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Acer unveiled a bunch of new products ahead of Computex in Taipei. The Taiwanese company will have quite a few new devices on display at the show, though we’re not sure whether all of them will reach the Western hemisphere. In total, we have 5 new Android KitKat smartphones from Acer and a smart band.…
Well folks, the day has come. The original Galaxy Gear is getting the Tizen update that will wipe its Android core and make it run Samsung’s own platform. You may be a fan of Google’s platform, but this is not the time to stand by your principles. In fact, after the update you won’t notice…
Not exactly a mobile news, but interesting nevertheless. Now that it’s a former CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer needs a new hobby and a way to spend all that cash. And he’s apparently turning his attention to sports, having agreed to acquire NBA team L.A. Clippers for a cool $2 billion. The entire sales process…
Google’s Senior Developer Advocate Timothy Jordan turned to Google+ (where else?) to show how Android Wear will handle notifications. He added that any app which serves notifications on an Android smartphone or tablet will be able to extend the capability to users’ wrists with just a few lines of code. This in turn will allow…
Chances are you know that HTC is about to launch the One M8 Ace, which will be a plastic version of the regular One M8 (that has an aluminum body). What you may not know is that the company is already working on flagship device(s) for the second half of the year, and again –…
Apple has erected a huge banner with the number “8” on it at Moscone Center in San Francisco in preparation for WWDC, and you know what that means.. iOS 8 is coming! While the banner doesn’t explicitly yell, “iOS 8 is coming!” it may as well. Apple rolled out large banners with a “7” on…
Motorola Mobility made a bold move last year by opening up a manufacturing facility in Fort Worth, Texas, tasked with assembling and the company’s new Android device, the Moto X. That factory is set to close at the end of the year, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. The factory opened in May…
Just a few days ago, @evleaks gave us a glimpse of an electric blue colored GS5 destined for Verizon. Today we’ve got another shot of the blue beauty which shows off the back side of the device. It’s the same GS5 we all know and love, with Verizon branding emblazoned below the fingerprint sensor. The…
If you’re looking for a new iPhone, look no further than Radio Shack. The retailer is offering the 16GB iPhone 5S for just $79 and the iPhone 5C for just $29 when signing a new two-year contract with AT&T, Sprint or Verizon. Radio Shack also has a trade-in deal running, which knocks the price of…
AT&T and Samsung have officially announced the Galaxy S5 Active, a tougher version of the Galaxy S5. As such, this device looks a bit uglier but that extra ruggedness gotta count for something. Specs wise, the S5 Active phone is pretty much the same as the regular Galaxy S5, boasting a 5.1-inch Super AMOLED screen,…