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Casio won’t give up easily. In an interview with the New York Times, the Japanese company’s CEO Kazuo Kashio sent a clear message to all contenders to this space: “we’re prepared.” He noted that “suddenly, everyone’s discovered the wrist,” adding that they’ve “known for a long time it’s prime real estate.” Casio is one of…
Canada’s WIND Mobile is expanding its portfolio of phablets with the addition of Huawei Ascend Mate. The Chinese’s company device was originally announced at this year’s CES when we had a few brief moments to check it out. Then, after getting all the attention in January, not many users cared about this phablet. The reason…
LG has officially announced the G Pad 8.3, its first tablet since the original Optimus Pad. As you would imagine, this thing packs an 8.3-inch screen with a 1920×1200 pixels resolution and a super-slim body that makes it weigh just 338 grams. Rest of the specs include Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 600 quad-core processor clocked at 1.7GHz,…
Vodafone has confirmed that it is in talks to sell its 45% stake in Verizon Wireless in a deal that could be worth as much as $130 billion. It’s no secret Verizon was looking for ways to buy Voda’s stake in its mobile operator, and there has been persistent speculation that Vodafone would sell if…
When you say “startup,” Apple wants you to think about their company. Apparently that’s the idea behind going for the trademark for this widely popular term. As with all trademark requests, it cannot be a blanket cover-all-situations application, and in this case, Apple is trying to limit it to retail outlets that sell consumer electronics.…
We’ve already talked about the upcoming HTC Zara. What we haven’t told you is the phone’s “final” name. Now we’re hearing it will be sold as Desire 601, sporting a specs sheet that’s comparable to the existing Desire 600 smartphone. It is said that the Zara / Desire 601 will come with a 4.5-inch qHD…
Nokia unveiled HERE Auto embedded in-dash navigation system and HERE Auto Companion app both of which are designed to offer a “complete location experience” that assists drivers when they plan their journey, while driving and when they approach their destination. The planning phase can be conducted either online at here.com or from a smartphone. The…
Xiaomi announced that its own app store has hit 1 billion downloads in just 391 days. All these downloads came from roughly 17 million users who have conducted 1.3 million searches and 5 million downloads per day. The Chinese company doesn’t just offer free downloads. Aside from the general MIUI App store, they operate the…
Sony has started rolling out Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update for its Xperia Tablet Z. And, as it’s usually the case, Sony made sure there are also other goodies included in the firmware version 10.3.1.C.0.136. For one thing, there are latest versions of Sony Media Apps with “seamless integrated services.” Plus, there’s the my Xperia…
If you’ve ever wanted to broadcast your tunes across the multiple sound systems in your home, a new app might just have the solution for you. TuneMob is a new audio syncing app that allows iPhone, iPod, and iPad users to wirelessly connect with speaker systems such as speaker docks and AirPlay compatible receivers to…