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Yahoo has been hard at work with updating its fleet of apps, with the latest being Flickr for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The upgrade brings new customization features most will enjoy, including filters and a cluster of new editing tools. Here’s the full description for what Version 2.20.1134 brings: The Flickr Mobile App…
The feature phone may be dying, but it is not dead yet. Verizon Wireless is still on board with the diminutive flip phone and today started offering the new Samsung Convoy 3. The Convoy 3 is a rugged phone with military specs for dust, shock and high heat. Like most rugged feature phones, it has…
An internal document has been spied by phoneArena that show the Blue HTC One launching on Sprint September 10. This comes after we learned the device would not only hit Verizon soon but come as an exclusive. Now it seems those rumors of a VZ exclusivity aren’t true, as The Now Network looks to be…
Apple has applied for two patents that would help its products adjust itself to the specifications of a set user. This special technology will happen by way of a selective screen brightness control and auto camera switching during FaceTime video calls. Pursuing this further, the way the first patent works is it allows users to…
Teardown analysis by market research firm IHS suggests the Motorola X costs $221 to build. According to AllThingsD, which relayed the IHS report, the components cost an estimated $209, with an extra $12 tacked onto the price for manufacturing. These manufacturing costs are slightly higher than most handsets because Motorola is paying a premium (about…
BLU Products, which we know for their affordable Android gear, unveiled a trio of new devices, each packing a solid bang for the buck. Let’s start with the cheapest model, DASH JR (pictured above), which is an entry-level smartphone with a 1GHz processor, 3.5-inch HVGA screen, 2-megapixel camera, dual SIM capability and a memory card…
BlackBerry may be thinking to spin off the BBM service into a separate company, the Wall Street Journal is reporting. The idea, according to the report’s author, is to allow BBM to function as a separate company that would offer clients for all popular platforms, not just the one made by the Canadian company. And…
Nokia a new member of its feature phone family of devices – Nokia 515. It’s a fancy device made out of premium materials (like sandblasted aluminum and hardened polycarbonate), while offering quite a bang for the buck. Specs wise, the Nokia 515 comes with a Gorilla Glass 2-protected 2.4-inch QVGA screen, HSDPA connectivity, Bluetooth 3.0,…
Hugo Barra, one of Google’s top Android executives, is leaving the company. Barra, whose official title is vice president of product management for Android, took a job at Xiaomi, a fast-growing Chinese phone maker which makes Android devices for the local market. Or at least that was the case thus far though things could easily…
Nokia Music for Lumia smartphones have been updated to bring many handy features to the mix. First of all, there’s the ability to “like” favorite artists to further personalize your music experience. The application will then also like artists based on your playing history and the contents of your music library. Then there are notifications,…