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Apple has seeded iOS 7 beta 4 to developers today. The release comes one week late because Apple’s Developer Center was hacked last week and all the systems were shut down for a few days while the company worked to restore them. This delayed the release of the new beta of iOS 7, which typically…
More Android tablets have shipped worldwide than the iPad, according to a recent Strategy Analytics report. The report shows that Android had an increase in market share, and it managed to capture 67 percent of the 51.7 million units shipped (up from 51 percent of the market last year). Analyst Peter King added this: “Android…
According to Parks Associates, 48% of U.S. broadband households now own at least one tablet, up from nearly 33% a year ago. 22% of households reported a tablet purchase, while only 7% purchased an e-reader in 2012, down from 9% in 2011. And that apparently is just a start with growth expected to continue as…
We’ve no doubts Nokia wants to enter the phablet market. The company may just be waiting for Microsoft to update its platform, and include support for full HD screens and quad-core processors, both of which are slated to arrive in the forthcoming Windows Phone 8 GDR3 update. So what you can see above is apparently…
As part of what seems as a tech-savvy school reform (or at least enhancement), Los Angeles plans to provide all of the kids in its school district with a free iPad. The rollout started with some 35,000 iPads that were given to students in 47 school districts, the benefit that came with a $30 million…
MetroPCS’ line-up has been expanded with the addition of two new smartphones – Nokia Lumia 521 and LG Optimus F3. The first of the two is the cheapest Windows Phone 8 device like ever, selling for just $99.99 sans any strings attached. Actually, you’ll likely have to use it with MetroPCS’ network but there are…
If you recall, TELUS was denied the option to buy Mobilicity, leaving one of Canada’s newest carriers out on the market. America’s Verizon Wireless may be interested to chip-in though not everyone likes the idea, Bell Mobility being one of them. Now we have an interesting idea to save Mobilicity by taking the crowd-funding route.…
Duracell Powermat-equipped tables are coming to select Starbucks stores in the Silicon Valley area. This expansion follows on the earlier rollout in few Starbucks stores in the Boston area. “Look around any Starbucks and you will see smartphones being placed on tables. Today these phones are losing power as they sit there – but once…
The US National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), part of the Commerce Department, unveiled the first version of a national “privacy code of conduct” for mobile apps. The code of conduct was in works for over a year, and NTIA consulted a number of parties along the way, including AT&T and the Internet Commerce Coalition…
InfoSonics unveiled a new member of its verykool family of smartphones – verykool RS90 aka Vortex. The affordable device — it will cost $279 sans any strings attached — rocks mid-range specs and ruggedized body with an ingress protection rating of IP67 (indicating that it is both dust proof and waterproof). In addition, it also…