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LG announced the LG G3 a few weeks ago to much fanfare. In fact, there wasn’t much we didn’t know about the smartphone prior to its official announcement thanks to a continuous series of leaks, but Android fans were wowed by the device nonetheless. Boasting a Snapdragon 801 processor, 3GB of RAM and a 5.5…
Another day, another rumor. This time we want to tell you about two different smartphones heading to T-Mobile and AT&T. First comes the Samsung Galaxy Avant (model number SM-G386), which is heading to the Magenta network. We’re clueless what this phone is all about, but we doubt it will turn any heads. Chances are this…
LG has recently filed four trademark applications with the USPTO for names of the still unannounced phones or phone series: G Prime, F Prime, L Prime and W Prime. While we’re not sure what LG plans to do with these names — if it does anything at all — we could assume these would be…
Samsung is known to use both its own chips and those made by Qualcomm. The company’s flagship models are notorious for having two different versions, and guess what – Samsung is looking to keep using this strategy with its upcoming Galaxy Note 4. According to SamMobile, version of Sammy’s phablet that will be sold in…
Amazon has updated its Kindle app to make it more audiobook friendly. The new version of the application comes with Audible integration, allowing you to both read and listen to books. You can start by reading, switch to listening and get back to reading with the Kindle app knowing exactly where you left off. This…
SwiftKey is now in version 5.0 and check this out – it’s now free to download. That’s right, SwiftKey is now offering its popular application for free, instead of $3.99 which used to be the app’s price. Going forward, the company will make its money by selling keyboard themes for 99 cents per theme or…
Like Google Maps is not already awesome, Google is acquiring Skybox Imaging to improve satellite imagery. The search giant will pay no less than $500 million for the benefit, the amount that will be paid in cash, subject to adjustments. Skybox’s satellites will help keep Google Maps accurate with up-to-date imagery. Over time, we also…
Google’s Nest just got competition from Honeywell. Yup, Honeywell, the company hardly anyone associates with these sort of devices. Their newly announced Lyric product works in a similar fashion to Nest, connecting to your smartphone or tablet to do its magic. Also like Nest, it will detect when you’re home or not to turn on…
Here comes Google I/O. Are you ready? If you need a little help figuring out just what events to attend at Google’s developer conference in San Francisco, have I got an app for you! It’s called Google I/O 2014, and it’s Google’s official guide to everything I/O. Here’s a look at what the Google I/O…
Thanks to a leak from @evleaks, the awesome LG G3 will be landing on Verizon on July 17th. Pre-orders are said to begin on July 10th, with G3 units becoming available for purchase just a week after pre-orders begin on July 17th. We haven’t heard anything about the LG G3 coming to other carriers such as…