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AT&T has lowered the prices of its Mobile Share Value Plans this last weekend, hoping to keep its customers from running into the arms of T-Mobile. AT&T also revealed a new 2GB Mobile Share Value plan, which runs $65 a month and includes unlimited talk and text, as well as unlimited international messaging. Customers will…
We gotta give it to Sony for being the first major vendor to introduce dust- and water-resistant phones to the West. For years that capability came as given with many devices sold in Japan, but now that trend is global. The newly announced Samsung Galaxy S5 is water-proof and so will be the upcoming LG…
Even though the Galaxy S5 is still not available for purchase, Samsung may be already working on a “lite” version of the device. Or that’s actually the “Neo” model, cause “Lite” naming is reserved for more affordable phones. Anyhow, thanks to the Zauba website, which tracks India’s imports and exports, we’ve caught Sammy-made device with…
Sony has started rolling out Android 4.4 KitKat update for its powerful phablet, Xperia Z Ultra, folks over at XDA forums are saying. The first model to benefit from the KitKat goodies is marked as C6833 which is the version the company is selling in Hong Kong; but we’re sure all other variants will be…
Samsung has quietly started selling a special version of its 17-month old Galaxy S III mini in the Netherlands, and we guess few other European markets, as well. The complicatedly called Galaxy S III mini Value Edition is a low-to-mid end device with specs that build on top of the original S3 mini. Only few…
HTC has started rolling out Android 4.4 KitKat update for the Butterfly S smartphone, a few people at XDA Developers forum are saying. According to their reports, the update is available over the air (OTA) and you’ll want to be connected to a fast Wi-Fi hotspot to grab it. After all, the firmware file weighs…
You know how Intel wants to help vendors make dual OS tablets and computers that can run both Android and Windows? Guess what? Google doesn’t like the idea. Their reasoning is simple – Windows holds only a fraction of the tablet market but with devices that can run both Android and Microsoft’s platform, Windows’ market…
Pebble is bringing its app store to the Android community. Previously, this capability was limited to iOS users and now everyone can join the fun. The news doesn’t stop there. Alongside the new version of its Android app (that includes the mentioned app store), Pebble also announced three new apps – eBay, Evernote and Time…
Even before the Galaxy S5 was officially announced, we knew it will come with a Kids Mode that will make it safe for the phone to be used by children, allowing parents to set limits on which apps kids can use and which are banned. In addition, Samsung also included the option to set a…
You may’ve heard or even experienced it yourself – Nexus 5’s battery can be quickly drained. Google acknowledged the problem and even went on to explain what’s causing it. Apparently we have the camera software to blame for this. The process called mm-qcamera-daemon opens to allow apps like Skype to use the snapper on the…