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Bell Mobility is bringing its LTE network to 11 additional locations across Canada. The markets covered by this rollout include: British Columbia: Fort Nelson Ontario: Brockville/Gananoque, Grand Bend beaches, Sault Ste Marie, Stratford, Tilsonburg, and Timmins Quebec: Rouyn-Noranda Nova Scotia: Truro Newfoundland: Corner Brooke, and Labrador City Overall, the carrier’s 4G signal now reaches more…
BGR got its hands on a snapshot of BlackBerry Messenger running on a Galaxy S3. There's not much revealing in the image, just a login screen, but commentary from the source of the leak says the software "isn't bad." That's not exactly a glowing recommendation, but can we really expect people to get excited about…
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled this week that cell phone location data is not protected by the Fourth Amendment and can be accessed by authorities without a search warrant, according to PC World. The ruling claims this information is a business record owned by the carriers and can be turned…
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While smartphones today provide language translation options, they can sometimes be awkward and hard to use when stuck in a situation where time is of the essence. A new peripheral called Sigmo is looking to change all that, by providing a universal translator housed in a small plastic box. The device contains both a microphone…
Toy retail giant, Toys R Us may have spilled the beans on the release dates for the next-gen consoles from both Microsoft and Sony. Toys R Us has since removed them, but the company’s site briefly showed release dates for both systems. According to Toys R US, the Xbox One is set to hit shelves…
You might be able to use Google Glass in the shower but, in Britain at least, you won’t be able to use it behind the wheel. British magazine Stuff recently revealed that regulators in the U.K. are moving to ban the use of Google Glass when operating an automobile. A U.K. Department for Transport outlined the…
NEC has announced that it is pulling out of the smartphone business today, citing a downward slide in smartphone sales in an increasingly competitive smartphone market. NEC will still continue to produce tablets, and is focusing on its “Social Solutions Business,” which focuses on information and communications technologies. The company will still support recently released…
Zynga filed suit against the maker of Bang with Friends today in a San Francisco federal court. Zynga has many titles that end in “with friends” such as Words with Friends, Chess with Friends, and Hanging with Friends. The suit alleges the defendant “selected the name ‘Bang With Friends’ for its casual sex matchmaking app…
According to a report from AppAnnie, the Google Play Store surpassed Apple’s iTunes in quarterly app downloads for Q2 2013, although iTunes outnumbered the Google Play Store in terms of app revenue. This marks the first time that the Google Play Store has beat iTunes in app downloads. Google Play’s strong performance is due in…