the first operator in the world to cover an entire country with 4G LTE. According to TeleGeography, the high speed wireless network cost $1.1 billion to build…
Despite killing Maemo, Nokia contributed more work to the Linux kernel in 2011 than Google
Google’s mobile operating system, Android, is based on Linux. Nokia on the other hand ships a majority of their smartphones based on the Symbian operating system. Back in February of last year, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop told the world that the Finnish handset vendor would get rid of Symbian, release just one Linux based (Maemo/MeeGo)…
CyanogenMod gets a new mascot called Cid, and boy does he mean business
CyanogenMod, for those who have never heard of it, is an Android ROM that runs on damn near everything. It’s been download over a million times, and for good reason too. Handset makers and operators like to mess around with Android in order to make their products look different from all the other Android devices…
Editorial: Nokia should have never brought the Lumia 900 to America
This Sunday, the 8th of April, AT&T will start selling the Nokia Lumia 900 for just $99 with a 2 year contract. Design wise, it’s the Lumia 800, which itself is based on the Nokia N9, but with a 4.3 inch screen. Under the hood there’s a 4G LTE modem, but other than that ……
Rumor: Is this what the Samsung Galaxy S III will look like?
Another day, another Samsung Galaxy S III rumor. The image above is floating around the web right now, claiming to be an actual representation of what Samsung’s next flagship will look like, but is it really? We’ll find out in May, and if the picture is to believed then we’ll find out on May 22nd.…
Samsung starts mass production of Ultra High Speed-1 microSD cards for LTE smartphones and tablets
Samsung has started mass production of Ultra High Speed-1 (UHS-1) microSD cards that support the highest performance levels required on advanced LTE smartphones and tablets. Initially, the company will make 16GB cards, which are comprised of Samsung’s 20 nanometer-class 64 gigabit toggle DDR 2.0 devices and an advanced Samsung controller supporting the ultra fast UHS-1…
SwiftKey 3 Beta rocks bigger space key though can handle your text without it
The best third-party Android keyboard SwiftKey just got a whole lot better. Still in beta, version 3 introduces an even bigger space key so you know – you won’t miss it that easily. Even if that happens and you forget to tap space or tap a wrong character instead, SwiftKey will figure that out, instantly…
White Samsung Galaxy Note is in Canada!
Samsung Canada officially announced the availability of white Samsung Galaxy Note. The device is now available at carriers and retailers, though the Korean giant failed to name any names — so if you want the big phablet (phone-tablet) device in “Ceramic White”, you better check with your carrier and/or a local phone store whether it…









