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Sunday night, Ellen DeGeneres officially broke Twitter, for a little while at least. And it was all thanks to the help of Samsung and While hosting the Oscars Sunday night, DeGeneres sauntered up to the front row of the crowd with a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 in tow. DeGeneres claimed she was going to take…
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s now official. Apple iOS is coming to a vehicle near you, with Cupertino-based company launching the CarPlay integration setup for car infotainment systems. Designed from the ground up to provide drivers with an “incredible experience using their iPhone in the car,” the system places Siri in the center, allowing drivers to…
HTC is killing its movie sales and rental store, HTC Watch, effective March 31, 2014. Here’s an email sent by the company to its users: As a user of the HTC Watch service we would like to notify you that from March 31st 2014 the store will no longer be available. Up until this date,…
Google and Samsung are preparing to launch a new Chromebook soon, EVleaks is suggesting. We don’t have all the details yet, but we do know this laptop will have a Galaxy Note 3-like faux leather finish and full HD screen, while getting the power from Samsung’s potent Exynos 5 Octa chip. This in turn should…
India’s Karbonn was one of the new partners Microsoft has cornered to make Windows Phone devices. And guess what – they plan to go beyond that idea and launch a smartphone that can dual-boot to either Android or Windows Phone. According to the recent Times of India article, this smartphone could be launched by June…
Just the other day we’ve told you that it will be feasible to cram Google’s apps and services to Nokia X smartphones. Now we’re hearing that the opposite will be possible, as well – to run Nokia apps on other Android smartphones. Everything started with few savvy developers over at XDA forums who managed to…
You know that the new Galaxy S5 is the first-ever smartphone to boast an integrated heart rate sensor. Well, that tiny detail may prompt South Korea’s health agency to designate it under the “medical equipment” category. The process of Sammy’s flagship approval for medical purposes, however, shouldn’t affect the planned release date. “Even if it…
During this year’s Mobile World Congress, Alcatel demoed its smartbook concept. The small, 11.6-inch laptop is like an empty shell with big battery, relying on smartphone for all of its processing needs. The screen is connected via Wi-Fi, while keyboard and trackpad – via Bluetooth. Unfortunately though, Alcatel may decide to limit this accessory’s compatibility…
If you own T-Mobile’s LG G2, you’ll want to read this. The carrier has approved the KitKat update, and has started rolling it out to select group of users. This select group includes those who don’t want to wait for the Over-The-Air (OTA) update and don’t mind cramming the latest software version using the PC…
We know Verizon Wireless is gearing towards launching new tablets, including the Samsung Galaxy NotePro 12.2 and LG G Pad 8.3. And now we (think we) know when these two will launch. According to leaked memo obtained by AndroidAuthority, that will happen on March 6th. Both of these got FCC’s seal of approval making them…