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Uber is expanding. The popular cab hailing service that allows users to hitch rides from their smartphones is arriving in Dubai. Much like any other place the riding service sets up shop in, the intent is to make getting a ride in the city a simpler. The company announced this to the public in a…
Inq Mobile is bringing its personalized magazine Material to the iPhone users. The Flipboard-like app, which has already been available for Android, provides user with fancy access to the news they care about. You start by logging in with your Twitter and Facebook accounts, and let Material do the rest, scanning through millions of news…
The Moto X has been well received by just about everyone who’s seen it. The one problem that most have is the devices availability on the other U.S. carriers and oversees. Thankfully we get some more light shed on when the Motorola handset will hit another cell provider as T-Mobile is next in line. Magenta’s…
Samsung hasn’t been shy about its support for the upcoming BlackBerry Messenger app for Android. Earlier this month, the company “inadvertently” let everyone know that it will make the app available on its handsets. The latest leak about BBM for Android allegedly comes from Samsung Ghana, which has released a shoddy video about the messaging service…
Nokia is about to embrace the Windows RT platform with a new tablet codenamed Sirius. We saw some spy shots of the device earlier this month, and now The Verge was able to get their hands on some of the details surrounding this mystery tablet. According to The Verge, the tablet will have the following…
Samsung is expected to announce the rumored Galaxy Gear smart watch at its Unpacked press event that’ll be held September 4th. Speaking to The Korea Times, Lee Young-hee, the Vice President of Mobile for Samsung, confirmed the date and some details about the wearable device. “We will be introducing a new wearable concept device called…
Good news for all of you who need a rock-solid smartphone selling without any long-term commitments. Google decided to slash the price of Nexus 4 by $100, bringing the price of the 8GB model to $199 and the 16 gig one to $249. Actually, they say that Nexus 4 is now 25% off or more,…
Sprint and Boost Mobile may have the Kyocera Hydro Edge, but Verizon Wireless is about to add a rugged, water-proof smartphone of its own. Starting tomorrow, the Big Red carrier will offer the Kyocera Hydro ELITE for $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. Specs wise, we’re talking about a…
Chinese microblogging giant Sina is about to launch its very own OTT messaging app to compete with the likes of WeChat, LINE and WhatsApp, reports the Financial Times (FT). According to the company’s CEO Charles Chao, users in China will be able to try out the new service later this week, with the ability to…
Amazon unveiled the Mobile Associates API for Kindle Fire and other Android devices, allowing developers to merchandise millions of physical and digital items from Amazon.com within their apps and games, while making up to 6% on qualifying in-app purchases. App and game developers as well as existing Amazon Associates can make money from Amazon by…