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Google is doing a really nice thing for New York by donating $2.7 million worth of Nexus tablets to all business communities affected by Hurricane Sandy. The king of search will be distributing 17,000 tablets to a couple hundred places in harmed areas, including libraries, senior centers and business and community centers. In response to…
BlackBerry made sure it touted its impressive BBM download numbers of 10 million in the messaging apps’ first 24 hours. Now the company is bragging about a new mark, and that’s 20 million users in a week on iOS and Android combined. And if you add in the folks who own BlackBerry smartphones, the company…
Sprint today announced another lackluster quarter as the company revealed operating losses of $398 million, which is almost half of it’s operating losses this time last year. The most glaring stat was how many postpaid customers Sprint continued to hemorrhage, as the company saw 360,000 subscribers leave. In return, the Now Network only gained 84,000…
Lenovo unveiled two new Android-based Yoga tablets, one boasting an 8- and the other a 10-inch screen. What makes these devices different than other slates are “three unique modes” that give consumers a “better way to use a tablet.” With its cylindrical handle, hold mode is designed to fit your hand, making the Yoga tablet…
Mozilla has updated Firefox for Android with the Guest Browsing mode. The main idea here is to allow other people to use your phone or tablet without being able to access your personal information like browsing history, bookmarks, passwords, form data and/or open tabs. Guest Browsing is designed to quickly and easily lock your personal…
Japan Display announced a new product that shows us what the future (as in next year) holds. Instead of boasting full HD 1920×1080 screens, next year’s flagship phones/phablets will rock panels with resolution of 2560×1440 pixels. The company’s new 5.4-inch TFT LCD module packs more pixel per inch than any other screen out there. That’s…
DotEmu, the company we know best for launching some of the most popular retro games on mobile platforms, is doing it again. This time, they’re brining Double Dragon to an iOS and Android device near you. All three Double Dragon games will be launched as a single Double Dragon Trilogy title, featuring all your favorite…
If you’ve been looking to grab something for your child this holiday season, perhaps Samsung has something for you. Its recently unveiled Galaxy Tab 3 Kids will start selling in the U.S. on November 10th when you’ll be able to get it for $229.99. Or, if you want to be among the first ones to…
Samsung may be working on a mini version of the Galaxy S4 Active. At least such a device has been caught at TENAA, which is the Chinese equivalent of the FCC. Design-wise, this does look like the Active’s smaller brother. However, it’s not a petite device by any stretch of imagination, boasting a rather large…
And we thought Samsung will have just one SDK? During its developer conference in San Francisco, the Korean company unveiled 5 new SDKs, all of which are now available in beta: Multiscreen SDK – that allows developers to take advantage of Samsung’s smartphones, tablets, TVs, and create apps that work across multiple displays. Samsung Mobile…