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Tickets for Google I/O went on sale at 7 AM Pacific time and sold out quickly. The first tickets to sell out were the academic tickets at $300 each. These choice tickets were gone within thirty minutes. Shortly after those sold out, the more expensive standard tickets ($900) were no longer available. Google I/O is…
It wouldn’t be the launch of a major product without some mention of a scandal. The iPad 3 has been a monumental success for Apple, selling three million units in the first weekend alone. A purported design flaw has emerged in the iPad’s battery meter, which reports the device is fully charged when it’s really…
A new, still unannounced HTC phone has been caught in China, with some reports indicating it’s a dual SIM device, which is a novelty for the Taiwanese handset maker. The soon to be launched HTC Wind (model T328w) is said to be a solid mid-range device, boasting such specs as 4-inch Super LCD WVGA screen,…
Good news for all of you digging the T-Mobile’s Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G. Costco is running a BOGO deal for the smartphone, offering the first device for $69.99, whereas you get the other one for free. Of course, you’ll have to sign two contracts, but that’s like given with these kind of promotions. The…
Microsoft updated its Windows Phone SDK to make it sing along Windows 8 and to support devices with 256MB of RAM such as the recently announced Nokia Lumia 610. In addition, the Windows Phone SDK 7.1.1 also comes with some other smaller fixes. Here’s what’s new: The Visual Studio IDE is patched to enable selection…
Apple’s iPhone and Samsung’s Galaxy S II smartphones are in the strange company at Israel’s customs service, with Viagra also holding a prominent spot at the country’s most smuggled goods list. The information comes from the customs authorities at Ben-Gurion International Airport, which also said that in 2011 they caught undeclared goods 10,082 times, up…
Many cuisine masters have already embraced dish sharing apps that allow them to share their delicious meals with other foodies all around the world. DishPal, which up until this point was an iPhone thing only, is finally optimized for the big screen of the iPad. The basic app functionality remains the same – you can…
Juniper Research is dealing with mobile finances in its latest report titled “Mobile Banking for Developed & Developing Markets,” forecasting dramatic increase in transactional mobile banking services usage, from 185 million in 2011 to over 550 million in 2016. According to the research company, those users that do make bill payments are expected to continue…
Starbucks, which is not only the leading coffee chain but also an innovator in the mobile payments industry, yet again updated its iPhone apps, making it even easier to pay for your favorite hot drink using nothing but your phone. The application now support PayPal, allowing you to use the popular payment method to Reload…
Batteries are known for their negative environmental impact and researches all around the world are trying to find a greener way to power our devices. Grzegorz Milczarek from Poznan University of Technology in Poznan, Poland, and Olle Inganäs from Linköping University in Linköping, Sweden are working on such a project, having designed a battery cathode…