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A month before LG officially announces the G Pro 2, the device has been caught in the wild and brought to our attention by Engadget. As you can see for yourself, the big phone builds on top of the original Optimus G Pro, with added G2-like buttons on the back. From the side, it looks…
Last time I’ve heard there were no shortage of iOS and Android apps. Google, apparently, disagrees with this as it has decided to launch a conversion tool that uses Apache Cordova to allow Chrome’s HTML5-based apps to run on two of the world’s most popular platforms. We’ve already mentioned this service in the past and…
With so many games in the Google Play Store, it’s sometimes hard to find a good game that you’d like to spend your time playing. Many games look good on paper, but once downloaded seriously lack in the fun department, and push ads or in-app purchases in your face. We’ve compiled a list of five…
AT&T and Samsung are getting closer to launching a firmware update for the carrier’s version of the Galaxy S4 smartphone. This post at XDA Developers website has all the instructions and downloads needed to get your Galaxy S4 to the latest available version of Android. But, and there’s a big “but” here. This isn’t the…
Verizon Wireless has start rolling out a big update for its Ellipsis 7 tablet. There are many important things included in this firmware, such as: Verizon 4G LTE data connectivity support Mobile Hotspot User Experience and Connectivity Image quality improvements when using the camera Battery life improvements SIM Card Activation experience improvements Added support for…
A new report published by DigiTimes says that Intel is thinking about leaving the smartphone market. Citing a rumor circulating in the upstream supply chain in Taiwan, the story suggests the chip making giant may decide to look elsewhere for business after 2015, and has even internally started evaluating whether to stop spending resources on…
HTC is looking to join MediaTek’s octa-core craze and launch a device of its own that rocks the Taiwanese chip maker’s fastest chip yet. Such phone has been caught in the wild, boasting colorful back covers a la Nokia. We’re talking about such color options as yellow, orange, cyan and red. Aside from the mentioned…
Juniper Research estimated that the number of smartphones shipped last year reached 980 million units, 280 million in the fourth quarter alone. Of that figure, Samsung managed to capture almost a third, having moved more than 300 million smartphones in a single year, while growing at a rate of 40%. However, for the first time…
Have you been patiently awaiting the next installment of Bioshock Infinite’s DLC, Burial At Sea? Well, we have a treat for you! While there’s currently no hard release date for Burial At Sea Episode 2, Irrational Games has released the first three minutes of the installment on YouTube. Bioshock Infinite: Burial At Sea – Episode…
While Playstation Now is exciting enough, it doesn’t look like Sony is completely satisfied, and may have another trick up its sleeve when it comes to playing games . According to EuroGamer, PS1 and PS2 games could, at some point, be playable on the PS4. The lack of backwards compatibility could and has been a…