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Boost Mobile today announced that it would be carrying both the iPhone 5s and 5c in the second week of November. Many smartphone users can snatch Apple’s flagship device through Boost’s budget-friendly shrinking payments plans, which gives folks unlimited talk and text with 2.5GB data for $55 a month. Unfortunately, in its press release, the prepaid…
An LG Chrome OS device may be coming to a store near you in the immediate future, according to a new report. A device running Google’s Chrome OS could be in the works thanks to filed trademarks for the names “ChromeOne,” “ChromeDesk,” and ChromeStation.” This suggest a couple of things. LG could have trademarked these three…
Facebook suffered a partial outage this morning effecting both its online site and mobile applications. Users were reported to be unable to post status updates, photos, or like random stuff. Trying to post status updates was a challenge, as FB users received a message explaining that there was a problem, and to try again later.…
HTC One Max is heading to three of the U.S. biggest mobile networks – AT&T, Verizon Wireless and Sprint. And thanks to EVleaks we have the press renders of Verizon’s and AT&T’s models to show you. Both models look the same with each version sporting the carrier’s logo at the bottom, between back and home…
Twitter may kill its #Music mobile app only six months after its launch. According to AllThingsD, the social network’s music offering didn’t manage to reach the critical mass of users. Moreover, key person who should’ve pushed the service forward left the company – business development leader Kevin Thau. Following the days of its official debut,…
We’ve already told you about Vivo’s upcoming smartphone that will use Nikon’s camera technology. Like that’s not enough, the company is working on what could be the world’s first smartphone with 2K display. Yup, that’s 2560 x 1440 pixels making for super sharp photos and videos. And while we’re not sure those extra pixels are…
Archos unveiled four budget Jelly Bean smartphones with screen sizes ranging from 4 to 5.3 inches. The new Archos Titanium 40, Titanium 45, Titanium 5 and Titanium 5.3 will come with dual SIM capability, MediaTek’s 1.3GHz MTK6572s dual-core processor, 512MB of RAM, HSPA+ and Wi-Fi connectivity, 5-megapixel rear and VGA front cameras, and just 4GB…
Sony has apparently developed wireless charging technology that uses 10-15 watts of electricity supplied at twice the rate of current chargers. This in turn would allow users to fully charge their next Sony smartphone in just one hour. The usual problem with fast-charging technologies is that it makes battery too hot. Sony found a way…
Yahoo Screen app for iOS devices has been updated, allowing users to beam content from their iPhones and/or iPads to the big screen with Apple AirPlay. Yup, that means you can stream the best of Saturday Night Live and Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report and South Park from your…
Fingerprint sensors are cool but there are other ways to indentify individual users. Eye-scanning sounds more advanced and that’s apparently something Samsung is looking to integrate into its next flagship, Galaxy S5. It is said that the Korean company will first unveil this technology during the next year’s Mobile World Congress and then show it…