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With Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag blowing up the next-gen consoles (and current-gen too), publisher Ubisoft has released yet another entry into its wildly popular Assassin’s Creed franchise and this time it’s come to “high-end smartphones and tablets”. That’s right, Assassin’s Creed: Pirates is out for Android and iOS devices. But before you start practicing your stealth moves, take a breath.…
Well, that didn’t take long. The Android 4.4.1 update for the Nexus 5 is now officially available, bringing with it camera enhancements that were much-needed. The update may be small but the impact on the camera’s performance is rather dramatic. The update tackles a series of issues with the handset’s shooter, fixing autofocus, color representation,…
Sega has announced a partnership with mobile advertising company NativeX. The partnership will bring NativeX’s advertising platform to Sega mobile games, starting with endless runner Sonic Dash. You can grab the new game for iOS and for Android now! NativeX brings the mobile advertising know-how to the table, something that will help Sega monetize its…
Apple sure has a handle on OS fragmentation. The company’s most recent release of their mobile OS, iOS 7 has already made its way to the majority of iPhones and iPads in North America. iOS 7 now functions on 74.1% of iPhones and 63.8% of iPads, accounting for 51% of North America’s iOS based internet…
A La Carte wireless carrier Ting wants to buy you a coffee! Ting is offering up the promotion to the more than 2 million users of Verizon and At&T, the nation’s two biggest carriers. Just head on over to Ting’s site to get a unique $5 promo code for Starbucks! Free Starbucks! If you enter…
Just a few days ago, we reported on the possibility of an updated version of KitKat, Android 4.4.1 rolling out to Nexus device owners. Today, thanks to a report from The Verge, we now know that the update is not only real, but just what the 4.4.1 update will accomplish; some massive improvements to the…
Foursquare just keeps getting better and better. The popular location-based mobile app has rolled out a new update that better fits Apple’s iOS 7 user interface. Version 7.0 brings a slew of brand new features to the forefront, including more proactive recommendations. Once you launch the application on your iPhone you’ll notice a significant change…
Nokia’s Asha phones may not be well-known in the U.S., where smartphones dominate the cellphone market. The Asha is a colorful Lumia-esque feature phone, that is going on sale in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. Nokia introduced an infographic showing the evolution of the companies feature phones, from the 1990’s brick…
AT&T today announced its answer to T-Mobile’s off-contract pricing plans with “Mobile Share Value.” As of December 8, the revamped share plan will give subscribers a discount on service if they’re not on a hardware contract. But of course, with AT&T nothing is simple; the company has found another way to mess around with their…
China Mobile has finally found a mutual ground with Apple, having signed a deal to sell iPhones in the world’s most populous country, and second-largest economy for that matter. The deal will see Apple tapping China Mobile’s vast customer base, counting north of 700 million users. The Wall Street Journal believes the iPhone will be…