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The ZTE Concord II is available today on T-Mobile and will be landing on MetroPCS on May 19th. The Concord II isn’t a powerhouse device. Actually, it’s far from it. The Concord II skirts the line of low and mid-range Android handsets, and rocks Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. The Concord II might not be packing…
Having constant access to the world of Facebook on our Android devices is pretty sweet, but sometime all of those pesky notifications can get downright annoying. It seems like every day I’m being invited to some event in a city I don’t even live in! If you’re having the same problem as me and would…
Flappy Bird is rising from the ashes! Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen disclosed to CNBC that he will indeed bring the smash game back to the App Store this August. It’ll be the same Flappy Bird we’ve all grown to love, just a little less addictive and with the addition of multiplayer mode. We’re not…
According to a device teardown report from IHS, Google Glass costs only $152.47 to make. That seems pretty outrageous considering that Google currently charges $1500 for the wearable device. Just a few weeks ago, we saw a teardown from teardown.com which pegged Glass’ componets at $80, a figure which has the the point of much…
Motorola is rolling out an update today for its ageing Atrix HD smartphone, one that fixes bugs and adds security enhancements. While Motorola has promised that the Atrix HD will indeed receive Android 4.4 KitKat, the company has failed to deliver thus far. Don’t get too distraught though – the new update ensures your Atrix…
Motorola is going all out on the affordable Android device front, offering up the recently announced Moto E and Moto G 4G LTE for sale online today. The Moto G with 4G LTE is priced at $219, while the Moto E comes in at a very low $129. That’s without a contract mind you, making…
Oppo could be cooking up a miniature version of its N1 smartphone, as well as a successor to the N1, the N2. Oppo’s N1 launched in last September to much fanfare, and was the first smartphone to come with CyanogenMod on board. With mini versions of flagship devices all the rage these days, a mini…
It’s only been a month since Microsoft unleashed the Windows Phone 8.1 update to developers, plopping Microsoft’s virtual assistant Cortana onto many a device. Microsoft has released the first update for WP 8.1, which is available for those who are part of Microsoft’s Preview for Developers program. The update is said to bring bug fixes and battery…
BlackBerry Z3 is a hot item in Indonesia, with three local carriers reporting that they have sold out their pre-order units. Announced during this year’s Mobile World Congress, the Z3 — which used to be known under the codename Jakarta — is a sub-$200 smartphone the Canadian company built in co-operation with Foxconn. BlackBerry confirmed…
Looks like every major company is looking to enter the virtual assistant market. Apple has Siri, Google – Google Now, and Microsoft launched Cortana as part of Windows Phone 8.1. Now we have Intel showing great interest (to say the least) for this nascent market by paying up to $30 million for a personal assistant…